The Great Deception Podcast

1893 Chicago Worlds Fair/ Columbian Exposition

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Chicago in the 1800’s is full of interesting stories culminating with the 1893 Worlds Fair/Exposition remnants going out in a blaze of glory!

  • 1849 was the year of the great flood ; all the bridges were swept away, vessels and canal boats smashed by the ice and the wharves were ruined
  • 1871 Chicago Fire 17,000 buildings destroyed, 300 killed & 2,000 acres destroyed
  • April 1892 Buildings Collapse During Wind Storm (possible Tornado)

    • The White City 1893 Chicago Columbian Exposition

    • Open from May 1- October 31, 1893
    • 690 acre fairground, 200 Buildings (Built in less than 2 years on swamp land)
    • Worlds Largest Ferris Wheel - 264 feet high
    • 65 foot Columbia statue,
    • 27.3M attendance (Chicago Day 10/8/1893 drew 751,026 people)

      • Questions: How did they build so fast?

      Where did all materials come from?

      How did materials get to the site?

      Where are the blueprints for the buildings?

      No Machines, trucks, or electricity?

      Horse & Carriage & trains transported all materials?

      How many workers were used?

      Who fed them? Where are bathrooms? Where did they sleep?

      Why are there very few construction photos?

      All of the electrical work underground?

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      Clips are from Great Documentaries on YouTube: EXPO – Magic of the White City (Narrated by Gene Wilder)  
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpOQE5KJJds
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