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developments. Because the fairgrounds was on new man-made land that was owned by the state and not the city, the land was initially free from Chicago's strict building codes, which allowed the architects to explore new materials and building techniques. This allowed the design and construction of a wide array of experimental buildings, that eventually included large general exhibition halls, such as the Hall of Science (Paul Cret) and the Federal Building (Bennet, Burnham, and Holabird); corporate pavilions, including the General Motors Building (Albert Kahn) and the Sears Pavilion (Nimmons, Carr, and Wright); futuristic model houses, most popular was the twelve-sided House of Tomorrow (George Frederick Keck); as well as progressive foreign pavilions, including the Italian Pavilion (Mario de Renzi and Adalberto Libera); and historic and ethnic entertainment venues, such as the Belgian Village (Burnham Brothers with Alfons De Rijdt), and the Streets of Paris (Andrew Rebori and John W. Root) where fan dancer
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advances also filled the fairgrounds. These included the earliest catenary roof constructed in the United States, which roofed the dome of the Travel and Transport Building (Bennet, Burnham and Holabird) and the first thin shell concrete roof in the United States, on the small, multi-vaulted Brook Hill Farm Dairy built for the 1934 season of the fair.
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bears a striking similarity to the Century of Progress exposition: it, too, is designed by a group of architects; architect Howard Roark was initially invited but later denied opportunity to participate in planning (as his prototype Frank Lloyd Wright was left off the commission), the fair opened in
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From the beginning, the commission members shared a belief that the buildings should not reinterpret past architectural forms – as had been done at earlier fairs, such as Chicago's 1893 World's Columbian Exposition—but should instead reflect new, modern ideas, as well as suggest future architectural
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A Century of Progress was organized as an Illinois nonprofit corporation in January 1928 for the purpose of planning and hosting a World's Fair in Chicago in 1934. City officials designated three and a half miles of newly reclaimed land along the shore of Lake Michigan between 12th and 39th streets
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Originally, the fair was scheduled only to run until November 12, 1933, but it was so successful that it was opened again to run from May 26 to October 31, 1934. The fair was financed through the sale of memberships, which allowed purchases of a certain number of admissions once the park was open.
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as the city's historical beginning. The campaign was successful, and a replica of Point du Sable's cabin was presented as part of the "background of the history of Chicago". Also on display was the "Lincoln Group" of reconstructions of buildings associated with the biography of Abraham Lincoln,
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performed. These buildings were constructed out of five-ply Douglas fir plywood, ribbed-metal siding, and prefabricated boards such as Masonite, Sheetrock, Maizewood, as well as other new man-made materials. The exhibited buildings were windowless (but cheerfully lighted) buildings. Structural
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associated with the fair. There were more than a thousand cases, resulting in 98 deaths. Joel Connolly of the Chicago Bureau of Sanitary Engineering brought the outbreak to an end when he found that defective plumbing permitted sewage to contaminate drinking water in two hotels.
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furnished a wild animal exhibit, Frank Buck's Jungle Camp. Over two million people visited Buck's reproduction of the camp he and his native assistants lived in while collecting animals in Asia. After the fair closed, Buck moved the camp to a compound he had created at
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Planning for the design of the Exposition began over five years prior to Opening Day. According to an official resolution, decisions regarding the site layout and the architectural style of the exposition were relegated to an architectural commission, which was led by
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Roy J. Snell, author of books for boys and girls, used Chicago, the building of the Fair site, the Fair itself -including the Sky Ride – and then certain portions of the Fair after it closed in several of his books. Publisher, Reilly & Lee. Books now in Public
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then known as "Chicago's Youngest Organist" and later "The King of the Organ" was the official organist of the fair. Other popular exhibits were the various auto manufacturers, the Midway (filled with nightclubs such as the Old Morocco, where future stars
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was specifically left off the commission due to his inability to work well with others, but did go on to produce three conceptual schemes for the fair. Members of this committee ended up designing most of the large, thematic exhibition pavilions.
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series, was published in 1935 and is set at the Century of Progress. The book was dropped when the series changed publishers due to fears that readers would find it dated, and has since become a sought after volume by collectors of the
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arrived dramatically on-stage at the fair's "Wings of a Century" transportation pageant. The two trains launched an era of industrial streamlining. Both trains later went into successful revenue service, the Union Pacific's as the
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May. Rand described the fair as "a ghastly flop" and mentioned that its only attraction was "somebody named Juanita Fay who danced with a live peacock as sole garment" (a description clearly based on Sally Rand's performance).
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The major archive for the Century of Progress International Exposition, including the official records from the event and the papers of Lenox Lohr, general manager of the fair, are housed in Special Collections at the
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For more on Frank Lloyd Wright and the Century of Progress see Lisa D. Schrenk (2007). Building a Century of Progress: The Architecture of the 1933–34 Chicago World's Fair. University of Minnesota Press. p. 188-199
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in 1933 to commemorate the Century of Progress Exposition (the Fair is now represented by the fourth of four stars on the flag). In conjunction with the fair, Chicago's Italian-American community raised funds and
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Chicago Fair Opened by Farley; Rays of Arcturus Start Lights. Postmaster General Conveys President's Hope That Exposition Will Help Friendship Among Nations—First Day's Attendance Estimated at About 250,000
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painted twelve murals for the Navy's exhibit in the Federal Building for the fair. The frieze was composed of twelve murals depicting the influence of sea power on America, beginning with the settlement of
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that demonstrated modern home convenience and creative practical new building materials and techniques with twelve model homes sponsored by several corporations affiliated with home decor and construction.
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which, on May 26, made a record-breaking dawn-to-dusk run from Denver, Colorado, to Chicago in 13 hours and 5 minutes, called the "Dawn-to-Dusk Dash". To cap its record-breaking speed run, the
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performed), and a recreation of important scenes from Chicago's history. The fair also contained exhibits that would seem shocking to modern audiences, including offensive portrayals of
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Chicago World's Fair Centennial Celebration of 1933 Board of Trustees, Resolution, February 21, 1928, Available in the Century of Progress Archive, University of Illinois, Chicago.
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A 1933 Century of Progress World's Fair poster. It was later decided to continue the fair into 1934. This poster features the fair's Federal Building and Hall of States.
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The fair included an exhibit on the history of Chicago. In the planning stages, several African American groups from the city's newly growing population campaigned for
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features the Chicago World's Fair of 1933–34, with the Century of Progress being described as "the brief city sprung out of the prairie and falling again into dust."
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to be honored at the fair. At the time, few Chicagoans had even heard of Point du Sable, and the fair's organizers presented the 1803 construction of
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Schrenk, Lisa D. (2007). Building a Century of Progress: The Architecture of the 1933–34 Chicago World's Fair. University of Minnesota Press. p.40.
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on July 10, 1934. The painting was on display at the Art Institute until its purchase by the Polish Women's Alliance on the museum's behalf.
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Coomans, Thomas (2020). A Complex Identity Picturesquely Staged. The 'Belgian Village' at the Century of Progress Exhibition, Chicago 1933,
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S. L. Tesone to C.W. Farrier and J. Stewart, Memo, October 16, 1933, p. 65, Century of Progress Archive, University of Illinois, Chicago.
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Reed, Christopher R. (June 1991). "'In the Shadow of Fort Dearborn': Honoring De Saible at the Chicago World's Fair of 1933–1934".
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Ground Plan for the Exhibit showing name and location of most exhibits. From the files of Assistant Ticket Manager Joseph W Baker.
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were detected. The star was chosen as its light had started its journey at about the time of the previous Chicago world's fair—the
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For a detailed discussion of the architecture of the Century of Progress International Expositions, see Schrenk, Lisa D. (2007).
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in contrast to the neoclassical themes used at the 1893 fair. One famous feature of the fair were the performances of fan dancer
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One of the eagles that stood on pedestals along Lakeshore Drive and Michigan Avenue in Downtown Chicago during the World's Fair.
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Japanese official pavilion buildings at the 1933 World's Fair, with gardens constructed by Chicago Japanese garden builder
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in a series of astronomical observatories and then transformed into electrical energy which was transmitted to Chicago.
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The fair buildings were multi-colored, to create a "Rainbow City" as compared to the "White City" of Chicago's earlier
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Raymond Hood to Frank Lloyd Wright, Letter, February 16, 1931, Taliesin Archives, Avery Library, Columbia University.
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on the "Dawn-to-Dusk Dash" gather for a group photo in front of the train after arriving in Chicago on May 26, 1934.
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on October 26, 1933. After circling Lake Michigan near the exposition for two hours, Commander
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as blocks of 25 (catalog listings 728–31). In 1935 the sheets were reprinted (Scott 766–67).
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Chicago World's Fair: A Century of Progress International Exposition – 1933/34 in Postcards
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perpendicular to the shore on which one could ride from one side of the fair to the other.
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Flag of Chicago from 1933 to 1939, with the third star added to commemorate the Exposition
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One description of the fair noted that the world, "then still mired in the malaise of the
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The "dream cars" which American automobile manufacturers exhibited at the fair included
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Century of Progress images from University of Illinois at Chicago digital collections
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The U.S. Post Office Department issued a special fifty-cent Air Mail postage stamp, (
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One of the highlights of the 1933 World's Fair was the arrival of the German airship
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Building a Century of Progress: The Architecture of the 1933–34 Chicago World's Fair
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The American Exhibition of the Products, Arts and Manufactures of Foreign Nations
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Panoramic photograph of Century of Progress (from Library of Congress website)
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and the modernistic Federal Building. These were also printed in separate
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1933 Century of Progress Digital Collection from the University of Chicago
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Fifty Shades of Grey Fedora: The Private Eye Writers of America Presents
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wrote about attending the Century of Progress as a boy in the 1966 book
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More than $ 800,000 was raised in this manner as the country was in the
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A Century of Progress Records at the University of Illinois at Chicago
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number C-18) to commemorate the visit of the German airship depicting
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Brief footage of the fairground sideshows is used in the 1933 film
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franked with C-18 US Air Mail stamp issued for the airship's visit.
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for the fairgrounds. Held on a 427 acres (1.73 km) portion of
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Historic Events for Students: The Great Depression, Encyclopedia
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for which it used the byline "Suddenly it's 1940!" But it was
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Panoramic view of the 1933 Century of Progress World's Fair
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Theaters of Time and Space: American Planetaria, 1930–1970
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The passengers, including "Zeph" the burro, that rode the
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presented its rear-engined "concept car" precursor to the
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from the Private Eye Writers of America for Best Novel.
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Ticket for the opening day ceremonies at Soldier Field
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Index

A Century of Progress
World's Columbian Exposition
Chicago

BIE
Chicago
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Ibero-American Exposition of 1929
Sevilla
1929 Barcelona International Exposition
Barcelona
Brussels International Exposition (1935)
Brussels
world's fair
Chicago
Bureau International des Expositions
Art Deco
technological innovation
Sky Ride
transporter bridge
Great Depression

Near South Side
Burnham Park
James Farley
Soldier Field
Arcturus
World's Columbian Exposition
photoelectric cells

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