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Tag: World’s Fair
A trip back in time to the World’s Columbian Exposition
Travel tips for Chicago from 1893 (yes, you should tip your servers).
Big, unbuilt plans
A civic center in River North, a concrete ribbon that split Hyde Park north from Woodlawn, and a third World’s Fair on the lakefront
A brief, wondrous history of Chicago magic
New York had Broadway. LA had Hollywood. Chicago had magic.
Chicago, vegetarian capital of America (c. 1905)
Chicago, turnip butcher to the world? A new book argues for our prominence in the history of not eating meat.
Hyde Park & Kenwood Issue: The 800-Pound Gargoyle
The University of Chicago may not be the only force that shaped Hyde Park and Kenwood, but it’s the biggest.
5/14 — Free Shows at Reggie’s Music Joint and Rock Club
Free shows at both Reggie’s venues put on by Columbia College’s Arts, Entertainment & Media Management Program
Wild at the Fair
Back to the past’s vision of the future: a new book remembers the “Century of Progress” world’s fair.