Vintage Chicago Tribune: World’s Columbian Exposition, 1893 and Century of Progress, 1933-1934

Chicagoans didn’t have to travel far to find adventure 130 years ago this month — the world came to us. The party was so grand, we hosted it again 40 years later.The first World’s Fair here, the World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893, was a miracle considering just 22 years earlier the city was in shambles … Continue reading Vintage Chicago Tribune: World’s Columbian Exposition, 1893 and Century of Progress, 1933-1934