The History of World Expositions |
The Chicago World Exposition 1933 & 1934
The exposition was held on a narrow belt along the shore of Lake Michigan extending just under five kilometres between 12th and 39th Streets to the south of the city centre. These grounds already accommodated the Soldier Field sports stadium and, since the World's Fair of 1893 in Chicago, the Field Museum. The main entrance was located roughly in the middle of the grounds at 23rd Street. Together with an artificial peninsula embracing two lagoons just off the shore, the area totalled 173 hectares. The grounds, which were separated from the city itself by wide stretch of railway belonging to the Illinois Central Railroad, could be reached by boat, train, bus and car. Consequently this was the first World's Fair at which landscape planning had to allow for a large carpark. All possible kinds of transport were used on the grounds themselves – ranging from rickshaws to converted Greyhound buses. |
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EXPOSEEUM - The Museum of World Exhibitions, Hanover, Expo Plaza 11 Open every Sunday from 11 to 16 |
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