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The Chicago World Exposition 1933 & 1934
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Year: | 1933 | | City: | Chicago | | Country: | USA | | Duration: | 27th May - 12th November 1933 und 25th M |
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Facts and Figures
Official title: A Century of Progress International Exposition, 1933-34
Theme: Progress through the past century
Occasion: Centenary of the incorporation of Chicago and celebration of a century of scientific growth
Outstanding features: Hall of Science and Sky Ride
Symbol: Captured rays of light from the star Arcturus
Location: Park on the shore of Lake Michigan connected to an artificial island by three bridges
Duration: 27 May - 12 November 1933 and 1 June - 31 October 1934 (323 days in total)
Area: 170 hectares
Visitors: 38,872,000 of which 22,317,221 in the first season and 16,554,779 in the second
Costs: 42,900,989 dollars
Takings: 43,589,154 dollars
Profit: 160,000 dollars
Participants: 21 foreign countries
Pavilions: Seven national pavilions, three pavilions for states and regions, eight theme pavilions, eleven company pavilions
President of the exposition: Rufus C. Dawes
General manager of the exposition: Lenox R. Lohr
President of the architecture commission: Harvey Wiley Corbett
No classifications, juries or awards
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