World's Fair Flashback

By Marcus Gilmer in Miscellaneous on May 3, 2010 6:40PM

$The ginormous Ferris Wheel at the 1893 World\'s Columbian Exposition$ $Two women pushed in carts during the 1893 World\'s Columbian Exposition$ $Poster for 1933\'s Chicago World\'s Fair$ $Poster for 1933\'s Chicago World\'s Fair$

This 1887 file photo shows the Eiffel Tower under construction in in Paris. The Eiffel Tower was built for the International Exhibition of 1889.

This is an undated file photo showing the Crystal Palace built for the Great Exhibition of 1851 in London, England. The palace, built entirely of cast iron and glass, was destroyed by a fire in 1936.

$This file photo shows the 1964 World\'s Fair site in Flushing Meadows in the Queens borough of New York, on April 19, 1964. The Unisphere in the center of the water fountain was the symbol of the fair. In the background is the Manhattan skyline.$

Over the weekend, the Shanghai Expo opened up, a new edition of the World's Fair. And in honor of the opening, the Associated Press ran out some photos of World's Fairs past, including our own 1893 Columbian Exposition. Everyone knows that the fair was chronicled in Erik Larson's book The Devil In The White City, but it's still cool to see a few peeks into yesteryear. And if you're still looking for a bit of reading on the 1893 World's Fair, just for the heck of it, we suggest the Chicago Historical Society's page as well as this book. And these, of course, are just scratching the surface. And don't forget the 1933 "Century of Progress" World's Fair (like we originally did!).

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