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Chicago’s 1933-34 World’s Fair: A Century of Progress (IL) (Postcard History Series)

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“You’ll enter A Century of Progress for the first time possibly like an explorer-curious and eager-penetrating an amazingly rumored domain looking for treasure.”

-Official Guide Book to the Fair, 1933

One century after Chicago’s incorporation, the city hosted the 1933 World’s Fair, which used to be such a success it used to be held over for 1934. Aptly named “A Century of Progress,” the fair confirmed Chicago’s emergence as a major American city. Like the phoenix from the ashes, Chicago emerged from its devastating fire of 1871 as one of the vital architecturally significant and aesthetically inviting cities on the earth.

On 424 lakeside acres situated on Chicago’s near south side, the Fair brought together innovators and inventors from all over the world. Chicagoans hosted visitors from all corners of the globe, commemorating human progress, regardless of the Great Depression that used to be devastating the nation’s economy.

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