Part II of Ferris’ Wheel
As with a worrisome number of history’s attributions, George Washington Ferris was not the first person to build a rotating wheel for people [...]
By Greta|2017-10-10T15:06:25+00:00October 10th, 2017|Chicago world's fair, Columbian Exposition, Design, innovations, Men, Women|
As with a worrisome number of history’s attributions, George Washington Ferris was not the first person to build a rotating wheel for people [...]
By Greta|2017-10-05T01:23:38+00:00October 5th, 2017|Chicago world's fair, Columbian Exposition, Dallas Architecture, Design, innovations, Men, South Dallas|
For the World’s Fair of 1893, Chicago planners desperately wanted something to compete with the Eiffel Tower. The Eiffel Tower had been standing [...]
By Greta|2018-01-21T18:47:39+00:00September 25th, 2017|Chicago world's fair, Columbian Exposition, Dallas History, Dallas People, historic food, Immigrants, Men, South Dallas|
1893 World's Fair gave us a lot of things that are now common fare. Possibly included in those: Diet carbonated soda. Quite a [...]
By Greta|2018-01-21T18:47:39+00:00September 19th, 2017|Chicago world's fair, Columbian Exposition, Design, historic food, Immigrants, innovations, Men|
Do you remember that one year when all anyone ever talked about was how amazing and innovative and delicious Pabst Blue Ribbon beer [...]