How the Ferris Wheel Was Born, Part III
(Our fair hero *pun!* has his 'Ferris Wheel' design accepted and gets to work on actually creating his dream machine.) George Washington Ferris' [...]
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 [...]
Hop on the Ferris Wheel!
For the World’s Fair of 1893, Chicago planners desperately wanted something to compete with the Eiffel Tower. The Eiffel Tower had been standing [...]
State Fair Month in full effect!
1893 World's Fair gave us a lot of things that are now common fare. Possibly included in those: Diet carbonated soda. Quite a [...]
State Fair Celebration Continues!
Do you remember that one year when all anyone ever talked about was how amazing and innovative and delicious Pabst Blue Ribbon beer [...]