Giving of the Thanks – Part VI, Main Course
For the main course, we have plenty to chew on. Jay J. Armes PI has created quite a persona for himself, but we [...]
Giving of the Thanks – Part V, the Fish Course
Fish. Fishy. Something smells around here. Indeed. The fish course, and a second installment for the Main Course, include a famous Texan. He [...]
Giving of the Thanks – Part I, the Aperitif
Thanksgiving is right around the corner. As such, I have chosen a clever title for my next round of posts. An aperitif is [...]
Ferris Wheel: the Tragic End to the Story
The Ferris Wheel opened in mid-June, 1893 at the Chicago World's Fair. It was seven weeks behind schedule. Costing just shy of $300,000, [...]
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 opens Friday!
In celebration, we have a guest writer, LiveFreeOrPie, celebrating the art deco buildings at the State Fair of Texas. Whoop, whoop, y'all! Fair [...]
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 [...]