In episode 17 of The Devil’s in the Details, Dan Parrella tells Pedro Lima (and Chris Crespo) all about the Chicago World’s Fair of the mid 1890s, and how this one event impacted American culture and business in such a huge way.
In this episode:
First World’s Fair in 1851 in Great Britain.
France builds Eiffel Tower for the 1881 World’s Fair in Paris.
New Yorkers call Chicago the Windy City because of the boastfulness of Chicagoans planning the 1894 World’s Fair.
Jackson Park is created.Continue Reading …