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Devil in the (Tourist-Hungry) City

Readings Rated by Gretchen on Monday 7 May 2007 at 11:05 am

This is what happens when a book remains on the bestseller list for 4 years–the Chicago Architectural Foundation goes ahead and makes a tour based on it.

The Devil in the White City
Tour gives history lesson on vision and insanity surrounding 1893 Chicago Columbian Exposition

April 20, 2007
By Donna Vickroy Staff writer

It was a confluence of sophistication and buffoonery, innovation and spectacle, vision and insanity.

The 1893 Chicago Colombian Exposition brought us the Ferris wheel, carbonated soda, picture postcards, The Pledge of Allegiance and Juicy Fruit gum.

And, oh yeah, it also brought belly dancing, camel rides, ostriches and the nation’s first serial killer.

You can learn more about the impact the World’s Fair had on Chicago and the nation, as well as a multitude of interesting anecdotes, through a new bus tour offered by the Chicago Architecture Foundation…
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