The Chicago Century of Progress Exposition, all jagged edges and bold colors, invited visitors to take a peek at the future. Inspired by the skyscrapers of New York, the exposition buildings ...

America hosted the World's Fair of 1893 as a celebration of Columbus' voyage to the continent four hundred (and one) years earlier. Chicago beat out New York, St. Louis and Washington, D.C. for ...

It is generally accepted that the 1925 Exposition in Paris was most influential in the development of what is now known as the Art Deco style. However the Chicago World's Fair of 1933 took ...