1893 Chicago Worlds Fair/ Columbian Exposition

<p>Chicago in the 1800’s is full of interesting stories culminating with the 1893 Worlds Fair/Exposition remnants going out in a blaze of glory!</p> <ul> <li>1849 was the year of the great flood ; all the bridges were swept away, vessels and canal boats smashed by the ice and the wharves were ruined</li> <li>1871 Chicago Fire 17,000 buildings destroyed, 300 killed &amp; 2,000 acres destroyed</li> <li>April 1892 Buildings Collapse During Wind Storm (possible Tornado)</li> </ul> <p><u><strong>The White City 1893 Chicago Columbian Exposition</strong></u></p> <ul> <li>Open from May 1- October 31, 1893</li> <li>690 acre fairground, 200 Buildings (Built in less than 2 years on swamp land)</li> <li>Worlds Largest Ferris Wheel - 264 feet high</li> <li>65 foot Columbia statue,</li> <li>27.3M attendance (Chicago Day 10/8/1893 drew 751,026 people)</li> </ul> <p>Questions: How did they build so fast?</p> <p>Where did all materials come from?</p> <p>How did materials get to the site?</p> <p>Where are the blueprints for the buildings?</p> <p>No Machines, trucks, or electricity?</p> <p>Horse &amp; Carriage &amp; trains transported all materials?</p> <p>How many workers were used?</p> <p>Who fed them? Where are bathrooms? Where did they sleep?</p> <p>Why are there very few construction photos?</p> <p>All of the electrical work underground?</p> <p><u><strong>The Great Deception Podcast</strong></u></p> <p><a href="https://altmediaunited.com/the-great-deception-podcast/"><u>https://altmediaunited.com/the-great-deception-podcast/</u></a></p> <p>IG: @thegreatdeceptionpodcast</p> <p>YouTube: <a href="https://youtube.com/user/Barons44"><u>https://youtube.com/user/Barons44</u></a></p> <p>Bitchute: <a href="https://www.bitchute.com/channel/hPdLAyfQQ2DP/"><u>https://www.bitchute.com/channel/hPdLAyfQQ2DP/</u></a></p> <p>Email: thegreatdeceptionpodcast@gmail.com</p> <p><br></p> <h1>Clips are from Great Documentaries on YouTube: EXPO – Magic of the White City (Narrated by Gene Wilder) &nbsp;</h1> <h1>https://www.youtube.com/watc