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Chicago's its

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trill's

public schools, the

Fail

oj

Fair In

93.

resigned last April

to

rumor

decided

hue

to

Hon. Edward Joseph Kelly. to

become

that

Horn

in

Chicago

May

1.

11176.

a product oj

a civil engineer after witnessing the laving out of the

resolve,

accept the mayoralty.

grounds he became chief engineer of the Sanitary District, a post he He is also president of the South Park Commissioners.

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DEEPLY

hope that they Chicago

is

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appreciate this opportunity to extend

Chicago and the Century of Progress Exposition. cere

I

my

its

cordial greetings to all visitors to

am happy

will enjoy to the fullest the hospitality

proud that

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and

to

welcome them, and

it is

our great

city.

facilities of

incorporation as a village and the

dawn

century of scientific and industrial achievement occurred simultaneously. cidence, of

we

human

are grateful.

To

it

we owe

the privilege of sponsoring what

is

my

sin-

of civilization's golden

For that fateful cointhe greatest exposition

progress ever assembled, an exposition charting mankind's development throughout

the world since 1833.

With every good wish whose record

it

for the success of this book, a

would preserve,

I

book worthy

of the city

and exposition

am,

Very Sincerely Yours,

Mayor

of Chicago.

oj II

mill's

veteran.

the

Chicago Association

Fair president, the)

Descended from

in

France with

In

is

tin

selected George

of II.

a distinguished line oj

13rd Division, serving as

n certified public accountant.

Commerce

sought a representative Chicagoan for their

Rossetter, business man. civic leader,

and Uarlil liar

Revolutionary forbears, Mr. Rossetter also saw service

commanding

officer of a

machine gun

unit.

By

profession,

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AS

president of the Chicago Association of

and business leaders who are

cational,

visitors to It is

members,

I

am

representative of the civic, edu-

glad of this chance to welcome

all

Chicago during the Century of Progress Exposition.

my

sincere hope, however, that those

on the lake front will remain

to see

industry being unfolded there

incorporated village

it

is

Chicago.

who come

Any

to witness the

epoch-making "show"

Greater even than the great pageant of science and

the world metropolis

commemorates.

tion's general exhibit halls applied

enough

its

Commerce and

d

visitor

to real life

whose one hundredth anniversary as an

who would

need only extend

see the miracles of that Exposihis or her visit to

Chicago long

to explore its sights.

The business men Association of

of Chicago appreciate this opportunity of extending the

Commerce

to all

World's Fair

welcome

of the

visitors.

Very Truly Yours,

Ufc President,

Chicago Association of Commerce.

it mis me instead Âť/ you!"

Thus spoke Chicago's "world's fair mayor", Anion ,1. Cermak Miami. Florida, on February (>. I'Kiii. an assassin's bullet, intended for the President of the United States, Struck him down. member of its organization committee and alums one of its staunch est supporters, the martyred minor'.*, death-bed desire uus to live to see the Century of Progress Exposition.

"I'm glad

when,

in

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CURTAIN

THE ONE

ON CHICAGO

RISES

September day two hundred and

sixty years ago,

two French explorers moored their

frail

canoes in a sluggish stream, emptying into Lake Michigan, and gazed with dismay across a desolation of foul-smelling swamps.

sounds of

life

issued from the

No human

or habitation obscured their view.

wooded banks ahead where wild deer and

before the arrows of the unseen lords of these lands, moccasined red

The only

buffalo fled in panic

men who moved

silently along

the sandy portage from Lake Michigan to their hunting grounds along the Illinois River.

Yet, the stretch of water-soaked lowland across which the disappointed eyes of Father

Marquette and Robert Cavelier de La Salle roved that day was the the fourth largest city in the world

On a

that morass of black

modern Bagdad,

its

its

....

site of

what was fated

to

become

the second city of America.

mud, stagnant with water and overgrown with wild onion, has

risen

limitless horizons etched with the delicate tracery of steel skyscrapers,

and

borders a succession of garden suburbs, model industrial villages and golden beaches where

freighters

lie,

their masts aflutter with the flags of all nations.

Chicago, a 1933 Chicago of 3,475,000 people, drive their

and send

396,533 automobiles along 226 miles

their children to

360

who

live

and love

For that modern Bagdad in

is

some 400,000 dwellings,

of park-like boulevards, attend

1,800 churches,

public schools, staffed by approximately 14,000 teachers.

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Chicago's busiest cornet

Mil

in

1833 was this desolation oj log huts,

rustit

"The Forks." Here the Chicago River branched northward higan, and the great-grandfathers of the Chicago oj 1933 met

known

as

(right) taverns in toast ilnir redskin neighbors.

swamps, and sluggish

river,

isconsin unit eastward in

Lake

bridges, to in

II

WentwortKs

(left)

and

Miller's

Shimmering symbol of the Chicago of 1933 is the Chicago River, no longer a sluggish stream flowing into Lake Michigan, but a highway of world commerce. Through the skill of modern engineering, it has reversed its course so that now it empties into the Mississippi River, and is an important link in the inland waterway from the St. Lawrence River to the Gulf of Mexico.

the sky,

and boulevards i/n

os

tin

I'arl.,

downtown Chicago that curves

and includes

is

a

jade

and

silvei

diadem of parks

from the multi-colored exposition grounds the

Central Manufacturing District.

rapers of the

Loop

us

to

well

d

From Chicago

a

clot

map drawn by La

on the land

260

in the intervening

Salle

and

a portage

on the old Indian water

trail,

years became, in turn, a halting place for white and half breed

Government Indian Agency, Fort Dearborn, and

hunters, a trading post, a U. S.

a

sprawling

town that wasn't a town but a scattering of log cabins.

The

Two

little

settlement grew slowly until in

years later, thirteen of

its

its

village of Chicago.

Four years

The rumble

host's fiddle echoed pleasantly in their ears, voted to incorporate the later, the village of

prairie city, an overture

rapidly, increasing in population of

Chicago became the

city of Chicago.

of covered wagons, blending with the siren cries of steamboats,

new

sounded the

whose dominant notes quickly became the

For following the arrival of the

railroad trains.

the Illinois and Michigan Canal was opened.

twenty-eight legal voters met at the tabled Sauganash and, while

the merry scrape of

overture for the

1830

first train

from 28,000

in

1850

from the East

to

109,000

in

in

tootle of

1852, Chicago grew

1860 when

the sounds

growth were temporarily muted by a confusion of voices as Abraham Lincoln was nominated

for the presidency in Chicago's

Wigwam.

mark, since which time

But

late in

it

city.

1871 the external

plain of

It

it

had burned

smoking embers,

Then

it

War

could

population had crossed the 298,000

signs of that

itself out,

its

phenomenal growth were wiped out

in a single

broke out in Mrs. O'Leary's historied cow barn on De Koven Street,

where Hull House now stands, sweeping

When

its

has grown at the rate of 500,000 a decade.

night by the "great fire." close by

Neither that historic event nor the Civil

And by 1870,

slacken Chicago's rapid expansion.

the

like a

broom

mushroom metropolis

of flame northeastward across the of the

Middle West was

a leveled

business district reduced to cinders, 100,000 citizens without homes.

was that Chicago

first

demonstrated what since has been characterized as

its

That

vast area oj loft)

skyscrapers, millionaires' mansions, and workmen's

bungalows north of the Chicago River on of the city. line,

the Lincoln Park Zoo,

and

Ii I

known

us the

North Side

includes the Gold Coast,

ptown Chicago.

II

is

the

ilson Air-

Defying the strangle hold which are

the

attractive

residential

industry

districts

has on

extending

Jackson Park and along the Blue Island Ridge. (venue was the Mayjair of the West.

the

north

great

Smith Side

and south from

Once, however,

its

Prairie

William E. Dever, uho

teas

minor

of

Chicago when

plans for the Century oj Progress were conceived.

an John J. Coughlin with '93 medal, only alderman during both or Id's Inns.

II

Robert Isham Randolph, past president oj the C. A. C.

and an indefatigable, worker jor the

Frank

.1.

t.ettnal.

Fair.

Corr, temporary minor aftei death oj Mayor

and pending the election

oj

Minor

Kelly.

On

"I Will" spirit. stantial Chicago,

The new

the ruins of the

Chicago there rose in record time a second and sub-

good red

the Chicago of

city's

first

bricks.

mounting growth was halted

for a time by the financial panic of

1873 and

the labor troubles of the 1880's, troubles which reached tragic conclusion in the Haymarket riot of

1886.

the world's set

But these proved boomerangs. first

skyscraper, the

new standards

Home

Hardly had

its

citizens ceased deploring

Insurance Building at La Salle and

for the world's architecture;

Adams

them than

Streets, rose to

and from the "new" stock yards on the South

Side the original refrigerator car started east with a consignment of unsalted meat.

1893, the rebuilt Paris of the Prairies launched

its

most ambitious enterprise

—

Then,

in

the World's

Columbian Exposition.

When itself

the

dream

city of

white and gold had faded from the lake front, Chicago found

No

the cultural center of the world.

from beneath superciliously

lifted

for the excellence of its schools

Symphony Orchestra

as for the

brows.

and

longer did visitors from the East or abroad view

And

in the years ensuing,

it

has become as famous

universities, its Art Institute, its Field

magnitude of

its

it

stock yards and steel mills,

its

Museum, and

its

industrial plants,

grain elevators, banks, hotels, theaters and major league baseball parks.

Not the

least of

morning Tribune and

modern Chicago's its

cultural achievements are

afternoon contemporary,

The Daily News;

owned Herald and Examiner and American; the popular

The

its

newspapers: the fearless

the brilliantly edited, Hearst-

Illustrated Times, tabloid successor of

Journal, "oldest daily newspaper in the Northwest"; and

The Journal

of

Commerce.

Situated at the crossroads of America, between the populous industrial sections of the north-

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Dr.

Herman

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Health oj the

William i

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both

Bundesen, Commissioner oj Publt 1<\

ill

hicago.

'i!\

tton i!i'

<

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corporation

hicago and

M. is

counsel and a

Illinois bar.

(..

Szymczak, City Comptroller whose

paying the annual

Oscai neti

\l.

Urn

spaper,

itr.

bills oj

official task

Chicago.

once political editoi oj a Chicago

and now Commissioner

oj Public

Works.

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eastern states and the rich agricultural districts of the Mississippi Vallej and the great northwest, it

was inevitable that Chicago should become what

dle West.

Mexico,

Terminus trains

all

—

the commercial metropolis of the Mid-

for thirty railroads, radiating to all parts of the

—

like all transcontinental airplanes, buses,

Latest statistics

here.

it is

avow

that an average of

United States, Canada, and

and highways

392,500 passengers

—begin

arrive daily at

and

its six

v\\A

down-

town depots; and these do not include the additional thousands who come by bus. or who enter at

one of the

six airports within a radius of twelve miles.

Industrially as well as commercially, Chicago

only to

New York r

1.500.000

in the value of its

is

cattle are slaughtered annually,

it

is

the capital of the prairies, and

Home

manufactures.

of the

is

second

Union Stock \ards where some

the meat platter of the world, and leads the

country in the manufacture of farm machinery and implements, railroad cars and furniture.

An

ever-growing giant of towering skyscrapers, flower-girt bungalows, smoking factories,

and smart shops, the

city stretches for twenty-four miles

igan, spreading over

some 210 square

earl) builders reversed so that

Drainage Canal,

it is

it

lie

along the western shores of Lake Mich-

the Y-shaped Chicago River, whose course the

no longer empties into LakeMichigan hut flows backwards

is

a

into the

grand canyon of granite and marble, embraced by the iron

of the elevated railroad tracks,

closure

By

divided into three parts: the North Side, the West Side, and the South Side.

Directlv south of the river

arms

miles.

and known as "The Loop."

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thin

its

thunderous en-

the chief office buildings, retail stores, banks, hotels, theaters, restaurants, clubs,

and public buildings.

On

the site of the world's

Chicago's largest and most modern office structure

first

—

skyscraper there

the Field Building.

is

now being erected

Orville

J.

before

Ma)

Taylor, president of

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Board

of

Education

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John E. Ericsson. Commissioner of Buildings, has done much to facilitate II or Id's Fair construction.

A. M. Smietanka, City Attorney, ahose legal assist-

ance has been invaluable

Joseph

lo the

Grein, Inspector of

who wages

sponsors of the Fair.

Weights and Measun

a relentless campaign on offenders.

There

in the loop is the

combined City Hall and County Building, the $10,000,000 head-

quarters of Chicago's picturesque political

mayor's

when,

in

office, a

1925, the Rev. Myron T. Adams

centennial with a world's

Hale Thompson, only

to

The

by the election of Mayor Anton last

mayor

is

who

visit

is

it

the

approaching

first

suggested that Chicago celebrate

later

during the colorful mayoralty regime of William

its

J.

plans, thus resuscitated, were further accelerated in

But

Cermak.

for the assassin's bullet

February and installed Alderman Frank

Mayor Edward

swung open

gates

interest to those

be revived and expanded into a definite program for promoting Chicago's

hundredth birthday celebration.

rather than

Of chief

fair.

That suggestion was killed two years

Miami, Florida,

life.

wood-paneled suite which was occupied by the Late Mayor William E. Dever

J.

to

which

felled

Corr as mayor pro

him

tern,

at

he,

Kelly would have been Chicago's World's Fair Mayor when the

for the first time

by no means new

J.

1930

A

But Chicago's present

on Chicago's second exposition.

Century of Progress Exposition.

more intimately associated with plans

for this great

Few men,

show on the lake

in fact,

have been

front than Mr. Kelly

who, as president of the South Park Commissioners, cooperated and labored daily with the exposition executives in laying out the fair

No mere exposition.

grounds.

one hundredth anniversary as a town and

festival in praise of Chicago's

During the century

in

which

it

world metropolis, civilization has witnessed incided with the

dawn

the double event with

of

its

own

greatest evolution.

Because

mankind's golden century, Chicago has claimed the right

its

lake front pageant of science and industry

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city is that

has grown from a struggling frontier village into a

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its

to

â&#x20AC;&#x201D;A Century

own

birth co-

commemorate

of Progress.

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Stepping up from ernistit in

the

I.

tht

lagoon by means of landscaped terraces

is

the

mod

/ministration Building, Just of the great structures to rise with

Exposition

headquarters

foi

grounds. the

After

South Parh

the

l-'air.

it

Commissioners.

will

become permanent

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CENTURY OF PROGRESS

A

IN 1893

a smaller

and more gullible world

thrilled to the

knowledge that President Grover

Cleveland, by pressing a button, had opened the gates of the World's Columbian Exposition.

But on

May

27th,

1933

a larger

and more sophisticated world looked on with almost unbe-

lieving eyes as a star, forty light years or

240

trillion

miles away, threw the switch that started

the illuminating machinery of Chicago's second world's fair

â&#x20AC;&#x201D;A Century

of Progress.

Harnessing with their powerful telescopes a tiny beam from the remote

beam which had been

traveling through space at the rate of

opening of that other exposition, astronomers succeeded

186,000 miles

in focusing

it

star,

Arcturus, a

a second since the

on a photo

This,

cell.

amplified, they relayed by telegraph wires to the metropolis on the western shores of Lake

Michigan

No

in time for her

visitor

the realitj

ol

not believe

â&#x20AC;&#x201D;

second great show.

who beheld

the

the spectacular lighting displa) that followed could longer question

1933 Babylon

arisen there.

that the enchanted city

like multi-colored jewels

among

Silently they accepted

what

at first

they could

whose chromium towers and lacquered palaces gleamed

the flowers

and

trees

had been reared

in record time

on

a

sands

waste of man-made land, wrested from the bottom of Lake Michigan.

It is

not so

much

the

mod erne

architecture of those severely plain, windowless palaces that

"''"'' les, the Hall â&#x20AC;&#x17E;i Science assumes an ethereal beauty.

Then, mysterious shadows soften its angular foundations, while the miles on lights within its pylons transform its uppei nulls into banners o) colored fire and its singing tower into a pillar

of flame.

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impresses those

of the

who gaze

and the use

extent,

1933

Flags,

is

for the

Exposition, as one views

in embellishing

it is

their

them.

it

its

evening comes, lights,

makes the

rises seem almost faded. its

upon the

vivid walls

effects of its gardens.

But when

lighting effects

towered buildings and the ever-changing color it

amazing

The facade

between the chromium standards of the gala Avenue of

it

day, Chicago's second world's fair depends for

and roofs of

neon

time upon this lake shore wonderland as

a blaze of exotic blues, brilliant yellows, scarlet, green, and silver that

flowering beds out of which

By

first

which colorful lacquer has been put

to

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looks to science which, abetted by millions of incandescent bulbs and miles of

transforms

it

into a fairyland of iridescent beauty.

Mushroom lamps throw

fanciful

shadows upon the buildings, and across the starlit skies giant searchlights rove like restless comets.

From

the shores of the twin lagoons, musical with the

cascade of rainbow-hued water which outlines the mainland and sharing with

A

crown of sparkling jewels,

tricity

no

it

murmurous splashing

of the

shores after dark, Northerly Island, adjoining

the Exposition's chief exhibits, assumes a breath-taking beauty.

seems

to float

on a pool of

light that mirrors all the progress elec-

has made in the past one hundred years.

While the story it is

its

its

of science's contribution to

stale tale, but a

Where former

fairs

swift-moving narrative,

have featured endless

Show, working on the premise decreed that

Thus

it

it is

that the

human

made

progress

is

the theme of the Exposition,

thus by the employment of "action" exhibits.

aisles of "still" displays, the wise sponsors of Chicago's

1933 man and woman want

to see

how

things are made,

should be a pageant of processes rather than of products. that daily rechronicled through the

and pageantry are such action

stories as

medium

how sound waves

of diorama, spectacle,

are

motion picture,

subdued and transmitted through

Rufus

Daniel

Dawes, president

(

and one

of

II.

Chicago's

of

A Century

the hardest workers for

Its

Burnham, Secretary, whose first

world's fair.

of

Prog

success.

fathet

laid out

(h<ul<s

ulmif

S.

Peterson, vice president of the Fair, who,

nil others,

George

II

kept

its

plans alive.

oodrufj, Treasurer,

ganization Committee.

and

</

member

of the Or-

tlit-

air.

gas and steam engines and refrigerator systems operate,

how

raw materials

â&#x20AC;&#x201D; such

as air. water, coal, rubber,

and

oil

â&#x20AC;&#x201D;

who

made paradise, extending along Lake Michigan from 12th Place

made from

being

their

own power.

less

gems; raw

silk

first

Within the

3%

in

makes

to the

man-

automo-

Street, see

hose; cattle

away under into price-

transformed into

are they at the pageant of transportation, chronologically enacted

steamships, automobiles, airplanes, and covered wagons.

mile peep-proof fence that rises like a Chinese wall around the grounds,

sped from the Land of 1,000.000 Years Ago, where mechanical dinosaurs emit eerie

noises in a setting of authentic antiquity, to the exhibit halls where are

ments

39th

diamonds recovered from blue mud and cut

spun into thread, then woven into gossamery

all-star cast of locomotives,

visitors are

way

find their

to

step of assembly until they are ready to be driven

see coal mined,

Eye witnesses

choice steaks.

by an

the

They

the chemist

serve man.

Instead of beholding rows of automobiles on display, those

biles

how

shown the

latest develop-

medical science, agriculture, and home-building.

But the great palaces of science and industry which house these exhibits are not the whole

The Midway, named

show.

27,500,000 has yet

after the plaisance of pleasure

visitors to the Exposition of '93, caters to that

stifled

â&#x20AC;&#x201D;

Chicago's

which delighted and shocked the

yearning which no century of progress

the yearning for thrills and excitement.

first

But topping them

world's fair had

all,

its

Ferris

Wheel; the Paris Exposition

the spectacle of spectacles,

Two

spidery towers of steel,

625

level

by web-like strands of

steel cable,

is

feet high, set a half mile apart

proclaim

its

its

Eiffel

Tower.

the Sky Ride of the Century of Progress.

existence.

and connected

at the

200-foot

Elevators which whisk the less

intrepid to the top for lofty views of the exposition grounds pause at a landing on the cable level.

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There, sky-riders

—

Not deed,

all

know

language,

almost

that flash like meteors

400

visitors

woods

is

an underground

persons, in-

even the sign

And unseen

beneath the

city of conduits, sewers, water

capable of caring for a million persons.

utility cables,

Unique among the Century

of Progress' claims

To pay

is

that

government.

men, composing

organization committee, floated a

its

it

was financed without aid from the

way, the group of civic-minded Chicago business

federal, state, or city its

Few

Italian, Polish, Japanese,

from abroad through the grounds.

acres of velvety lawn and

cars of

to tower.

are so apparent to the eye.

German.

of the guides, speaking French,

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— hoard double-decked, rocket-shaped

from tower

1933 show's wonders, however,

the

who conduct

mains, and

4,800 an hour

at the rate of

and aluminum

glass

d

$10,000,000 bond

issue,

secured by

.$12,176,000 worth of pledges from wealthy individuals and corporations.

Nor its

is

grounds

the Exposition's extraordinary location something to be overlooked. lie

Not onl\ do

within walking distance of the heart of Chicago, a city within a nights ride of

60,000,000 Americans, but buildings and exhibits

—

at it-

north gate

the Field

Museum

it

ol

has a heritage of $20. 000. 000 worth of permanent Natural History. Shedd Aquarium, Adler Plane-

tarium, and Soldier Field.

Scene of most of the major sports events, Soldier Field might well he called part of the Century of Progress.

Area stage their in a

Within

realistic

its

giant amphitheater, the khaki-clad warriors of the Sixth Corps

war show, and the leading

dozen national interscholastic, collegiate, and

figures in the world of athletic- have gathered \.

A.

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track and field meets.

Chicago's classic memorial in

Grant ni

I'm/.,

adjacent

the Century

seatini

nl

to tin

lu-r

II

Progress are held ins.

nrhl liar heroes

Exposition grounds. in

its

is

Soldier Field

in

The maim sports events

last amphitheater,

capable

oj

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To

see

A

Century of Progress

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in a single clay is impossible. Therefore, to

ings in the form of a tour through the grounds would be meaningless. classified

them

arrange the build-

For that reason we have

in the following pages according to the exhibits they house.

For instance!

Those groups, tracing the growth

of manufacture, building, transportation,

and agriculture during the golden century from 1833

to

1933

are to be found in

:

the Hall of

Science; General Exhibits Group; Electrical Group; Travel and Transportation Building; the buildings of the General Motors, Chrysler, Firestone, and American Radiator companies; the

Agriculture and Dairy buildings; and the

Home

Arts group.

Exhibits recapturing the romance and glamour as well as revealing the resources and industries of the various states States,

and foreign lands are housed

and the individual buildings

in

:

the Federal Building, the Court of

of participating countries.

Those focusing attention upon the wonders

of exploration, society,

and strange lands

are:

Admiral Byrd's polar ship; the Golden Pavilion of Jehol; Mayan Temple; old Fort Dearborn;

and the Lincoln group.

Displays tracing the story of religion and education from their source are to be found in: the Hall of Social Science, Hall of Religion, Arl Institute

and Field Museum, and the Land of

1,000,000 Years Ago.

Among

those exhibits classifying as spectacles and

for Children; Spoor's

amusements

are:

The Enchanted

Spectaculum; the Midway; Hollywood; and the Midget Village.

Island

Science's contribution to civilization

moderne an

lute, tun-.

ways, broad terraces,

which

^ic/is

u)t

is

appropriately

unfolded

in

the Hall of Science, a masterpiece of

Strikingly forecasting the startling exhibits on view within

and

carillon tower.

from the lagoon

Not the

in a succession of

least distinctive of its features

landscaped terraces.

it

is

are its

its

sweeping

stair-

great inner court

THE HALL OF SCIENCE A MODERNE

palace of singing towers and sweeping terraces rises out of an Eden of (lowers

and formal courtyards, bidding miracles

oi

visitors to Chicago's

modern science on display

within.

It is

second world's

fair to

pause and peer

at

the

the Hall of Science, one of the mosl remark-

able and one of the largest buildings at the Centur) of Progress.

An enormous U-shaped

structure,

700 by 400

feet,

it

curves around a landscaped court,

capable of accommodating 80,000 persons, at the head of the colorful Avenue of Flags, and

dominates the group of buildings south of the Sky Ride on tbe mainland. occupies 9 acres Its

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acres of which form a court

exterior walls, a

symphony

â&#x20AC;&#x201D;and

cost

of bizarre blues and

aluminum, seem

exotic melodies electrically played in the 176-foot carillon tower at also

sound the note

lor the brilliant

Approaching by

Avenue

a

With

its

terraces,

it

$1,106,000.

its

to

harmonize with the

southeast corner.

They

pageant of processes going on within.

ramp which

carries visitors quickly

of Flags to the second floor, one enters a hall

260

from the

feet

traffic

congestion of the

long where are to be found some

ninety '"moving" exhibits, portraying the wonders of the basic sciences of mathematics, physics,

chemistry, geology, and biology.

Highlighting the biological exhibit

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is

the

drama

of medicine.

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aid of models, living

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massive Hull oj Science.

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arillon tower in the water.

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specimens, motion pictures, and preserved animals, the earliest medicine

man, through the days

it

d

unfolds the story of materia medica from

of the saddle

pack surgeon,

to the stethoscope, insulin,

radium, and the latest serums and vaccines.

Its star is

"The Transparent Man",

a glassy

gentleman with

was brought specially from the Hygiene Museum

X-Ray

eyes,

lating, his

Munich

electric lighted "insides"

for this

engagement.

at

work.

A man who conceals

less

is

my

â&#x20AC;&#x201D;

not a thing, no one

who has

who

Without

one may see through his transparent skin, beholding his heart beating, his blood

nervous system

him may wonder afterwards, "Where

No

at

circu-

seen through

appendix?"

er

enlivening are the other exhibits housed within the blue and green and oxblood walls

of the great science hall.

To make

the story of the other basic sciences comprehensible as well as

entertaining to the unscientific layman, their narrators have borrowed from the Imperial Institute of

London and the Deutsches Museum

rama. stage

This

may be

â&#x20AC;&#x201D; modeled

of

Munich

a

unique method of display, known as the

described as a picture in three dimensions, with the foreground

in perspective

and blended

â&#x20AC;&#x201D;

dio-

a miniature

into a painted backdrop, thus achieving the illusion of

distance and reality.

The dioramas, though

small, are so life-like that the one showing

son, discovering lightning in their laboratory, sends thrills of pride

Benjamin Franklin and

up one's

spine.

Nor any

his less

exciting are those which portray dinosaurs of the Jurassic Age, lumbering through prehistoric tropics, or reveal

To make tions

how modern man goes about

the Hall of Science worthy of

have lent their best aid and their

extracting sulphur from the earth in Texas. its

name, leading

finest exhibits to

scientists

and

scientific organiza-

Chicago's lake-front Show.

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historical

General development and progress of out great industries come magicalh to life in the separate branch i omb shaped in plan, ii consists oj five pavilions, each one housing a

Group, oj

industry.

I

doubL decked arcade, lined with

Hull of Si iem e mi the north.

attractive

displays

and shops, connects

it

with

the

GENERAL EXHIBITS GROUP CONNECTED with the where

Hall of Science hy a curved overhead bridge

is

the General Exhibits

Group

Century of Progress may observe close-up the development of industry

visitors to the

through the successful application of science.

A

comb-shaped structure lacquered

southward for 1,030

feet, the

symmetry

feet long, stretching their bright blue

each of these pavilions like terraces that

Within tries

this

is

a great hall

a turquoise blue, the

of

its

General Exhibits building extends

eastern wall broken by three tooth-like pavilions,

and yellow and orange facades toward the lagoon.

from which ramps lead

to

an upper

level,

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Within

opening onto deck-

overlook the flowering courtyards below.

unique building, those industries not provided for by special buildings

whose successes

in every instance are traceable to scientific roots

past century of progress.

—

Here one may see machines, without the help

—

indus-

reveal the secrets of their of

man. transform skeins

of multi-colored yarn into sweaters of intricate design, or count the steps in the evolution of crude

petroleum from a hole

in the earth to the

hardly believe the stories displayed office

—

the success stories, as

equipment, jewelry, cosmetics, the

Each pavilion

is

roadside filling station. In a less exotic setting one would it

were, of the graphic arts, furniture,

textile industry.

dedicated to a separate branch of industry.

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That nearest

to the

Hall of

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Another view of the General Exhibits Group, an outstanding example oj the Exposition's modernistic architecture.

II ith its ski terraces and flowcourtyards, overlooking the lagoon, and its gaily painted nulls, u is one of the most bizarre buildings m the Fair.

9

Science

is

devoted to the story of jewelry, a story illustrated with replicas of such fabled gems as

Hope Diamond, and

the Kohinoor,

one "dug" through three

"Diamond Syndicate Entering the

nean corridors

to

far

from

And nearby

it is

is

streets, lined

From

the Star of India.

floors of the pavilion

Its

climax

of the exhibit, Exposition visitors tunnel their

â&#x20AC;&#x201D;

the historied

where

is

way through

in a full-sized

subterra-

Kimberley hoist

to

a native kraal, peopled by ebon natives, dwelling in thatched shacks.

a typical mill

where raw diamonds are recovered from the rough "blue ground."

Amsterdam, the

so-called

diamond center

of the world, a criss-cross of

with quaint shops through whose windows one

may

see

diamond

the underground aisles of Africa and the side streets of Holland,

to the gates of a

diamond mine,

a replica of a

by the Diamond Corporation, Ltd.

watch the underground operations; then ascend

old

is

of South Africa."

first floor

the top of the shaft

Not

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make-believe steel plant

â&#x20AC;&#x201D;and

it is

narrow

cutters at work.

but a brief walk

the spectacle of steel in the making.

While one

looks on, what appears to be hot molten metal flows from open-hearth blast furnaces into bessemer converters, a wizardry of light giving one the illusion of eye-witnessing the whole operation.

Still

other tales of industry are to be read with the eyes in this encyclopaedic group of build-

ings, but they are too

helping to

tell

numerous

to narrate here.

At that they are only part of the whole

the tale of basic industry are the exhibits housed in their exhibitors'

Directly north of the General Exhibits group

is

the Firestone Tire and

building, a completely equipped tire factory where crude rubber

wbile one waits.

And beyond

it

are the

and Chrysler companies, inside which

is

own

tale.

For

buildings.

Rubber Company

transformed into balloon

tires

model assembly plants of both the General Motors

visitors

may

see automobiles completely assembled.

i-ORTT.ORE

Oni

most imposing structures on \ortherly Island is the Electrical C,r â&#x20AC;˘nun. beautifully landscaped <md centered by a fountain that spn

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circulai

myriad shades and shapes.

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Building,

by

itself,

Dominating colorful columns Hanked

open

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rotunda are the som

two bas-reliefs,

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feet

square

.

Il

curves about a semi-

not lcatiT but lights, in

pylons of the Electrical

THE ELECTRICAL GROUP IN 1893, when Chicago's novelty.

But

only lighted

in

world's fair flung wide

its

Electrical

its

its

gates, the incandescent bulb

was

still a

second international exposition came into being, electricity not

buildings and supplied the energy for

its

vided the motif for one of

The

first

1933, when

its

spectacular night illumination, but pro-

most striking groups of buildings.

Group, a jeweled diadem which stretches for a quarter of

a mile along the

white shores of Northerly Island, directly across the sapphire lagoon from the Hall of Science, as remarkable for

Not even

its

beauty as for

its size

and the great industry

ol the

twin bas-reliefs,

circular courtway of the Electrical Building al the south end. is

a sculptured figure, symbolic ol Light,

resents Energy,

"The substance

ol all

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One

"The beginning

Communications,

feet square, that

of the

adorn the

two lacquered green

of all things"; the other rep-

things."

Crossing that courtway, one enters a great semi-circular hall from which ramps ascend the exhibits on the second floor.

is

represents.

a brief description ol the group, which consists of the Electrical,

and Radio buildings, should omit mention

panels

it

The

to

"Electric Eye", the thyratron organ, the grid-glow tube,

methods of communicating sound by means

of light

beams, the "House of Magic"

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these are

but a few of the marvels of electricitv on parade there.

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precious stone with

mum

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its

day,

makes un impressive

it

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views

its

you

see,

that

facets

is

the Electrical Group.

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is

with

its

sight

sweeping stairways.

mes u minor, doubling

its

circular

Hut when evening its

beauty.

Which-

most beautiful one. court, <

its

By

towering

nines, the lagoon

d

The

exhibits range all the

way from

d

the lowly curling iron and toaster to fever-making ma-

chines and sodium lights, the latest illuminants developed by research experts.

machine

is

sicians in

a device for increasing a patient's temperature at will

combating certain diseases.

hand, are expected

to eclipse in

The

the complete

rama ever made" craftsmen,

who

Sharing

is

the

a

diorama 90

its

making, describe

spotlight are smaller dioramas of

to

be used only by phy-

sodium

light,

on the other

ultra violet lights.

feet long, portraying in miniature

from mountainside

way the more than 100 engineers,

spent months in

its

is

is

red and

popular favor the somber infra

Central feature of this exhibit, however, projection of electrical utility

and

brilliant yellow rays of the

The fever-making

to metropolis.

architects,

"The

largest dio-

model makers, and

skilled

it.

model farms,

stores, factories, offices, school

rooms, hospital operating rooms, beauty parlors, homes, and gardens: they illustrate advanced and efficient

methods

of electric illumination.

Vying with them are countless

workshops, equipped with electrical appliances and lighting

f nil-sized

effects heretofore

rooms and

unknown

to the

everyday man.

Creating a landscaped background for the entire Electrical (iron]) of the

the

famous gardens

of the Villa D'Este at Tivoli, near

Thomas Edison Memorial,

a

museum

Rome.

And

is

a

appropriately adjoining

HIS beloved garden

at

it is

of the electrical wizard's greatest inventions that nestles

close to the edge of the lagoon in a garden, planted with flowering shrubs

transplanted from

modern reproduction

Orange,

New

Jersey.

and shaded by a

tree

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formal gardens, hedged with golden willows and laved 6) the a are oj

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towers the General

automotive assembly plum where assi

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visitors

an ai

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automobiles completely

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From

the unique observation deck of the futuristic Chryslei Building, ex-

position

Ihiie.

visitors

ma\

and watch

fur demonstration

the

ami

view cars

the ever-changing l>cin^

driven

panorama

around

its

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outdoor track below

list.

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unique blue and green n:ul yellou

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Its

Travel and Transport Building,

to latest

huge dome grcutei than St. and is known as "the breathing dome."

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farms of land and sea

models of amphibian planes are dramatically exhibPeter's or that of the Capitol at Washington is "hung" by giant

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TRAVEL AND TRANSPORT BUILDING TRANSPORTATION

unfolds

its

port Building, whose "breathing

epic story in

dome"

is,

and around the

in itself, a

truly

amazing Travel and Trans-

whole century of progress.

Spurred by the demands of the Exposition's sponsors for unobstructed display space, builders applied the principle of suspension to something other than bridges. the lofty canopy of steel, roofing

its

As

its

a result,

upon supports from

central portion, instead of resting

below, swings by a dozen ropes of steel from a circle of "sky hooks" or towers overhead.

Nor

is

that all of

cables supporting

it

to

its

extraordinary story.

expand and contract, the dome has been constructed

held together by expansion joints.

een inches

â&#x20AC;&#x201D;and has been

Beneath is

this

Since variations in atmosphere cause the steel

So

it

rises

christened "the

â&#x20AC;&#x201D;

as

steel plates,

much

as eight-

that breathes."

sky-hung dome from which dangles the

of palatial ocean liners; the first

movable

and sinks with the temperature

dome

a rare exhibit of vehicles, past and present.

of

latest in

Prairie schooners

modern transport

compete

for favor with

locomotive to run out of Chicago and the

first

planes,

models

automobile to

operate in America yield not an inch to the crack expresses of two continents. Here, too, the

"Rocket", grandfather of the 1933 steam engine, hobnobs with a resplendent presidential train

from Mexico and "The Royal Scot", pride and joy of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway.

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the least unusual feature of the is

the barrel-shaped root oj

the leading steamship companies I

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its

tell

amazing Travel and Transport Ruiltl Hall. Under this curving dome

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the always fascinating story of trans-

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To make in the

pageant

this

more moving, the Standard

still

mammoth

upper recesses of the "breathing dome'"' a

equipped "movie" projection room. story in

From

it,

Opening out

of the

and dioramas

their

Dome Room

many

own

it

North of

to

in the

red crown, inside which

installed

is

a fully

realm of transportation.

another great hall, and beneath

of America's great railroads.

its

unique barrel-shaped

These dramatize with the aid of models

Unique among

parts in the expansion of America.

original "Atlantic"' locomotive of

then caused

is

Company (Indiana) has

onto screens about the walls, flows a continuous

motion picture of the growth of petroleum

roof are the exhibits of

Oil

their displays

is

the

1832, a gangling engine whose spidery connecting rods even

be nicknamed "The Spider."

this hall is a third

one wherein the principal aviation and steamship companies

mankind's conquest of the sky and

vividly tell the story of

vast outdoor exhibition area.

On

sea,

and southward from

it

stretches a

standard railroad tracks in this open air arena are model trains,

equipped with every convenience, including a post

office

where

visitors

may

post letters with

Century of Progress postmarks.

But for many the interest of the Travel and Transport group avenue.

For

in a modernistic

gan, the marvels of

hundred

its

lies

across the broad-lined

Creek theater, overlooking the shimmering waters of Lake Michi-

exhibit halls are succinctly

actors, seventy horses, several

huge

summarized

trail

in

wagons, ten

"The Pageant trains, a

of Travel."

Two

complete series of auto-

mobiles since their invention, a clipper ship, river steamboat, a reproduction of Fulton's fabled

Clermont, and a model of the Wright brothers" Kitty

Hawk compose

they enact the six major epochs of American transportation.

its cast.

Chronologically,

mm

Standing guard above the west entrance Building tion."

is

this

From

a

sculptured

dynamo he

man rises,

to the Radio and Communications "The <,enius of Electrical Communicahis arms outstretched, encompassing the

world of radio, telephone, and telegraph.

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RADIO AND COMMUNICATIONS BUILDING BASKING its

in the fantastic

god-children

â&#x20AC;&#x201D;

shadows of the Hall of Electricity are the twin brother buildings of

Radio and Communications.

dazzling walls, they step

up from a flowering

A

miniature Bagdad of gleaming towers and

court, overlooking

Lake Michigan and the lagoon

on Northerly Island, and connect the Hall of Electricity with that of Social Science.

Over the entrance which they share on

man

of heroic proportions

and bearing the

their lagoon side

inscription,

is

a

massive bas-relief, depicting a

"The Conquest

of

Time and Space."

Within the Communications Building, the great telephone and telegraph companies unfold their three-fold story of discovery, invention

and acres

of switch

By means

and operations.

and control boards, they combine

to

demonstrate

of miles of cable

and wire

how mankind's most

casual

words today may be relayed around the globe within a few minutes.

How

a

two-way wire communication method, intended originally as an aerial avenue

for

emergency messages, has become the favorite entertainer of some 60,000,000 American people the keynote of the Radio Building. station, a lavish

that fateful

Chief

among

its

November evening

radio program started

its

in

1920 when, from

a

model broadcasting

in the

United States since

uncounted exhibits

symbol of the 650 stations that have come into being Station

KDKA

eventful journey through the ether.

in

is

is

East Pittsburgh, the

first

Designed colony

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thoroughly

Industrial Arts group.

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in

the

modernistii

Home

model homes which centers about Viennese

in

building materials.

design,

house,

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combin

HOME AND INDUSTRIAL ARTS GROUP NOWHERE

the contrast between

is

1833 and 1933 more

Industrial Arts Group, a small city of side of Leif Eriksen Drive

Although tical

all of

â&#x20AC;&#x201D;

moderne

static.

the

in architecture

home

and have

its

of

Tomorrow,

is

of its occupants.

House

a matchless

For the House of Tomorrow

moods

And

as different from

is

its

neighbor as

outside walls.

thing, for instance, that the

House

for their interior motif the prac-

furnishing and decoration, lighting, labor saving

and combination heating and air-cooling plants, each

The only

bizarre, futuristic design,

the goals of most feminine visitors to Chicago's centennial celebration.

the houses are

the material used in constructing

bor, the

H-shaped structure of

Hall, a vast

demonstration of the latest trends in

devices,

Home and

southward from old Fort Dearborn.

Grouped about Home Planning are eleven model houses

vividly illustrated than in the

charming homes and gala pavilions, stretching along either

is

built

of Glass has in

common

with

view across Lake Michigan.

upon

a turntable so that its

the enamel, the steel,

common

its

next door neigh-

But even that view

is

may change

not

with

brick, synthetic stone, ordinary

lumber, Florida stucco, cypress, and fabric houses have not even view in common.

Whether to eliminate

or not the

neighbors

new century

who throw

9

for

which these truly new homes are designed

rocks, those

who

dwell in

<jlass

will

be able

houses similar to the one on

dis-

d

d IFTV.FI

In

striking contrast

with the spacious

pact bungalows of today ture built entirel\

garage,

and sky

PAOK FIFTY. BIZ

is

of Steel

terrace.

The House and glass.

homes of yesterday and the comTomorrow, a twelve sided strucIt boasts its own hangar, built-in

of

9

The checkerboards

play need not worry.

blown so

that there

is

d

vacuum

a

of

in the center

d

rainbow-hued glass blocks composing

its

walls are

which makes them impregnable against the stones of

Topping these walls

one's enemies as well as the attacks of heat and cold.

is

a roof that rests on

cantilevers, extending from the column of concrete that rises in the middle of the house.

Featured in the house next door, The House of Tomorrow, visited the Electrical Building

enter the thieves' cave

all

have come

he had

to say

future need not exert even that energy. close

to

know

is

what those who already have

as the "electric eye."

When

Ali

Baba wanted

to

was "Open sesame." But the mistress of the home of the For

its

doors mysteriously open at your approach, and

when you have passed through.

In each of the eleven model houses, science has transformed what, in the century closing, was

the kitchen into a laboratory of domestic science. tion, self-regulating electric or gas ovens,

Not the

in

equipped with automatic

faraway factories, simply being assembled on the Exposition grounds, and

Few

of

them

Supplementing these exhibits are those

to

be found in the

them are

tailored for

modest purses.

located in the north wing of the

a colonnade,

composed

the south wing

is

to electric toasters,

refrigera-

sample homes, however, are that many of them

smaller buildings around them. Further displays of

to

is

dish-washing machines and electric mixers.

least interesting features of these

were fabricated of

Each

Home

of galleries of

cost

home

Planning Hall.

modern

illustrated the story of

more than $5,000

Home

Planning Hall and the

furnishings and interior decorations are It is

connected with the south wing by

china, glass, wall paper,

home

all

to erect.

and other furnishings.

In

construction and equipment from refrigerators

from heating and air-cooling plants

to

egg beaters, and from kitchen cupboards

medicine cabinets, automatically controlled faucets, and the

last

word

in furnaces.

The

unofficial meeting place of the Fail

modernistu building, south Drive.

1/

is

equipped with

In emergency

hospital

is

oj the rest

is

Sears,

Roebuck and

Administration Building

and writing rooms

anothei oj

its

features.

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t

ompany's

Leij Eriksen

foi Exposition

visitors.

/

nlike anything else at the Fair

jmll mill, carts over

its

across the seas loiter before the of the Pigeon

Tower.

is

the picturesque Belgian Village.

Dogs

cobbled pavement while rosy-cheeked lassies from

(harming old church or

in

the

shadow

Liki is

tin-

of

its

a giant ship

m

anchor

in

n green

sea rippled with

low-lying Agricultural Building on attractions

feet long,

is

its

roof

tvrrurt:

equipped as a lounge.

an

Sortherl)

waves of flowers Not the least

Island.

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AGRICULTURAL AND DAIRY BUILDINGS THE evolution of agriculture from the clays of the cradle and flail to farm-combines

is

theatrically charted in the Agricultural Building,

ously on Northerly Island, adjacent to the

A

nave,

625

uriously fitted

up

feet long,

and

form

its

billowing outlines seem to suggest the rolling prairies whence its

its

â&#x20AC;&#x201D;an

exterior

lux-

exterior

whose

came the products one may view

great corridor provides the stage for the leading food producers

Their exhibits, like a continued story,

must go today on

its

Off this Pantry

ment

and

be-

silver roof.

The country.

of States.

most apparent features. But these are external

ones like the bizarre blues and browns and hennas that lacquer

neath

which stands out conspicu-

more sombre Federal Building and the Hall

a roof terrace, extending the full length of the building

as an outdoor lounge,

and

the present age of tractors

complicated journey from

Promenade open three

of agriculture during the last one

tell

and

distributors of the

of the varied processes through which food

field or

garden

to

pantry shelf and dinner table.

pavilions, the chief exhibit halls, wherein the develop-

hundred years

is

depicted.

No

dull portrayal

bundles of golden wheat, neatly tied with blue ribbons, or prize-winning plows

showmanship, characterizing the entire Exposition, here reaches

its

â&#x20AC;&#x201D;under

is

this of

glass.

The

greatest height.

In one of these three chapels of agriculture, the live stock and meat industry have joined

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mill,

close

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the

the Duir\

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tgricultural Building on

Vortherl)

Island.

the onlj uncolored ones inside the Exposition grounds

story

ni

mankind's

foster

mother

the

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un

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its

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gether and produced a unified exhibit, representing in a vivid, realistic way. their

own century

of

Entering their community exhibit, visitors feel themselves transported to the sun-

progress.

swept open spaces of the great West, thence conducted by an orderly sequence of scenes to the ultimate goal of the cattle seen grazing on those golden Western ranges

From

—

interior as well as exterior

derne buildings of the Exposition.

On

promenade

the north end of the Agricultural Building, a

Building, whose design

view within

its

—

is

—

a

model meat market. one into the Dairy

carries

unique even among the distinctive mo-

Appropriately enough,

its

predominating color

engineering to the production, handling, manufacture, and distribution of milk pasteurized,

One

and

of the

play, presented

certified

—

butter, cheese, ice cream,

by the Century Dairy Exhibit,

three billion dollar dairy industry. is

Inc.,

is

staged here.

composed

It is

and

— condensed,

a collective dis-

of representatives of America's

Chairman of the Organization Committee and Directorate,

H. E. Van Norman, of Chicago.

Graphically and dramatically, the great dairy companies portray the progress

own industry during

white.

and various milky beverages.

most impressive shows on the entire ground

in charge of this exhibit,

is

colorless walls are exhibits portraying the contributions of science

the century closing in 1933.

made

in their

Entering the main auditorium of the Dairj

Building, scene of their unusual exhibit, visitors proceed along one of three runways which over-

look a stage, studded by a fountain of milk and in civilization's stories high

forward march.

and 90

set

with sculpture, symbolizing the place of milk

Behind and above the stage,

feet long, unfolds the story of the

days of the cow, producing barely enough milk production exceeds fifteen tons of milk a year.

a giant

mural

in

mobile color, two

development of the milk industry, from the

to sustain

her

own

calf, to the

modern cow whose

Symbolic of the three divisions of the government are the three gold and white pylons which soar blue

skyward above the gold-domed Federal Building.

Forming a background for it is the V-shaped Court the only building at the Exposition

of States.

It is

finding

architectural precedent in classic forms.

its

FEDERAL

THE SHARPLY

silhouetted against the gleaming white Dairy Building and the colorful Agricultural

Group on Northerly Island long and

BUILDING

300

is

the Federal Building, a striking white and hlue structure,

feet wide, that centers

Three towering shafts

620

feet

about a circular rotunda, domed with gold.

rise in triangular

formation around this dome, symbolizing the three

branches of the government which appropriated SI. 000.000 for the Federal Building and the exhibits

it

houses.

By the magic

of an electrician's touch, these towers

night, glittering like cold stalagmites against the

Represented by exhibits here are In addition, are displays of the

all

shadowy star-dusted

become pylons

of silver

by

skies.

the important departments of the Federal Government.

Smithsonian Institution, the U.

S.

Mint, Committee of Aeronautics,

Congressional Library, the Veteran's Bureau and the U. S. Shipping Board.

On

the west front of the Federal Building

is

a plaza, extending to the lagoon which connects

by means of a 40-foot gangway with an embarcadere or curved sions, guests of the

To

Here, upon

official

in barges,

and the

offices oi the

occa-

and landed.

entertain properly such guests of state, the Federal Building, in addition to

halls, contains a large reception ters,

island.

government and foreign representatives are brought

its

exhibit

room, magnificently furnished, a model kitchen, caterer's quar-

United States Commissioner who acts as Uncle Sam's agent

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THE

IN the great American expositions dividual building. ipating have

But

merged

at

A

oi the past,

it

their official exhibits in

of the

has heen customary for each state to have

it

V

states

and three

its in-

territories partic-

one great building, known as the Hall of States. Con-

looks respectfully towards the Federal Building, thus symbol-

izing the attitude of the states toward the central

The two arms

STATES

OF

Century of Progress the forty-four

structed in the shape of a giant V,

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government.

embrace a court, pleasingly landscaped with sunken gardens and a

triangular pool, from which entrances open into the different exhibits. Distinguishing one of these

entrances from another in the colors of

The

is

the seal on the flag unfurling over

its

doorway;

its

facade

is

also painted

the state.

various states and territories, in planning their exhibits, observed a

common theme

the portrayal of their undeveloped natural resources and their historical, recreational, features.

For

Nevertheless, few exhibits within the Exposition grounds are visitors

who would

Century of Progress

tour.

see

"America

From

first'",

more

the Hall of States should be the

it is

first

roaring Niagara and the fantastic Adirondacks in

but a minute's walk to a Florida orange grove or to San Francisco in miniature.

and scenic

diversified.

stop on their

New York, it is And from here

only a few more steps to the fabled Barking Sands of Hawaii, or a trout stream in Michigan.

Distinguished visitors hi the

to

aluminum-towered i

which contain a

noli

::

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Illinois

mi

halis

oj

Progress

make

theii

headquarters

Host Building, facing Lei) Eriksen Drive.

and auditorium are Lii

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niana.

its

Lincoln

Rooms

"MEET me the gold

at the Illinois

Building!"

is

the slogan of distinguished visitors to the Exposition, for

and white palace low-lying beneath

was designed

BUILDING

HOST

ILLINOIS

a lofty

aluminum tower

central section

is

a

Grand Hall, the walls

of

knowledge available

to all.

and the

But the chief interest of the

Illinois

Illinois' greatest son,

the immortal

own Century

Host Building

Abraham

â&#x20AC;&#x201D;

the opposite direction.

lies in

manuscripts, and curios,

it

are three

North-

rooms dedicated

to

On

the walls are painted the three most fa-

the Gettysburg Address, the Second Inaugural Address, and his Fare-

well Address to the citizens of Springfield, of President Lincoln's

of Progress commission.

In one of these rooms a replica of Lorado

Lincoln.

Taft's statue of Lincoln forms the central exhibit. of Lincoln's addresses

Its

Here are information counters with card-indexed

offices of Illinois'

ward from the Grand Hall, beyond the vast auditorium adjoining

room

main entrance

which are paneled with murals, depicting the most

significant episodes in the history of Illinois.

mous

close to the

for the reception of official guests, foreign commissioners, or other notables.

home

many

of

111.

Another room

in Springfield,

and the

which were loaned

is

third

furnished exactly like the living

room

to the Illinois

National Life Foundation of Fort Wayne. Ind.. where the largest of

is filled

with Lincoln

relics,

Host Building by the Lincoln all

private collections of Lin-

cohiiana are housed. Other documents were loaned by other famous Lincoln collectors.

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tour p\lons.

like

calling attention

sculptured banners, unfurl skyward from the north wall of the Hull of Social Science, to

the dramatic story of anthropology being unfolded inside.

union between man and science

on the mainland.

is

the bridge across the lagoon which connects

it

Symbolic of the close with the Hall of Science

Like the Tin Soldier and the Scarecrow, the

Enchanted Island a wonderland

the

toy

elephant

one of the fantastic figures that makes Even the guards and em-

Fair fairyland are clad as characters out of the favorite story hooks of childhood, to

ployees in

this

create

further the illusion of magic make-believe.

still

is

for youthful visitors to the Exposition.

Reminiscent

struggles are the rude fort and scattered cabins, rising within a log of Chicago's early stockade on the shores of Lake Michigan Old Fort Dear!, am. a replica of the city's first settlement.

Ii was built according to the specifications of the original fort, borrowed from the archives of the U. 5.

II at Department in Washington. The flag of 1812 floats oier it.

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Within the hand-hewn enclosures of the Lincoln Croup are replicas of several buildings intimately asso dated with the life of the Great Emancipator. The Kentucky cabin of his birth, the house his family occupied in Indiana, the Illinois store where he sold calico and read law, Rutledge Tavern, and the Chicago Wigwam where he was nominated for the presidency comprise the group.

Happy hunting ground York, at anchor

off

jor

Exposition

the grounds.

pedition to Antarctica are aboard to

mi vieu

in

its

hold.

adventurers

Members

is

the

City oj

Seu

Admiral Byrd's recent exexplain the exhibit oj Little America oj

At the front door

of

A

Century of Progress stands the Field Museum of museums. It; ,\ in a white marble palace, erected

\atiiral History, one of the nor/d's greatest scientific

hibits â&#x20AC;&#x201D; valued at $45,000,000 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; are housed at a cost of $7,000,000.

I

colorful

untwist In the ultra-modern

i

buildings

Exposition

the

of

is

the

Golden Pavilion of Jehol, a reproduction o)

'

hina's

residence

the

o)

years

o^o.

vieu

o)

which

1 01

the

Hedin.

\ianchu Emperors, 165

This

brought from

'j\

Lama Temple. The in Jehol. the summer

finest

was erected

i>n filial

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replica, is

hina

no mi

here in

an

interior

shown,

mis

211.000 different

Bendix of Chicago

famous Swedish explorer, Sven

HALL THE

story of

SCIENCE

SOCIAL

OF

mankind, from the stone age

to the present skyscraper era,

comes

to life with

amaz-

ing reality in the Hall of Social Science, a rainbow-hued pavilion, stretching from the lagoon

to

Lake Michigan opposite the Hall of States on Northerly Island.

Obeying the command

of the sculptured pylons, upthrust like policemen's

end, visitors enter a vast exhibit hall, the focal point of which three-act drama, entitled

"The American

is

hands

a revolving stage.

Family'", continuously reenacted on

it,

at its

The

north

thrilling

keynotes the

entire social science display.

Supplementing the extremely variegated displays of education, psychology, sociology,

statistics,

social work, child welfare,

economics, and political science on view within the Hall of Sofia!

Science are a series of outdoor displays.

Their exhibit hall

is

a tract of land directly north of the

Thirty-first Street Entrance.

No who

stage spectacles are these, but living exhibits,

composed

of red-skinned

men and maidens

are temporarily living within the landscaped Exposition grounds exactly as their grandfathers

lived in the

woods and on the plains

of

North America a century ago.

Casting their shadows upon this synthetic Indian Reservation are some striking examples of the earth works of the early tion of the fabled

Nunnery

Mound

of the

n

Builders.

Mayas

And overshadowing them

or Central

American Indians

d

at

is

a colorful reproduc-

Uxmal, Yucatan.

This mural in the l>\

David Leavitt.

tustralian

oak,

It

tdministration Building depicting Industry Irs

decorations an

ncan walnut,

w/Mr maple, teakwood,

and ebony.

oj

oriental

flexwood

oj the

primavera.

was designed

following woods:

plain

oak.

quartered

wood, holly, birch, mahogany, ayous

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HALL

THE UNIQUE among sen Drive,

the pavilions and towers of the Fair

midway between

Not only do

its

RELIGION

OF is

the Hall of Religion, situated on Leif Erik

the Twelfth Street Entrance and the Twenty-Third Street Gate.

sheared walls and striking set-back steeple sound a new, a modernistic note

mere existence

for ecclesiastical architecture, but its

is

in itself a

phenomenon.

Hitherto, at the

great expositions of the world, the different religious groups participating have sheltered then exhibits in halls or buildings of their own. spiritual elements at

To

work during the

last

But here

all faiths

have joined together

to portray the

century of progress.

provide this united display, the Fair's committee on Progress Through Religion issued

more than 700

invitations to the Boards

ligious organizations.

Each

and agencies

of as

many church denominations and

invitation contained a request to

â&#x20AC;&#x201D;by means â&#x20AC;&#x201D;

show

education, health, social service, world peace, recreation, and civics

the part

its

re-

of exhibits of

recipient had

played in the advancement of civilization from 1833 to 1933.

Adjacent

to the general exhibit hall is the

main auditorium

in

which conferences are held

almost daily, conferences which stress church unity rather than sectarian propaganda. Their aim, like that of the

they

may

Hall of Religion,

is

not

how churches may enlarge

their congregations but

co-operate with other Christian organizations to serve mankind.

how

In in!

ion in fact as well as theory

Building

at

Tomorrow."

Fair

"the

of steel

ami

the

entirely

world's glass,

it

must

is

this

beautiful

view of the Walgreen

drug store."

Built

might well be called "The Store

of

The S7o.000.000 "hum exhibit" lion,

is

on

rieu

important purl oj

in it

the is

of paintings

and sculpture, assembled

Art Institute. Chicago's permanent Art its Art School.

jor the Century nl I'm^ress Expusi

Museum, on Michigan Boulevard.

An

Sharing honors with the tin Its

is

>/.i

Spool's Spectaculum.

Ride as the Exposition's spectacle of specin this ultra-modern place oj pleasure on

Northerly Island, natural vision pictures ing

shown

lor the first time tu the

world.

known

as

spectoramas

are be-

SPOOR SPECTACULUM

THE NOTHING

on the Exposition grounds expresses with greater dramatic

effect the

hand-in-hand

progress of science and industry than the natural vision spectacle in sound being unreeled within the Spoor Spectaculum at the southerly tip of Northerly Island.

Inside this windowless auditorium, an amphitheater, without supporting columns to obscure

the view of those occupying

given

world premiere.

its

â&#x20AC;&#x201D;

Cataracts"

a sight

its

It is

1.250 the

and sound film

seats, the latest

new dimension

to

development in motion pictures

picture, "Niagara, Spectacle of the

which has been added the dimension

For years Hollywood engineers have been seeking screen.

being

Mighty

of distance.

to create the illusion of

depths on the

But, coincidentally enough, Chicago, the cradle of the motion picture industry, was

birthplace. in

is

cinema

For the inventor of the spectorama

circles as the father of the

Spoor remained California.

in

George K. Spoor, a resident Chicagoan known

motion picture industry.

the famous Essanay Studios on Argyle Street, son, Wallace Beery

is

and some seventy other

who

its

first

It

was Mr. Spoor,

as president of

introduced Charley Chaplin, Gloria Swan-

of today's brightest stars to the film public.

Mr.

Chicago when the other leaders in the picture industry moved their studios

to

Instead of joining in the trek, he turned his studio into a vast experimentorium where

he devoted his time and picture

profits to perfecting natural vision pictures.

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The fanciful land Its

of

childhood unfolds upon a 5-acre tract on

landscaped paths invite

little

visitors

a sand beach and merr) go-round.

Children's

Vot

to

a

the

Theater and miniature railroad.

wading pool and least

of

its

lure

Island- tin- Enchanted Island. model playground, a miniature farm. the young is its Magic Mountain,

\ortherl) a

for

ENCHANTED

THE

DEDICATED to all the happy children who wander through little folks"

A

land of make-believe at

during

it

the Scarecrow,

it

is

is tin-

the Enchanted Island.

slide.

the Children's Theater where plays are given for, by, and ol chil-

dren under the supervision of the Junior League of Chicago. of the miniature railway in

From

And

adjacent to

it is

the terminus

whose pocket-sized coaches children may climb mysterious

and out of shadowy caves, and

thrills.

â&#x20AC;&#x201D;

centers about a miniature mountain that rises out of an artificial

and down whose synthetic slopes children may Close by this mountain

in

A Century of Progress

the southerly end of Northerly Island

veritable wonderland, peopled with the giant figures of such story-book heroes as the Tin

Woodman and sea

ISLAND

hills,

wind

travel along the shores of a seemingly big sea.

the center of this enchanting island, landscaped paths radiate to a hundred other

One

leads to a miniature farm, stocked with the babes of the animal kingdom, baby chicks

and goslings, a

calf,

lamb,

colt,

even a young burro.

Others carry youthful visitors to Tony Sarg's

marionette show, a house built of marbles, the crayon shop, an 8-track electric train, a merry-go-

round, and a giant swing, a wading pool, and a beach with plenty of sand for digging.

Not the their

young

least of the Island's attractions are its

checking

facilities;

here parents

may

leave

in the care of a trained nurse, confident of their safety as well as entertainment.

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As

bizarre

the

low-lying

many

and

exotit

as

Igricultural

the Exposition itself

Building.

of the Fair buildings.

is

this

gargoyle-like horse which

Architectural details, similar in spirit

if

prances in stone atop

not in design, ornament

Wonderland and Fairyland for children of all ages Mothers ma) leave their children in Found Bureau for children lost on an) part oj the

erly Island.

is

the

Enchanted Island

the care oj nurses fair

grounds

is

on

end of Northmodern playground, and a

at the southerly

this

another feature.

Cascades, pools, rock gardens, forma/ and informal flower heds. and unusual water effects combine to on it

make

the extensive Horticultural Building

Northerly Island and the spacious 5-acre outdoor gardens surrounding places of rare charm and riotous beauty.

building,

itself,

model gardens.

The

icings of the

1.

-shaped

enclose a courtyard 100 feet square, composed entirely

o)

Queer

fish i

of

its

fish.

from the Seven Seas, together with unique exhibits of aquatic [quarium in (-rant Park. Others

on display at the John G. Shedd

outstanding features are

its

hatcher) anil

museum

of rare preserved

Against a backdrop of loitering skyscrapers, rises

built

in

the heart of Grant Park

Buckingham Fountain, ''the largest fountain in the world." It was

by Miss Kate Buckingham at a cost of a million dollars as a memo-

rial to

her brother.

filling nil of the

tllied

Nations, the largest painting in the world

hung in the Pantheon. Painted In ,'t more than one hundred others, ran a is

presented

in

Exposition

visitors

.'."

famous

the canvas, 0}

the

II

<niist\.

which

orld

II

at

is

with the assistanci is

Hi-

and

through Panorama, Inc.

its

feet

long

heroes,

fcj

and

Theater ui

oj

the skies

the northernmost

tors

is lift

the Adler Planetarium oj Northerly Island.

may see the sun and moon, the

an artificial shy.

stars

and

and Astronomical Museum In its

still

darkness, specta-

planets, pas-, in review across

Elks National Memorial Headquarters Building. Erected by the Benevolent

and Protective Order of Elks of the U. S. I- this magnificent structure and bronze is a tribute to the memory of 70.000 members

oj stone, marble

who served lic,

their country in the

from 10:00 A. M.

to

II

orld

5:00 P. M.

II

ar.

Open

daily, free to the pub-

An enduring monument to the classic beauty oj Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry in Jackson Park.

Palace of Fine Arts of nical

museum.

'93, it lias

worlds The fabled

first

fair is the

recently rebuilt to house the

new

tech-

Towering

office

buildings rear a wall of steel

side of Michigan Boulciard. Chicago's most

Road

Randolph Street, and overlooking Lake Michigan.

Rooscielt

to

it

and stone along the nest From

famous thoroughfare.

edges the Loop, facing Grant Park

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CHICAGO

THE FORMING

d

a

7)

TODAY

OF

backdrop for the gleaming towers and rainbow-hued palaces of the Century of

Progress are the soaring skyscrapers of Michigan Boulevard, a glittering facade of steel and stone that stretches for

more than

a mile

up and down the west

side of Chicago's

most glamorous high-

way, facing Grant Park and overlooking Lake Michigan.

The

lofty office buildings

and department

stores of the

back of them, tbe hinterland of America's second

Loop

tween fansticks that are multi-colored vistas of flowers and extremely variegated Chicago that opens little

rise directly

city unfurls like a gigantic

to the north, south,

trees.

behind

it.

And

in

smoke-gray fan be-

For the clamorous, bustling,

and west

is

composed of uncounted

Chicagos, each one bound to the other by one of the most truly remarkable park and boule-

vard systems in the world.

No happy accident

is

centers with the Loop, and

sprung up about them with

this long

chain of sylvan green which links

its

score of outlying business

connects the widely separated industrial sectors Little Italy

and residential

and Chinatown and other foreign settlements.

gral part of the most deliberate plan lor self-improvement ever undertaken

l>\

It is

districts

an

Following the World's Columbian Exposition, a group of civic-minded Chicagoans,

under the

spell of

its

man-made

inte-

a great metropolis. still

beauty, met to consider what could be done permanently to im-

and Chicago, its Lake Shore Drue. That part its Mayfair; New Yorh its Park Avenue: Oak Street, thence north to North ttending from the lake at the 1000 block north, westward to homes Here are the imposing residences and sumptuous skyscraper Ivenue, is the "Gold Coast."

London has ,

-

it

,

of the city's most prominent business

and pleasure

leaders.

prove the appearance of their

uneven

swampy

of the railroad

For Chicago

in

1893 was an

shores of Lake Michigan,

town of narrow,

whose tracks formed

a

view eternally darkened by the smoking engines

its

many-mile

trestle across the sands.

ing was the drafting of a definite program of heautification,

The major years.

ugly, overgrown

and cheap and shoddy structures, which sprawled without architectural reason

streets

along the

city.

known

The

result of this meet-

as the Chicago Plan.

provisions of this plan have been carried out with scenic success in the past forty

Not only have narrow

streets

been widened into tree-lined boulevards and slum areas

evacuated into flowering parks, but, to accelerate

many

it,

of the railroads entering Chicago

have

remodeled their avenues of approach and replaced their ancient depots with modern palaces.

Where

the Illinois Central Railroad's engines once switched and smoked,

the entire length of the city

now unwinds

for miles along

Lake Michigan.

And

reclaimed shores are a succession of golden bathing beaches, each set with pavilion

and bath-house where the public may swim

South Water merly rattled

in

Street,

the

it

expense of the city's fruit

studding its

and connecting boulevards

merges with Michigan Boulevard

But beneath

Side.

Its

upper

is

of the

level

this sophisticated surface is a

is

man-

city.

and vegetable merchants

West Side with those

the Michigan

its

own charming

clamorous disorder, has become Wacker Drive, a two-level esplanade of

Loop with the near North

evard.

at the

where trucks and wagons of the

buildings, flanking the river

Where

Buckingham Foun-

A shrub-hedged drive that some day will stretch

tain today rears its towers of multi-colored water.

for-

tall office

of the North.

Avenue Link Bridge, which

unites

merely a continuation of Michigan Boul-

subterranean thoroughfare for the trucks and

heavy vehicles, prohibited from mingling with the stream of sleek, shining automobiles overhead.

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lit,

at its

i

hicago Historical Society recently moved to

the south

end

souvenirs oj

oj

Lincoln Park.

early

Chicago and

Lincoln died in Washington.

Founded Illinois

in

the

its

bed

new home among which ibraham

lmn<ls<>mc

IH.'uk

it

in

contains

\n need

to

be a book lover to admire the Chicago Public Library, the

interior walls of

which are earrara marble, inlaid with rare mosaics and

semi-precious stones.

Erected

some 1,773,000 volumes.

in

1897

at a east of $2.IWtl.tHH).

it

contains

Cathedral oj the heart oj

office <

buildings

is

new Field Building, being erected by

the

hicago's financial district.

facing

La

Home

Insurance Building, built

Salle,

Adams, and Clark in

II

hen completed,

it

will

the Estate of Marshall Field in

tower for 42 floors above the half block,

Streets, on the site of the world's first sk\

1884.

scraperâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; the old

12-stor)

Rivalling

it

for Chicago's traffic honors

finest bascule bridges.

what the American

Untrue

to its

name,

it

is

the

Wabash Avenue

Bridge, one of the world's

carries State Street across the river, transports

Institute of Steel Construction voted

was "the most beautiful

it

on

steel bridge, cost-

ing over a million dollars, erected in 1930."

Worthy

of such bridges

is

the shimmering artery of world

modern engineering genius reversed the current in straightening its tortuous south branch.

commerce they span.

of the Chicago River, but recently

Like the

Wabash Avenue

Not only has it

succeeded

Bridge, this miracle of

engineering was performed under the supervision of Loren D. Gayton, one of America's foremost engineers who, for chief

from 1927

to

20

years, has been associated with the city's engineering

1931.

ing in the zigzag course

The south branch

It

it

was accomplished by carving out

a

new channel

bureau and was

for the river

and

its

fill-

previously had followed.

of the

Chicago River forms the western boundary of the Loop, that clamor-

ous, glamorous sector of soaring office buildings, vast department stores, banks, hotels, theaters, clubs,

and restaurants.

Within

its

boisterous borders, however, are the sedater Chicago Public

and Crerar libraries, the Civic Opera House and the "old Auditorium, where Patti sang", Orchestra Hall, and Chicago's

While La Salle

first

skyscraper church

Street, oft-called the

nate the Loop, they are overshadowed by the

up

â&#x20AC;&#x201D;

Wall Street

new

for forty-two floors

the Methodist Temple.

of the West,

and State Street

Field Building. Recognized as Chicago's largest

from the half-block formed by La

office building,

it

Adams

and boasts, not one or two, but four basements. The world's

Streets,

old 12-story

steps

Home

Salle, Clark,

first

d

and

skyscraper, the

Insurance Building, erected in 1884, was razed to make room for

9

jointly domi-

it.

d

.-It

the foot of

Board

oj

La Salle

Street,

Trade Building now

faceless statue oj

(

Board has grown

to a

eres,

where cows pastured a century ago, the towering nails of the new Chicago Rising forty-four stories above the street, they are surmounted by the

.soar.

goddess of the harvest.

membership of

1,550.

From

a handful of local flour merchants in IS4S, the

Sweeping

from atop one of the city's loftiest buildings is the world's most powerful revolving Lindbergh Heat on. whose blazing jiath. under proper atmospherii conditions, extends It crowns the Palmolive Building on \orth Michigan Aienae. one of Chicago's most

the sky

aerial ii^ht

the

500 miles. admired examples of modernistic architecture. for

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Dominating the mirth Hitler's

ing

th,

hank of the Chicago River, on the spot where

Tavern stood a century ago, today stands the world's largest build-

Chicago

Merchandise Mart.

True

to

its

place for some 1,500 wholesalers and manufacturers.

name,

it

is

In addition,

a market it

houses

the largest restaurant in the world and the local studios of N. B. C.

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From

the Loop, street cars, elevated and suburban trains and buses whisk visitors in three

which the river has

directions, to the three districts into

West

Side,

Side,

To many

and South

arbitrarily divided Chicago: the

North

Side.

out-of-towners, the North Side

is

simply that fabulous stretch of palatial mansions

and apartment homes along Lake Shore Drive, known

"Gold Coast"; the zoo

as the

Park, or the den of Chicago's baseball bruins, Cubs Park.

But

to those

who know

at

Lincoln

their city,

it

also

includes the vaster region, extending from the Loop to the southern borders of the north shore

suburb of Evantson.

It

was along the southern fringe of what today

settlers built their log river.

homes

â&#x20AC;&#x201D;homes

is

they abandoned

the North Side that the city's

when Chicago moved westward

white

across the

Their places were taken by a horde of vice lords from the East who heralded their arrival

by erecting on the brothels.

sites of

those crude

Most notorious

Tribune now rears Within the

its

homes

a

colony of ramshackle saloons, gambling halls, and

was The Den of the Sans which stood where the Chicago

of these

magnificent Gothic tower.

filigreed

shadows of

notable structures, including

Navy

that tower today, however, rise

Pier, the

however, continues

to

along Lake Michigan.

town units of

its

be in Evanston, where

Only

its

some

of Chicago's most

Merchandise Mart, the Palmolive building, and the

towering halls of Northwestern University's downtown campus.

istic

first

its

tree-shaded

Medical and Dental schools,

The

real

home

campus extends its

of Northwestern,

for almost a mile

College of Law, and the down-

departments of commerce and journalism are housed in the strikingly modern-

skyscrapers, dominating

McKinlock

Along the northern borders

ot

â&#x20AC;&#x201D;

this

its

downtown

campus

â&#x20AC;&#x201D;campus.

stretches Chicago

Avenue.

Despite the pic-

Sorth

nl

the

Boulevard

tower the two snow white the Great

adapted

to

Bridge, II

Michigan

rigley Buildings.

To the left here Avenue widens into Tribune Square.

Uop the southernmost one is the loftiest mariner's li^lu on

al.es.

To the n'^lii is the famous Tribune Toner, a skyscraper, Gothic modern business. Beyond it looms the minareted Medinah Temple.

I.

in

architecture, but

The modernistic home of the Chicago Dail) Vews, flanking the south branch of the Chicago River at Madison street, was recently voted "the most beautiful building in Chicago" by fifi\ leading American architects in a coast to coast poll.

history of newspaper-making.

On

the ceiling of

its

<

oni ours,

is

a series of paintings, portraying the

\..

than

man

in

genial,

the political lime-light

white-haired

is

recanted with greater admiration by parly joes as well as friends president of the Cook (Hunt*, Hoard.

Chicago horn and

Emmet Whealan,

educated, his untiring activity on behalf of the Forest Preserves has a system of county as well as city parks.

is

one of the ehiej reasons why Chicago

9

turesque water tower that marks tion lies,

unseen

pleted,

it

will

its

union with Michigan Boulevard,

to the eyes of pedestrians,

nue Water Tunnel, another

d

I

beneath

of Gayton's projects.

its

its

major claim for

atten-

pavements where flows the Chicago Aveunder construction, but, when com-

It is still

extend for thirteen miles, and be "the longest water main in the world."

With the dawn

of the fabulous '40's

and

'50's, Chicago's first residents

North Side, establishing a veritable Mayfair west of the

river.

But the

moved from

the

U, formed by Wash-

traffic

ington, Ashland, and Jackson boulevards where they rode in their shining victorias,

is

traveled

today by trucks and buses, or motorists speeding to their homes in the western suburbs.

much

Despite the fact that time has stripped the "old" West Side of

Chicago Stadium, situated

in its heart,

publican national conventions.

of

glamour, the

its

provided the setting for the recent Democratic and Re-

This section of the city

still

may

boast of being the world's

medical center.

West

of

Ashland Boulevard

is

more than

a region

hospitals, medical schools, clinics, free dispensaries,

â&#x20AC;&#x201D;

a half mile square,

and

laboratories.

composed

Its

vortex

entirely of

is

the

Cook

County Hospital, one

of

3,000 beds are

maintained thus by Cook County whose benevolences also include the

free,

if

not actually

Forest Preserves (about which

The

affairs of the

â&#x20AC;&#x201D;more

to

become mayor

later),

and

Its

more than

a score of charitable institutions.

county are administered by the Board of Cook County Commissioners, a

popularly elected body of fifteen native Chicagoan, Mr.

the largest hospitals in the world.

men and women, whose

Whealan succeeded

of Chicago.

the late

Anton

Treasurer of the county

is

J.

able chief

is

Emmett Whealan.

Cermak who resigned

Joseph B. McDonough.

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its

A

presidency

/

classical

Station,

monument

admitted cross-roads

p

H B

in

transportation

is

the

new and

beautiful

I

nion

/Âť" great buildings that face each othei across Canal Street at Terminus of four iiri'al railroads, il is one of the

II

IV

of

the world.

Largest and costliest federal structure ever erected outside of Washingneu post office on Harrison Street. Costing $21,000,000

ton, D. C. is the

and covering two

city

blocks,

ii

is

capable of handling 19.000.000 letter,

a day.

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Pride oj the Chicago oj 1867

square

at

urns in the

is

the turreted limestone structure that rises out of a shrub-embowered

Michigan Boulevard and Chicago

ivenue pumping station path of the

U R T E E N

fire

at

the

oj '71.

close

of

ivenue the

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the old watei tuner.

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only

building standing today that

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$20,000,000 monument to the futile efforts of Samuel Instill to put grand opera in Chicago on a paying and permanent basis is the towering edifice on II est Madison Street at the River, known as the > hicago Opera Building. In addition to the opera auditorium itself, it contains a smaller one known as the .-/

Civic Theater.

/

monument

modern engineering genius

to

f'l.tinn.iint).

filled in

and

is

the

south

branch of the

ÂŤÂŤ zigzag course was straightened in 1930 at a cost of

Chicago R In Âť

/in, din,

m

u

one

this i

ut.

phenomenon

"I

si

ience,

its

old channel was

d

Without returning

to the

Loop,

visitors to the

d

West Side may continue by boulevard

to the

South Side, the home of the most of Chicago's major industries, including the Stock Yards.

While the Stock Yards have permeated large sections south

Loop with

of the

their

own

not always

pleasant aroma, they have played a vital role in Chicago's progress, and are an unfailing magnet for visitors

from

world, and

it is

market each

Not only are 'The Yards' the meat packing center

afar.

estimated that

clay

of

America hut of the

requires the equivalent of a train seven miles long to bring to

it

the 12,000,000 cattle, sheep, and hogs slaughtered annually within

its

476

acre enclosure.

The Stock Yards,

abetted by the smoking steel mills at the extreme southeastern limits.

Pullman and International Har-

the tank villages of the great oil refining companies, the vast

and several hundred smaller concerns, have secured

vester works,

extensive South Side.

clings picturesquely to the flowering slopes of the

unwinds along the golden shores Jackson Park was the of the caravel in still

rides at

of

in its

yacht harbor.

spectator's eye at Fifty-Seventh street inally as a

temporary structure,

manent home

of the

upon the

it

new Museum

(and many of those now on view

One

and the other

Lake Michigan, centering around Jackson Park.

Chicago's

site of

Blue

Island ridge, southwest,

first

world's

fair.

which Columbus crossed the Atlantic and one

anchor

a throttling clasp

Nevertheless, two important residential sections have survived.

is

And

The oJ

battered Santa Maria, replica

the exhibits al that exposition,

the great graystone structure which delights the

the old Palace of Fine Arts

â&#x20AC;&#x201D;

restored.

was completely rebuilt a few years ago, and of Science

at the

and Industry.

When

Century of Progress are

to

its

is

Erected origto

be the per-

exhibits are assembled

become

pari of

its

permanent

display), they with the building, will represent an outlay in excess of thirty million dollars.

Meeting place for students from far places is the new International House, an impressive Gothic skyscraper, affiliated with the I nipersity of Chicago ami situated at the eastern end of its Midway front. A gift from John Its purpose is to enable foreign, D. Rockefeller, Jr. made it possible. 'ally

Oriental, students to dwell amidst surroundings of culture, often

denied them

in

the

I

.

S.

I.

^JtSJ,

One

of the beauty spots of

Northwestern

University

is the downtown campus of Evanston's McKinlock Campus, just west of Lake

Chicago

â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the

Michigan on Chicago Avenue.

It

is

impressive Gothic walls are located

nulled with skyscrapers within whose

Medical School and and the Law School.

its

vant Hospital, the School of Dentistry

.

a e

one

h un

:

clinics, Passa-

NINETEEN

//

orth)

Pier,

"I

an

Chicago's ambitions

out into the lake at

and open

P A G K

O N K

to

become a great inland

v<"i

is

Navy

imposing length of wharves and warehouses that stretches

ohm

air restaurant.

HUNDRED

T

'

Street.

It

the

end

of the pier

is

a

far

dance hall

Vo ordinary span but one oj the world's dollar

Wabash Avenue Bridge, erected

the most beautiful

steel bridges in

first

in

bascule bridges

l'^il.

America.

Ii

is

is

the million

considered one of

A

magic glimpse of the Forest Preserves with the Des Plaines River unit.

II hen Cook County's ambitious plan to preserve her

winding through

surviving forest traits

is

complete, Chicago will he surrounded by a wall

of natural woods, 35.000 acres in extent.

acquired, thousands of people dailf

swim, picnic, or ramp.

On

the 33.000 aires already

gather to /day golf or tennis, hike.

d

9

The

tree-lined plaisance

naughty Midway of '93.

which connects Jackson Park with Washington Park was the

But today

it is

the University of Chicago's 110-acre campus, studded

An

with some eighty-five graystone buildings.

lumbian Exposition opened,

No of

citizens, its

it

is

measure of success would be of these

of life in Chicago than

its

trails,

Board's program

is

universities

when

the World's Co-

S108.000.000.

far to

activities

to the

county whose seat

promote the health and well-being

far less but for the

supplementary

supplementary

have added more

activities of

to the pleasure

of its

Cook

and beauty

extensive system of forest jireserves.

At present, some 33,000 acres by old Indian

among

complete without reference

Though Chicago has gone

is.

And none

infant

assets today exceed

account of Chicago, however,

government

County.

its

d

have been

of natural forests, threaded

set aside for the

by woodland streams and crossed

But when the County

people of Cook County.

completed, the forest preserves will total 35,000 acres and be connected by a

continuous highway,

itself a

wooded boulevard, more than

a

hundred miles long.

Already these

county parks contain golf courses and baseball diamonds, tennis courts, football grounds, bridle paths,

swimming

pools, outdoor playgrounds,

also include a Zoological

No

part of

Garden and

and camp-sites for

tourists.

Eventually they will

a Botanical Preserve.

Cook County's broad program

of public help

is

being pushed with greater enthu-

siasm by President Whealan and his fellow board members than that which seeks to preserve as a

permanent playground door.

for the people of

Chicago the natural forests

Symbolic of the happy union existing between county and

still

in existence at their

city is this

with which one of the greatest counties in the world seeks to surround

Chicago

....

the

home

of the

Century of Progress.

its

back

broad band of green seat of government,

M.

/..

Rosinia,

public enemies,

Thomas

J.

Attorney.

whose is

silver

tongue

Chicago's (ii\

is

a

lash

for

Prosecutor.

Courtney, Cook County's youthful Stati

Richard ice

J.

Collins, president of Chicago's Civil Serv-

Commission,

Edward

J.

is

Kaindl

to collect the

a leader in Democratic party circles.

is

City Collector, whose job

enormous

ta\ bill

it

is

doc Chicago annually.

Daniel

J.

Carmody,

as

Acting Fin-

heads Chicago's army of some 2J>71

Mrs. Elizabeth Conkey, 7/1.71/

I

.

oj Public

II

Commissioner

the

ommissioner,

o) the Depart-

elfare.

A. Jackson has icon aide admiration as

lioner oj

(

fire-fighters.

Department

of (-as

and

Elect)

Commis-

Holder oj one oj Chicago's most coveted posts Peter

.1.

Brady,

its

popularly-elected City

Clerk.

is

A mecca

for old as ivell as

largest zoos in the uorld, in

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.

i:

young

is

â&#x20AC;˘

\

plenty of riials.

the extensive Zoological

Garden

in

Lincoln

Park.

One

of the

spreads out over .some fifteen acres and occupies four modern animal houses

addition to numerous outside cages.

have

1-

it

Three of

its

most popular guests are these three hears

â&#x20AC;&#x201D; but

they

Main

artery of Chicago's vast underground water supply system

now under

construction.

When

completed,

it

will

extend

is

for

the Chicago

Avenue

approximately

13

II

ater

miles

Tunnel,

and

cost

destined to become the chief link in the city's 65 miles of underground channels through which more than a billion gallons of water are pumped annually from Lake Michigan into Chicago.

$13,000,000.

It is

â&#x20AC;˘age

<>

/,.

sizeable <ih

that s

known

us

the

oj I

progress.

The packing centei

ters oj the

Âť

mid.

fenced-in enclosures,

abattoirs,

nion

Stock of

Yards,

Imerica,

and

Chicago traces it

vast

much

also supplies the

packing of

meat

hei plat-

One the

of Lincoln Park's major attractions brilliant

great flower house in the world.

is

to

is

its

massive conservatory and

gardens out of which it rises. [f'ithin the he found one of the finest collections of orchids

horticultural

Shown here claimed lake trolled

l>\

ns

one

is

life

and

of the

short-.

Paid

ten golden playgrounds that stud Chicago's refoi

out

guards, and many

hot/i

houses.

o\

of

tin

them,

city's

in

purse,

addition,

each boast

one

is

pa-

charming

-J*.

London has

its

Mi

Croydon and Paris

Municipal Airport, a modern

city

twelve miles southwest of the Loop. arrive,

and take

off.

its

of

Le Bourget, but Chicago has

its

hangars and waiting rooms, some

Here

mail, as well as transport planes

Vo table among Chicago's protestant houses oj worship is the fashionable North Michigan Avenue. It is an im-

Fourth Presbyterian Church on

Gothic structure, connected by a picturesque cloister uith the church house and parsonage adjoining it. pressive

Blending the architecture of today with that of old Byzantine is the Temple Sholom, north of Lincoln Park- on Sheridan Road.

It is said to be one of the finest synagogues, built by a congregation of Reformed Hebrews, in the

I

'nited States.

thuee

the Cathedral, the chief Roman Cathohc church,,, Within the magnificent confines of the Holy Name mass on Easter and Christmas. Ofmterest^ His Eminence George Cardinal Mundelein celebrates

city,

outsiders

,„ It

,

;sx

,ni

the

is i

its

,,„„,,

, t0 ne,

athedral sirps.

scarred In

bullets

iron,

the machine gun

that

gang-murdered

Ihnue

Southward from Twenty-Second Street on Wentwonh centers about the handsome Chinese 'Cit) Hall,' where which houses the only Buddhist

altar

Avenue the

east of the Pacific

I

is

Chicago's

picturesque Chinatown.

On Leong Tong have oast.

their headquarters

It

and

Cross-roads o) the steerage the

south

i'i

Man, Street

Roosevelt

oj

Road

trail t

on

and melting pot

eithei

tide

of

fish

to brass antiquities

America

Hoisted Street,

gala impasse oj peddlers' carts mi Saturdays.

anything from fresh

o\

is

Maxwell

Located u block and u halj

hicago's Ghetto.

it

becomes a

From them one maj Inn

from

<>hl

Russia.

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ithin the

seat

Chicago Stadium, whose giant amphitheater (shown hen thousand persons, are held many boxing and wrestling

twenty-five

matches and indoor hockey and football games. the great Republican

It

also was the

and Democratic Conventions ni 1932.

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— June

— Kentucky

IK Me, heal Week. June is to 24 Riwanis International Assembly, Court of the Hall of Science. 2:00 to

Soldier Field

Oklahoma High School Band

El Reno.

mi

::

P.

M.

University of Cincinnati Glee Club, also June 19 Lutheran Assembly, 2:00 to r>:30 P. M., Soldier Field Outboard Motorboat Regatta, North Lagoon. 11:00 A.M.

Day. Court of States

Army Show, evening

— 1933

October Mm. June

Sun. Junr 4 Kc.tiv.il Churns. Choral Din-dors' timid, 3 30 P M. Gulf Driving Contest. Soldier Field, 10:00 A. M. to 8:00 P. M. Massed Orchestra Concert El Reno. Oklahoma High School Band Mini. .lime 5

-

Mini.

—Swedish A

June 10

to 4:00

I'

M.

Day. Court of the Hall of States, day and evening,

9:00 M. to P. M. Science Congress, June 19 to 30, June 19, Court of the Hall ence, Terrace, and Great Hall. 7:00 to 12:00 P. M. University oi Cincinnati Glee Club Springlield. (lino High School Band, aftcri and night 1

i

oi

Sei

i

Soldier Field Reserved

— Oregon

Day. Court of States Electric Association Day. Court of the Electrical Group Y. M. C. A. Hotel Chorus Concert. 8:30 to 9:30 P. M. East St. Louis High School Choir, evening

Wed. .lime

7

Army Show, Thu. June 8

evening,

June 9

Soldier Field

Ensembles,

Guard Day

June 32 Joint Scandinavian Day. P. II. to 6:00 P. M. Wisconsin Day. Court of States Medical Day

10— Gaelic Football, Irish Champions vs. noon. Soldier Field evening. Soldier Field and About Chicago Club Concert, evening

Sun. June 11

— Soccer

U.

S.

Team,

Canada

vs.

U.

S.

Soldier Field,

Soldier

1:00

Field.

Fri.

June 23— Finnish Day, Court of the Hall of Science National Fencing Championships. June 23 and 24 National Association of Credit Men, Court of the Hall ol

Sat.

June 24 Paulist Choir. 2:45 to 3:30 P. M. French Canadian Day. Court of the Hall of Science, 6:00 to 10:00 P. M. American Institute of Interior Decorators Assembly Court of States Hamilton Club Assembly, Court of the Hall of Science, 2:00 to 3:30,

1:00 to

Science,

—

Band Asso-

Concerts, National High School ciation. Soldier Field. 7:00 P. M. Cleveland Heights High School Choir, afternoon

Mon. June 13— Arizona Day, Court of States American Institute of Banking Chicago Elementary School Cantata, afternoon Chicago Senior High School Orchestra Festival, night

.-lull

—

Tue. June 13 Chicago Senior High School Orchestra Festival, afternoon Chicago Senior High School Choral Music Festival, evening

Iowa Kami Bureau Day Southern Iowa Farm Bureau Band, S00 pieces, evening Lecture Series, National Council of Women. 11:00 A. M.

—

Wed. June 14 Connecticut Day Daughters of the American Revolution Meeting Chicago Elementary School Festival, afternoon Chicago Junior High School Cantata. "Children- Crusade." evening Southern Iowa Farm Bureau Band, afternoon Thu. June 15 -Arkansas Day, Court of stales Evanston Celebration Chicago Junior High School Bands, afternoon All Chicago High School Orchestra, Dr. Frederick Stock, Guest Conductor, evening United Mothers' Chorus. Parent-Teachers Association. 2:30 to 3:30.

Court of the Hall of Science, afternoon, (See also July 15 and

Sun. June 23- William Randolph Hearst Gold Cup Regatta. North Lagoon, 10:30 A. M. to 5:00 P. M. Czecho-Slovak Sokol. afternoon. Soldier Field. 12:00 to 6 00 P M Pasadena Junior College Band. "Official Tournament oi Roses Band," June 25 July 1 Heroes of 76 Assembly, Fort Dearborn, 11:00 P. M.

—

Mon. June 26 Virginia Day. Court of States Western Section Championship Finals oi the National Marbles Tour nament, June 26-29, Soldier Field. 10:00 A. M. to 12:'ui noon American Furniture Mart Assembly Pasadena Junior College Band Consolidated Chicago Chorus of Y. M. C. A.. 8:00 to 9 30 P. M.

It

iou.,1

nereiai

15)

illege

Marbles Ton

W:

16

afternoon.

morning Football,

M. National Massed Band

.inn

to

after-

5:30 P.

Sept.

—

Thu.

June

A M

Day, Court of the Hall of Science. 11:00

M.

Day. Court of States Circle Association Assembly La Porte. Indiana High School Choir, afternoon Soldier Field Reserved

Army Show, In

— Danish

4:30 P.

New Hampshire Protected Home

Genera] Society of Colonial Wars Assembly McPherson, Kansas High School Band Sports Event, afternoon. Soldier Field Army Show, evening. Soldier Field Sat.

Wed. June 21

evening, Soldier Field

— Columbian

noon

12:00

Women

Lecture Series. National Council of Soldier Field Reserved

—

Army Show,

Day. Court of the Hall of Science,

to 9:00 P. M. West Virginia Day, Court of States

Tennessee Day. Court of States Tennessee State Ten, -hers College Band, Glee Club, and afternoon and evening Gary, Indiana Eroebel High School Orchestra, afternoon

l-'ri.

20— Norwegian

Tue. June

it.

comeii

oi

Women,

Schools Contest

u

(also

oi

the Hall "1

A. M. 28

I

Band 10:00 A. M. to

Soldier Field.

12:00

i

Morgan Park Mi the Hall of Sei Estate il

National Soldier

Intercollegiate Field

Track

and

Field

chaminniisiu,,.

afternoon,

National Interseholastic Track and Field Championship, evening, Soldier Field .

June

-Massachusetts Day. Court of States Day, National Coal Association r and Junior High School Band and Festival, afterni Chicago Se and evening National Intercollegiate Track and Field, (see 6 L6), Soldier Field National Interseholastic Track and Field, (see 6 10) Coal

i;

June 2S A M to

Engineers Celebration. Soldier Field, north end.

2 loon Society oi American Military Engineers, Assembly Amen, -an Electro Platers Associal Assembly Marbles Tournament, Soldier Field. 10:00 A. M. to 12:00 noon end Internationa] Commercial Schools Contest (see 271

Wed.

Real

Pasadena Jul N.ii

.11

a

a

a

south

Band r. Gymnastic Championships Colli

re

Thu. June ;:i Gary Hay, Court of the 1933-Forty-Fourth Annua] Grotto Building ,ii Nat a

1

I

r

oi Science Assembly, Court

11. ill

Track and Field Meet

tor

P

30 oi the t

Field

Marbles Tournament. Soldier Field.

1

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a,

M.

Blectrica]

Men, afternoon, Soldiet

M

to

12

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1

1

MEMORANDA

Kri.

—

June XII Nebraska Day. Court ol States Advertising Federation Assembly Loyal Order of Moose Assembly, Court of the Hall of Science. 11:30 A, M. to 1:00 P. M. National A. A. O. Track and Field Meet for Men. afternoon and eve-

Tue. July

—

Soldier Field

ning,

Kan-a- Day. Court of States.

IX

July 19 Indiana Kiwanis Clubs' Assembly Sports Event. Soldier Field, afternoon Soldier Field Reserved, 6:00 P. M. to 12:00 midnight

Weil.

— International

Thu. July 20

Congress of Women, day and evening,

S

Field

Japan

I—Armenian Day. Court of the Hall of Science, afternoon and evening, 2:30 to 10:00 P. M. National A. A. U. Track and Field for Women. Soldier Field. 2:30 to

Sat. July

Kri.

—

July 2 Jugo-Slavia 7:00 P M.

Day.

afternoon.

Soldier Field.

noon to

12:00

Outboard Motorboat Regatta. North Lagoon, 12:00 noon to 5:00 Army Show, evening, Soldier Field. July 2 to 15 except July 3

P.

Jr.

— National

and

A. A. U. Track and Field Championships for men.

Relay and Decathalon. July 4-6, afternoon and night.

Sr.

5— Idaho

—

'Ice House Quartette." Toledo, Ohio Utah Day, Court of States

A

M

Tue.

Soldier Field

—

July 25 "Ice House Quartette." Toledo. Ohio Bremen. Indiana Assembly. High School Band. 1-8 P. M. Lecture Series. National Council of Women. 11 A. M. Soldier Field Reserved

evening. Soldier Field

— New

Weil. July 26

Day. Court of States, program 3:00 P. M. Pa.-i fie Coast Band and Orchestra Army Show, evening. Soldier Field

Sat.

July 8 Michigan Day, Court of States International Chess Congress. Tournament, and Pageant. July Lawson Y. M. C. A. Glee Club Concert. 8:30 P. M. Army Show, evening. Soldier Field

P. M. Pacific Coast

Mon. July 10

to 23

to 4:30 P.

9

to

States,

2:00 to 7:00 P. M.

Court of the Hall of Science, 3:30

M.

Chicago Osteopathic Association, Court of the Hall of Science, 10:30 to 11 :30 A. M. National A. A. U. Swimming and Diving for Women Wisconsin All-State High School Band Concerts Soldier Field Reserved

Falcons, afternoon, Soldier Field, 9:00 A. M. to 6:00

Band and Orchestra. July evening. Soldier Field

— Latvian Day, Court of — Mystic Shrine,

Medinah Temple 8

16

— Bulgarian

Sun. July 30 P.

— Wyoming Day

Day, Court of the Hall of Science. 2:00 to 6:00

M.

Swimming and Diving

Pacific Coast

Band and Orchestra

Army Show,

evening.

for

Women

Soldier Field

—

11 National Negro Musical Audition, Band and Orchestra Lecture Series, National Council of Women evening. Soldier Field

evening.

13— Woodmen of the World Assembly.

Science. 3 :00 P. M. Pacific Coast Band and Orchestra Army Show, evening. Soldier Field

Court of the Hall of

Tue. July

—

July 2S National A. A. U. Swimming and Diving Championships for Women. July 29 and 30. Lagoon Wisconsin All-State High School Band Concerts, also July 29.

Soldier Field Reserved

Sat. July 29

Army Show,

of States of States

Kri.

—

»— Polish

York Da

after-

7— California

Kri.

Sun. July

Lagoon

—

Mon. July 24

Day. Court of States

Thu. July 6— Nevada Day, Court of States Rotary Assembly. Court and Terrace of the Hall of Science, noon and evening Erie. Pennsylvania High School Choir, evening Army Show, evening. Soldier Field July

22.

Soldier Field Reserved

National A. A. D. Track and Field. Men. afterr

Army Show,

and

21

20,

23— Belgian Dav, Court of the Hall of Science Outboard Motorboat Regatta, 12:00 noon to 5:00 P. M. Soldier Field Reserved

Soldier Field evening.

«e<l. July

July

Meet,

Sun. July

Army Show,

Soldier Field Iowa Rural School Chorus of 600 Lecture Scries, National Council of Women. 11

Swimming

Polish Day. afternoon and evening. Soldier Field Milwaukee Day. Court of the Hall of Science Japan vs. U. S. Swimming Meet. July 20, 21, 22, Lagoon Horace Mann High School Concert Band, afternoon Kappa Sigma. Fraternity Assembly

—

Tue. July 4

S.

—

Sat. July 22

M.

Mon. July 3 Palestine Day. Jewish Agency for Palestine. Soldier Field, day and evening Outboard Motorboat Regatta. North Lagoon. 11:00 A.M. to 4:30 P.M.

TJ.

Elks Assembly. Court of the Hall of Science July 21 Ceremonies. Soldier Field. 2:00 to 4:30 P. M. Soldier Field Reserved, 6:00 to 12:00 midnight Japan vs. U. S. Swimming Meet. July 20, 21 and 22. Lagoon

Army

5:00 P. M.

Sun.

vs.

Soldier

Field

Pacific Coast

Army Show, Wed. July

—Indiana

Thu. July 13

Choir.

Paulisl

8:15

Central States

Day, Court to

of States 9:00 P. M.

2— Oklahoma Day. Court of States Culver Military Academy Assembly

Wed. Aug.

Hobart, Indiana High School Band Army Show. Soldier Field, evening

—French

Frl. July 14 0:00 P.

International

Bastille Day, Court of the Hall of Science,

M.

Army Show,

for

Lion- Internal

..I

i

ber

Mothers Chorus.

Army

Illinois

2:30

to

Parent-Teachers

Hall of Science. 8:15 to 9:30.

In-

Association. Court (Also June 15 and Septem-

Kri.

Swimming and Diving

Show, evening. Soldier Field

IB— Lithuanian

Day, Court of the Hall of Science, afternoon, P. M. Lutheran Century of Progress and International Waltber League, afternoon, Soldier Field National A. A. U. Swimming and Diving for Men 2:00

to

9:iiil

—

Soldier

vs. Ireland.

S,

Mini. July 17 Walther League Assembly and Conceit. of Science. 8:00 to 9:30 P. M. Sports Event, Soldier Field, afternoon Polish Hospitality Week. July 17 to 23 Soldier Field Reserved, 6 to 9:00 P. M.

-

Aug. 4

— North

Carolina Day,

Conn

Rowing Championships,

:l

ol i

States

dash

mile

in

Lagoon.

August

".

Soldier Field Reserved

for .Men Sat.

sun. July

Court of the Hall of

—

National 4 and

15)

National A. A. U.

TJ.

Italian Day. afternoon. Court of the Hall of Science Central States Rowing Regatta, Lagoons Soldier Field Reserved

Thu. Aug. 3 Day. Court of States .1 Assembly, Court of the Hall of Science,

4:30 P. M.

United

Police,

Central States Bowing Regatta, Lag American Protective League Assembly

men,

evening, Soldier Field

— Ohio

Association of Chiefs ol

Science. 2:00 to 4:00 P. M. Tribune International Golden Gloves Boxing.

2:00 to

Field.

National A, A. TJ. Swimming and Diving Championships July 14, 15 and 16, Lagoon

Sal. July 15

—

1 Colorado Day, Court of States Rowing Regatta. Lagoons. Aug. 1, 2. 3 United Veterans of America Lecture Series. National Council of Women. 11 A. M. Soldier Field Reserved

Tue. Aug.

Court

ol

the Hall

—

Aug. 5 National Rowing Championships National Canoeing Championships, August Soldier Fold Reserved until midnight

5

and

6

Sun. Aug. 6— Swi>s Day. Courl of the H.dl of Science, National Canoeing Championships, Lagoon Soldier Field Reserved, evening

—

1-6

P.

Mon. Aug. 7 The Essex Scottish Regiment, Windsor, Canada Bag Pipe Band Dental Week, August 7 to 12 Soldier Field

Reserved, evening

M.

MEMORANDA

Auk

!.

Festival of Student Sinking, Covin ol (he Hal] of

A

X

Science c\ Scottish Regiment and Bag Pipe Band The Essex

National Coi il Soldier Field Reserved, evening Series,

0—American

Wed. Auk oi

Festival

of

Women,

oi

11

A

M

Studenl

Courl

Singing,

Auk- SO— Brick Manufacturers Association Assembly North Dakota Day. Court of States n and evening. Soldier Field Rodeo, after

Wert.

Reserved, evening

Missouri Day. Coui. of States Association Assembly Day, Cour

Tim. Aim.

10

Iinit.il

he

Hill

Science,

oi

Thu. Aug. 31

Soldier

Field 11

SEPTEMBER

The

1—

.Sept.

Aug. 12 -Chicago Day Outboard Motorboat Regatta, North Lagoon, Soldier Field Unserved, evening

1

to 5:00

in

L'

ins

Court

Foil]

Illuminating Engineering Society Assembly, Court of the Electrical Building, evening Meeting of the Art Extension Committee of the University ..I IIP

M

I'

and

afterno

Congr.-ss.

rnal

Natioi of the Hall ..

Fri.

The Paper Sat.

Day. afternoon, Court of the Hall of Science.

M.

Reserved, evening

— 93'rs

Association Assembly Assembly International Baby (Turk Associat Scottish Regiment ami Bag Pipe Band Soldier Field Reserved, evi nan:

Aug.

P.

u ..f Automotive Engineers Assembly Rodeo, afternoon and evening Soldier Field

The Essex Fri,

—Netherlands

6

t..

2

minute program Scottish Regiment ami Bag Pipe Kami

thirts

States

.,1

n

Hall

the

ol

Science Field

('..nil

National Council ..t Women .ml evening. Soliln-r Field

Lecture Series, Rodeo, nl.ri

The Rssex Scottish Regiment and Bag Pipe Kami Soldier

Washington State Day.

Tue.* Aug. 29

September

nois.

1.

2

and

3

Rodeo, afternoon and evening. Soldier Field Race International Air Races and the Gordon Bennett Balloon ami 4. sponsored by tic- Chicago Curtiss-Reynolds Airport, Sept. -.

Daily News T. Building George M. Pullman Day. T. & ::

—

Rhode Island Day. Court oi StateSoldier n, National Archery Tournament, after 15 ami l'l Soldier Field Reserved, even us

Mun. Aug. 14

Tue. Aim. oi

Fort Dearborn Day. Junior the Hall of Science, to 1

Archery Tournament,

National

l

I.

Sat.

Commerce, Courl

jation oi

I.".

August

Field,

1

Solider

afteri

August

Field,

14,

—

Welsh Day. International Festival, Court of the Hall ,,i Sept. 2 Science. 1:00 to 9:00 1'. M. Veterans of Foreign War- Assembly, ami V F W. Military Band of Warren. Ohio, 2:30 P. 5:30, Court of States.

Outboard Motorboat Regatta. North Lagoon, 1 2 to h Rodeo, afternoon and evening. Soldier Field International Air Race- ami Gordon Bennett Balloon Race, Curtiss Reynolds Airport, sponsored by The Chicago Daily New- Sept.

2. and 4 1, :;

—

Vermont Day. Courl of StateIB National irchery Tournament, al .rma.ii. Soldier Field, Augusl and 16 Soldier Field Reserved, evening

Wed Aug.

el'ts. Aug. 17. IS. 13 and 20 National Music Camp C 17, Nat al Fly and Ball Casting Tournament, Aug National Archery Tournament, afternoon. Soldier Field Iowa. Day, Court of States

Fri.

Sat.

n

t;

Day, Court of the Hall of Science, afternoon Bandmaster- \— ... i.il ion Concert, Court of the Hall ol 8:15 to 10:30 P. M. Delta Phi Fraternity Assembly Rodeo, afternoon and evening, Soldier Field International Air Races, and Gordon Bennett Balloon Race, Curtiss Reynolds Airport, sponsored by The Chicago Daily News Sept

American

Science,

Tau

1.

Is,

111

ami

211

—Chicago

1:00

P.

M.

to

Rodeo, afternoon and evening. Soldier Field International Air Races and Gordon Bennett Balloon Race. Curtiss Reynolds Airport, sponsored by The Chicago Daily News, Sept 1,

2,

and

3

4

Tribune Must,- Festival, day and evening, Soldier

erts Music Camp C ami Bait Casting Tournament

National National

4

—

It*

Aug;. 19 Field

and

3

2.

Mon. Sept. 4 Pennsylvania Day, Court of States Labor Day Program. Court ol the Hall of Science, 5:00; Soldier Field 9:00 to 12:00 noon

National Musi.' Camp Concerts National Fly ami Bait Soulier Field Reserved, evening

Aug.

8—Roumanian

Sun. Sept.

Fly

Post Office Clerks.

6— National Fed. rati.

10 P. M. on to Hall ol Science, 12 Rodeo, afternoon and evening. Soldier Field

Wed. Sept.

I

Court

ol

the

I

Sun.

Aug.

20 P.

t

Czecho-Slovak Day. afierin M., Court of the Hall of Science

Soldier

National Music Camp Concerts National Fly and Bait Casting Tournament Outboard Motorboat Regatta. Nor h Lagoon.

P.

Field

to

Thu. Sept.

M

A

11:00

to

I

7

—Rodeo,

afternoon and

Sol. her

is

Ficl.l

00

M

Soldier Field Reserved, evening

Mon. Aug. at— Montana Day, Court of States American Legion Junior Baseball, Aug. L'l Field Chi. .ago Daughter-, to 4:00 P. M.

Tue. Auk. 22

— Georgia

Sept. 9

S.tt.

to

23,

after

n.

Assembly, Court of the Hall

..I

Science

2

to

10

Lecture Series, National Council of

Women.

11

P.

6

Day, Court

p. g.

the

..I

Soldier Field

Hall

ol

North Lagoon, p. M. Fine Arts Glee Club, evening Rodeo, afternoon and .Minus, Soldier Field

Field

A. M.

afterno

s.i.-i...

M.

Perry's Victory Memorial Day Outboard Motorboat Regatta,

Day. Court of States

American Legion Junior Baseball, afternoon. Soldier

ami

afterno

10— Greek

Sun. Sept. in,-

— Rodeo,

Soldier

12:

1

cut,

M.

1

Sepl

Tur Sept. 12 Maryland Day. Court of States National Amateur Baseball Tournament, afternoon, Soldier Field I

Wert.

Fri.

"...

Texas Day, Court ,,1 States afterno. ,11 ami evening, August Soldier Field

s.,t.

\„g.

20—Rodeo,

Sun. Aug. 27

Austrian Hay, Court

25

through

Septe

,.l

the Hall

Outboard Motorboat Regatta. 12:00 noon

..1

to

Rodeo, afternoon and evening. Soldier Field

Scienci I'

M

National Council

..1

Women, n A

I'ri.

Ain.it. in

[nspectors Assembly Soldier Field in, Baseball, alter

u—

Sept. 15

United ,,i

.\i

— Electrical

American Chemical Society Assembly, the Hall of Science National Amateur Baseball Tournament, altera

Thu. Sept.

ing, Soldier Field

aft

in

National

Aug.

Rodeo,

Sen.-.

tur,-

Sept.

—

evening, ,

Court

of

Soldier Field

s. September to 24, Soldier Field Army Show eve Mothers Chorus. Illinois Parent Tea. her- Association, Court

the Hall oi

i

Science,

8

I

i

to

B

10

P

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M.

Vil.

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M1--1— i|.|.i

II,

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Soldi,

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to

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afternoon leld n. gatta N01 th

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Mnn. Sept, Maine State Day, Court ..1 States Grand Army .,1 the Republic Aseemblj Das •;.">

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Lai

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