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May 23, 2010 08:15

Living in Chicago-- and more specifically, Hyde Park-- I've ended up being really interested in the World's Columbian Exposition-- the world's fair that was here, in this neighborhood, in 1893. It's partly because it seems so mysterious to me-- altough apparently beautiful buildings were created for it, only one remains in Hyde Park (The Museum ofRead more... )

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swore May 23 2010, 15:35:02 UTC
I love the Colombian Expo. It was possibly the most important thing to ever happen to the city. Check out "The Devil in the White City" although something tells me you've read it.

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orangeophelia May 23 2010, 17:03:38 UTC
No, I actually haven't read it, I've just spent hours scouring wiki pages!
I think I'll have to now, though.

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