Fri, Oct 13, 2000
In the early 1930s the United States was living through the Great Depression. Yet, in the middle of all the misery, Chicago had the audacity to throw a party on the Lakefront--a World's Fair celebrating the city's 100th birthday. This is a look at an event that endures as one of Chicago's shining moments--a fair that awed visitors with its beautiful buildings, amused them with its fun and games, and amazed them with its vision of the future.
