The Administration Building was a 55,000-square-foot dome that held the offices of organizers of the 1893 World’s Fair. It was the first building fairgoers likely saw after they paid their 50 ...

I n November of 1890, a group of women called the Board of Lady Managers gathered in Chicago, a city that had been chosen as the site for the World’s Fair of 1893.The fairgrounds, an area of ...

Like others before it, the 1893 World’s Fair was where inventors from around the world could show off countless new gadgets. But Chicago stands out for the tremendous breadth of its offerings ...

The fair, which took place from May 1, 1893 to Oct. 30, 1893, was brought into the 21st century by author Erik Larson’s book “The Devil and the White City” — which equally tells the story ...

Historical Images tell the story of the 1893 Chicago World's Fair and a serial killed, the subject of a film from Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio. Story Behind 'Devil In The White City ...

Dust off that copy of The Devil in the White City, Chicago: Logan Square cocktail bar the Meadowlark has unveiled a new drink menu whisking patrons through the grand sprawl of the 1893 World’s ...

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

CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) — The 1893 Chicago World’s Fair, or Columbian Exposition, was a distinct point in history for science and culture, one that even West Virginia had a presence in. Running ...

Keanu Reeves will star in a TV adaptation of “The Devil in the White City,” the bestselling nonfiction thriller about convicted murderer Dr. H.H. Holmes and the 1893 World’s Fair in Chicago.