Economic Growth of Chicago During the 1893 Columbian Exposition
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Matt Hoffman
History of Chicago
Economic Growth
1/08/2007
Economic Growth of Chicago During the 1893 Columbian Exposition
The Devil in the White City was a story about the times of Chicagos most famous attraction, as it was host to the 1893 Worlds Columbian Exposition. In one part, the story undergoes the early stages and leads to the progress of the Fair. It gives a vivid explanation of how Chicago brought itself to new heights and became the greatest city on Earth at the time. As the Worlds Fair grew, Chicago went through a huge economic growth and profited greatly from the World Fairs success.
As the host of the 1893 Worlds Columbian Exposition, Chicago was build the fair grounds with an impressive landscape and buildings to house the expositions. Chicagoans who needed work had work as Fair builders worked day and night to complete the heavily anticipated event. Chicago was under a lot of pressure as they were expected to hold exhibits from nations across the world. With high expectations, Chicagos Columbian exposition became the largest in history, built three times larger than any other exposition. The Exposition quickly became home of the largest building in the world with the Manufacturers and Liberal Arts Building, and also was home to the magnificent Electricity Building which put spectators in awe.
On opening day of Chicagos Exposition, 200,000 people anticipated the biggest event in Chicago history. The amount of people attending the fair put Chicagos economy to a new level. Hotels were booked, streets were flooded, and money was flowing. Chicago was making money all the time. At the fair there was a price on everything. Money was made even for arrests; if a thief was caught they were to pay a ten dollar fine. Chicago was thriving and was the city to be at. The 1893 Columbian Exposition put Chicago on the map and attracted millions. After the fair visitors were left amazed and believed Chicago was truly one of the worlds greatest cities.