Chicago's Grand Midway : a walk around the world at the Columbian Exposition /
Bolotin, Norm, 1951-
Chicago's Grand Midway : a walk around the world at the Columbian Exposition / Norman Bolotin with Christine Laing. - Urbana : University of Illinois Press, (c)2017. - 1 online resource
Includes bibliographies and index.
Creating the World's First Midway -- Walking the Plaisance -- Epilogue -- Appendix: Financial Data on Midway Concessions.
"The Midway Plaisance at the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893 was designed to complement the vastness of the fair itself, simultaneously entertaining and educating the fairgoer. A half-mile long, the Midway was designed to delight visitors with grandeur, excitement, and surprise. This volume escorts readers through the Midway, showing every feature and intersection, from the Libbey Glass Factory, the Captive Balloon, Little Cairo, and the greatest marvel of all, the Ferris Wheel, capable of carrying 1000 people at a time"--
9780252099465
2017010064
Midways--History--Illinois--Chicago--19th century.
Concessions (Amusements, etc.)--History--Illinois--Chicago--19th century.
Electronic Books.
T500 / .C453 2017
Chicago's Grand Midway : a walk around the world at the Columbian Exposition / Norman Bolotin with Christine Laing. - Urbana : University of Illinois Press, (c)2017. - 1 online resource
Includes bibliographies and index.
Creating the World's First Midway -- Walking the Plaisance -- Epilogue -- Appendix: Financial Data on Midway Concessions.
"The Midway Plaisance at the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893 was designed to complement the vastness of the fair itself, simultaneously entertaining and educating the fairgoer. A half-mile long, the Midway was designed to delight visitors with grandeur, excitement, and surprise. This volume escorts readers through the Midway, showing every feature and intersection, from the Libbey Glass Factory, the Captive Balloon, Little Cairo, and the greatest marvel of all, the Ferris Wheel, capable of carrying 1000 people at a time"--
9780252099465
2017010064
Midways--History--Illinois--Chicago--19th century.
Concessions (Amusements, etc.)--History--Illinois--Chicago--19th century.
Electronic Books.
T500 / .C453 2017