1933–1934 Chicago World's Fair (Century of Progress Exposition)

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The 1933–1934 Chicago World's Fair, officially the Century of Progress Exposition, was a major international exposition celebrating Chicago’s centennial and showcasing modern science, technology, and architecture during the Great Depression.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf international exposition ⓘ
world's fair ⓘ
architecturalStyle Art Deco ⓘ
Streamline Moderne ⓘ
category History of Chicago ⓘ
World's fairs in the United States ⓘ
cityAnniversary 100th anniversary of Chicago's incorporation ⓘ
closingDate 1934-10-31 ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
economicContext held to boost morale during Great Depression ⓘ
featuredExhibit Ford Motor Company pavilion ⓘ
General Motors pavilion ⓘ
Hall of Religion ⓘ
Hall of Social Science ⓘ
Hall of States ⓘ
Sears, Roebuck and Company pavilion ⓘ
featuredStructure Federal Building ⓘ
Hall of Science ⓘ
Sky Ride ⓘ
Streets of Paris concession ⓘ
Travel and Transport Building ⓘ
followedBy 1937 Paris Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne ⓘ
heldDuring Great Depression ⓘ
hostCity Chicago ⓘ
introducedTechnology advances in aviation ⓘ
modern household appliances ⓘ
neon lighting displays ⓘ
streamlined industrial design ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legacy influenced modern exhibition design ⓘ
promoted Chicago as a modern industrial city ⓘ
locatedIn Chicago ⓘ
Illinois ⓘ
motto Science Finds, Industry Applies, Man Conforms ⓘ
notableEvent demonstrations of color television ⓘ
scientific and industrial demonstrations ⓘ
officialName A Century of Progress International Exposition ⓘ
openingDate 1933-05-27 ⓘ
organizedBy Century of Progress Exposition Corporation ⓘ
precededBy 1929 Barcelona International Exposition ⓘ
purpose celebrate Chicago centennial ⓘ
shortName Century of Progress Exposition ⓘ
sponsoredBy major American corporations ⓘ
theme modern architecture ⓘ
science and technology ⓘ
venue Lakefront on Lake Michigan ⓘ
Near South Side of Chicago ⓘ
linked to: Near South Side
visitorCount approximately 39 million visitors ⓘ

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1929 Barcelona International Exposition → followedBy → 1933–1934 Chicago World's Fair (Century of Progress Exposition) ⓘ
Chicago flight of 1933 → destinationEvent → 1933 Chicago World's Fair ⓘ
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Century of Progress Architectural District → relocatedFrom → 1933–34 Chicago World’s Fair ⓘ
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House of Tomorrow → builtForEvent → 1933 Chicago World's Fair ⓘ
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Florida Tropical House → event → 1933 Chicago World’s Fair ⓘ
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Armco-Ferro House → exhibitedAt → 1933–34 Chicago World's Fair ⓘ
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Wieboldt-Rostone House → exhibition → 1933–1934 Chicago World’s Fair ⓘ
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Science Finds, Industry Applies, Man Conforms → associatedWith → 1933–1934 Chicago World's Fair ⓘ
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Century of Progress Exposition Corporation → organizedEvent → Chicago World’s Fair (1933–1934) ⓘ
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Sky Ride → builtFor → 1933–1934 Chicago World’s Fair ⓘ
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Travel and Transport Building → partOfEvent → 1933–1934 Chicago World's Fair ⓘ
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Federal Building (Century of Progress) → event → 1933 Chicago World's Fair ⓘ
subject linked to: Federal Building
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Federal Building (Century of Progress) → event → 1934 Chicago World's Fair ⓘ
subject linked to: Federal Building
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General Motors pavilion → exhibitedAt → 1933 Chicago World’s Fair ⓘ
linked to: 1933–1934 Chicago World's Fair (Century of Progress Exposition)
General Motors pavilion → exhibitedAt → 1934 Chicago World’s Fair ⓘ
linked to: 1933–1934 Chicago World's Fair (Century of Progress Exposition)
Sears, Roebuck and Company pavilion → event → 1933–1934 Chicago World’s Fair ⓘ
linked to: 1933–1934 Chicago World's Fair (Century of Progress Exposition)
Hall of Religion → partOf → 1933–1934 Chicago World's Fair ⓘ
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Hall of States → openedFor → 1933 Chicago World’s Fair ⓘ
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Hall of States → openedFor → 1934 Chicago World’s Fair ⓘ
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Sky Ride aerial tramway → servedEvent → 1933–34 Chicago World's Fair ⓘ
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Chrysler Motors pavilion → event → 1933–34 Century of Progress World’s Fair ⓘ
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Homes of Tomorrow Exhibition → partOf → 1933–34 Century of Progress World's Fair ⓘ
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