According to Edwin Heathcote in the Financial Times , Chicago’s Columbian Exhibition of 1893 changed everything. “The first Ferris wheel loomed above the “White City” and carried 2,160 people simultaneously on a 20-minute ride for 50 cents, every ride accompanied by a band in one of the cars. Nikola Tesla illuminated the fair in the biggest electric light show the world had ever seen, and displayed the first phosphorescent and neon lights. Meanwhile Wrigley’s Juicy Fruit gum, Cracker Jacks, Quaker Oats and Shredded Wheat made their first appearances; Scott Joplin introduced the world to the sync… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Do World Fairs Make Sense Any More?
