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This is a presentation that I put together covering the planning and construction phases of the 1893 World's Fair. Excerpts are included from several historic texts and original photographs are shown from this era.
00:00Introduction
01:40Chicago's Masonic Temple Architect
02:29Site Location
05:30Architectural Team
06:49Architectural Style
07:53Staff and Lathe
10:11Sculptors
11:51Construction Phase
17:20Architect D. H. Burnham
17:46Construction Continues
18:30Sculptors
22:40Building the Landscape
24:53Water and Sewage
26:24Electrical Department
28:07Decorations
31:23Construction Department
34:52Staff and Lathe
36:26Dedication
47:15Challenges
54:24Insurance Troubles
58:13Opening Day





