What Really Happened at the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893?

[@salty6pence672]

I lived in the area and spent most of my life around where the fair was held. It has always fascinated me. #1 on my time machine travel itinerary.

[@brianplank5905]

The 1893 fair is my second most desired time travel destination, seeing as I've collected 1893 memorabilia for years. My first destination though is when Jesus spoke to the two men on the road to Emmaus.

[@Callie83]

I know there is still some magic left in the land yet. Same feeling when standing in St. Louis' Forest Park's grand basin and wandering through the remains of the different Palaces. Definitely some kinda feeling.

[@JAMESWUERTELE]

Same here I would love to dress up in period and go back to see these things.

[@kevinledvina9387]

The History and Arts Museum is one of 2 buildings that they didn’t demolish and you can feel the past and all it’s history in the walls when you are there! (Metaphorically)… If you are ever in Chicago it is a must see and visit go inside and tour the whole place! Also the front is beautiful the whole structure is beautiful.. it’s has gargoyle statues guarding the front entrance.. really amazing stone work all around..

[@baylorsailor]

I wanna go too! It sounds so amazing! Just watch out for that hotel around the corner owned by H.H. Holmes.

[@AndrewVelonis]

My great-great grandfather had an exhibit there: he developed a new strain of corn, called "golden bantam". Until then, yellow corn was only animal feed.

[@derrickcobb5360]

Ummm 🤔... cornbread is older then the fair😳

[@inr63]

Fascinating. As a native Chicagoan [myself], I must ask - are you/your family still in the city?

[@DadaPoopoo]

Native Americans ate corn.

[@5crassrocker]

Yea the Aztecs only few corn for their animals

[@RobertDixon-sw3dz]

This is a very well structured narration.

[@debbylou5729]

The Ferris wheel at this exposition was beyond incredible. It was huge. 36 gondolas each carrying up to 60 passengers each. The entire exhibition was amazing. The park area was designed by the man that drew up the plans for central park

[@Gail1Marie]

I believe the gondolas were built by the Pullman Corporation (which of course also built train cars). I wonder what happened to them after the fair?

[@LWOODJ]

@@Gail1Marie seen in another video they turned them into small housing

[@Gail1Marie]

@@LWOODJ How interesting! I imagine they were about the size of railcars, so it would be possible.

[@downhomeinspections6422]

They supposedly took the ferris wheel to the st Louis fair. After that it was claimed they were incapable of destroying it so they had to use dynamite to blow it to pieces and buried it in Forrest Park St Louis. All the temporary buildings at the Fairs also required dynamite to destroy and yet soldier field, the field museum and a few other very temporary buildings stand today and probably will another 1000 years. All built in what we are told was swamp land.

[@iRecordOS]

They entire world early expositions are full of mysticism. The buildings not actually being temporary yet massive and durable all before the invention of the modern screw. Look into the orphan train look into their use of power when the fist commercially available light bulb was in the early 1900s. This topic is crazy and really an eye opener. Even how blacks and whites were at harmony before evolution was thought of in the mid 1800s

[@derrickmcadoo3804]

Imagine having a fine woman to take out on a date to such a place, 1893? The passion, the wonder.. Things have surely changed a lot.

[@elizabradley4797]

My great great grandfather took my great great grandmother to this ~ his fiancée ~

[@BrandonJXN2]

If you are a gamer, the city of Columbia from Bioshock Infinite was greatly influenced by the architecture of the World's Fair. This event does not get talked about enough. Modern America started here.

[@ThatsNuckinFuts]

gotta go back father than that bro. "modern America" has been here for a VERY long time. We didnt build these buildings...look up Jon Levi if you really wanna wake up

[@Gail1Marie]

The "White City" influenced the design of amusement parks for decades. Lakeside Amusement Park in Denver, Colorado, still has a tower based on the "White City" model, emblazoned with the word "Reddit"! (I was told it meant "return" or "come back.")

[@alfredoowns12]

Must've been insane to attend and witness this in person. Bioshock infinite was the first thing that came to mind with this

[@mianrowan]

​@@ThatsNuckinFutsso what about the natives why didn't they live in those cities

[@alfunzo88]

@@mianrowan they were in ruin from the flood. Got mud covering them many floors up.

[@davelester5839]

Tesla/Westinghouse AC won the contract over Edison DC. Tesla came up with his own bulb, since Edison would not allow his. Led to todays AC, but with Edison bulbs--the "standard" bulb base.

[@jongalt6837]

I like how he mentions, incubators for "eggs", and completely dismisses the fact they had actual living human babies inside incubators on display, and also living humans from other cultures and parts of the world on display like a zoo.

[@rickc303]

Kool

[@davidhollingsworth1847]

That's right. Thank you for mentioning that deplorable aspect of the Exhibition.

[@denniswhite166]

My Mom went to the 1939 World's Fair, she was 16. She and my Dad took me to the 1964 Worlds's Fair. I still remember it pretty well. Both Fairs were in Flushing Park, Queens NYC. The United States Steel globe - made of stainless steel is still there in the park.

[@denniswhite166]

At the 1964 World's Fair I remember my Mom insisting we try the Belgium waffles. LOL

[@lilyrose4191]

Thanks for sharing!

[@Rocknranchman]

i have an 1893 World's Exposition Silver Half Dollar Coin - The first U.S. commemorative coin - that brought me to this video! Very interesting history! Thanks for posting it!

[@-oiiio-3993]

The 'Isabella' Quarter Dollar issued for the fair has more $ value. The Columbian Half Dollar of 1892 - 93 is not only the first commemorative U.S. Half Dollar but is also among the most accessible.

[@sendmeyourlocation1145]

Lucky motherjogger

[@charlesyoung7436]

@@-oiiio-3993 There are two separately dated half dollars because the US Mint was strict, and there was not enough time left in 1892 to strike the authorized number of coins. Ironically, they were priced at $1.50 apiece and did not sell very well. The unsold remainders were placed into circulation at face value, and that's why so many are found in lesser grades. It is ironic that President McKinley was cited in this video, as he was shot at the 1901 Pan American Exposition in Buffalo, NY.

[@bobbyrice]

I thought that this was going to be about a Ferris Wheel disaster judging from the thumbnail. Oh well, maybe next time.

[@ceceliaclarke264]

Really. Not exactly "click bait" Just a bit misleading. I would say, the producers deserve a "pass" because this was otherwise an interesting and informative video. Fair amount of work went into this. Held my interest and provided detailed and valuable information. So I'm going to excuse the introductory image of "twisted wreckage". Thank you for your comment.

[@criticality2056]

Doesn't make it less clickbait

[@ceceliaclarke264]

@@criticality2056 Except for this being an excellent video. Certainly not a total disappointment. They should just choose an alternative thumbnail.

[@ChadDidNothingWrong]

@@ceceliaclarke264 They clickbaited me into a good video. We'll put it that way.....

[@christinecollins6648]

Right. What’s here was even better info for me- but I would love a video history of how and why they removed the White City and attractions after the fair’s close

[@wadeguidry6675]

I went to the 1984 World Fair in New Orleans. All I remember is that the Australian exhibit had the world's most beautiful women. I was a teenage boy. Go figure.

[@danielchapter70128]

This would make you 150 years old today, if you were 11 at the time of the fair, and 158 if you were 19. 😂

[@butterbeanqueen8148]

I went too. The only thing I remember is the space shuttle.

[@johnsams1388]

@@danielchapter70128 1984.... read carefully.

[@AsbestosMuffins]

I always love the story of the Ferris Wheel, London builds a giant iron and glass hall, France builds a giant iron lattice tower. The US builds a big wheel and sells tickets to ride it. It's just so different from the "Look at my cool building" vibe that was going on everywhere else

[@MrChopsticktech]

The Crystal Palace was amazing.

[@jed-henrywitkowski6470]

Going against the grain is inherently American.

[@matthewjones12181]

Also, how more American can we get to make something as entertainment?

[@s0ul0fwarri0r9]

@@matthewjones12181 how more american you can get if you swallow the lies without even a shade of doubt

[@-oiiio-3993]

@@s0ul0fwarri0r9 What "lies", yours? Have you ever read a book or non fiction article?

[@TheKurtsPlaceChannel]

Very nicely put together video and very entertaining as well. Thanks for posting this.

[@RobertDixon-sw3dz]

Ryan did a magnificent job with his overview and summary of the effects from this monumental event.

[@KattMurr]

Ferris went to RPI (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute) in Troy, N.Y. He based the ferris wheel design on the Burden Water Wheel, which was also in Troy. I used to work at The Troy Public Library and found the history of Troy, N.Y. to be very fascinating including that tid bit about the ferris wheel....

[@rickc303]

Troy-Bilt

[@stephenmoerlein8470]

There are many impressive remnants of the fair lingering to this day on the south side of Chicago . The Midway, Jackson Park, Museum of Science and Industry to name a few. The Ferris wheel was re-used a decade later in the St. Louis World's Fair. Thanks for posting this history.

[@johnjohnon8767]

I believe pieces of that ferris wheel are still in st louis.

[@carstarsarstenstesenn]

It's just the museum. Jackson Park and the Midway along with Washington Park were created before the fair, and they were known as one big "South Park" in those days

[@cwshawk]

Midway Piasance is still there as soccer fields now

[@josieann5031]

Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show was held on land adjacent to the fair grounds and was not an official Worlds Fair exhibit. I think he applied to the committee but was rejected as the show was not up to the fairs standards. In the end Buffalo Bill's show was a huge success!

[@TheBadgerfly]

yes, such a success that some of the exposition managers regretted their decision to turn him away. his show had a broader appeal, and he was especially kind to children, having a day they were admitted for free and given all the popcorn and candy they could eat. he used all his proceeds to pay of the debts of all the churches in north platte, and to found cody wyoming

[@hiker64]

At the top of my list if I could go back in time, however I would want to see it through the eyes of an 1893 American. There wouldn't be words to express how fascinating it must have been!

[@brandtc.7991]

I am so pumped for this video! I have several items from the 1893 World's Fair! I Love it!!!! Thank you for this!

[@Swiss-Ball-Blitz]

What have you got?

[@brandtc.7991]

@@Swiss-Ball-Blitz I have a pristine ticket, a few commemorative coins, a souvenir book with paintings of places in the Fair, and my favorite, a share that's from Texas when the woman of Texas raised money for the Texas exhibit at the fair, that share is signed by Rice, the same family from Rice University.

[@johnjohnon8767]

I have a bronze token from the st louis world fair. But also us mint 1893 half dollar in unc.

[@L0N357aR]

❤Great storytelling as always! How cleverly omitted was HH Holmes. While also, understandably so for maintaining a positive vibe, it was difficult to un-think other portions of true history, though. 🤷‍♂️

[@theowl1980]

I remember going to this on opening day. I still have the items I bought almost 130 years ago. Time flies by.

[@truefreeman100g6]

Mike Page that’s you man ? I was there too I knew I recognized you from some where

[@ilahildasissac1943]

I always enjoys learning new facts about the fair. Chicago gal here.

[@douglasjackson5007]

Possibly the most important result of this Fair was the rivalry between Thomas Edison/General Electric and George Westinghouse/Nikolai Tesla as to which company would light the fair. Westinghouse's AC current won the contract over Edison's DC current - which ultimately made AC current the standard of the world.

[@rogerpenske2411]

The 1893 Worlds Fair is represented by one of the four stars on the City flag.

[@jbauern57]

Dude, I love your channel. It's amazing the stuff you uncover.

[@headcollecter3000]

Great video!

[@girldaddividendinvestor]

Gotta love early Chicago being a foodie city. Not much has changed.. 🤣🤣 I love this part of the city. So quiet, so historic. This video was incredible! Can't help but think about, 'Devil in the White City.' Have any videos on H.H. Holmes?

[@Not-THAT-ChrisPratt]

Great book about the 1893 fair and Holmes!

[@prudencepineapple9448]

Oh, on a side-note, the Expo was known as the 'city of light' due to the use of electric light bulbs and the use of spot-lights. My understanding is that the majority of buildings/statues were made of plaster with limited use of marble. As a result many buildings had to be torn down. Eventually after the site was cleared it was turned into Midway airport serving that role for many decades.

[@flygirlfly]

I think u may be thinking of MEIGS FIELD. Which was closed down and turned into a lakeside park/bird sanctuary after 9-11.

[@johnmorrissey2443]

The site of the fair was in Jackson Park. The University of Chicago is on part of the site. Northerly Island former site of Meigs Field, was build with the discarded construction material

[@shawnerykaufmann1656]

yup, thats correct

[@johnjohnon8767]

Ever watch the current war, with tom holland and dr strange. Cumberback played thomas Edison?

[@chrisclouds4182]

Neither Midway airport or Meigs field were built anywhere close to the site of the fairgrounds

[@StLouis-yu9iz]

You gotta do the Louisiana Purchase Expedition (1904 Worlds Fair) that was held in St Louis soon! :)

[@StLouis-yu9iz]

Thank you for liking my comment Ryan, great video as usual. A few episodes back I suggested covering Cherokee Caves under St. Louis but upon reflection I fear it may not be enough material to merit a video itself so if you are looking for ideas you could do the history of brewing in StL (it would include the interesting caves and Lemp family could probably be its own video lol) Keep up the good work please! :]

[@michaelleroi9077]

I agree! I’m in the process of submitting a historical fiction where the main characters go through STL and the fair. Lots of weird stuff there to reprocesses.

[@StLouis-yu9iz]

@@michaelleroi9077 let me know when it comes out. I’d definitely buy one :]

[@michaelleroi9077]

@@StLouis-yu9iz I have a couple of integral scenes in and around Cherokee Cave. I wouldn’t miss adding that gem to a historical fiction piece written with the intention of asking deeper questions about the historical truths we’ve been given…especially those hidden in the heart of our country. My family came from the Slavic region and settled in Flat River barely escaping eviction by state militia gunpoint and finally settling in the shadows of Cahokia Mound which is also connected to ALL the caves in the area as well as the mythical Piasa Bird and Momo the Monster, the mound torn down to build a Sams near Gravois Bluff…I could go on and on! Don’t forget Sam Clemens soaking in all those vibes then showing up in my manuscript along with Nikola Tesla, ScottJoplin and a slew of robber barons like Lemp, Monsanto and Rockefeller who set up the whole refinery in Wood River where I lived and my dad and step dad worked while my grandpa and I farmed acreage from the mound to Hwy 162 between rte 111 and 255. I put my half fictional family through the fair on their way to Illinois after getting sent from the now gone Flat River now called Parkland Hills…I met an old man at Aldi on Rock Road who was a child when his family ran immigrants out of town by burning their homes. He confessed and cried to me later at Panera along with his granddaughter. I forgave him and added I am ready to receive any debt owed from the Universe. Otherwise, he felt relieved and I got more stuff to write about. Look up stuff on the East St. Louis riots of I believe 1917 or 1930…? I’m tired and it’s late but I really appreciate your interest as I emerge as a new writer coming from a blue collar life managing properties and restaurants in the bi state area. I even helped build Milan mound…the dump across from Gateway Raceway in Granite City! Thx!

[@michaelleroi9077]

@@StLouis-yu9izI’m in the process of fishing for a publisher and or agent. We’ve done a couple of off topics on Amazon but I wanted a more traditional feel for this one. Thank you for ALL your celebrations knowing I WILL bring my story to you! Thx!

[@fixitfast110]

the building were here when we got here 260 years ago so what happen to the builders?

[@-oiiio-3993]

The buildings were _not_ here. They were constructed for the fair as is very well documented.

[@joplin8433]

@@-oiiio-3993 Sssshhhh, all those pictures of its construction are all fake. A random 21st century conspiracy theorist told me so.

[@-oiiio-3993]

@@joplin8433 They are quite selective in what they choose to believe. The more actual evidence one presents, the more they'll shut it out. If a 'theory' is outrageous and entirely without merit they will embrace it.

[@jamesmiller4184]

And, let us not forget Aunt Jemima. She personally made tens-of-thousands of pancakes for the Fair's attendees. She and they were A HIT, being in no way any kind of failure. For decades to come, she by her image was to enjoy pride-of-place as inventor of the batter recipe for her giddily consumed, pan-cooked masterpieces. And now? Stripped of it due to PC rearing it's irrational head, going all 'wild-assed'. I predict that one day, and not too long from now, she will be restored and feted-anew as a 100% genuine American Original. (Most to whom I've spoken, did not even know that she was an actual, real live person!)

[@shawnerykaufmann1656]

Growing up in Chicago and loving modern marvels and history this is one of my favorite subjects (yes the nick name city of lights for this fair is also correct). I was hopeful that Ryan would catch the history of the term windy city. I watched the show Hidden History of Chicago hosted by John Mahony (Fraizer TV show) who also has his roots from Chicago. According to that show (mind-blowingly awesome) New York and Chicago were battling for the fair, a NY newspaper ( I think it was either the Globe or the World paper) stated those Chicagoans will not get the fair and they are full of WIND. As we know Chicago did get the fair, this is the origin of “the windy city”. Yes, river boat tours and other tourist tours will reference that the term is from politics and many think it’s because of the lake effect. However, that being said this is the first time the term windy was associated with Chicago. Another nugget is how the Palace of fine arts remained in place from that fair, today its known as Museum of Science and Industry.

[@chrisclouds4182]

I did a deep dive on the origins of the term windy city and there actually isn't any quote you can find from any newspaper saying that about chicago around that time. Its an unclear history

[@ThomasMulhall]

Do they expect us to believe that a people with horse and buggy technology could build these masterful buildings in just a couple of years? Ever heard of the Tartarian civilisation? That is who did the work. These made up architects are a total con job by the Controllers. That "Ferris Wheel" was a machine with a different purpose. These buildings were not temporary, it was a complete and beautiful city that those bastards wrecked so that the new inhabitants wouldn't find out the truth. But we now know, and are waking up.

[@-oiiio-3993]

The Industrial Revolution had been in full swing for decades. You believe lies and fantasies pushed by the likes of Jon Levi, a serial liar.

[@joplin8433]

They had steam powered excavators, cars and trains when this was built. Jesus, do any of you "mud flood" chumps do ANY research before making claims?

[@arniestuboud]

Ryan, you are usually better with your graphics than this. At about 18:25 you slipped in an early plan of the Washington DC Mall prior to the Lincoln and Jefferson Memorials. You might want to edit that out, eh. Otherwise, KEEP THE GREAT VIDEOS COMING. THANK YOU.

[@johanwise9713]

There are some more errors 🤣 12:38 vs. 12:40.

[@luislaplume8261]

The Stock Market Crash of 1893 led to the Depression that lasted until 1898 when the Spanish American War of 1898 began leading to an increase of arms and ammunition manufacturing.

[@DaveTexas]

I went to the 1982 World’s Fair in Knoxville. It was...underwhelming. There were some fun exhibits and a few examples of cool futuristic technology - I saw a very early touchscreen computer there - but it wasn’t the huge, impressive event that some of the earlier fairs had been. I really wish I could have seen the 1939 and 1964 New York fairs.

[@christinastardust5406]

I second that with both the fairs in New York. Always been fascinated by those two in particular

[@Novusod]

The 1964 New York world fair was the last big scale world fair. Also Seattle held a very impressive world's fair in 1962 with the Space Needle as the central attraction.

[@s0ul0fwarri0r9]

Imagine seeing this fair if you have never seen a lightbulb, its like as if you see another civilization right next to yours, and they say they have built all of that in 2 years, including the terraformation of that area ;)

[@s0ul0fwarri0r9]

how they could build all of that, and where they have got so many electricity to power up *200* buildings? thats a mistery, even more so becuase on all of those photos - we can not see a single wire or anything that could power it all up.. yeah, there was a golden goddess of light, though..

[@-oiiio-3993]

@@s0ul0fwarri0r9 Try doing actual research regarding the fair. Electricity was generated on site.

[@jamesholt7612]

Awesome video my friend .

[@prudencepineapple9448]

There's a really interesting documentary about this world fair narrated by the late and great Gene Wilder. Search for it as you will find it thoroughly interesting. BUT, I'm a fan of all world fairs such as the one in 1933 held in Chicago and of course the 1939/1940 world fair in New York. Perhaps you could a documentary about those 2 as well as the 1852 great exposition held within the crystal palace in London. Oh, and Kudos to you for your brilliant research and presentation of history! I really look forward to your videos each week! My favorite is the one about the Singer building. A great loss to New York 😞

[@Davidbirdman101]

it is an excellent documentary thanks for sharing i just finished watching

[@someoneorsomething7591]

Little correction, the Great Exhibition which took place in the Crystal Palace in Hyde Park, London was actually a year earlier in 1851. It must have been a spectacular thing to see! I am also a Fan of Worlds Fairs. I hope I can go to one some day.

[@levinb1]

This is perhaps the most important US event after Civil War and before WWI. It’s truly a marvel of culture, technology, renaissance ideology (neoclassical Roman Empire), important people, the importance of Chicago as a city to the US and as the connection of East and West following the “closing of the frontier,” and so much more.

[@j.leeedwards2780]

Ferris was a native boy. He was born in Galesburg.

[@brentmaynes8934]

Ferris was my great uncle x4

[@rogerpenske2411]

And one cannot forget the Devil in The White City, H. H. Holmes!!

[@ChuckWuethrich]

I frequently drive past the Chicago museum of science and industry and it impresses me every time.

[@sphinxrising1129]

Columbus never discovered America, & was a bit of a megalomaniac to the point where even his own crew turned against him.

[@MattMajcan]

he discovered it for europeans

[@texaswunderkind]

@@MattMajcan He didn't even discover it for Europeans. The Vikings traveled to the Americas long before him. But his travels did start an era of explorations and exploitation that would not have been possible hundreds of years earlier.

[@kennethhacker3014]

Our technology is from the past,it was a reset from a cataclysmic event that history choses not to tell us.great presentation

[@chrisdoe6890]

100% our history is a mirage and we were extinct almost prior to 1600,s . The mud floods and Cataclysmic events wiped out a lot of mankind . We were way more advanced than we are now . This is a gloss over for the uninitiated . Thanks for been awake and slowly more are awakening to this .

[@joplin8433]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@MikeP2055]

Very cool! When I first started reading "The Devil in the White City" I was much more interested in H. H. Holmes' exploits, as the chapters alternated between his story and that of the expo. During the expo chapters I was like, "Yeah yeah yeah, get back to the murderous lunatic," but halfway through the book I was completely captivated by the White City. It was so damn fascinating how they created this giant fairground on marshland at the edge of the lake. It's bonkers to me that there's barely a trace of all those buildings left, same with the Crystal Palace in London (except for the football club, ha).

[@Not-THAT-ChrisPratt]

The Chicago Museum of Science and Industry is one of the few remaining buildings left from the 1893 expo.

[@jameswilber518]

One fact I remember from that novel was the exhibition hall had a hardwood strip floor like most houses in the US in the 20th century. But it was big. REALLY big! How big? It used 5 railroad boxcars....of nails! And since this expo was celebrating the beginning of electricity, Electric nail guns and power sanders were still a couple of decades off, so it was nailed by hand, scraped by hand and finished by hand.

[@MikeP2055]

@@Not-THAT-ChrisPratt Excellent, thank you. I'll be giving that a goog immediately.

[@MattMajcan]

its sad that none of the natural environment of chicago is even left. even the name comes from the onions that used to grow on the shore.. nothing remains anymore.

[@-oiiio-3993]

@@Not-THAT-ChrisPratt Rebuilt for the 1933 Expo.

[@whattheshep6814]

No explanation for how they built these monstrous buildings at a time when people lived by means of horse and wagon... We couldn't even build this today in that timeframe and budget they did 100 years ago.

[@sendmeyourlocation1145]

People used to be hard workers they built the empire state in 13 months obaba center is gonna take 5 years to build up that pile of modern crap building

[@DefunctYompelvert]

Yeah it’s a bit sus but they did have traction engines, railways, ships and cranes. If they were inherited from another civilisation maybe they were done up to look nice in the given timeframe, then destroyed.

[@texaswunderkind]

The buildings were Paper Mache and chicken wire. It was a movie set. Nothing was real. So the "couldn't build this today" nonsense doesn't apply. A group of motivated theater geeks in a high school play could crank out something similar.

[@whattheshep6814]

@@texaswunderkind paper mache statues, fountains, manmade waterways, bridges... Ok, sure buddy.

[@mr.nobody---]

Be like.... You couldn't build that that fast. The problem with that statement if you believe it is the fact that Hector is running two spoon motors and motec. You might not want to believe it but it's true

[@mlfett6307]

You seem to imply that there were no more World's Fairs after the 2 world wars. This is not the case in 1967 Montreal hosted Expo67. The exhibition was held on several artificially build islands beside the island of Montreal in the St. Lawrence. These were created by the dirt excavated for the subway build the year before. I was 8 at the time and found the exhibition wonderful. There were national and international pavilions as well as theme pavilions. Perhaps not as impactful as the Chicago one, but it certainly had a big impact on me!

[@sophierobinson2738]

I remember one in the US in the 60s. I was jealous of a school friend because she got to go.

[@nickabel8279]

After listening to someone like Randal Carlson. It really makes one stop as you listen to this

[@Steve-ou8nw]

The exposition was also the stalking ground for Americas' first known serial killer. He set up a hotel, nicknamed "the murder factory" only admitted single, unaccompanied women. They didn't check out. For the whole story, read " The Devil in the White City". Covers the exposition too. Many amazing details.

[@johanwise9713]

The Wheel in 12:38 is ridicolous, may be a model and it doesn`t fit to 12:40. What happened here?

[@LanceGrey]

They sold & moved the Ferris Wheel to Clark & Wrightwood by 1900. Then to St. Louis, MO. in 1904

[@checktheskies5040]

Do you have info and pics on how they built power stations to supply electrical on this scale?

[@jetsons101]

Wish I had a time machine to go back and see it in person. What a great and well thought out video by "It's History," top notch. Funny that now we have a administration hell bent on taking America down. Thanks again for posting.....

[@rogerrendzak8055]

What administration, would that be?

[@jetsons101]

@@rogerrendzak8055 The one I didn't vote for.... lol

[@rogerrendzak8055]

@@jetsons101 I didn't vote for them, either. But ya gotta admit, he's pushing the United States, forward, and NOT taking America down. But we're NOT going backwards, to 'make it great, again'!!

[@charlestaylor253]

It's not a legitimate Administration, it's a Regime. 🤬

[@828enigma6]

@@jetsons101 Nor did the majority of American citizens. How can there be way more more votes in many districts than registered voters in that disrict?

[@thestevedoughtyshow27]

The wheel found its way to San Francisco for the 1894 mid winters fair in Golden gate park

[@richardnelson64]

Fantastic story!! Thanks man!! 👌👍❗✌️☮️🖖♥️

[@ITSHISTORY]

Thank You :)

[@matthewcostello3530]

The Ferris Wheel was modeled after the Burden water wheel Troy, NY (largest in the world and 2nd most powerful) where Ferris went to school

[@ferrisreels66]

There was a monstrous storm during the 1893 World's Fair. The Ferris Wheel was unscathed.

[@EstorilEm]

Well-done video, lots of interesting information. Not a fan of the blatant clickbait thumbnail though. Obviously implies that some giant Ferris wheel collapsed. 🤦‍♂️🙄

[@thestevedoughtyshow27]

No, it was bought by Adolph Sutro and moved to San Francisco. First as part of the 1894 mld winters fair and later to marry way above the Sutro baths.

[@xudo]

The thumbnail is entirely why I watched the video, only to discover I had been clickbaited.

[@EstorilEm]

@@xudo sigh… and he made money off of us

[@-oiiio-3993]

@@thestevedoughtyshow27 All hail Norton 1, Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico! _CQA_

[@ahotdj07]

@1:25 - Columbus didn't discover America. Also how can you discover something that was already occupied by natives?

[@strangeinnature]

Came here to say this! THANK YOU

[@deboralee1623]

"I'm gonna discover y'all." -- C. Columbus, as told by Flip Wilson

[@MattMajcan]

by being the first person from an entire culture to discover something that no one knew existed yet. is that too much nuance for you?

[@DS-lw4tn]

Yep. Most of the known world at the time knew about wild natives chucking spears while butt naked on an island in the Caribbean.

[@lolitsajoke77]

Right? It’s not like Chicago burned down. Fire was around before Chicago so to call it the Chicago fire isn’t true! Arguing semantics isn’t a point.

[@ord4r857]

L. Frank Baum used the World's Columbian Exposition as his inspiration for the Emerald City in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900)

[@eyestoenvy]

If "George C Tilyou" of Coney Island NYC's "Steeplechase Park" were successful in the purchase of Ferris's giant wheel for his park at the end of the fair, it might still be around and turning today at Coney with landmark status. Unfortunately it was not to be, and instead he was sold a smaller version for his park instead. Though a huge loss on such a historic object, we now have the iconic though slightly smaller landmark "Wonder Wheel" in its place instead.

[@danielb7452]

Can you do an video on what the area looks like now

[@ITSHISTORY]

A before and after would be really cool 😎

[@moonlily5977]

The pictures in Chicago are of the 1893 Worlds Fair. The fairs were constructed and then demolished all over the world. Nicoli Tesla did all the electronics, lights, moving sidewalks etc.

[@elizabradley4797]

Love your Vintage Maps ~ Am.an.Artist & adore Vintage Maps & to draw them 🌹

[@kickstothehead3705]

Wow must be a paid a gate keeper on this one Precision and technology was unmatched even today we’ve never been able to make anything with such detail and precision since then From my civilization that was far superior than ours

[@MattMajcan]

have you seen the burj khalifa?

[@kickstothehead3705]

@@MattMajcan no I haven’t

[@kickstothehead3705]

@@MattMajcan like the Hindu god or something?

[@-oiiio-3993]

@@kickstothehead3705 You're too dense to use a search engine? Have you ever set foot in a library and / or read a non fiction book?

[@vassa1972]

Interesting video

[@heru-deshet359]

The U.S. hasn't had a World's Fair in almost 40 years. The next opportunity will be in 2027. We need to get it together to bring it home then. I miss the one from 1964 - 1965. I was a kid then and would love to experience that again.

[@Gail1Marie]

The World's Fair in New Orleans was held in 1984, and I attended it. It was nothing like New York in 1964-65; the only thing I really remember was the oil derrick that showed how wells were drilled offshore in Louisiana. At the time the fair operators were running a special train service across part of the Gulf of Mexico, and I still regret not taking the train (as there's no passenger service on that line).

[@texaswunderkind]

Meh. World's Fairs are lame. Let China and the UAE spend huge sums of money to brag about a new form of zipper.

[@ChristopherElli-cc1ly]

Fun Facts. The axle of the Ferris Wheel is the large forged piece of steel. All fairgrounds building but the Fine Arts Building were build of plant material and plaster called staffe.

[@WaltANelsonPHD]

Mrs. Potter (Bertha) Palmer was the chief organizer of the 2893 exposition.

[@echodelta9]

Those Algerian belly dancers needed music for the show so Sol Bloom to pitch to the Chicago Press club had the dancers but no music so he wrote a tune in a hurry and it was a success as the tune quickly went big with everyone else but him getting paid. He forgot to copyright it. It is the belly dance cliche tune "There is a place in France where the women don't wear pants." I've seen piano rolls from the next 30 years on quote the tune now and then. Sol Bloom, many time congressman and promoter. He also brought belly dance to the US.

[@kevintilson5764]

Old world buildings, amazing how little is known. Beautiful but sad in a sense..

[@-oiiio-3993]

Construction of the fair is very well documented, records exist.

[@GerbenDavid]

1:59 , where there already world fairs in the mid 1700s?

[@randolphsrants]

In this and many other videos, it seems that you mistakenly use the word 'expedential' when you should instead use the word 'exponential.'

[@jessigirlrae1688]

But according to some people the World's Fair is proof of Tartaria. I tried to explain that permanent and temporary buildings can be built simultaneously, to no avail.

[@-oiiio-3993]

"According to some people" the Earth is flat.

[@whattheshep6814]

Which buildings are temporary? Were all the cement walkways and massive statues temporary too? Does plaster and wood hold together massive 4 story buildings with a bigger footprint than a modern day Amazon distribution center?

[@joplin8433]

"Some people" also think Obama is a lizard person.

[@joplin8433]

@@whattheshep6814 Umm, yes. Why is that breaking news to you? It's not that impressive, even for 1893.

[@scottjohnson358]

The Ferris Wheel was disassembled and erected at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair

[@freddiemeyers8205]

Ryan, this is unrelated to the Columbian Expo; but, I was wondering if you would do an It's History on "Old Chicago" indoor amusement park?

[@Hillers62]

At 10:47...the fax (or facsimile) machine...little do people know that the fax was invented BEFORE the telephone...Fax was invented in 1843...the telephone...in 1876...

[@aidansullivan5703]

great vid, neoclassical motifs dominated the fair but Louis Sullivan's Transportation building, known as the Golden Door, broke rank at least at moments. By far the most deviant of the main attraction buildings.

[@billyclinton9150]

If you think these world fairs were built by people at the time they say they were built , your just another sheeple ,there was a recession then ,there are no blueprints for any of these buildings, they didn't know how to build anything like this and still don't,plus people were going about in horse and carts and most people lived in poverty and after all these amazing buildings were supposed to have been built they were all pulled down sometimes within 8 months or just over a year ,,plus these buildings all ran on free electricity so why aren't the governments not doing the same if there's a climate crisis ,,WAKE UP we have all been lied to about our history,,It all looks Roman eh ,ROME NEVER FELL IT JUST MOVED ,,,

[@-oiiio-3993]

You make ridiculous suppositions based on a weak understanding of history and of Industrial Revolution technologies. You could research the actual history of the fair, buy clearly would rather believe and propagate fantasies and lies.

[@billyclinton9150]

@@-oiiio-3993 they can't find one blue print in the world for any world fair buildings built and pulled fown and the great fires that happened around the world were started to destroy wear to kill pull down historic building they could not explain how were built ,look into TARTARIA HISTORY ,,unless your a troll ,,,WAK3 UP SHEEPL3

[@sarcasmo57]

I went to Expo 88 in Brisbane.

[@johnbray3143]

What about the Ferris wheel which features on the intro art, but you don't cover!

[@nadapenny8592]

Clickbait thumbnail. I expected better from this channel

[@peterleray6084]

You need to touch on the fire of the Powerhouse and include that ammonia refrigeration was introduced at this fair. AND that the powerhouse and the refrigerated area burnt down because of the wood facia that was installed so the smoke stack on the powerhouse wasnt (ugly).

[@Vodhin]

Please stop saying "All *across* The World." It is not an inclusive phrase, implying two points and, at best, things in-between only those points. "All *around* the World" is the proper phrase.

[@Metalsuitman]

One wonders how this amazing expo could be accomplished in a time when the population and technology was so limited.

[@elizabradley4797]

Weren't staring at screens.

[@texaswunderkind]

Wire, plaster, and workers. Not so shocking. Do you know ANYTHING about construction? I bet you look at a bus stop and marvel at the technology needed to build it.

[@-oiiio-3993]

@@texaswunderkind Bingo.

[@-oiiio-3993]

One wonders why you don't research it? Chicago had a population of well over one million in 1893 and the Industrial Revolution had been in full swing for decades.

[@thestevedoughtyshow27]

Some day you should do a video about the 3 fair city, San Francisco. 1894, 1915, 1939.

[@ITSHISTORY]

I’d love to explore that topic. Any key points ?

[@thestevedoughtyshow27]

@@ITSHISTORY 1894, the Editor of the San chronicle, M.H Deyoung went to the Chicago fair in 1893 and was so excited that he put together the mid winter fair in Golden Gate park, the Japanese tea garden was the Chinese garden. 1915 the Pan Pacifica fair was to show the world that San Francisco was back after the 1906 quake and fire, the palace of fine art was part of the fair and still stands today. Ford made cars there, aerobics was part of the entertainment, auto racing. My grandmother was in her 20's and she loved it. 1939 was held on a man made island, Treasure island. The fair went so well it was held over in 1940. Side note. Treasure island was going to be the San Francisco Airport, the pan am clipper landed there. 12/7/1941. The Navy had an air field called Mills field, a trade was made by the Navy with San Francisco and that's how SFO came to be. I hope that gives you some starting points.

[@-oiiio-3993]

@@thestevedoughtyshow27 All hail Norton 1, Emperor of North America and Protector of Mexico. _Satisfactory!_

[@thestevedoughtyshow27]

@@-oiiio-3993 Norton was dead long before 1894 but he would have enjoyed the mid winters fair. Odd fact. When the moves the grave yards out of San Francisco and put all the bodies in mass grave. The city moved Norton into his own grave in Colma, my grandmother had to pay to have her mother into her own grave.

[@-oiiio-3993]

@@thestevedoughtyshow27 Yes, he died in January of '80 but the city has never forgotten him, nor have members of _E Clampus Vitus._ CQA.

[@stixgonzalez5303]

It's awesome that cowboys, gold rushers, and slaves built the 1893 worlds fair structures in 2 or 3 years. That time must have been marvelous with abundance in funding. It's easy to understand why the superior structures were urgently demolished since they were made of plaster and chicken wire. Very nice video

[@nparksntx]

I think a lot of the buildings were fake and why so much was destroyed.

[@luislaplume8261]

There were no slaves in America since 1865 when the Civil War ended.

[@joplin8433]

There were no slaves in America in 1893 and there were no gold rushers in Chicagoland. It's so funny how highly conspiracy theorists think of themselves to the point where they don't even bother doing research before saying something with confidence.

[@freedomforever6718]

Fun fact: The Chicago World Fair plays a large role in Thomas Berger's novel "The Return of the Little Big Man".

[@johanwise9713]

It is a story and plays a role in a story, really funny 🤣

[@B_Don123]

aka believe that we built these things, and are giving them to you. Not that they were already invented and existed before we came here

[@-oiiio-3993]

They did not exist "before we came here", they were built for the fair.

[@joplin8433]

Funny how there are zero accounts, maps or pictures of these buildings existing before 1893...

[@-oiiio-3993]

@@joplin8433 Precisely.

[@tjsmith5477]

Really how did they build all of that in 1893 and it only took 2 years!! Who were the Builders??

[@-oiiio-3993]

Who were the builders? Why don't you research it. Documentation exists. Seriously; research steam powered traction equipment and other technologies of the time. The industrial Revolution had been going on for decades by 1893, it was not the 'dark ages'.

[@-oiiio-3993]

Research it. Chicago's Field Museum archives would be a good start.

[@rogerpenske2411]

The White City was less marble and granite, and more of a plaster compound called Agatite, for which there is a street named on the north side. Allegedly, there are a few homes on that street covered in this material. See Chicago-ology, or the Encyclopedia of Chicago, on line.

[@matternst1442]

Great comment! Agatite cement plaster company and it was a gypsum clay cement instead of a typical plaster of Paris

[@cathyt502]

Portage Park?

[@michaelhurley3171]

Not true. Built by Tartatians and destroyed to hide the truth. See JonLevi videos!

[@matternst1442]

@@michaelhurley3171 so what your telling me is 500000 people lived in Chicago in 1880 and no one talked about the giant white beautiful buildings? Never mentioned in any literary works or newspaper? I know what your talking about but I think that works better for cities like Paris etc

[@davepowell7168]

'Staff' or agatite was essential for speed of construction and weight. Hollow components arrived precast and elevated with manpowered cranes. Little foundation work was required for this on the swamp

[@WVF112469]

Seems as though the first world fairs had buildings that went up awfully quick and weren't around very long. Quite the contradiction when you look at the size and architecture of what was claimed to be created.

[@marcusteblano6376]

Are those buildings still there? You forgot to mention the World's Parliament of Religions held at the Exposition, where Swami Vivekananda, the greatest spiritual figure of that era, was introduced to the World. His magnetism was so great that when he began his speech with "Sisters and Brothers of America!" he got a two+ minute standing ovation from a crowd of thousands who had no idea who he was.

[@gwendeerlin]

>New Tartaria cucks fear the World's Faire Chad Great topic, keep doing world's faire videos!

[@timewave02012]

I'm surprised your comment hasn't been nuked.

[@Mk99987]

Tartaria Sauce!

[@joplin8433]

Tartaria, which is totally real and definitely not the fabrication of a flat earther off his meds.

[@lisamiller8174]

Constructive criticism: World'S fair. Not world fair. "Attracting rides"? You mean attracting ridERs. I like the videos, but, it's obvious that you need someone to proofread your source material before reading it for these videos.

[@davidszakacs6888]

I recommend Erik Larson's book, The Devil in the White City which documents how the fair came about and also the true story about serial killer H.H. Holmes who murdered and dissected his victims; some of whom were fair attendees.

[@BiffTannen1983]

I LOVE the fact that his videos are NOT ruined by STUPID "music". Sometimes there's just a little jazz, in the background. ❤🎉

[@jed-henrywitkowski6470]

It's kind of trip to me, to know that there were POC who were speakers there, given the era.

[@rzpogi]

Hey, where's the floating city of Columbia? I thought it was the prime feature of the fair.

[@whyjnot420]

I have always loved the concept of these world's expos. Far far far more than other international gatherings such as the olympics (which does not even get the respect of being treated as a proper noun, that is how little I think of those games). These expos, while they are a bit of a dick measuring contest between nations. They still represent a collection of the latest and greatest ideas and inventions that humanity has to offer. In an environment where people from all over come to see things from all over. With far less emphasis on competition between nations and more emphasis on being a showcase for humanity. (which is precisely the opposite of the olympics)