Fairgoers at the huge Paris Exposition of 1889, on the other hand, found light entertainment mixed freely with more substantial exhibits. The Midway was created by the organizers in Chicago as a ...

CHICAGO — Neon lights have been around since the early 1900s but as the pink flamingos and red lips went out of vogue decades ago, so did the number of artisans making them.

In 1893, Turner spoke at the Chicago World's Columbian Exposition ... In the pavilions and halls of the Exposition, the electric light bulb, the moveable sidewalk, the Ferris wheel, diet ...