At the 1893 Columbian Exposition in Chicago, 160,000 light bulbs lit up the evening sky over Chicago. Westinghouse had outfoxed Edison, winning the contract to wire the Exposition with alternating ...

Chicago beat out New York, St. Louis and Washington, D.C. for the privilege of hosting the fair. Like the 1876 Centennial Exposition before it, the Fair provided a showcase for American power ...

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.