Not much is left of the massive buildings built for the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair. Despite a rocky start, the event became one of the most successful world’s fairs ever held.

Science fiction books in 1893 are where science fiction film was in 1977. In both cases, the genre was… perhaps “in the doldrums” is too harsh a judgment. Certainly, enough significant work had ...

The Grand Plaza in front of the Administration Building, seen on Chicago Day, Oct. 9, 1893, the twenty-second anniversary of the Great Chicago Fire. The Administration Building was a ...

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This article was written by Martha Hayden and originally appeared on The Restless Viking website on January 28, 2025. Imagine. It’s 1893 and you embark upon “The White City,” Chicago’s World Fair.

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from 1893: A World’s Fair Mystery 1893 is an interactive fiction game that is accompanied by photography. The game explores Chicago’s seedy history of crime; in ...

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