Author Ray Johnson is truly a friend of the White City. He provides free lectures and tours on Chicago’s 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition via The Friends of the White City. He was kind enough to answer a few questions …
Posts Tagged ‘World Columbian Exposition’
Steampunks Invade the White City
Sep
16
The Friends of the White City and the Jackson Park Advisory Council run free Columbian Exposition walking tours. Steampunk Chicago encourages you to join a tour on Saturday, September 20, 2014, from 11am to 1 pm.
The tour will cover:…
H.H. Holmes Hanged!
May
13
The Columbian Exposition Exhibition Gift Shop
Dec
05
Like any good tourist trap, the Field Museum’s exhibit “Opening the Vaults: Wonders of the 1893 World’s Fair” culminates in the gift shop. It is an apt finale. A subtext of commerce runs through the show.
The theme is not …
Chicago by Day and Night
Jun
03
PBR: Beer of Chicago Steampunks?
May
30
Before you slag off PBR as being the beer of choice for skinny-belt wearing bearded folks and other hipster types, consider the role of the Pabst Brewing Company in Chicago history.
Jacob Best founded the Empire Brewing Company in 1844. …