(Update: entrance gate?)
The railroad terminal is in the upper-right corner of this overview.
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| Association for Great Lakes Maritime History posted A bird's-eye view of the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Ill. published by Chicago-based Rand McNally and Co. (Image Source: Library of Congress - Geography and Map Collection Division). The massive dredging and marine construction work needed at the site was an early project of the newly-formed partnership of Lydow & Drews which became the Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. in 1905. The Columbian Exposition was built on empty marshland bordering Lake Michigan. In addition to widespread dredging and pile driving, the event also required the construction of numerous lakefront docks and piers. Those structure were need to accommodate the millions of visitors who arrived at the Exposition by water. In an interesting side note, the replica battleship U.S.S. Illinois can be seen alongside a pier on the right-hand side of the image. Additional Historical Information - Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. What became the Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. was founded in 1890 as Lydon & Drews, a partnership of William A. Lydon and Fred C. Dew, both of Chicago, Ill. Its first project was the construction of a tunnel to extend the water intake line for Chicago to a new crib farther out into Lake Michigan. During the 1890s, the partnership experienced tremendous growth. Among its projects at the time were the dredging and shoreline structures needed for the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition and pile driving for the foundation of what is currently Navy Pier. Based on its success in the Chicago area, the company soon opened satellite operations in major cities around the Great Lakes region. In 1905, the partnership changed its name to the Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. and its fleet now included thirteen dredges and ten tugboats. During the period of 1905-1920, the company’s services grew to include the construction of foundations, bridges, breakwaters and lighthouses, along with dredging and pile driving. Examples of specific projects during the period of 1900-1950 include a large-scale water intake for what was then the new Gary Works of U.S. Steel in Gary, Ind., construction of the Sabin Lock at Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., shoreline reclamation for landmark parks and museums on Chicago’s lakefront, and construction of the foundations and approaches for many of the city’s iconic bridges. By 1920, the Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. had expanded its operations to the East Coast of the U.S. During World War II, it was awarded a coveted E-Flag by the U.S. Navy for work on the MacArthur Lock at Sault Ste. Marie. After the war, the company continued its growth and worked on projects East, Gulf and West Coasts of the U.S. and many of the country’s inland waterways. The firm also expanded internationally through projects in the Middle East, Latin America, and other regions of the world. Information Source: |
There are significant differences between this plan and the Birds Eye above as to what actually got built. But this also shows the railroad terminal was in the northwest corner of the exposition.
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| 1 of 45 images posted by This House This House shared Dalton Sturm shared |
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| Jeff Nichols posted Terminal, 1893 World's Columbian Exposition. Keystone-Mast Collection, UC Riverside, California Museum of Photography. Mike Breski posted Brian Marra shared Fancis Otterbein posted The railroad terminal at the World’s Columbian Exposition (also known as the Chicago World’s Fair), 1893. Photo from the Keystone-Mast collection, UC Riverside, California Museum of Photography. [Some comments about all of this work being temporary.] |
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| David Daruszka posted Where is this interlocking plant? |
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| David Daruszka commented on David's posting Here's a big hint. It controlled the tracks to this station. |
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| Bob Lalich commented on David's posting Ah! |
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| 1897 Map |
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| David Daruszka commented on David's posting Correctamundo Mr. Lalich. The interlocking for the Columbina Exposition of 1893. Here's the train yard. |
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| David Daruszka commented on David's posting And a panoramic view. |
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| David Daruszka posted |
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| Terry Gregory commented on David's post Interior view of the Terminal Train Depot. |
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| Dennis DeBruler posted
I found this in an 1892 Grand Trunk Railway book about the tourist attractions along their route. It appears the IC train shed is in the left background. As is the style of illustrations in the late 1800s, there is plenty of black smoke coming out of the smokestack because black smoke was considered a sign of progress.
https://archive.org/stream/1892pensunlights00granuoft…
Edward Peters The 1893 Colombian Exposition was a big deal in the day. It brought in people from all over the world. This was just 22 years after the Great Chicago Fire. The Wabash Railroad completed their connection to Chicago for the extra passenger traffic the fair produced. |
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| David Daruszka commented on Dennis' post |
And the people did come
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Urban Remains posted “surging sea of humanity.” opening day at columbian exposition, may 1st, 1893. b.w. kilborn, photographer. courtesy of bldg. 51 archive. Siobhan O'Connor Hartsell: October 9, 1893 was “Chicago Day” with the largest attendance of over 750,000 people. Can you imagine that! Mary Jo Hoag: Siobhan O'Connor Hartsell and I think this is Chicago Day, not opening day. Drew Henderson shared |
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| Sean Brady posted The massive Westinghouse Alternating Current Switch Board in Machinery Hall at the 1893 World’s Fair… |
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| Ed Bishop commented on Sean's post At the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Nikola Tesla’s role in the Westinghouse Alternating Current installation in Machinery Hall was that of the visionary inventor whose polyphase AC system made the entire exhibit possible. A few years earlier, in 1888, Westinghouse had licensed Tesla’s patents for his polyphase AC motor and transformer system, which provided the foundation for practical long-distance alternating-current power distribution. Westinghouse engineers, including Benjamin G. Lamme and Charles F. Scott, designed and installed the actual generators, switchboards, and wiring that powered the fair’s lights and machinery, while Tesla’s innovations provided the essential technology behind it. Tesla did visit the exposition and collaborated on the Westinghouse exhibit, where he demonstrated his rotating magnetic field and “Egg of Columbus” device to illustrate how AC motors worked, and he also showed wireless lighting and high-frequency experiments to fascinated crowds. The fair’s illumination of more than 200,000 bulbs by Westinghouse’s “Tesla Polyphase System” proved to the world that AC power was practical and efficient, marking a turning point in the War of the Currents between Westinghouse and Edison. Tesla’s role was conceptual and demonstrative: his inventions made the Westinghouse system possible, and his public demonstrations at the fair helped popularize it, but he did not personally design or operate the Machinery Hall switchboard. More on this can be found at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikola_Tesla , https://teslasociety.com/columbia_expo2.htm , and https://historyrat.wordpress.com/.../lighting-the-1893.../ |
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Eric J. Nordstrom posted seven photos with the comment:
"dead white city."unpublished louis magnue melander photographic images (scanned from recently discovered glass plate negatives) of the 1893 world columbian exposition taken shortly after it "officially" closed on october 30th, 1893.courtesy of bld. 51 archive.
Lawrence M Kagan: I've read it was finally torn down in 1917. Fire hazard
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Eric J. Nordstrom posted 13 photos with the comment:
second installment from "dead white city" photo series.unpublished louis magnue melander photographic images (scanned from recently discovered stereoscopic glass plate negatives) of the 1893 world columbian exposition taken shortly after it "officially" closed on october 30th, 1893.courtesy of bld. 51 archive.
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Eric J. Nordstrom posted 11 photos with the comment:
third installment from "dead white city" photo series.unpublished louis magnue melander photographic images (scanned from recently discovered stereoscopic glass plate negatives) of the 1893 world columbian exposition taken shortly after it "officially" closed on october 30th, 1893.courtesy of bld. 51 archive.
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Eric J. Nordstrom posted 17 photos with the comment:
fourth installment from "dead white city" photo series.unpublished louis magnue melander photographic images (scanned from recently discovered stereoscopic glass plate negatives) of the 1893 world columbian exposition taken shortly after it "officially" closed on october 30th, 1893.courtesy of bld. 51 archive
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