Café de la Marine Archives - Chicago's 1893 Worlds Fair

168. Picturesque World’s Fair – The Marine Cafe
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168. Picturesque World’s Fair – The Marine Cafe

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168. Picturesque World’s Fair – The Marine Cafe

THE MARINE CAFE.—The Café, built in an attractive semi-Gothic style, located just at the beginning of the east side of the strait, connecting the lagoons with the north pond was most attractive in appearance, while occupying a convenient situation for those who would eat. Naturally, the Marine Café became one of the popular institutions of the Fair. The building was a large one, and afforded rooms for the Bureau of Public Comfort in the lower story, where were telegraph [...]

By Randy|2024-09-28T03:40:30-05:00September 28th, 2024|Categories: REPRINTS|Tags: Café de la Marine, PICTURESQUE WORLD’S FAIR|0 Comments

137. Picturesque World’s Fair – North and West from the Government Building

NORTH AND WEST FROM THE GOVERNMENT BUILDING.—From the dome of the Government Building the prospect north and west afforded as much variety as could be had from any point of observation of the Fair Grounds, since in other directions the view was either much shorter or was cut off by the huge department structures. The illustration shows the Fisheries in the foreground, the details of the south façade of the main building outlined very clearly at such short distance. [...]

Yerkes Observatory Faces Uncertain Future
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Yerkes Observatory Faces Uncertain Future

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Yerkes Observatory Faces Uncertain Future

Perched on a hilltop above Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, stands a magnificent structure having two significant connections to the 1893 World’s Fair. After more than 120 years of operation, this important legacy of the Columbian Exposition faces an uncertain future. Architect Henry Ives Cobb. (Image from The Graphic History of the Fair. (Graphic Co., 1894).] Henry Ives Cobb, born on August 18, 1859, in Brookline, Massachusetts, had become one of Chicago's most distinguished architects by the time of the [...]

By Scott|2023-04-16T18:07:26-05:00August 19th, 2018|Categories: NEWS|Tags: Café de la Marine, Charles T. Yerkes, Chicago Athletic Association, East India Building, Fisheries Building, Henry Ives Cobb, Indiana State Building, Lake Geneva, Manufactures and Liberal Arts Building, Newberry Library, Palmer Mansion, Street in Cairo, Yerkes Observatory, Yerkes Telescope|0 Comments