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World’s Fair progress in Chicago under way
A year and a half after the Columbian Exposition began, Chicago advances on a monumental scale. Machinery Hall, the Administration Building, and the Woman’s Building rise as plans proceed, with 680 acres under roof and preparations for costly, enduring structures aimed at a grand public spectacle in 1893.
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Chicago
Congress
America
World's Fair Grounds
Ufacturers
Paris
Grand Vista
Lake Michigan
Fifty-sixth Street
Sixty-seventh Street
Stony Island Boulevard
Fifty-ninth Street
Jackson Park
Sophia G. Hayden
Boston