1933–1934 Chicago World's Fair (Century of Progress Exposition)

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international exposition world's fair

The 1933–1934 Chicago World's Fair, officially the Century of Progress Exposition, was a major international exposition celebrating Chicago’s centennial and showcasing modern science, technology, and architecture during the Great Depression.

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Label	Occurrences
1933 Chicago World's Fair	1
1933–1934 Chicago World's Fair (Century of Progress Exposition) canonical	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	international exposition ⓘ world's fair ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Art Deco ⓘ Streamline Moderne ⓘ
category	History of Chicago ⓘ World's fairs in the United States ⓘ
cityAnniversary	100th anniversary of Chicago's incorporation ⓘ
closingDate	1934-10-31 ⓘ
continent	North America ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
economicContext	held to boost morale during Great Depression ⓘ
featuredExhibit	Ford Motor Company pavilion ⓘ General Motors pavilion ⓘ Hall of Religion ⓘ Hall of Social Science ⓘ Hall of States ⓘ Sears, Roebuck and Company pavilion ⓘ
featuredStructure	Federal Building ⓘ Hall of Science ⓘ Sky Ride ⓘ Streets of Paris concession ⓘ Travel and Transport Building ⓘ
followedBy	Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne (1937) ⓘ surface form: 1937 Paris Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne
heldDuring	Great Depression ⓘ
hostCity	Chicago ⓘ
introducedTechnology	advances in aviation ⓘ modern household appliances ⓘ neon lighting displays ⓘ streamlined industrial design ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legacy	influenced modern exhibition design ⓘ promoted Chicago as a modern industrial city ⓘ
locatedIn	Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ surface form: Chicago Illinois ⓘ
motto	Science Finds, Industry Applies, Man Conforms ⓘ
notableEvent	demonstrations of color television ⓘ scientific and industrial demonstrations ⓘ
officialName	Century of Progress International Exposition ⓘ surface form: A Century of Progress International Exposition
openingDate	1933-05-27 ⓘ
organizedBy	Century of Progress Exposition Corporation ⓘ
precededBy	1929 Barcelona International Exposition ⓘ
purpose	celebrate Chicago centennial ⓘ
shortName	Century of Progress International Exposition ⓘ surface form: Century of Progress Exposition
sponsoredBy	major American corporations ⓘ
theme	modern architecture ⓘ science and technology ⓘ
venue	Lakefront on Lake Michigan ⓘ Near South Side ⓘ surface form: Near South Side of Chicago
visitorCount	approximately 39 million visitors ⓘ

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1929 Barcelona International Exposition → followedBy → 1933–1934 Chicago World's Fair (Century of Progress Exposition) ⓘ

Chicago flight of 1933 → destinationEvent → 1933–1934 Chicago World's Fair (Century of Progress Exposition) ⓘ

this entity surface form: 1933 Chicago World's Fair