The Chicago World’s Fair celebrated the centenary of Chicago and was held in Burnham Park along Lake Michigan in the Near South Side neighborhood. After the fair’s successful run in 1933, it was renewed for an additional year, closing in October 1934, after which the fairgrounds were disassembled. As such, this model remains as a document of a building that no longer exists.<\/p>\n
References:<\/p>\n
\u201cAt the Hall of Science.\u201d Official Guide Book of the Fair 1933.<\/em> Online at Cityclicker.net.<\/em> http:\/\/www.cityclicker.net\/chicfair\/science.html (25 May 2012).<\/p>\n \u201cA Century of Progress Exposition.\u201d The University of Chicago Library Digital Activities & Collections.<\/em> 2004. http:\/\/century.lib.uchicago.edu\/about.html (16 March 2006).<\/p>\n “A Century of Progress Records: An inventory of the collection at the University of Illinois at Chicago.” University of Illinois at Chicago University Library.<\/em> http:\/\/www.uic.edu\/depts\/lib\/specialcoll\/services\/rjd\/findingaids\/COP10f.html (19 April 2012).<\/p>\n \u201cChicago World\u2019s Fair 1933-1934 — : A Century of Progress.\u201d Dickinsonian.com.<\/em> 14 March 2012. http:\/\/www.dickinsonian.com\/worlds_fair_post_cards.htm (25 May 2012).<\/p>\n \u201cColors and Lights.\u201d Cityclicker.net.<\/em> http:\/\/www.cityclicker.net\/chicfair\/colors.html (25 May 2012).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Chicago World’s Fair Hall of Science A rare scale architectural model of the fa\u00e7ade of the Hall of Science building at the 1933-34 Chicago World\u2019s Fair, a streamlined, modernist Art Deco structure that exemplified the fair\u2019s theme \u201cA Century of Progress International Exhibition.” The U-shaped building was designed by Philadelphia architect Paul Cret, and featured a 176-foot carillon tower. On the model, raised relief letters to the left of the main entrance of the front of the building read \u201cChicago 1934\u201d and \u201cHall of Science.” It has a circular threaded bracket in the back that originally held a light bulb socket for use as a table lamp. When turned on, the bulb would create the effect of a backlit building with illuminated windows (pierced openings in the main tower on the model) approximating the appearance of the actual building at night. This lit image was described in the fair\u2019s Official Guide Book: \u201cThe Hall of Science of A Century of Progress at night has the appearance of a brilliantly illuminated metal and glass creation, rising from colored terraces.” Indeed, the entire fairground was designed to be dramatically lit after sundown, using concealed and projected lighting, both white and colored, and the height and visibility of the Hall of Science made it stand out. The lamp and electrical components of this example are now lacking, making it essential an architectural model.<\/p>\n Product description continues below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":3090,"template":"","meta":{"wds_primary_product_brand":0,"wds_primary_product_cat":0,"footnotes":""},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[4224],"product_tag":[531,843,80,716,1310,159,54,1311,715],"class_list":{"0":"post-3089","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-archive-decorative-arts","7":"product_tag-architectural","8":"product_tag-art-deco","9":"product_tag-chicago","10":"product_tag-fair","11":"product_tag-hall","12":"product_tag-lamp","13":"product_tag-model","14":"product_tag-science","15":"product_tag-worlds","16":"post","17":"post-with-thumbnail","18":"post-with-thumbnail-large","20":"first","21":"instock","22":"product-type-simple"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.georgeglazer.com\/wpmain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/3089","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.georgeglazer.com\/wpmain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.georgeglazer.com\/wpmain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.georgeglazer.com\/wpmain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/3089\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35698,"href":"https:\/\/www.georgeglazer.com\/wpmain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/3089\/revisions\/35698"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.georgeglazer.com\/wpmain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3090"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.georgeglazer.com\/wpmain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3089"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.georgeglazer.com\/wpmain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=3089"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.georgeglazer.com\/wpmain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=3089"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.georgeglazer.com\/wpmain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=3089"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nArchitectural Model\/Lamp<\/strong>
\nAmerican: 1934
\nPewter or white metal
\n11 x 10.25 x 3 inches, overall<\/p>\n