http://www.crawforddirect.com/1904wf.html
The event was broken into 12 major classifications such as Transportation, Art, Anthropology and Education. The fair was built over 1,200 acres of St. Louis. Palaces were built to hold the main events. The Olympic Games took place there having it been the first concrete stadium in the United States.
http://library.thinkquest.org/5986/1904park.htm
The Observation Wheel later named, "The Ferris Wheel", was designed by George Washington Gale Ferris. It was 250 ft. high with 36 passenger cars that each held 60 people.
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
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