| 1. |  | East Side of the Transportation Building, 1893 | Facades; Deterioration; Sculpture | The World's Columbian Exposition buildings stood with elegant facades, presenting a city in trompe-l'oeil, an optical illusion. They were designed to be temporary, however, and Fair visitors would recollect... |
| 2. |  | C.W. Caryl to James W. Ellsworth, November 14, 1893 | Exhibition buildings; Deterioration; Conservation & restoration; Meetings | Typed letter, signed. Just two weeks after the close of the Fair, Chicagoans were already thinking about how to save the majestic, yet deteriorating, buildings of the World’s Columbian Exposition. In... |
