In my research on art and architecture and cities, I keep bumping into the major world’s fairs of the 19th and 20th centuries. Here are my Substack posts and Medium essays with connections to:
1893-The World’s Columbian Exposition, also known as the Chicago World’s Fair
2026-04-05
Sunshine, World’s Fairs, Snack, Substack publication
April 7 is the birthday of a U.S.-born France-based painter who led the life he once imagined for himself
2024-01-13
Flatiron Architect and the End of the Asterisk, Snack, Substack publication
It turns out Daniel Burnham really did urge people to “make no little plans”
1915-Panama-Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco
2026-04-05
Sunshine, World’s Fairs, Snack, Substack publication
April 7 is the birthday of a U.S.-born France-based painter who led the life he once imagined for himself
1915-Panama-California Exposition, San Diego
2025-11-23
Connecticut Yankee, Spanish Fantasy, Snack, Substack publication
What San Diego owes to a New York-trained architect who loved Mexico