The Chicago 1893 World’s Fair for example; how on earth, with limited machinery, and horse-drawn carriages, were they able to create these absolutely stunning and beautiful cities that look like they have been here for centuries? Over 200 buildings alone at this particular world fair and they look nothing like the America we are taught about. Was there a political motivation to destroy these works of art? Why are we told that these incredible buildings were only “temporary?”
What happened to architecture and was it political?
Blake Richardson
Alexander Carter
Chicago
David King
>carving shit by hand
>make mistake
>whole shit ruined
>start again on new expensive shit
>6months for "cool hand rails" that break in a specific spot easier than the rest
It looks cool, but isn't practical.
>XD
Camden Rogers
>Why are we told that these incredible buildings were only “temporary?”
Because most of them were just plaster over wood and wire mesh frames, painted to look like stone. A few of the buildings were built properly, and they remain in Chicago to this day as the various museums along the waterfront.
Caleb Flores
All the images and videos I've seen on this are not credible. I think it is more of a sign that civilization has deterioted so much that they think model architecture was real. It's sad, it is a craving for quality.
Benjamin Reyes
Wire and mesh?
Mason Jones
Because they brought in the finest and most skilled architectural engineers to build them using cheap materials that were designed to be limited and temporary. Couple that with the early American drive to create wonders and one up each other in how fucking great you can be and voila.
Isaac Baker
Are you sure they were meant to be temporary? How could they be when built like this?
Owen Thompson
Those buildings were fake
Brody Howard
Fake buildings? On a scale so massive it would take years with modern machinery and equipment to complete just one building today?
Michael King
Yes. Even the river was artificial. The entire point was to "wow" people like you are wowed now. Hence "WORLD FAIR." It was meant to draw attention to America and how impressive we are.
>Are you sure they were meant to be temporary?
Yep. Many of them caught fire and collapsed because they were flimsy.
>How could they be when built like this?
Because the interiors weren't impressive. The draw was the exterior. There's plenty of photos of them being constructed.
Ethan Bennett
Yup. Here's a photo of one of the buildings under construction. It's just wood boards that they nailed chicken wire to and then covered in plaster. It's essentially like how they used to build movie sets.
Joseph Anderson
Yes that's why they were able to put them up so fast. It's called Google try it out.
Joshua Evans
Like your penis, tranny
Angel Morales
>On a scale so massive it would take years
If they were real buildings. These weren't. They were essentially large scale props.
Kayden Harris
Prove me wrong
Carter Reyes
Looks sturdier than any home you would find in a huge mass produced subdivision.
Brayden Torres
Zoomers are so fucking stupid.
Evan Bell
Are there any news articles, journals, first hand accounts, or books written by people who visited the Chicago World's Fair?
Austin White
So do this times 200x for a fair, in a fairly nascent country, costing millions (billions today) for short term use?
That checks out.
Jackson Ramirez
www.google.com
Gabriel Hall
...
Logan Ward
The buildings were already there. World Fairs were an excuse created to "explain" why these magnificant places vanished.
Lincoln Hughes
Yeah not like the Olympics right?
Easton Murphy
Go on, sir.
Benjamin Adams
Oh god one of these fucking retards again.
Logan Gomez
Why don't they do world fairs anymore then? I'd sure be interested in seeing such grand architecture.
Wyatt Moore
Why not? There were plenty of billionaires willing to fund outrageous vanity projects in the late 19th century, and skilled labor cost almost nothing because of the millions of penniless Irish and Italian immigrants arriving every year.
Luke Carter
They weren’t generating revenue on scale like the Olympics. Only a paltry admission ticket to see the sights. >Knowing they would never recoup their investment.
Jack Johnson
Same
Thomas Wright
They are just wood covered in plaster, my ex gf's grandparents had a farm with a massive round barn built from recycled timbers that came from the Chicago world's fair buildings when they were demolished, it was like 150ft in diameter, would have cost like a million dollars to build now.
Gavin White
>"Oh god one of these fucking retards again."
>No attempt to explain anything
Eli Cooper
>ah yes the government offices. No, no one's there because it's closed for the holiday. But go to xyz town or main Street nearby for some comfy food and drink! Better not be dark lookin after sundown ^_^
Ryan Taylor
Source for your claims sir? Because I think you're making things up on the internet.