Free Essays from Bartleby | The Chicago World Fair of 1893, or “The World Columbian Exposition”, was a watershed event in American history and influenced...
Decades-Old Death in Oregon Potentially Linked to Notorious California Serial Killer A man who was found dead along Interstate 5 in Oregon has been identified after nearly 45 years and police say a notorious California serial killer is the sole person of interes...
America's First Serial Killer The infamous Murder Castle, built by serial killer H.H. Holmes during the 1893 World's Fair, is believed to be one of the city's most haunted sites. Holmes used the hotel to carry out and conceal his murderous activities. Visit the site of the murder castl...
Did a fake medium arrange for a man to have a conjugal visit with a “ghost” during the World’s Fair – with deadly results? Music by Stiffs Inc. https://mysteriouschicago.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/MysteriousChicagoPodcast01WorldsFairCharlatans.mp3 Download: archive.org iTunes Stream:...
The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson is a New York Times Best Seller that tells the true story of the 1893 World’s Fair in Chicago and serial killer Henry H. Holmes. In The Devil in the White City, architect Daniel Burnham, with the help of noteworthy figures like Frederick ...
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In 2000, WTTW's Chicago Stories looked back on the fair.The Bungalow: Sweet Home Chicago Chicago is known the world over for its architecture, but the Chicago bungalow is “Sweet Home Chicago.” These squat, solid, rectangular, one-and-a-half story homes were built between 1910 and 1940....
Created by Weird Chicago in 2006 (and often imitated), this is the original tour that delves into the history, mystery, murder and mayhem of the American serial killer, H.H. Holmes and the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893. During the World’s Fair, Holmes operated the inf...
Created by Weird Chicago in 2006 (and often imitated), this is the original tour that delves into the history, mystery, murder and mayhem of the American serial killer, H.H. Holmes and the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893. During the World’s Fair, Holmes operated the inf...
The Congress Plaza Hotel was originally constructed in 1893 to accommodate visitors to the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition (now World’s Fair). An enormous hotel, which takes up an entire block on South Michigan Avenue in Chicago. The hotel has a bit of a shady past. It is said that ...