In 1893, Chicago was honored to host the World’s Fair, a cultural and social event celebrating the 400th anniversary of Columbus’ discovery of America. The event, which was scheduled to take place from May to October, attracted thousands of people worldwide. During this time, Holmes opened...
The non-fiction novel is about the architect of the 1893 Chicago World Fair, Daniel Burnham, and the nearby famous murder castle of Dr. H.H. Holmes. H.H. Holmes constructed a murder house across from his pharmacy to lure in victims visiting for the World's Fair. His house was full...
Henry Howard Holmes’ hotel was located just three miles from the site of the 1893 Columbian Exposition: World’s Fair in Chicago, offering a resting place for fairgoers after the day’s festivities. The informally named “Murder Castle” featured a series of hidden passages and torture chamber...
The story takes place a few years before and during the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition (World’s Fair) in Chicago. Larson focuses on the stories of Daniel Burnham, the director at the exposition, and Dr. H.H. Holmes, a serial killer. Daniel Burnham shows how America is a land of ...
剧情简介 Madness in the White City examines the construction and success of the 1893 Chicago World's Fair which featured electricity, a Ferris Wheel, and the remarkable "White City". It also examines the life and murders of serial killer H.H. Holmes who used the World Fair to acquire victi...
Henry Howard Holmes’ hotel was located just three miles from the site of the 1893 Columbian Exposition: World’s Fair in Chicago, offering a resting place for fairgoers after the day’s festivities. The informally named “Murder Castle” featured a series of hidden passages and torture chamber...
Chicago History Museum, Getty Images H.H. Holmes Murder Castle: Then Henry Howard Holmes’ hotel was located just three miles from the site of the 1893 Columbian Exposition: World’s Fair in Chicago, offering a resting place for fairgoers after the day’s festivities. The informally named “...
A documentary chronicling Chicago’s 1893 World Fair – the Columbian Expositions, and America’s first serial killer H.H. Holmes, who murdered as many as 100 people during the fair. Chicago was known as ‘White City’ because of its majestic white buildings; jewels of the fair designed by...
简介 Madness in the White City examines the construction and success of the 1893 Chicago World's Fair which featured electricity, a Ferris Wheel, and the remarkable "White City". It also examines the life and murders of serial killer H.H. Holmes who used the World Fair to acquire victims ...
Henry Howard Holmes’ hotel was located just three miles from the site of the 1893 Columbian Exposition: World’s Fair in Chicago, offering a resting place for fairgoers after the day’s festivities. The informally named “Murder Castle” featured a series of hidden passages and torture chamber...