A Century of Progress International Exposition



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Y/M/D Description Place
1932/00/00 Auditorium Building undergoes a major renovation, hoping to capitalize on the tourist trade generated by the Century of Progress Exposition Auditorium Building, Roosevelt University, Chicago
1933/00/00 Wieboldt-Rostone House is built in Chicago for the Homes of Tomorrow Exhibition Beverly Shores - Century of Progress Architectural District, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
1933/00/00 Clarence Hammerstein takes six citrus trees to the World's Fair in Chicago and wins the Century of Progress Medal.
1933/00/00 House of Tomorrow is built in Chicago for the Homes of Tomorrow Exhibition Beverly Shores - Century of Progress Architectural District, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
1933/00/00 Cypress Log Cabin, by Architect Murray D Heatherington, is built in Chicago for the Homes of Tomorrow Exhibition Beverly Shores - Century of Progress Architectural District, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
1933/00/00 Developed and manufactured jointly ARMCO and the Ferro Enamel Corp, the Armco-Ferro House by architect Robert Smith Jr, is built in Chicago for the Homes of Tomorrow Exhibition. Armco-Ferro House, Beverly Shores, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
1933/00/00 Florida Tropical House is built in Chicago for the Homes of Tomorrow Exhibition Beverly Shores - Century of Progress Architectural District, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
1934/00/00 Adler Planetarium was an exhibition building at Century of Progress, 1933-1934 Adler Planetarium, Chicago
1934/05/26 Leaving Denver at 7:04 am, the Zephyr makes a non-stop 1,015 mile (1,633 km) trip to Halsted Street station in 13 hours 5 minutes. The train's average speed was 77 mph (124 kmh) and a top speed of 112.5 mph (181 kmh). The Burlington's standard passenger Pioneer Zephyr, Chicago, Museum of Science and Industry
1934/05/27 Dr Julius Hess and Martin Couney open "Living Babies in Incubators" at the Chicago World's Fair grounds. Operating over the next 18 months, The infant incubator exhibit was built at a cost of $75,000 ($1.4 million today).

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