Chicago World's Fair – Doyle's Space

World’s Columbian Exposition

The exposition also demonstrated the power of emerging technologies, particularly electricity, with displays coordinated by George Westinghouse using alternating current systems championed by Nikola Tesla.

The World’s Columbian Exposition, held in Chicago in 1893, was one of the most ambitious and influential world’s fairs ever staged, conceived to commemorate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus’s 1492 voyage.

Traveling Carnivals

Flashing lights, people laughing and screaming, music playing, the carnival is in town

In Alpharetta, Georgia, during the 60s, 70s, and 80s, we had a traveling carnival set up in an empty lot a couple of times a year. These would have a convoy of trucks and trailers that would, within a few days, erect a bevy of rides, concessions, and games.