The World's Columbian Exposition (the official shortened name for the World's Fair: Columbian Exposition, also known as the Chicago World's Fair and Chicago Columbian Exposition) was a world's fair held in Chicago in 1893 to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the New World in 1492. The centerpiece of the Fair, the large water pool, represented the long voyage ...

The above is a small sampling of over 2,000 locations chronicled in the 486-page illustrated guidebook HAUNTED PLACES: THE NATIONAL DIRECTORY. Click on the link below to find out more about the book.

The American Drive-in Movie Theatre relives the magic and excitement of the drive-in experience through rare photographs, lively text, and entertaining personal stories. From the first theaters of the early 1930s to the successful ozoners of today, the glorious history of the drive-in is told.

After a rogue winter wave capsizes their yacht, four men must find ways to survive in the wreckage while adrift in the vast southern Pacific Ocean. Watch trailers & learn more.

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Bellows Falls Downtown Historic District: Site: V06-3 Municipality: Rockingham, VT Location: Bellows Falls Site Type: Historic District Vt Survey No: -- UTMs: (Zone 18) A. 708000/4778900.B. 707925/47718300. C. 707475/4778925: National Register Nomination Information:

Chicago's bid was supported by major preliminary corporate commitments, philanthropic efforts by wealthy Chicagoans, promised planning participation by a wide range of community and government leaders, and the enthusiasm of the citizenry. Local support for the bid on the South Side, particularly in the Washington Park and Woodlawn community areas, was divided.

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The beautiful neo-Gothic prison compound of Joliet Correctional Center stands abandoned and decaying after operating for nearly a century and a half. After a stroll through the legendary ruins of Joliet Iron Works, I headed to the massive walled-off prison compound that lies just north of the ...

The Chicago City Council could manage to mitigate the profitability of a whorehouse. Freebies for themselves, and other select city employees, would leave little or no access for paying customers.