Chicago in 1890 featuring the Worlds Fair of 1893

Use the following map to view Chicago, Illinois in 1890 as it prepared for the Worlds Fair of 1893. The scan of this map is available for viewing and downloading from MAGIC's flickr site.

Attention ArcGIS and other GIS software users! The 1890 Chicago Worlds Fair Map layer is available via MAGIC's WMS.

Use the search box below to locate an address in Chicago.

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