The Inter-State Exposition Building

The Inter-State Exposition Building

The Inter-State Exposition Building, 1873 The New City

This immense iron-and-glass building was designed by W.W. Boyington and located on the east side of Michigan Avenue at Adams Street, next to the lake. Until it was replaced by the current Art Institute of Chicago building in 1893, it hosted under its three cupolas a series of trade shows, musical performances, and public gatherings. The most significant event, however, was the original Inter-State Exposition, which ran from late September to mid-November, 1873. Its official aim was to promote the commercial promise of the upper Middle West, but its more important purpose was to declare the rebuilding a resounding triumph.


	The Inter-State Exposition Building, 1873	The New City
	This immense iron-and-glass building was designed by W.W. Boyington and located on the east side of Michigan Avenue at Adams Street, next to the lake. Until it was replaced by the current Art Institute of Chicago building in 1893, it hosted under its three cupolas a series of trade shows, musical performances, and public gatherings. The most significant event, however, was the original Inter-State Exposition, which ran from late September to mid-November, 1873. Its official aim was to promote the commercial promise of the upper Middle West, but its more important purpose was to declare the rebuilding a resounding triumph.