Private: Chicago's World's Fairs and the Movies
Sat, Oct 18
|Private Event
Discover how Chicago's World's Fairs helped advance cinema and create movie stars.
Time and Location
Oct 18, 2025, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CDT
Private Event
About
Private event. To book this talk for your group, head here.
Journey back in time to Chicago’s major World’s Fairs and discover their surprising ties to film history! During this hour-long talk with Chicago Movie Tours, you will:
Meet a murderous photographer and fairgoer whose work influenced early cinema.
Discover how filmmakers captured the 1893 Fair’s Ferris wheel onscreen.
Walk a peninsula and former fairground that boasts connections to classical Hollywood stars.
Featuring HD video and rich storytelling, this program is great for anyone curious about early cinema, world’s fair history, and Chicago’s role in (early and classical Hollywood) film.