Comments on: 1909 Hudson-Fulton Celebration Illuminations

By: patty

patty — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 23:29:32 +0000

This is so great…Shelley – I’m taking a look at the Columbian Expo photos now….

By: justin

justin — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:17:18 +0000

Oh, snap! I had not seen those. I’m going to chicago next week and planning to check out some of the remaining sites. This is way better than any other photos I’d seen around before. Thanks!

By: Shelley Bernstein

Shelley Bernstein — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:11:05 +0000

Justin, have you seen the Columbian Expo photos we've uploaded to The Commons? There's some really cool stuff in there...closeups of the Ferris Wheel, some night shots... and take a look at all the notes roketpad made on this photo - you can practically read that book and use that as a map!

By: justin

justin — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:05:17 +0000

The first image immediately made me think of http://www.randomhouse.com/crown/devilinthewhitecity/home.html, which chronicled the Chicago World's fair in 1893. No doubt there was a little inspiration for the Brooklyn's building and this photograph borrowed from the fair.