inventions

The Fact that the 1839 World Fair was held in the White City of Chicago was a monumental achievement in  its self, however it was the construction and the process in which the Fair was ran became part of its legacy.
First and fore most the 600 acres that was the fair, made the equivalency of 150 miles of exhibits and other attractions. The World Fair in Chicago is what one could compare to Disney land or Disneyworld, moreso as both of them combined. The huge music halls and the 2000 toilets would make the amusement parks of today, a heaven sent attraction in itself.
But first the construction of these building was very advanced. Such modern ideas as air conditioning was placed in most of the buildings, one might believe it to be an inconceivable idea in such a time, but that wasnt the only remarkable technological breakthrough. Although incandencent lighting wasnt unheard of, Thomas Edison had the capability to wire the massive buildings with the incandecent lighting throughout the fair. Even before Edison installed the lighting, the task of painting the buildings would take years to do by brush. The air compressor enabled painters to paint each building exponentially faster than by brush.
Attractions broke records. The Ferris Wheel made its first appearance at the fair and was a breakthrough. The modern two seat ride was then able to accommodate far more, being that each box was the size of a small house. It was the center of the fair, as far as the eye could see, the wheel could be seen in the Chicago skyline.

The fair provided guests a chance to see new inventions that nobody had ever dreamed of. They brought in inventions as a way to top the Eiffel Tower in Paris because they needed a way to compete with it without building a tower that tops Eiffel because that would take little creative thinking.The Fair brought in a new way for people to preceive cities. Most would picture dirty streets, graffiti, fog, and they'd imagine police sirens going off in every directions. However, after the fair and seeing how Chicago was changed from the fair and all the new buildings, they saw how beautiful cities can be if changed and were looked after. Cities were now thought of as "A commonplace to new ideas of architectual beauty and nobility." Most buildings and structures all had something unique about them that provided more diversity to the city, which would then appeal to a more diverse population. Chicagoans took pride in the magnificent fair, it was an outstanding accomplishment that drew in 26 million visitors. The visitors were also very partial to the new snack foods that fair go-ers came upon through out the fair. The molasses covered popped corn kernels became very popular, but were not considered as cracker-jacks until the 1900’s. The drinking popularity that was once considered taboo grew as well. Since the water in Chicago seemed to be a daily life risk, beer became the drink of life and most every fair-goer became a beer connoisseur.