The song “Meet me in St. Louis, Louis” arrived in 1904, the same year that the World’s Fair opened in that city. The fair sprawled over 1,270 acres, and 63 countries showed their stuff, as did many manufacturers. One of those was the American Radiator Company, and they did something very special. The fair opened on April 30 that year and lasted only seven months. During that time, 19,694,855 people visited. Many of them spent time in the Palace of Manufactures Building and ogled the . . .
The song “Meet me in St. Louis, Louis” arrived in 1904, the same year that the World’s Fair opened in that city.
1904: Down The Pike At The World's Fair - Lafayette Square Archives
Throwback Thursday: 1904 World's Fair
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Throwback Thursday: 1904 World's Fair
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The Gigantic St. Louis World's Fair Organ (now part of the Wanamaker Organ) recalled by F.R. Webber
Inside the 1904 World's Fair, with Karl M. Kindt III - Grand Center Arts District
The Seattle World's Fair that could have been
Throwback Thursday: 1904 World's Fair
Stories Rotary Club of Pagosa Springs
Stories Rotary Club of Pagosa Springs
Crowds promenading along the Pike, a wet, brick boulevard at the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis, Missouri. Some …
