1936 Cleveland World's Fair

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1936 Cleveland World’s fair Evan paced around the house, looking for something to do. He was a brown haired, blue eyed kid, like everyone else in his family.He walked to the kitchen where his dad sat at the table reading the newspaper and his mother was preparing dinner with Jenny, Evan’s little sister. Evan’s dad left the table and the paper heading out the door for work. Evan grabbed the paper and started to read. He almost fell out of his chair when he saw that there was a world's fair in Cleveland Ohio, his home! The Great Lakes Exposition (also known as the World Fair of 1936) was held in Cleveland, Ohio, in the summers of 1936 and 1937, along the shore of Lake Erie north of downtown( Great Lakes Exposition, General Information). “Did …show more content…

Evan’s siblings Addein and Jenny heard the conversation earlier, and not one of them knew what to think. It had been a week since the fair had opened, and Evan’s family had started to pack. Evan sat in his room sulking. He had really wanted to go to the fair, it might be a once in a lifetime chance. On his night stand there was an article about the fair, Evan had read it at least three times, picking out every little detail. fair built on 135 acres of land from West Third Street to East 20th Street in the summer of 1936 (Great Lakes Exposition: a World’s Fair to Remember opened 80 Years ago). Suddenly Evan heard pleasant voices from the other room. He recognized his parents voices. This only happens when they had quests. Evan quietly crept into the kitchen. Evan immediately recognized his aunt Sarah. Aunt Sarah was a lively woman. She always stood for Evan’s want to learn. Aunt Sarah was pretty much the only kind relative he had, so she was Evan’s favorite. Evan still in the dark, dingy hallway, listened to their conversation. “You’ve surprised us, we didn’t know you were coming,” his mom chattered. “I’m on my way to the fair. I figured I’d stop and say hello,” aunt Sarah …show more content…

They first went to the ‘Streets of the World’. The "Streets of the World" was an exhibit created to expose visitors to other countries' cultures and featured cafes and bazaars inspired by the countries they represented (Great Lakes Exposition- Streets of the world). Then they found themselves at the Midway. The Midway was a big, central area in the exposition and encompassed many of the attractions including rides, sideshows, a Court of Presidents, an Automotive building, an art gallery, a marine theater, horticultural gardens, and a Hall of Progress, which had a television theater (Great lakes Exposition- Midway ). Evan noticed that many exhibits were based on culture and Industry. Exhibits were designed to celebrate American progress and promote local business and industry's products ( Great Lakes Exposition put the world's spotlight on Cleveland 77 years ago: A look

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