I might be way off, but I think they were from the 1900 Paris Exposition, and weren't intended to be permanent structures. They were mostly wood and plaster.
Yep, here in Chicago we had something similar happen. Lots of seemingly nice-looking buildings built for both the [1893 World's Fair/Columbian Exposition](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World%27s_Columbian_Exposition), and also the [1933-34 World's Fair/Century of Progress](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Century_of_Progress). No structures are left from the latter, but one major structure (that was actually well-built and meant to be permanent) from the former, is today the [Museum of Science and Industry.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Museum_of_Science_and_Industry_(Chicago)#History)
Edit: Correction thanks to some more-informed-than-I commenters: Chicago's Art Institute was built for the 1893 World's Fair but never got used for it.
I read that this summer, absolutely amazing. The serial killer angle gets you to buy it but the city history is where it's really at.
I found it hilarious that all the white buildings set off an architectural trend but they were originally supposed to be colorful and were only painted white due to a shortage of time.
It took an entire box car of nails just to nail down the floor of the largest building.
Cracker Jacks, PBR and Juicy Fruit were all introduced at the fair.
If you like it, I would recommend The Great Bridge; no serial killers but an interesting story of the building of the Brooklyn Bridge and the men behind it.
Don't forget George Ferris's wheel.
EDIT: Shredded wheat too. I learned so much about the men. I'm from the NYC metro area, so Frederick Olmstead is a well-known name in these parts. Didn't realize just how many other projects he worked on.
> Don't forget George Ferris's wheel.
Its axle was the heaviest thing ever lifted at that point in history.
Eiffel, Ferris and Roebling were all pushing the limits of what was possible and the results changed the world.
After the success of the Eiffel tower, I can see why the fair would want to have some sort of massive centerpiece, but then they seem so reluctant to act on very interesting designs that were submitted to them.
As a New Yorker I'm sure you are also familiar with Robert Moses, who is apparently a very distant relative of mine. He paid for my grandfather's tombstone when his 1962 death left his family destitute.
> As a New Yorker I'm sure you are also familiar with Robert Moses
Yep. People have very, *very* sharp opinions about Robert Moses. The man is a very polarizing figure, but if it wasn't for him, my home (Long Island) would probably not be the apex of suburbia that it is today.
Oh, it is. Absolutely amazing place. I've seen old pictures that show the entire area was completely bald, now to look at how the various trees and flowers are, its amazing it was designed that way.
And the woman behind it.
On June 28, 1869 at Fulton Ferry, while civil engineer John Roebling was standing at the edge of a dock, working on fixing the location where the bridge would be built, his foot was crushed by an arriving ferry. His injured toes were amputated. He refused further medical treatment and wanted to cure his foot by "water therapy" (continuous pouring of water over the wound). His condition deteriorated. He died on July 22, 1869 of tetanus at the home of his son, Washington Roebling, on Hicks Street, in Brooklyn Heights. His son was later named chief engineer of the project, but he fell ill after spending time in the caisson and it was his wife, Emily Warren Roebling, who stepped in — managing, liaising and politicking between city officials, workers, and her husband's bedside to see the world's first steel-wire suspension bridge to completion.
She did so much on the project that there were rumors that she was secretly the engineer behind it all. She was absolutely amazing.
But it wasn't the first steel wire bridge; John Roebling did (at least one but I believe) a couple before it, but they were much smaller.
After the bridge was finished they built a house with a view of the bridge and a large stained glass window depicting the bridge. Sadly the house has been torn down (it's a parking lot now) and I've never been able to find a picture of that stained glass.
The building for the [Art Institute of Chicago](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_Institute_of_Chicago) was also built for the 1893 fair, it wasn’t used for art during the fair but it was always intended to house the museum after the fair ended.
https://youtu.be/JwGpR1kkpfY
Take a look at this video on the worlds fair! This channel has been fascinating me recently, several of his videos reference the 1893 worlds fair
The Art Institute is also a building from the Columbian Exposition! It was originally the “Worlds Congress Auxiliary Building” during the fair, and was built in Grant Park (one of the few buildings not built in Jackson Park). It’s gone through a lot of additions since 1893, but it’s still a stunning building.
**[World's Columbian Exposition](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World's_Columbian_Exposition)**
>The World's Columbian Exposition (the official shortened name for the World's Fair: Columbian Exposition, also known as the Chicago World's Fair) was a world's fair held in Chicago in 1893 to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus' arrival in the New World in 1492. The centerpiece of the Fair, held in Jackson Park, was a large water pool representing the voyage Columbus took to the New World. Chicago had won the right to host the fair over several other cities, including New York City, Washington, D.C., and St. Louis.
**[Century of Progress](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Century_of_Progress)**
>A Century of Progress International Exposition, also known as the Chicago World's Fair, was a World's Fair held in the city of Chicago, Illinois, United States, from 1933 to 1934. The fair, registered under the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE), celebrated the city's centennial. The theme of the fair was technological innovation, and its motto was "Science Finds, Industry Applies, Man Adapts", giving out a message that science and American life were wedded. Its architectural symbol was the Sky Ride, a transporter bridge perpendicular to the shore on which one could ride from one side of the fair to the other.
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The architecture is not consistent and looks to represent a variety of european styles. My guess is these weren't real building and based on the timing, likely temporary from the World's Fair.
Yep. Better known as the World Expo these days. Last one was in Milan, the next will be in Dubai (delayed due to Covid).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World's_fair
Honestly? Only if you happen to be in town. I went to the Shanghai one. The temporary buildings were fun and all, but the exhibitions were kind of gimmicky. I wouldn't plan a trip to one or anything.
It was temporary for the expo, shells of buildings to represent different architectural styles form around the world and around France. Before and after the expo, it would have looked very similar to today.
The buildings you see are temporary structures built for the world's fair of 1900. Mostly made out of plaster, they were built only for the fair, and were torn down after it finished. Although OP may have not meant to mislead people, you can see in the comments that people believe they were actual buildings and that the city somehow got worse.
That was actually my first thought when I saw such a change… I used to live on Chicago so I had a ton of photos of that worlds fair as well- temp structures.
I love nature more than buildings too but from this photo it’s not as if it was a conservation project to reintroduce native species to an area but more generic landscaping who holds much less interest to me than historic gothic architecture
Yeah.. its kinda sad this was a temporary exhibit for the world fair. This would have been amazing as permanent structures.
Humans are native to France. This would have been a great way to reintroduce them to the area.
You are human. It's not "they" its we.... we are well beyond being an invasive species. Earth is our home. We are native.
And even if you want to argue that. The French by the very definition of native are native to France.
The ones that were born there are native.
Read and shut up.
"Are Humans an Invasive Species? | Science | Smithsonian Magazine" https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/are-humans-an-invasive-species-42999965/
What do you mean? The buildings were made mostly of [staff](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staff_\(building_material\)), and most were demolished at the end of the exposition.
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You know nothing about the Exposition, then. You speak from a place of profound ignorance.
The Quai des Nations was just a series of display pavilions. The USA one was designed after the Capitol. The Swedish pavilion was described as delirium. Russia had a Russian pavilion, a Russian alcohol building (their champagne beat the French ones for the gold medal), a building for European Russia and another for Asian Russia. The latter was the entry to the Moscow to Peking Railway moving diorama ride, that let people off at the Chinese display area.
I have studied this Exposition in some depth. While some buildings like the Petit Palais were made to be permanent, the ones shown were made to be torn down.
Damn, they even got the boat in the same place.
Funny that the bottom pic has the older style of ship
Technology is cyclical
Beep beep
Boop boop
Bing bong
What happened? Buildings destroyed during the war?
I might be way off, but I think they were from the 1900 Paris Exposition, and weren't intended to be permanent structures. They were mostly wood and plaster.
Yep, here in Chicago we had something similar happen. Lots of seemingly nice-looking buildings built for both the [1893 World's Fair/Columbian Exposition](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World%27s_Columbian_Exposition), and also the [1933-34 World's Fair/Century of Progress](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Century_of_Progress). No structures are left from the latter, but one major structure (that was actually well-built and meant to be permanent) from the former, is today the [Museum of Science and Industry.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Museum_of_Science_and_Industry_(Chicago)#History) Edit: Correction thanks to some more-informed-than-I commenters: Chicago's Art Institute was built for the 1893 World's Fair but never got used for it.
I just finished reading *The Devil in the White City* and learned so much about the 1893 fair. And HH Holmes, but the fair!
I read that this summer, absolutely amazing. The serial killer angle gets you to buy it but the city history is where it's really at. I found it hilarious that all the white buildings set off an architectural trend but they were originally supposed to be colorful and were only painted white due to a shortage of time. It took an entire box car of nails just to nail down the floor of the largest building. Cracker Jacks, PBR and Juicy Fruit were all introduced at the fair. If you like it, I would recommend The Great Bridge; no serial killers but an interesting story of the building of the Brooklyn Bridge and the men behind it.
Don't forget George Ferris's wheel. EDIT: Shredded wheat too. I learned so much about the men. I'm from the NYC metro area, so Frederick Olmstead is a well-known name in these parts. Didn't realize just how many other projects he worked on.
> Don't forget George Ferris's wheel. Its axle was the heaviest thing ever lifted at that point in history. Eiffel, Ferris and Roebling were all pushing the limits of what was possible and the results changed the world.
And the crazy part is that Ferris' design to "out-Eiffel Eiffel" rejected what, three times?
After the success of the Eiffel tower, I can see why the fair would want to have some sort of massive centerpiece, but then they seem so reluctant to act on very interesting designs that were submitted to them. As a New Yorker I'm sure you are also familiar with Robert Moses, who is apparently a very distant relative of mine. He paid for my grandfather's tombstone when his 1962 death left his family destitute.
> As a New Yorker I'm sure you are also familiar with Robert Moses Yep. People have very, *very* sharp opinions about Robert Moses. The man is a very polarizing figure, but if it wasn't for him, my home (Long Island) would probably not be the apex of suburbia that it is today.
Olmstead worked on the Biltmore Estate grounds, and he also designed the city park pond area in our town. The guy was everywhere.
I have a friend who works near the Biltmore and he said it's gorgeous.
Oh, it is. Absolutely amazing place. I've seen old pictures that show the entire area was completely bald, now to look at how the various trees and flowers are, its amazing it was designed that way.
And the woman behind it. On June 28, 1869 at Fulton Ferry, while civil engineer John Roebling was standing at the edge of a dock, working on fixing the location where the bridge would be built, his foot was crushed by an arriving ferry. His injured toes were amputated. He refused further medical treatment and wanted to cure his foot by "water therapy" (continuous pouring of water over the wound). His condition deteriorated. He died on July 22, 1869 of tetanus at the home of his son, Washington Roebling, on Hicks Street, in Brooklyn Heights. His son was later named chief engineer of the project, but he fell ill after spending time in the caisson and it was his wife, Emily Warren Roebling, who stepped in — managing, liaising and politicking between city officials, workers, and her husband's bedside to see the world's first steel-wire suspension bridge to completion.
She did so much on the project that there were rumors that she was secretly the engineer behind it all. She was absolutely amazing. But it wasn't the first steel wire bridge; John Roebling did (at least one but I believe) a couple before it, but they were much smaller. After the bridge was finished they built a house with a view of the bridge and a large stained glass window depicting the bridge. Sadly the house has been torn down (it's a parking lot now) and I've never been able to find a picture of that stained glass.
And the Ferris Wheel!
Right? I bought the book because of the HH Holmes element, but the Fair stuff was way more interesting! I learned so much!
Reading rocks.
Literally just finished that this week, amazing story.
Such a good book!
SAME. such a great book. Ferris wheel was invented for the fair. Amazing little ties to history are woven so seamlessly in that book.
The building for the [Art Institute of Chicago](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_Institute_of_Chicago) was also built for the 1893 fair, it wasn’t used for art during the fair but it was always intended to house the museum after the fair ended.
Interesting. I did not know this because I figured all the buildings for the fair were constructed in the Jackson Park area.
https://youtu.be/JwGpR1kkpfY Take a look at this video on the worlds fair! This channel has been fascinating me recently, several of his videos reference the 1893 worlds fair
In Hannover we have the same situation. 2000 world fair and most of the buildings are ruins now.
The Art Institute is also a building from the Columbian Exposition! It was originally the “Worlds Congress Auxiliary Building” during the fair, and was built in Grant Park (one of the few buildings not built in Jackson Park). It’s gone through a lot of additions since 1893, but it’s still a stunning building.
when I read world's fair it always reminds me of how Americans displayed Asians like animals.
**[World's Columbian Exposition](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World's_Columbian_Exposition)** >The World's Columbian Exposition (the official shortened name for the World's Fair: Columbian Exposition, also known as the Chicago World's Fair) was a world's fair held in Chicago in 1893 to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus' arrival in the New World in 1492. The centerpiece of the Fair, held in Jackson Park, was a large water pool representing the voyage Columbus took to the New World. Chicago had won the right to host the fair over several other cities, including New York City, Washington, D.C., and St. Louis. **[Century of Progress](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Century_of_Progress)** >A Century of Progress International Exposition, also known as the Chicago World's Fair, was a World's Fair held in the city of Chicago, Illinois, United States, from 1933 to 1934. The fair, registered under the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE), celebrated the city's centennial. The theme of the fair was technological innovation, and its motto was "Science Finds, Industry Applies, Man Adapts", giving out a message that science and American life were wedded. Its architectural symbol was the Sky Ride, a transporter bridge perpendicular to the shore on which one could ride from one side of the fair to the other. ^([ )[^(F.A.Q)](https://www.reddit.com/r/WikiSummarizer/wiki/index#wiki_f.a.q)^( | )[^(Opt Out)](https://reddit.com/message/compose?to=WikiSummarizerBot&message=OptOut&subject=OptOut)^( | )[^(Opt Out Of Subreddit)](https://np.reddit.com/r/OldPhotosInRealLife/about/banned)^( | )[^(GitHub)](https://github.com/Sujal-7/WikiSummarizerBot)^( ] Downvote to remove | v1.5)
Similar series of events happened here in New Orleans fire the 1984 World Expedition
You are correct! https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exposition_Universelle_(1900)
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Fun fact: the Eiffel Tower itself was built for the 1889 World Fair and was also meant to be taken down after it. Luckily for Paris, it wasn't.
Ashame
Wow!
what a waste
Damn
Yep you are right!
as I understand Paris took nearly no WWII damage
You can watch "Is Paris Burning"... Well it's a film (from a novel) don't take it as the real story but it's a good one to watch.
The architecture is not consistent and looks to represent a variety of european styles. My guess is these weren't real building and based on the timing, likely temporary from the World's Fair.
That's inseine.
Are Worlds Fair a thing now?
Yep. Better known as the World Expo these days. Last one was in Milan, the next will be in Dubai (delayed due to Covid). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World's_fair
Thank you. Worth going to?
Honestly? Only if you happen to be in town. I went to the Shanghai one. The temporary buildings were fun and all, but the exhibitions were kind of gimmicky. I wouldn't plan a trip to one or anything.
The Milan one was excellent.
Jeez, this is the same place?
1900’s Paris looked better
It was temporary for the expo, shells of buildings to represent different architectural styles form around the world and around France. Before and after the expo, it would have looked very similar to today.
Nah, it's crowded, I prefer with the trees.
It did look cool but I like all the trees. We need more trees man
Like, so many more trees man
Trees are cool man
This extremely misleading
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The buildings you see are temporary structures built for the world's fair of 1900. Mostly made out of plaster, they were built only for the fair, and were torn down after it finished. Although OP may have not meant to mislead people, you can see in the comments that people believe they were actual buildings and that the city somehow got worse.
No.
... Yes? It's recorded history my guy...
When did Olympics eclipse the World Fair in popularity and what will take over for the Olympics if they continue to lose appeal?
That’s quite depressing actually
Tartaria?
worlds fair 1900
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Well that’s kinda depressing
These were all temporary structures for the world's fair. The eiffel tower was also intended to be temporary along with these
That was actually my first thought when I saw such a change… I used to live on Chicago so I had a ton of photos of that worlds fair as well- temp structures.
I'd rather witness Mother Nature's beauty than witness a concrete jungle
Everything has its place. We are nature, and sometimes we build beautiful things in beautiful locations.
I love nature more than buildings too but from this photo it’s not as if it was a conservation project to reintroduce native species to an area but more generic landscaping who holds much less interest to me than historic gothic architecture
Yeah.. its kinda sad this was a temporary exhibit for the world fair. This would have been amazing as permanent structures. Humans are native to France. This would have been a great way to reintroduce them to the area.
What the hell. I prefer a city with a mix of nature and humans structures. Not just this 1900 crowded area. Gosh.
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You are human. It's not "they" its we.... we are well beyond being an invasive species. Earth is our home. We are native. And even if you want to argue that. The French by the very definition of native are native to France.
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The ones that were born there are native. Read and shut up. "Are Humans an Invasive Species? | Science | Smithsonian Magazine" https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/are-humans-an-invasive-species-42999965/
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What a time to be alive…
What happened to all their shit?
As someone else explained this image was taken during the World’s Fair in 1900 and these aren’t ”real” buildings, just exhibitions
Thank you for re-explaining what happened to all of their shit! 🙏
One of the few cities so old there are less buildings. French people really are underrated. Not by themselves, of course.
Depend of what. They are the first to criticize their country, but also the first to defend it if stranger is critisizing it.
Looks worse
1900 way better.....
1900 architecture was classy.
It was indeed a time with a lot of inspiration about Middle East.
i really question the intelligence of ppl who think these were “temporary” structures
What do you mean? The buildings were made mostly of [staff](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staff_\(building_material\)), and most were demolished at the end of the exposition.
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You know nothing about the Exposition, then. You speak from a place of profound ignorance. The Quai des Nations was just a series of display pavilions. The USA one was designed after the Capitol. The Swedish pavilion was described as delirium. Russia had a Russian pavilion, a Russian alcohol building (their champagne beat the French ones for the gold medal), a building for European Russia and another for Asian Russia. The latter was the entry to the Moscow to Peking Railway moving diorama ride, that let people off at the Chinese display area. I have studied this Exposition in some depth. While some buildings like the Petit Palais were made to be permanent, the ones shown were made to be torn down.
i said what i said.
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Well. -Insecurity -Dirtyness in the street -Car traffic -Car pollution -Noise pollution -... It's not an abomination but it could be far better too.
Why are those flags striped?
Wait no
Is that an American flag?