The World Fair of 1893 was extravagant. Much like most other big construction projects, it had its share of problems. In fact this fair embraced several serious issues that should have stopped all construction. The first one was all architects were months late in turning in fair designs. This does not show a very enthusiastic sense of building the fair. But once cooperation grew upon the designers the construction was set back but finally able to start. While construction the fair there were of coarse many other issues needed to be worked out; the death of Root, union strikes and employee protests, weather conditions, landscape problems, etc. Any one of these issues could have stopped the ultimate construction of the fair altogether, but it didn't. In my opinion, the fair was meant to be. The fair was built for a great reason. It was to be the anniversary of the year that Christopher Columbus Found the new world. At that time in America, Americans had a lot of pride and nationalism because of transition of being a new country. The world fair was to symbolize the growth of America due to Columbus's discovery. Considering all the delays and road blocks to fairs success, it still managed to be a wonderful accomplishment. So was the fairs construction a move of arrogance, I would say not. Even though it took a lot more money and work than expected it was so powerful that it still remains a part of history. The fair stood for Americas powerful advancement and industrialization. The fair did exactly what it was intended to do and for that i do not think of it as arrogance.
Not all great acts of kindness and unity among a group illustrate destructive parallel. The fair , as well as many other projects, have been known to be an exchange of unfortunate events in return for a successful outcome. Although the fair did seem to have had some sinister like events while under construction, it managed to finish the job. again, in my opinion, its that the White City was meant to be.
-Kimberly Parker
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