The Swift Bridge, The World's Fair Chicago 1934 Ellis Island Bohemian post-war lifestyle

Bohemian post-war lifestyle

matchbooks and ashtrays

who patronized the place in the eighties

What was supposed to be a 2-week stay stretched to 47

A faded sign announced proudly that the Pioneer has done its own baking for the last 30 years

The Swift Bridge, The World's Fair Chicago 1934 Ellis Island Bohemian post-war lifestyleThe Chicago World's Fair, was held from 1933 to 1934 to celebrate the city's centennial. The theme of the fair was technological innovation. The fair's motto was "Science Finds, Industry Applies, Man Adapts". Swift & Company dates back to 1855, when 16 year old Gustavus Franklin Swift founded a butchering operation in Eastham, Massachusetts. Its early origins on Cape Cod, led to later Brighton, MA, Albany, NY, and Buffalo, NY locations, and in 1875