| Source | CBS Local |
|---|---|
| Original Load Date | June 11, 2026, 5 p.m. |
| Last Updated | June 11, 2026, 5 p.m. |
| Original URL | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-midway-plaisance-history-worlds-fair-ferris-wheel/ |
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Midway Plaisance is much more than a long strip of lawn on Chicago's South Side
where, at the east end, the [ Obama Presidential Center now sits ][4] .
Connecting Washington and Jackson parks, it began as one of the city's most
ambitious unrealized architectural projects and remains the site of som...