Olmsted in Chicago: Midway Plaisance Walking Tour Register Here

Midway Plaisance: This tour will illuminate Olmsted’s plan for the Midway

Plaisance as a grand boulevard between Jackson and Washington Park, the

site’s transformation into a carnival area for the World’s Fair, and Olmsted’s

vision for a canal as its centerpiece after the exposition. Highlights include the

site of the original Ferris Wheel, a major attraction of the 1893 fair.

Dates and Times: Saturday, June 25th, 2-4pm. Saturday, August 6th,

2-4pm. Register Here

This tour is presented by the Hyde Park Historical Society as part of Art Design Chicago Now, an initiative funded by the Terra Foundation for American Art that amplifies the voices of Chicago's diverse creatives, past and present, and explores the essential role they play in shaping the now.