print email comment close Made in Chicago: The Ferris Wheel URL: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/chicago/sfeature/sf_made_18.html Description: Brief description of the Ferris wheel, which "debuted at Chicago's 1893 Columbian Exposition. ... 'The World's Greatest Ride' was reused at the St. Louis World's Fair of 1904, then dynamited and sold for scrap metal." Includes links to related articles about the Columbian Exposition and the Coney Island entrepreneur who saw the Ferris wheel and ordered a smaller version. From an American Experience documentary about Chicago. Publisher: PBS Online; WGBH Extra Keywords Public Broadcasting Service PBS City of the Century LII Database Information: Record 21984 created by Jennifer English on 06/26/2006 Last modification on 06/27/2006 Published: 06/29/2006   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/21984