The 1893 Columbian Exposition and the Chicago Film Industry
Did you know the 1893 World Columbian Exposition was the site of the world’s first movie theater? Discover how Eadweard Muybridge’s Zoopraxiscope and other innovations led to Chicago becoming the center of the U.S. film industry.
Michael Glover Smith is the director the feature films Rendezvous in Chicago (2018), Mercury in Retrograde (2017) and Cool Apocalypse (2015), and the author of the book Flickering Empire (Columbia University Press, 2015). He teaches at several Chicago-area colleges and blogs at Whitecitycinema.com.
From the south: Go north on Green Bay Road. Turn left on Wilmette Ave. Turn right on Park Ave. Library is located on the corner of Wilmette Ave. and Park Ave. Parking lot is on the north side of the building.
From the north: Go south on Green Bay Road. Turn right on Wilmette Ave. Turn right on Park Ave. Library is located on the corner of Wilmette Ave. and Park Ave. Parking lot is on the north side of the building.
From I-94 (Edens Expressway):from the South - exit at Lake Ave. East. Go east on Lake Ave. a little over 2 miles. Turn right on Park Ave. • from the North - exit at Rt. 41/Skokie Blvd. Turn left (east) on Lake Ave. Go east on Lake Ave. a little over 2 miles. Turn right on Park Ave.
Mass transit options include CTA, Metra, and Pace.