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Detroit’s 1889 International Fair and Exposition Exhibit Hall, 1889-1895, United States

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  1. The fair opened on September 17th, 1889.

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    More info on the 1889 Detroit International Exposition and Fair:

    All Roads to Lead to Delray – [https://detroithistorical.wordpress.com/2012/12/19/all-roads-lead-to-delray/](https://detroithistorical.wordpress.com/2012/12/19/all-roads-lead-to-delray/)

    A Fair to Remember – [http://www.hourdetroit.com/core/pagetools.php?pageid=5027&url=/Hour-Detroit/February-2009/A-Fair-to-Remember/&mode=print](http://www.hourdetroit.com/core/pagetools.php?pageid=5027&url=/Hour-Detroit/February-2009/A-Fair-to-Remember/&mode=print)

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    More images:

    [https://detroithistorical.pastperfectonline.com/archive/E6094080-F943-4B54-8559-915056945535](https://detroithistorical.pastperfectonline.com/archive/E6094080-F943-4B54-8559-915056945535)

    [https://detroithistorical.pastperfectonline.com/archive/C9A3AD44-7297-4B82-92B2-063917373745](https://detroithistorical.pastperfectonline.com/archive/C9A3AD44-7297-4B82-92B2-063917373745)

  2. What happened to it?

  3. Jesus Christ Detroit used to look like this?

  4. Weren’t fair buildings often made out of cheap materials such as wood or even plaster and just made to look like stone?