Many temporary buildings, structures, and features were installed for the Exposition. Thomas Rogers Kimball and C. Howard Walker were named co-architects-in-chief for the event. The two men were responsible for the overall site development, including perimeter buildings. They designed several major buildings, some smaller structures and the Arch of States, which was a main entrance.
All these structures were temporary by design, built at about half the cost of permanent buildings. The lower cost allowed the construction of larger structures. The construction of the hundreds of temporary buildings at the Expo was notable because of the almost exclusive usage of a new, cheap and pliable building material called staff. It allowed Expo designers to construct visual reproductions of Grecian and Roman temples, fine European buildings, and more. The buildings were constructed of strips of wood covered with staff.[11]
The Grand Court of the 1898 Trans-Mississippi Exposition was located on the current site of Kountze Park.
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Difficult_Elephant73says
nice place
amp_lord144says
Pretty sweet cardboard
twicklermsays
I get that they were temporary structures but I don’t get why we can’t build nice looking buildings anymore. It’s NOT cheaper, it’s NOT better looking, they DONT last longer. I don’t get why every building now seems to be either an ugly glass pillar or an even uglier grey box with a company’s logo on it. I’m not saying we have to build every building to look like it’s from the height of the Roman Empire or like something a Rockefeller would live in but for god sakes even post offices back then looked nice. Churches, libraries, town halls, fire houses, banks. All had beautiful style and design that is beloved even today.
theHANmuse2044says
MOORISH ARCHITECTURE
Shhherry6569says
When I see these kinds of things and the beautiful homes and buildings from that time I wonder if those were not more prosperous times.
rtruman95 says
Replaced by a park – https://images.app.goo.gl/KGTU9f1nh3VkbAS9A
Demonkey44 says
They weren’t meant to be permanent.
Many temporary buildings, structures, and features were installed for the Exposition. Thomas Rogers Kimball and C. Howard Walker were named co-architects-in-chief for the event. The two men were responsible for the overall site development, including perimeter buildings. They designed several major buildings, some smaller structures and the Arch of States, which was a main entrance.
All these structures were temporary by design, built at about half the cost of permanent buildings. The lower cost allowed the construction of larger structures. The construction of the hundreds of temporary buildings at the Expo was notable because of the almost exclusive usage of a new, cheap and pliable building material called staff. It allowed Expo designers to construct visual reproductions of Grecian and Roman temples, fine European buildings, and more. The buildings were constructed of strips of wood covered with staff.[11]
The Grand Court of the 1898 Trans-Mississippi Exposition was located on the current site of Kountze Park.
From Wikipedia
Difficult_Elephant73 says
nice place
amp_lord144 says
Pretty sweet cardboard
twicklerm says
I get that they were temporary structures but I don’t get why we can’t build nice looking buildings anymore. It’s NOT cheaper, it’s NOT better looking, they DONT last longer. I don’t get why every building now seems to be either an ugly glass pillar or an even uglier grey box with a company’s logo on it. I’m not saying we have to build every building to look like it’s from the height of the Roman Empire or like something a Rockefeller would live in but for god sakes even post offices back then looked nice. Churches, libraries, town halls, fire houses, banks. All had beautiful style and design that is beloved even today.
theHANmuse2044 says
MOORISH ARCHITECTURE
Shhherry6569 says
When I see these kinds of things and the beautiful homes and buildings from that time I wonder if those were not more prosperous times.
jimb575 says
Welcome to the Village.
WormLivesMatter says
Excuse me what!