[Chicago World's Fair 1933-34]

Century of Progress Exposition Street Car Service Map ‘The Best Way to Go to The World’s Fair’.

Single-sheet promotional flyer issued for the Century of Progress International Exposition. Folded, opening to approximately 8 × 12.5 inches. Black-and-white street map with surface transit routes printed in red, illustrating direct streetcar access to the fairgrounds from across Chicago. [Chicago, 1933–1934.]

Carefully handled, evenly age-toned. Light fold lines as issued. No losses or repairs. Clean margins and strong contrast throughout.

Appeals to collectors of World’s Fair material, Chicago history, and early twentieth-century urban transportation ephemera.


Issued during the depths of the Great Depression, this flyer promoted affordable urban transit as the most efficient way to reach the fair, reflecting both the logistical scale of the exposition and its broader message of technological optimism. The Century of Progress Exposition attracted nearly forty million visitors and remains one of the most documented and studied American world’s fairs of the twentieth century.

Subjects: Century of Progress Exposition, Chicago World’s Fair 1933–1934, Streetcar Systems, Chicago Transit History, Great Depression Era Americana, Ephemera, Transportation History, Urban Planning, World’s Fair Material.

Background Information:
Originally intended to commemorate Chicago's past, the Century of Progress Exposition came to symbolize hope for Chicago's and America's future during the Great Depression.

This was the second world's fair that Chicago had hosted, and by the time it closed, it had been visited by nearly 40 million fairgoers.

Item #17662

Price: $24.00