'They called it a fairyland': 'From the Steel City to the White City' brings a local focus to an infamous world's fair

The year was 1893, and the eyes of America were focused on Chicago and the dazzling World’s Columbian Exposition, the most lavish world’s fair to date. Looking down from the Exposition’s icon, the 264-foot tall Ferris wheel, visitors saw a glimmering “city of lights” showcasing a still-novel invention — electricity.  A Pittsburgh-based engineer is to...

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