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{{Infobox | {{Infobox FairBuilding | ||
| name = Streets of Cairo | | name = Streets of Cairo | ||
| image = | | image = Cairo Main Entrance.jpg | ||
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| caption = | | image_size = 400px | ||
| caption = Main Entrance to Cairo on the Pike. | |||
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| | | location = [[The Pike]] | ||
| | | no_buildings = | ||
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| furnishing_cost = | |||
| | | profit = $347,747.20 (${{Format price|{{Inflation|US|347,747.20|1904}}}} in {{Inflation/year|US}}) | ||
| profit = $347,747.20 ({{Inflation|US| | |||
| owner = | | owner = | ||
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| | | adult_entry = 50¢ (${{Inflation|US|.50|1904}} in {{Inflation/year|US}}) | ||
| child_entry = | |||
| other = | | other = | ||
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| ticket_image = Ticket_Cairo.png | |||
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Streets of Cairo replicated both ancient and modern Egyptian streets on [[The Pike]] | Streets of Cairo replicated both ancient and modern Egyptian streets on [[The Pike]] | ||
==Before the Fair== | ==Before the Fair== | ||
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The exhibit included the International Restaurant, which seated 2,000 and the Alexandria Café, decorated in Egyptian splendor. The servers were all Egyptian-born. There you could dine on native cuisine or smoke an authentic waterpipe. | The exhibit included the International Restaurant, which seated 2,000 and the Alexandria Café, decorated in Egyptian splendor. The servers were all Egyptian-born. There you could dine on native cuisine or smoke an authentic waterpipe. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Latest revision as of 06:39, 7 February 2024
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| Location | The Pike |
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| Construction | |
| Proft | $347,747.20 ($10.5 million in 2021) |
| Entry | |
| Adult Entry | 50¢ ($15 in 2021) |
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Streets of Cairo replicated both ancient and modern Egyptian streets on The Pike
Before the Fair[edit | edit source]
Algerian, Tunisian Village and Egyptian Temple exhibits were at 1893 Chicago World's Fair.
Description[edit | edit source]
It opened on May 10, and was generally a much larger version of the 1893 Chicago World's Fair exhibit)
The attraction consisted of 26 Egyptian buildings of Arabic architecture and 67 booths and stands.
You could see street musicians, singing gypsies, entertainers, monkeys, snake charming, donkey & camel rides, trained goats, street performers and jugglers, and other exotic attractions.
The exhibit included the International Restaurant, which seated 2,000 and the Alexandria Café, decorated in Egyptian splendor. The servers were all Egyptian-born. There you could dine on native cuisine or smoke an authentic waterpipe.
