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There was an elaborate model city at the fair.
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==Description==
As one entered the Fair from the Lindell Street, the Model City was the first attraction you would see. 


The Model City was a four-block area that showcased how an idea town could look like. This was an important attraction for city planners, officials as well as administrators and civilians.  1,200 feet of roadway featured ten different variations of paving. There were illuminated signs, water and sewer service, lamp posts, public clocks, fountains, as well as a miniature city park all to illustrate what can be done in a town.
It was even suggested that the Model City be called "Spotless Town!"
National Cash Register as well as the Salvation Army both sponsored a building at the Model City.
Major cities including: New York, Atlantic City, Kansas City, and San Francisco had buildings along the street. The New York building alone cost $86,500 dollars to build, complete with a subway model, and numerous plans for bridges and tunnels.


==Buildings==
==Buildings==
===Exhibits===
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*[[American Inn]]  
*[[Artificial Stone]]
*[[Automobile Charging Station]]  
*[[Automobile Charging Station]]  
*[[Bank]]
*[[DeForrest Wireless Tower]]
*[[Drug Store]]
*[[Emergency Hospital]]
*[[Express Office]]
*[[Guild Hall]] (Scranton Correspondence School)
*[[Liquid Air Exhibit]] (British Royal Commission)
*[[Model Playground]]
*[[Official Photographer's Studio]]
*[[Parcel Checking Pavilion]]
*[[Police Station]]
*[[Police Station]]
*[[Press Building]]
*[[Press Building]]
*[[Town Hall]]
*[[Town Hall]]
*[[Emergency Hospital]]
*[[United States War and Field Hospital]]
*[[Women's Anchorage Building]]
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===Municipal Exhibits===
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*[[Kansas City Casino]]  
*[[Kansas City Casino]]  
*[[New Jersey Road Exhibit]]
*[[New York City]]  
*[[New York City]]  
*[[St Paul and Minneapolis]]  
*[[Twin Cities Museum]]  
*[[San Francisco]]  
*[[San Francisco]]  
*[[Bank]]
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*[[Express Office]]
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*[[Guild Hall]] (Scranton Correspondence School)
===Restaurants===
*[[Liquid Air Exhibit]] (British Royal Commission)
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*[[Model Playground]]
*[[American Inn]]  
*[[New Jersey Road Exhibit]]
*[[United States War and Field Hospital]]
*[[Behnke & Willmann Restaurant]]
*[[Behnke & Willmann Restaurant]]
*[[Bungalow Restaurant]]
*[[Bungalow Restaurant]]
*[[DeForrest Wireless Tower]]
*[[Drug Store]]
*[[Fleischmann Restaurant]]  
*[[Fleischmann Restaurant]]  
*[[Government Restaurant]]  
*[[Government Restaurant]]  
*[[Official Photographer's Studio]]
*[[Parcel Checking Pavilion]]
*[[Rice Kitchen]]
*[[Rice Kitchen]]
*[[Voney's]] Quick Meal Restaurant  
*[[Voney's]] Quick Meal Restaurant  
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==See also==
==Notes==
==References==
==External links==




[[Category:Model City]]
[[Category:Model City]]

Latest revision as of 06:34, 6 March 2024


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