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The Pike was a wide  mile-long span of the Fair that  showcased  
The Pike was a wide mile-long span of the Fair that showcased all sorts of amusements and activities.
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all sorts of amusements and activities.
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Though the major theme of the 1904  St. Louis World's Fair was
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* [[American Pop Corn]]
* [[Ancient Rome]]
* [[Barrios Diamond Palace]]
* [[Battle Abbey]]
* [[Beer Garden]]
* [[Bohemia Cafe]]
* [[Camera Obscura]]
* [[Streets of Cario]]
* [[Creation]]
* [[Cummins Wild West]]
* [[Chinese Village]]
* [[Constantinople]]
* [[Cliff Dwellers]]
* [[Circle Swing]]
* [[Cycle Circle]]
* [[Deep Sea Diving|Deep Sea Divers]]
* [[Esquimaux Village]]
* [[Fairy Floss]]
* [[Fair Japan]]
* [[Glass Weavers]]
* [[Golden Chariots]]
* [[Galveston Flood]]
* [[Hereafter]]
* [[Hagenbeck's Trained Animals]]
* [[Hunitng in the Ozarks]]
* [[Hales Fire Fighting Exhibit]]
* [[Helter Skelter]]
* [[Infant Incubators]]
* [[International Doll Exhibit]]
* [[Irish International Exhibit]]
* [[Jim Key]]
* [[Mills Edisonia Spectatorium]]
* [[Mysterious Asia]]
* [[Moorish Palace]]
* [[Magic Whirlpool]]
* [[Malto Grape Company (Pavillion)]]
* [[Nana]]
* [[Boynton's Naval Exhibit]]
* [[Ostrich Farm]]
* [[Old Plantation]]
* [[On the Bowery]]
* [[Old St Louis]]
* [[Palace of Dreams]]
* [[Paris]]
* [[Palais du Costume]]
* [[Russian Village]]
* [[Siberian Railway]]
* [[Siberian Restaurant]]
* [[Statisticum]]
* [[Streets of Seville]]
* [[Temple of Mirth]]
* [[Temple of Palmistry]]
* [[Thompson Scenic Railway]]
* [[Tyrolean Alps]]
* [[Under and Over the Sea]]
* [[Welch Grape Juice Company]]
* [[Water Chutes]]
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one of education, the Pike's exhibits were a mixed bag of
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attractions- from the elaborate to the simple,  that focused on not
 
only informing the average fairgoer, but thrilling, scaring,
 
and  humoring them with elaborate and sometimes
 
eyebrow-raising amusements.
 
These rides, attractions and concessions were  more varied, elaborate and  costly (seven to eight million dollars),  than any previous Exposition.  Some called it a headquarters for fun and entertainment, while others labeled  it an over-elaborate carnival and a den of iniquity.
 
The Pike wasn't actually  a broad street that ran a mile long, it did  turn south at the two ends, which created  wider entrances to handle the enormous evening mobs. It was designed with 10 different  styles of paving and a variety of street fixtures.
 
The expression- `Coming down the Pike,'  originated from this area
 
of the  Louisiana Purchase Exposition.
 
Pike-goers could visit  Constantinople, Cairo or even the North Pole; while in the same day   take in a Paris fashion show,  visit Blarney Castle or the Tyrolean Alps.  One could experience the world's `Creation,' or `Hereafter,' or ride a burro or camel. Visitors could see elephants sliding down chutes,  witness an epic  naval battle or see forever atop the largest Observation Wheel ever built.  A reenactment of the Galveston Flood could be viewed, or  a visit to Jerusalem.
 
Concessionaires and barkers, armed  with  megaphones  lined the Pike, competing
 
with blaring brass  bands for the fairgoer's  attention.  In the  evening,  with the palaces closing at dusk,  the Pike was alwayscrowded and attractions such as belly-dancing was quite popular.
 
Frederick Remington's statue "Cowboys Off the Trail" (also entitled- "Cowboys Shooting Up A Western Town,"),   greeted fairgoers as they walked into the  Exposition's eastern  entrance. There they could witness over fifty  attractions.
 
Plans were made to make  The Pike permanent after the  Exposition-  as well as adding a beach  and a stadium, but  Washington University cancelled them.
 
 
Buildings at the pike:
 
* American Pop Corn
* Ancient Rome
* Barrios Diamond Palace
* Battle Abbey
* Bohemia Cafe
* Camera Obscura
* Streets of Cario
* Creation
* Cummins Wild West
* Chinese Village
* Constantinople
* Cliff Dwellers
* Circle Swing
* Cycle Circle
* Deep Sea Diving
* Esquimaux Village
* Fairy Floss
* Fair Japan
* Glass Weavers
* Golden Chariots
* Galveston Flood
* German Tyrolean Alps
* Hereafter
* Hagenbeck's Trained Animals
* Hunitng in the Ozarks
* Hales Fire Fighting Exhibit
* Helter Skelter
* Infant Incubators
* International Doll Exhibit
* Irish International Exhibit
* Jim Key
* Mysterious Asia
* Moorish Palace
* Magic Whirlpool
* Malto Grape Company (Pavillion)
* Nana
* Boynton's Naval Exhibit
* Ostrich Farm
* Old Plantation
* On the Bowery
* Old St Louis
* Palace of Dreams
* Paris Amusement Company
* Palais du Costume
* Russian Village
* Siberian Railway
* Siberian Restaurant
* Statisticum
* Seville
* Temple of Mirth
* Temple of Palmistry
* Thompson Scenic Railway
* Under and Over the Sea
* Welch Grape Juice Company
* Water Chutes

Latest revision as of 03:40, 26 February 2024

The Pike was a wide mile-long span of the Fair that showcased all sorts of amusements and activities.


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