1904 World's Fair kick-starts radiant movement

The song “Meet me in St. Louis, Louis” arrived in 1904, the same year that the World’s Fair opened in that city. The fair sprawled over 1,270 acres, and 63 countries showed their stuff, as did many manufacturers. One of those was the American Radiator Company, and they did something very special. The fair opened on April 30 that year and lasted only seven months. During that time, 19,694,855 people visited. Many of them spent time in the Palace of Manufactures Building and ogled the . . .

The song “Meet me in St. Louis, Louis” arrived in 1904, the same year that the World’s Fair opened in that city.

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