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Construction of the one of the Century of Progress Skyride towers
At its completion, the two Skyride towers stood over 620 feet tall and spanned over 1,800 feet apart.
1933
Construction of one of the amusement rides at the Enchanted Island
1933
Gloria Swanson looks up at the Skyride
1934
Century of Progress Sky Ride towers
At its completion, the two Skyride towers stood over 620 feet tall and spanned over 1,800 feet apart.
1933
View of the Skyride with the Hall of Science in the foreground.
Also visible on the upper right are two rocket cars transporting Fair patrons across the Skyride at an elevation of 210 feet. The ride across the Skyride took about four minutes.
1933
Century of Progress Sky Ride towers
At its completion, the two Skyride towers stood over 620 feet tall and spanned over 1,800 feet apart.
1933
Century of Progress Sky Ride tower
At its completion, the two Skyride towers stood over 620 feet tall and spanned over 1,800 feet apart.
1933
Construction of the one of the Century of Progress Skyride towers
1933
The Skyride at the Century of Progress International Exposition.
Supporting the structure at opposite ends were two steel towers 638 feet tall and 3/8 of a mile apart. According to Fair promoters, high-speed elevators transported passengers took to the tops of the towers in less than one minute.
1933
Gloria Swanson steps from the elevator of the west Skyride tower
1933
Sketch of the proposed Skyride
1933
Amusement park rides at the Enchanted Island
1933
Color illustration of the Skyride
1933
Century of Progress Sky Ride tower
At its completion, the two Skyride towers stood over 620 feet tall and spanned over 1,800 feet apart.
1933
Century of Progress Skyride towers in 1933
At its completion, the two Skyride towers stood over 620 feet tall and spanned over 1,800 feet apart.
1933
Machine operator working on the Century of Progress Skyride
1933
Gloria Swanson after viewing the Fair from the Skyride
1934
Artist's sketch of the Ride of the Century at the Century of Progress
1933
Gloria Swanson and others after previewing the Fair from the top of the west Skyride tower
1934
The Skyride at the Century of Progress International Exposition.
Supporting the structure at opposite ends were two steel towers 638 feet tall and 3/8 of a mile apart. According to Fair promoters, high-speed elevators transported passengers took to the tops of the towers in less than one minute.
1933
Workman on one of the steel girders of the Sky Ride
1933
Young woman rides in a rickasha
1933
View of the Federal Building as seen from the Skyride
The Federal Building featured an art-deco design that included a rotunda and three tower-pylons representing the executive, judicial, and legislative branches of the U.S. government.
1933
Century of Progress Sky Ride towers
At its completion, the two Skyride towers stood over 620 feet tall and spanned over 1,800 feet apart.
1933
Century of Progress Sky Ride towers
At its completion, the two Skyride towers stood over 620 feet tall and spanned over 1,800 feet apart.
1933
Construction of the one of the Century of Progress Skyride towers
1933
Machine operators working on the Century of Progress Skyride.
1933
Group of school-girls from St. Thomas, Ontario, enjoy the thrills of the safety coaster during their visit
1933
The Skyride at the Century of Progress International Exposition.
Supporting the structure at opposite ends were two steel towers 638 feet tall and 3/8 of a mile apart. According to Fair promoters, high-speed elevators transported passengers took to the tops of the towers in less than one minute.
1933
Century of Progress Skyride tower
The southern facade of the Hall of Science is to the right, while the Chinese Lama Temple can be seen below on the left.
1933
Construction of the one of the Century of Progress Skyride towers
1933
Gloria Swanson outside the Hall of Science after viewing the Fair from the Skyride
1934
Century of Progress Sky Ride towers
At its completion, the two Skyride towers stood over 620 feet tall and spanned over 1,800 feet apart.
1933
Century of Progress Sky Ride towers
At its completion, the two Sky ride towers stood over 620 feet tall and spanned over 1,800 feet apart.
1933
Construction of the one of the Century of Progress Skyride towers
1933
The Skyride at the Century of Progress International Exposition.
Supporting the structure at opposite ends were two steel towers 638 feet tall and 3/8 of a mile apart. According to Fair promoters, high-speed elevators transported passengers took to the tops of the towers in less than one minute.
1933

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