- Registration is required for this event.
- Registration will open on February 19, 2026 @ 6:30pm.
- A library card is not required.
Program Description
Event Details
Billboards all around the country proclaimed: "MAN'S GREATEST ACHIEVEMENT - St. Louis World's Fair".
Over 20,000,000 visitors came to see the Fair, also known as the Louisiana Purchase Exposition. The Fair consisted of 1,476 structures and buildings, which ranged up to 22 acres in size. There were 75 miles of roads and walkways, graced by over 1,000 statues. The Fairgrounds were 14 times bigger than Disneyland. 49 foreign countries, 43 US states, and 6 US territories participated in the Fair.
Doug Schneider will take you on a visual tour of the Fairgrounds as they were in 1904, and show you where you can find remnants of the Fair in 2026. You will also hear about the 1904 Olympics held in conjunction with the World's Fair - the first Olympics on American soil.
Recommended reading from the Library: 1904 World's Fair
The presenter is Doug Schneider, author, St. Louis walking tour guide, Scottish country dancer, fan of architecture, Route 66 enthusiast, who graduated from Brown University, one of the eight Ivy League universities, with a Bachelor's in History; and from the University of London with a Master's in Linguistics.