Chicago for a Complete Vacation Railroad Fair
JUST A CENTURY AGO the first railroad train STIRRING CELEBRATION Your visit to 'the Chicago Railroad Fair can be the high spot of a steamed out of Chicago thrill-filled vacation in this great metropolitan city. Miles of —the famous old Pioneer. OF 100 YEARS beautiful bathing beaches on the shores of Lake Michigan offer Thus began a century of 1848 1948 all the lure of the most enticing summer resort. You can also enjoy boating on the nearby lagoons, or a lake steamer excursion. progress and achievement OF RAILROAD PROGRESS in railroad transportation SEE THE SEVEN WONDERS OF which has made America's passenger and freight service CHICAGO. Most of Chicago's the marvel of the world. world-famous attractions are right along +he Lake Front, like the Museum of Science and Industry, whose thousands of actually work- THE WINNING OF ing exhibits attract millions an- THE WEST was in great nually; Adler Planetarium, first measure accomplished by, institution of its kind in America; Chicago Historical Society with one of the finest collections in the and with the cooperation nation; and Shedd Aquarium with over 10,000 specimens. of, the railroads of America. Where the rails Round out your visit with a trip to pushed in, there too the Oriental Institute, at the Univer- settlers followed. The sity of Chicago, where ancient linking of East and West at Promontory Point, Utah, Babylon, Persia, Thebes and other old world settings have been marked the spanning of a continent and the final opening reconstructed in the 20th Century; up of a vast new territory. the Chicago Museum of Natural History, with exhibits of all ages; and the renowned Art Institute. THROUGH THE GAY
VISIT THE NATION'S BUSIEST SHOPPING DISTRICT. One of NINETIES, the railroads the big moments of a Chicago holiday is a tour of State Street and continued their steady Michigan Avenue, the world's most highly concentrated shopping growth. Through the era district with hundreds of glamour stores serving 500,000 daily. when the first Chicago GAY DAYS AND BRIGHT World's Fair made his- NIGHTS. Every day in Chicago is tory and set a precedent a headliner for the sports fan. rr I for joyous celebration Baseball, racing, water sports, r ,, which has endured; while the nation fought two world everything in outdoor entertain- wars and assumed world leadership — the railroads were, ment—you will find them all. And, I" , at night, there is Chicago's stir- r I as now, the great arteries of transportation. •11.., 411r r • • ring Rialto with its big name ,;•:r149j,!,.` bands, unusual restaurants and GREATEST EVENT OF THE 1948 VACATION SEASON sparkling amusement centers. In a setting of World's Fair proportions on the TODAY — LUXURIOUS shores of Lake Michigan, U. S. railroads portray PARKS AND ZOOS. Chicago is world renowned for its beautiful parks. Brookfield Zoo features man-made gullies, mountains and PASSENGER TRAVEL the growth of a nation—the spectacular miracle forest enabling visitors to see specimens in their native habitats. At at its economical best, of America on rails setting a pace for the world. Lincoln Park you will find Bushman, finest gorilla in captivity. and the expeditious trans- port of freight, are the NEVER A DULL MOMENT. If Your trip will not be complete without contributions of the Rail- a trip to the Stock Yards, food center for the universe; and the Chicago Board of Trade, world's largest grain market. Whatever you roads to an America want in entertainment, you can be certain of one thing, there is grown great. Truly a fitting culmination for a century ERIE RAILROAD COMPANY never a dull moment in Chicago, America's second largest city. of pioneering, struggle, work and glorious achievement.