| Overview | |
|---|---|
| BIE-class | Universal exposition |
| Category | Cancelled |
| Name | Age of Discovery[1] |
| Organized by | Chicago World's Fair – 1992 Authority[2] |
| Timeline | |
| Opening | n/a |
| Closure | n/a |
| Universal expositions | |
| Previous | Expo '70 in Osaka |
| Next | Expo 2000 in Hanover |
| Specialized expositions | |
| Previous | Expo '85 in Tsukuba |
| Next | Expo 91 in Plovdiv |
| Simultaneous | |
| Universal | Seville Expo '92 |
The Chicago 1992 World's Fair was planned to be held in Chicago as the first World's Fair to take place in the United States since the 1984 Louisiana World Exposition in New Orleans. The Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) approved Chicago's bid to host a World's Fair in 1982, but three years later the city withdrew its offer to host the event following the evaporation of political support and concerns that the event would not be able to recoup its expenses.[3][4]
The fair would have been twinned with the coinciding Seville Expo '92.[4]
- ^ Reagan, Ronald (27 June 1984). "PROCLAMATION 5215—JUNE 27, 1984" (PDF). Office of the President of the United States. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
- ^ "Chicago World's Fair--1992 Authority - Social Networks and Archival Context". Retrieved September 26, 2017.
- ^ David Smothers (June 25, 1982). "Chicago makes plans to host 1992 world's fair". UPI. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
- ^ a b Scott Kraft (13 October 1985). "Triumph Crumbles : Dreams of '92 World's Fair Die in Chicago". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 18 November 2019.