![]() ![]() Originally named the Grand Industrial Exposition, it was housed in four temporary buildings on 40 acres of farmland between 12th and 16th Streets, near Troost Avenue. ![]() The fairs began in 1871 after a committee of businessmen and city leaders, including Kersey Coates and Theodore Case, organized the Industrial Exposition association to bring the nationally-popular tradition of industrial fairs to Kansas City. This entertainment attracted up to 60,000 visitors per day, which was then nearly double the population of the city itself. They showcased agricultural and industrial technology, artwork, horse races, livestock, public dances, and musical performances. For Kansas City residents in the 1870s and 1880s, no autumn amusement could surpass the annual industrial and agricultural expositions. ![]()
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