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How The 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition Played Into Chicago’s Rivalry With New York

By  Jesse Dukes
   

Ask anybody you meet on a Chicago street who the city’s chief rival is, and you’ll almost always hear “New York."

This one-sided rivalry may have prompted a question from Curious Citizen Anthony.

His question: Why does our inferiority complex toward New York exist? When exactly did it start?

To read the full story, check out our 2018 web article or click the web player at the top of this page.

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