This has to be one of the strangest pieces of film I’ve ever seen
http://youtu.be/Hf6cmSd1nEc
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Railroad_Fair
To give a little context, this was sponsored by most of the railroads. It was held in 1948 along the Lake Michigan waterfront, roughly where McCormick place is today. Most of the early equipment was replicas.
*** Viewer Caution – contains images of Confederate flags ***
As the Wikipedia article points out, this event was part of the inspiration that ultimately caused Walt Disney to make Disney Land.
Looking at the trailer for Trainwreck, it leaves very little doubt about motive in the shootings in Lafayette, Louisiana.
The director made an entire career of this. http://www.uic.edu/depts/lib/specialcoll/services/rjd/findingaids/HGeraghty.pdf
Here is her obituary
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1987-08-13/news/8703010661_1_world-s-fair-dramatization-goodman-theater
As I was watching the film/video, I was wondering how many horses were used in the production – probably more horses inside Chicago than since cars replaced horse drawn carriages.
More on the Disney connection
http://www.mouseplanet.com/10796/The_Importance_of_the_1948_Chicago_Railroad_Fair
The film and the above link both mention Harvey Girls, which were an important part of society prior to the airlines killing off long distance train travel