Chicago’s 1893 World’s Fair introduced an unusual attraction, a two-speed moving sidewalk that carried visitors from the steamship pier to the Peristyle at 3 mph or 6 mph for five cents

The Times of India · TOI World Desk · 2026-11-08 12:39 UTC

The first moving walkway appeared in 1893 at the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago, United States.

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