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A Century of Progress %u2022 Vintage PostcardsA ticket stub made for an excellent souvenir.A Business Pass to the Travel and Transportation Building.A Second World%u2019s Fair for Chicago (Continued)lected palette of bright official colors that predominated, including deep oranges, blues, yellows, reds, greys, and greens.Fortunately for the planners, the reclaimed lakeside acreage acquired for the fairgrounds was owned by the state of Illinois, and not the city. That meant it was exempt from Chicago%u2019s strict building codes, thus allowing for the use of a wide array of experimental building techniques. Because of this, innovative construction materials%u2014including ribbed-metal siding, plywood, Masonite, and Sheetrock%u2014were chosen for some structures. And a brand new product called Maizewood (made of compressed cornstalks and rosin) was selected to insulate the Administration Building. The Travel and Transport Building had the first roof suspended by cables in the United States, and the Brook Hill Farm Dairy had the United States%u2019 first thin-shell concrete roof. Many of the Fair%u2019s pavilions lacked windows, so they were lit with bright, electric interior lighting. All the buildings, as well as the layout of the Fair, were designed to celebrate science, industry, and research. Showcasing products and presentations%u2014but doing so with a carnival-like atmosphere, and embracing international viewpoints%u2014was emphasized. Of course, there were a great variety of structures, including many impressively large general exhibition buildings such as the Hall of Science and the U.S. Federal Building. Massive corporate pavilions included those of General Motors and Sears Roebuck, which drew vast crowds. Also popular were futuristic model homes, such as the twelve-sided House of Tomorrow. There were also foreign exhibits like the Italian Pavilion, the Moroccan Village, and the Belgian Village. The most elaborate was the Chinese Lama Temple%u2014the Golden Pavilion of Jehol. It had copper roof tiles coated in