top of page

Touted as "America's Oldest Lager Beer," the circular designed Schaefer Center restaurant provided seating for 1,600 visitors. Many of the dishes, such as Welsh Rarebit and certain soups, were prepared with beer as one of the ingredients.

The Schaefer pavilion had the Fair's largest open air bar with a length of 160 feet. Above the bar was a mural showing the history of beer and brewing.

<empty>Schaefer Beer Pavilion
Schaefer Beer Pavilion

Schaefer Center Interior View
Schaefer Center Interior View From the Gottscho-Schleisner Collection (Library of Congress)

Trylon Tidbits
Schaefer Memories of Yesterday
Click to View

Schaefer Beer Pavilion at night
Schaefer Beer Pavilion at night - photo 204

Schaefer Beer Pavilion
Schaefer Center (1940) - Courtesy World's Fair Historical Society - wf-094r

Schaefer Beer Pavilion
Schaefer Beer - photo 203

Schaefer Beer Pavilion at night
Outside the Schaefer Center on LIncoln Street - Courtesy World's Fair Historical Society - wf-093r
Return to:
Food Zone