 Immediately to the north across Forest Park Parkway is University City.The construction of Danforth Campus was accelerated through a profitable lease of several buildings to the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair.During the fair, Brookings Hall, Busch Hall, Cupples I & II Halls, Francis Field & Gymnasium (site of the 1904 Summer Olympics), Ridgley Hall, Eads Hall, and Prince Hall (a men's dormitory) were used as administrative and exhibition spaces.