Stroll the White City

dar512 · 09-30-2008, 03:31 PM

Pictures from the Chicago Columbian Exposition.

Undertoad · 09-30-2008, 05:58 PM

excellent

Big Sarge · 09-30-2008, 06:47 PM

I really enjoyed this

xoxoxoBruce · 10-01-2008, 02:20 AM

Disney world, with class.

Sundae · 10-01-2008, 06:09 AM

Wow.

But I always question how much people can enjoy things when packed in like sardines. I used to think it was an olden days thing

But then I went to Alton Towers (theme park) on a Bank Holiday Monday in summer - never again! Festivals are the same - huge crowds of people moving in the same direction, looking at the same thing. I live for Off Season. Helps that I like the cold.

Thanks for the link - loved it.

Trilby · 10-01-2008, 07:41 AM

Ever read The Devil in The White City by Eric Larson?

Not only does it describe this fair down to the detail, it tells the true story of a serial killer in the Chicago area during this time. Good read.

Sundae · 10-01-2008, 08:06 AM

I'll look out for it. This was my first notion of the White City in Chicago (we have a Tube station called White City in West London!) but it's fascinating.

And people protest at the money spent to bring a giant spider to Liverpool... Say what you like about the Victorians, they did things on a grand scale.

xoxoxoBruce · 10-01-2008, 10:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brianna

Ever read The Devil in The White City by Eric Larson?

Not only does it describe this fair down to the detail, it tells the true story of a serial killer in the Chicago area during this time. Good read.

No, but I read a lot about the FEMA devil in Chocolate City.

Elspode · 10-01-2008, 11:38 PM

TF and I were watching an old PBS documentary about Nikola Tesla last night, and the Exposition was prominently featured since it was his AC power system that was used to light it. It pissed off Edison so bad, that the company he recently formed with other rich guys, General Electric, refused to sell their sealed light bulbs for use there, so Westinghouse (who was Tesla's biggest ally and financier) invented their own two piece bulb to use, thus avoiding patent violations.

TheMercenary · 10-02-2008, 05:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brianna

Ever read The Devil in The White City by Eric Larson?

Not only does it describe this fair down to the detail, it tells the true story of a serial killer in the Chicago area during this time. Good read.

Yes, and it was a FANTASTIC read. Anyone who enjoys a solid factual non-fiction read all about the fair and the side bar story of a serial killer who also came to town for the fair, but for different reasons.

http://www.randomhouse.com/crown/dev...city/home.html

spudcon · 10-02-2008, 06:04 AM

Anyone else notice the lady with the shiner, front left, picture 12?

Elspode · 10-02-2008, 06:04 PM

Obviously didn't do as she was told the first time.

richlevy · 10-02-2008, 06:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by spudcon

Anyone else notice the lady with the shiner, front left, picture 12?

I thought she might have been wearing sunglasses.

Quote:

Yellow/Amber and brown-tinted spectacles were also a commonly-prescribed item for people with syphilis in the 19th and early 20th centuries because of the sensitivity to light that was one of the symptoms of the disease.

Modern developments

In the early 1900s, the use of sunglasses started to become more widespread, especially among the pioneering stars of silent movies.

Cloud · 10-02-2008, 07:40 PM

I keep thinking of Minas Tirith in Gondor.

Sundae · 10-05-2008, 07:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Elspode

Obviously didn't do as she was told the first time.

Quote:

Originally Posted by richlevy

I thought she might have been wearing sunglasses.

Quote:

Yellow/Amber and brown-tinted spectacles were also a commonly-prescribed item for people with syphilis in the 19th and early 20th centuries because of the sensitivity to light that was one of the symptoms of the disease.

So she's either a victim or a slapper. Ah well, at least optionsfor women have improved since then

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cloud

I keep thinking of Minas Tirith in Gondor.

YES! Thank you for that, I can see it now.

09-30-2008, 03:31 PM	#1
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10-01-2008, 06:09 AM	#5
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Wow. But I always question how much people can enjoy things when packed in like sardines. I used to think it was an olden days thing But then I went to Alton Towers (theme park) on a Bank Holiday Monday in summer - never again! Festivals are the same - huge crowds of people moving in the same direction, looking at the same thing. I live for Off Season. Helps that I like the cold. Thanks for the link - loved it. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

10-01-2008, 07:41 AM	#6
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	Ever read The Devil in The White City by Eric Larson? Not only does it describe this fair down to the detail, it tells the true story of a serial killer in the Chicago area during this time. Good read. __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

10-01-2008, 08:06 AM	#7
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	I'll look out for it. This was my first notion of the White City in Chicago (we have a Tube station called White City in West London!) but it's fascinating. And people protest at the money spent to bring a giant spider to Liverpool... Say what you like about the Victorians, they did things on a grand scale. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

09-30-2008, 05:58 PM	#2
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	excellent

09-30-2008, 06:47 PM	#3
Big Sarge Werepandas - lurking in your shadows Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: In the Deep South Posts: 3,408	I really enjoyed this

10-01-2008, 11:38 PM	#9
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	TF and I were watching an old PBS documentary about Nikola Tesla last night, and the Exposition was prominently featured since it was his AC power system that was used to light it. It pissed off Edison so bad, that the company he recently formed with other rich guys, General Electric, refused to sell their sealed light bulbs for use there, so Westinghouse (who was Tesla's biggest ally and financier) invented their own two piece bulb to use, thus avoiding patent violations. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

10-02-2008, 06:04 AM	#11
spudcon Beware of potatoes Join Date: May 2007 Location: Upstate NY, USA Posts: 2,078	Anyone else notice the lady with the shiner, front left, picture 12? Attached Images __________________ "I believe that being despised by the despicable is as good as being admired by the admirable."

10-02-2008, 06:04 PM	#12
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Obviously didn't do as she was told the first time. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

10-02-2008, 07:40 PM	#14
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	I keep thinking of Minas Tirith in Gondor. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

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