the white city

a reference to the grand city created in jackson park, chicago to host the 1892 columbian exposition. white because all the buildings were adorned with white stucco and electricity was introduced to light the boulevards at night, reflecting off the white buildings and creating a luminosity against the tenements of chicago. the city is the main character of erik larson's devil in the white city (a historical book written like a novel...i highly recommend).

this winter, "the white city" means something completely different. it means inches of snow covering every rooftop, sidewalk, and sandy beach. it means slightly gray skies and christmas lights still wrapped around tree branches.

and here's what it looks like: