"If Las Vegas can re-create big chunks of Paris, Venice and ancient Egypt as casinos, why can't Chicago re-create the White City?"
While touring the site of the 1893 world's fair in Chicago, and discussing the legacy of Daniel Burnham's historic complex a writer and a historian contemplate an interesting idea--bring back the glory of the White City as a grand entertainment complex.
Thanks to Erin Clark
FULL STORY: Could fair's White City rise again?
Seattle Legalizes Co-Living
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Denver's New High-Rise Integrates Vertical Canyon in Architectural Design
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