The White City represents the cheerful, carefree,hopeful, full of dreams, and untroubled side of Chicago when most of the residents are wealthy and employed. Later in the quote it contrasts between the white turning into black, which represents the downfall in the economy, the failure of banks, and the increase in poverty. The White City can also represent the time of architectural achievement, the upcoming of the fair and the pride of success achieved once finished building the fair. As a result, the Black City can be referred to the time of crime like Holmes’s crimes and Prendergast’s crime. Additionally, it can be viewed as a time after the fair, once the fair came to an end, there was also an end to many other things such as jobs, and
