The Devil in the white city

5 – Comments
- On February 24, 1891 on Tuesday, Burnham, Olmsted, Hunt, and other architects gathered in the library on the top of the Rookery to present drawing of the fair’s main structures to the grounds and buildings committee.
- A new man had joined the group, Augustus St.Gaudens, one of America’s best known sculptors, whom Charles Mckim had invited to help evaluate the designs.
- One by one, the architects walked to the front of the room, unrolled their drawings, and displayed them upon the wall. Something had happened among the architects, and it became evident immediately, as though a new force had entered the room.
- The next structure presented was even bigger than the other one. All that space, moreover, was to be lit inside and out with electric lamps.
- Post proposed to top his building with a dome of 450 feet high, which would have made the building not only the biggest in the world but also the tallest.
4 – Question
- Why did they want to build a bigger building with a dome of 450 feet high?
- Why the architects are so important in Chicago?
- Back in the 1890’s do the architects get pay a lot?
- What would happen without architects in Chicago?
3 – Vocabulary
Gleamed = to emit a gleam; flash or glow
Brusque = Abrupt and curt in manner or speech; discourteously blunt. See Synonyms at gruff.
Promenade = A leisurely walk, especially one taken in a public place as a social activity.

2 – Literary Term
- Simile = Olmsted looked gray, expect for his eyes which gleamed beneath his bald skull like marbles of lapis.
- They are like super people.
1 – Overview
This part of the story is about the architects building a great building.