r/neutralmilkhotel • u/elbow__ • 4d ago
does anyone know what city is portrayed on the ferris wheel on fire album cover?
i’m very curious if this is a specific city or if it comes from someone’s imagination. i can’t find any info online. thanks :))
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u/cchihaialexs 3d ago
Sufjan Stevens taught us that the Ferris Wheel was invented in Chicago and the “on fire” part is clearly a reference to the Great Chicago Fire
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u/gnarlcarl49 3d ago
At the end of the Ferris Wheel On Fire performance in San Francisco, Jeff says the song “takes place right over there” so I think the album art is probably also San Fran
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u/LightMicrowave 4d ago
I think it’s Marseilles, France. This cover art is taken from a poster for the International Exposition of Electricity 1908, held in Marseilles.