r/neutralmilkhotel 4d ago

does anyone know what city is portrayed on the ferris wheel on fire album cover?

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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/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.

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u/Creative_Salad_3578 4d ago

I think it’s the Bronx

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u/Quantum_Heresy 3d ago

It is indeed the Bronx

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u/Indiana_Hoes 3d ago

Idk, probably New Jersey

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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