Burnham's Burdens
He became the chief architect of the World’s Columbian Exposition after his partner’s death.
Who is Daniel Burnham?
Holmes’s sinister building was located on this street in Chicago.
What is 63rd Street?
While Burnham built a city of dreams, Holmes constructed one of these.
What is a house of horrors?
Holmes often lured victims by offering this type of opportunity.
What is a job?
This character sells Holmes the drug store
Who is Ned?
This natural obstacle made construction in Jackson Park particularly difficult.
What is swampy ground?
Holmes designed his building to include these architectural oddities, which helped hide his crimes.
What are secret rooms, hidden hallways, and trapdoors?
The major theme of good vs evil contrasts the grandeur of the Fair with the darkness of Holmes’s...
What is crimes?
He frequently did this with insurance policies after forging documents or faking deaths.
What is cashing them in fraudulently?
This character works alongside Holmes in their fraud scams, he struggles with alcoholism
Who is Pietzel?
This invention, created by George Ferris, was America’s answer to the Eiffel Tower.
What is the Ferris Wheel?
This method was one of Holmes’s ways to dispose of bodies, leaving no trace.
What is cremation?
The city where both Burnham and Holmes carried out their visions.
What is Chicago?
Holmes’s charm and this personality trait made it easy for him to seduce and manipulate.
What is charisma?
This character tells Holmes she is pregnant, and is then convinced to have an abortion
Who is Julia?
To push the Fair forward, Burnham had to manage these conflicting personalities among America’s top architects.
Who are McKim, Hunt, and Sullivan?
Holmes kept control of his building's secrets by constantly doing this to his contractors.
What is firing them?
This event gave Holmes a perfect cover to lure victims into his orbit.
What is the World’s Fair?
Many of Holmes’s victims came from this demographic, drawn to Chicago by promises of work or love.
Who are single, young women?
This character is Holmes's secretary who he falls in love with
Who is Emmeline?
Burnham’s leadership was tested by this type of labor unrest, which threatened construction schedules.
What are strikes?
The name given to Holmes’s building due to its disturbing layout and deadly purpose.
What is the "Murder Castle"?
Holmes exploited this group of people, often new to the city and vulnerable, as his primary victims.
Who are young women looking for work?
Holmes concealed his building’s true purpose by claiming it was this type of business.
What is a hotel or pharmacy?
This character is a young girl who Holmes smothers to death
Who is Pearl?