White City may refer to:

Places

Australia

White City, Perth White City, also known as Cooee City or Ugly Land, was an amusement park that existed on the The Esplanade (Perth), Perth foreshore in Perth, Western Australia between World War I and 1929. Location It was originally located where the current Su ...

, an amusement park on the Perth foreshore * White City railway station, a former railway station *

White City Stadium (Sydney) 300px, White City Tennis Club circa 1923 White City Stadium at the White City Tennis Club was a tennis venue in Rushcutters Bay, Sydney, Australia. The stadium was built in 1922 on the former site of Sydney's White City amusement park as a new ve ...

, a tennis centre in Sydney *

White City FC FK Beograd, formerly known as White City, is an Australian semi-professional soccer club based in Woodville, Adelaide, South Australia. Founded in 1949 by the Serbian Australian community, the club currently competes in the South Australian N ...

, a football club based in Adelaide, South Australia

Azerbaijan

* Baku White City

Canada

White City, Saskatchewan White City is a town in the southeast Saskatchewan. Situated at the intersection of Highway 48 and the Trans-Canada Highway, the town is part of the White Butte region and neighbours Balgonie, Pilot Butte, and the province's capital city, Regi ...

France

* White City, a British front sector near

Hawthorn Ridge Redoubt Hawthorn Ridge Redoubt was a German field fortification, west of the village of Beaumont Hamel on the Somme. The redoubt was built after the end of the Battle of Albert (25–29 September 1914) and as French and later British attacks on the W ...

during the Battle of the Somme in 1916

Israel

White City (Tel Aviv) The White City ( he, העיר הלבנה, ''Ha-Ir ha-Levana''; ar, المدينة البيضاء ''Al-Madinah al-Baydha’a'') is a collection of over 4,000 buildings in Tel Aviv from the 1930s built in a unique form of the International Style, ...

, a World Heritage Site

United Kingdom

White City, London White City is a district of London, England, in the northern part of Shepherd's Bush in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, 5 miles (8 km) west-northwest of Charing Cross. White City is home to Television Centre (previously th ...

White City Stadium White City Stadium was a stadium located in White City, London, England. Built for the 1908 Summer Olympics, it hosted the finish of the first modern marathon and other sports like swimming, speedway, boxing, show jumping, athletics, stock ...

White City Greyhounds White City Greyhounds was the greyhound racing operation held at White City Stadium in London. The venue was regarded as the sport's primary track during its existence. History Origins After the 1908 Summer Olympics the White City area was us ...

White City tube station White City is a London Underground station on Wood Lane in White City, west London, England, on the Central line between Shepherds Bush and East Acton stations in Travelcard Zone 2. The station is in a deep brick-sided cutting – and is d ...

Westfield London Westfield London is a large shopping centre in White City, west London, England, developed by the Westfield Group at a cost of £1.6bn, on a brownfield site formerly the home of the 1908 Franco-British Exhibition. The site is bounded by the W ...

, a shopping development formerly known as "White City" **

White City Place White City Place is the name given to the collection of buildings formerly known as BBC Media Village (more commonly simply as White City or W12 within the BBC). White City Place is a collection of six buildings occupying a 17-acre site off Wo ...

, a set of buildings including the BBC Media Village and BBC Television Centre * White City, Gloucester *

White City, Greater Manchester White City is a retail park on Chester Road in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, England. At the southeast corner of the docks area and southeast of Manchester United's ground, it is the site of the former Manchester Botanic Gardens which hos ...

, a retail park, formerly botanical gardens and stadium * White City, Isle of Man *

White City, Scotland Ayr (; sco, Ayr; gd, Inbhir Àir, "Mouth of the River Ayr") is a town situated on the southwest coast of Scotland. It is the administrative centre of the South Ayrshire council area and the historic county town of Ayrshire. With a population ...

, a section of Ayr *

White City Stadium, Cardiff The White City Stadium, officially known as the Sloper Road Stadium, and colloquially known as Welsh White City Stadium or Ninian Stadium, was a former greyhound racing and motorcycle speedway stadium, on Sloper Road in the Grangetown area of ...

, a former greyhound stadium *

White City Stadium, Glasgow White City Stadium was a greyhound racing and speedway track in Glasgow, Scotland. Greyhound racing Origins The stadium was built on Paisley Road West in Glasgow close to Ibrox Stadium, which was situated to the north-east and even closer to ...

, a former greyhound and speedway stadium * White City Stadium (Liverpool), a former greyhound stadium *

White City Stadium (Manchester) White City Stadium was a greyhound racing and speedway stadium in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, England. Origins Construction Manchester is synonymous with greyhound racing because Belle Vue Stadium became the first greyhound track in th ...

a former stadium on the White City site *

White City Stadium (Newcastle) White City Stadium (Newcastle) was a greyhound racing stadium near Scotswood Bridge in Blaydon on Tyne, County Durham. Origins In 1927 the Tyneside Sports Stadium Ltd Company planned to construct a stadium just south of the River Tyne at th ...

, a former greyhound stadium by Scotswood Bridge *

White City Stadium (Nottingham) White City Stadium (Nottingham) was a greyhound racing and motorcycle speedway stadium in Trent Lane, Nottingham. Origins In the late 1920s several plots of land opposite the Nottingham Corporation Sewage Works pumping station and next door ...

, a former greyhound and speedway stadium *

White City, Swansea Greyhound Track White City, Swansea Greyhound Track was a greyhound racing track in Fforestfach, north-west of Swansea, Wales. It is not to be confused with the Fforestfach track on Ystrad Road that was built later and was called the Swansea Greyhound Stadiu ...

, a former independent greyhound track

United States

Cities and neighborhoods

White City, Florida (disambiguation) White City may refer to: * White City, Gulf County, Florida, an unincorporated community northeast of Port St. Joe * White City, St. Lucie County, Florida, an unincorporated community and census-designated place south of Fort Pierce {{geodis ...

White City, Illinois White City is a village in Macoupin County, Illinois, United States. The population was 212 as of the 2020 census. Geography White City is located in southeastern Macoupin County at (39.072429, -89.764128). Interstate 55 runs along the eastern bo ...

White City, Kansas White City is a city in Morris County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 447. History White City was founded in 1871 by a colony from Chicago. It was named for F.C. White, superintendent of the Neos ...

White City, Kentucky White City is an unincorporated community located in LaRue County, Kentucky Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South ...

* White City, a neighborhood in

Forest Hills, Boston Forest Hills is a part of the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Forest Hills is characterized by hilly terrain and wooded areas within and adjacent to its borders. In general, the area slopes upward from Hyde Par ...

, Massachusetts *

White City Historic District White City is a residential neighborhood in Midtown, Tulsa, Oklahoma. It is bounded on the north by 2nd Street, on the east by Fulton Avenue, on the south by 11th Street and on the west by Yale Avenue. The neighborhood was added to the National ...

, a neighborhood in Tulsa, Oklahoma *

White City, Oregon White City is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Jackson County, Oregon, United States. The population was 7,975 at the 2010 census, up from 5,466 at the 2000 census. White City is about north of the center of Med ...

White City, Utah White City is a metro township in Salt Lake County, Utah, United States. The township is an enclave of the City of Sandy. The population was 5,407 at the 2010 census,

* White City, Wisconsin

Amusement parks

White City (amusement parks) White City is the common name of dozens of amusement parks in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Inspired by the White City and Midway Plaisance sections of the World's Columbian Exhibition of 1893, the parks started gaining in ...

Lakeside Amusement Park Lakeside Amusement Park is a family-owned amusement park in Lakeside, Colorado, adjacent to Denver. Originally named White City, it was opened in 1908 as a popular amusement resort adjacent to Lake Rhoda by the Denver Tramway, making it a tro ...

or White City, Denver, Colorado *

White City (Chicago) White City (sometimes listed as White City Amusement Park in print advertisements) was a recreational area located in the Greater Grand Crossing and Woodlawn community areas on the south side of Chicago from 1905 until the 1950s. At the tim ...

, a recreational park in Illinois, 1905–1946 * The White City, an "ideal city" constructed for the 1893

World's Columbian Exposition The World's Columbian Exposition (also known as the Chicago World's Fair) was a world's fair held in Chicago in 1893 to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the New World in 1492. The centerpiece of the Fair, hel ...

in Chicago, Illinois *

White City (Indianapolis) White City (also known as White City Amusement Park) was an amusement park in Indianapolis, Indiana, in what is now Broad Ripple Park that was in operation from May 26, 1906, until June 26, 1908. The trolley park was constructed and owned by the ...

, an amusement in Indiana, 1906–1908 *

White City (New Orleans) ''For other parks of the same name, see White City (amusement parks)'' White City was an amusement park in New Orleans, Louisiana, functioning from 1907 to 1913. It was located in what became part of Mid-City New Orleans, only recently opened for ...

, an amusement park in Louisiana, 1907–1913 *

White City (Shrewsbury, Massachusetts) White City was an amusement park located in Shrewsbury, a suburb of Worcester, Massachusetts. It bordered Lake Quinsigamond and ran from 1905 to 1960. History White City was founded by local businessman Horace H. Bigelow. The park opened on J ...

, an amusement park, 1905–1960 *

White City (Philadelphia) White City (Philadelphia), originally known as Chestnut Hill Park, was an amusement park in Erdenheim, Pennsylvania, just outside Philadelphia and near Chestnut Hill. It was established in 1898 by the Chestnut Hill Casino Company which included sto ...

, an amusement park in Pennsylvania, 1898–1912 * White City (Bellingham), an amusement park in Washington, 1906–1919

Cities known as "The White City"

* Arequipa, Peru *

Baicheng Baicheng () is a prefecture-level city in the northwestern part of Jilin province, People's Republic of China, bordering Inner Mongolia to the north and west and Heilongjiang to the east and northeast. At the 2010 census, 2,033,058 people l ...

, China *

Belgorod Belgorod ( rus, Белгород, p=ˈbʲeɫɡərət) is a city and the administrative center of Belgorod Oblast, Russia, located on the Seversky Donets River north of the border with Ukraine. Population: Demographics The population of B ...

, Russia * Belgrade, Serbia *

Bely Gorod Bely Gorod ( rus, Бе́лый го́род, p=ˈbʲelɨj ˈɡorət, "White City") is the central core area of Moscow, Russia beyond the Kremlin and Kitay-gorod. The name comes from the color of its defensive wall, which was erected in 1585–15 ...

, the central core area of Moscow, Russia * Biograd (disambiguation), multiple places *

Mérida, Yucatán Mérida () is the capital of the Mexican state of Yucatán, and the largest city in southeastern Mexico. The city is also the seat of the eponymous Municipality. It is located in the northwest corner of the Yucatán Peninsula, about 35 km (22 ...

, Mexico * Nicosia (''leuke ousia'' or ''white estate''), Cyprus *

Ostuni Ostuni ( nap, label= Barese, Ostune; scn, label=Salentino, Stune) is a city and '' comune'', located about 8 km from the coast, in the province of Brindisi, region of Apulia, Italy. The town has a population of about 32,000 during the win ...

, Italy *

Popayán Popayán () is the capital of the Colombian department of Cauca. It is located in southwestern Colombia between the Western Mountain Range and Central Mountain Range. It has a population of 318,059 people, an area of 483 km2, is locate ...

, Colombia * Sucre, Bolivia *

Spitak Spitak ( hy, Սպիտակ), is a town and urban municipal community in the northern Lori Province of Armenia. It is north of the capital, Yerevan, and west of the provincial center, Vanadzor. Spitak was entirely destroyed during the devastati ...

, Armenia

Music

* White City (band), a rock band based in Kabul, Afghanistan * '' White City: A Novel'', a 1985 album by Pete Townshend * "White City", a song by the Pogues from '' Peace and Love'' * "White City", a song by Thomas Dolby from ''

The Flat Earth ''The Flat Earth'' is the second album by English new wave/ synth-pop musician Thomas Dolby, released in 1984. A remastered "Collector's Edition" of ''The Flat Earth'' was released on 13 July 2009, featuring bonus tracks and new sleeve notes ...

'' * "(White City)", a song by Handsome Furs from ''

Face Control Face control refers to the policy of upscale nightclubs, casinos, restaurants and similar establishments to strictly restrict entry based on a bouncer's snap judgment of the suitability of a person's looks, money, style or attitude, especially in ...

Other uses

Minas Tirith Gondor is a fictional kingdom in J. R. R. Tolkien's writings, described as the greatest realm of Man (Middle-earth), Men in the west of Middle-earth at the end of the Third Age. The third volume of ''The Lord of the Rings'', ''The Return of the ...

or White City, fictional capital of Gondor in Middle-earth * White City, a fictional venue in ''

Pokémon Stadium 2 ''Pokémon Stadium 2'', known in Japan as is a strategy video game developed by Nintendo EAD and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64. It features all 251 Pokémon from the first and second generations of the franchise. It was released in ...

'' *

La Ciudad Blanca La Ciudad Blanca (, Spanish for "The White City") is a legendary settlement said to be located in the Mosquitia region of the Gracias a Dios Department in eastern Honduras. It is also known by the Pech name Kahã Kamasa ("White Town"). This ex ...

(''The White City''), a legendary city in Honduras {{disambiguation, geo