Grants Pass, Oregon is often referred to as Pass Gas by its denizens. Or just GP.
I’ve heard Houston called The Armpit of America, and it kinda makes sense given the humidity and the air quality. I’ve also heard Houston called H-Town. I know it’s nickname is The Bayou City but I’ve never actually heard anyone use it.
You’re right. The only people that call it that(The Bayou City) are douchebags. Or someone running for office—oh, SAME THING 
That was nothing but a marketing firm’s answer to former mayor Charlie Royer’s request for a better nickname than what was the official nickname of Seattle which was the Queen City. Royer claimed having the same nickname as other places was confusing. As a Boeing employee, I prefer the unofficial nickname of Jet City.
I am originally from Tacoma, The city of destiny. And let’s not forget the Aroma of Tacoma.
IMHO — I despise city nicknames based on airport codes or first initials, like “ATL,” “O-Town.” They’re lazy, boring, stupid, and annoying.
Detroit has a couple of other mildly cool nicknames not in the OP
-Hockeytown (from a Red Wings marketing campaign)
-Arsenal of Democracy (adopted it in World War II)
-The Paris of the Midwest (not applicable in a long time)
I was browsing Wikipedia’s list of city nicknames and apparently Oakland, CA was once called “Detroit of the West.”
Other Michigan ones I like:
Ann Arbor - A[sup]2[/sup] (there’s a local ice rink called the Ann Arbor Ice Cube written as A[sup]2[/sup] Ice[sup]3[/sup])
Kalamazoo - K’zoo
Frankenmuth - Michigan’s Little Bavaria
The only bumper sticker my best friend ever allowed on his car.
ETA: I too hate people that use nicknames for your city, that are rarely used or don’t fit. “So how are things in Madilicious”? “Ummm, no one calls it that…” “Okay, Mad City!” “No..” “Mad Town?” “How about Madison?” “Harshin’ me, bro…”
Arsehole of democracy, you say?
Garrison Keillor is about as funny as a train wreck: :rolleyes:
http://wtso.net/movie/258-The_Simpsons_506_Marge_on_the_Lam.html
Ganymede’s Jupiter City is known as “The Jumping Off Point for the Stars!”
Also known as “Alien Rapist City”
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Billings, Montana is “the Magic City.” I can’t imagine why.
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I realize this thread is a zombie, but Billings is called the Magic City because it seemingly sprang up from out of nowhere.
I remember a seeing a whole list of Montana city nicknames when I was a kid, but “Magic City” for Billings is the only one I ever remember hearing in the wild.
When I lived there 20 years ago, I never once heard this. It was usually “The District”, less often “The City” or “DC”.
I’ve never heard that once in the 18 years I’ve been here. I’ve always understood New Orleans to be the Chocolate City.
Outside of U.S, Mumbai(Bombay) is the Maximum City.
Wow, answering more than 6 years later…
Pucela is its original, latin name. And while I hadn’t heard Fachadolid before, the province (not city, although capital and province share the same name) is the one that got the second collective Laureada from Franco. The Laureada (Cross of Saint Ferdinand with Laurel Crown) is the highest military decoration in Spain; Franco granted a collective one to Navarre in thanks to the Carlistas, and one to Valladolid in thanks to the Falangistas (“Fachas”). So I can see where the provincial nick would come from, but like I said, first time I’ve heard it.
One city not mentioned yet: Kansas City is called “Cowtown” by many. Also “KCMO” (pronounced K-C-Moe), but most people just say “K-C.” I haven’t lived there for over 20 years, so there might be something more recent.
Btw, if someone does say “Kansas City” for any reason, in practically any context, including the famous song (covered by the Beatles and Fats Domino among others), they’re talking about Kansas City, MISSOURI*. Rarely does anyone mean the other Kansas City, the small city across the river. That place is known as “KCK.” I’ve lived in both Kansas City, Kansas and Kansas City, Missouri and I never called Kansas City, Kansas, “Kansas City” even when I lived there. It was always KCK.
I was born and raised in and around Leavenworth, Kansas, aka “Prison City” due to the many incarceration abodes. There are more than the gangster movie go-to “Yer goin’ to Leavenworth, Lefty!” threat.
Spokane is The Queen of the Inland Empire.
Gilroy CA is garlic city
Topeka, Kansas has an official nickname. It’s "The Golden City’
Fred Phelps, who lives here too, tells us that’s a sign that Topeka is doomed, as it was what the Book of Revelations called the city of Babylon, a symbol for corruption. Oh, and since the ZIP codes start with 666–, it’s another bad sign. And the university sports team is the Ichabods, a biblical name meaning “God’s glory has departed.”
GOLDEN CITY, you rule!
In California, on the Monterey Peninsula, you have the enclave of Carmel, the Methodist retreat of Pacific Grove, and the old cannery town of Monterey. Back in the day, they were known as Carmel by the Sea, Monterey by the Smell, and Pacific Grove by God. 
What? No mention of the towns most distinguishing feature, mosquitoes the size of Buicks?
The official nickname for Kansas City is “City of Fountains” due to the large number of fountains (over 200), and in fact the city seal and flag have graphics of a stylized fountain on them. But the term is not used by anyone who is not actually on the city payroll.