# My city is known for \_\_\_\_\_\_\_. **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 2, 2002, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-city-is-known-for-_______/122062 "2002-08-02T19:27:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![okielady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/fbc32d/32.png) [@okielady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/okielady)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2002, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-city-is-known-for-_______/122062/41 "2002-08-03T01:36:12Z")
Sadly, most well-known for a bomb that was, until 9/11, the worst terrorist act on American soil. But other than that… Several famous country singers Parts of the movie (har) Twister Rednecks Johnny Bench James Garner Shannon Miller ---
**Author:** ![snermy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d6d6ee/32.png) [@snermy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snermy)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2002, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-city-is-known-for-_______/122062/42 "2002-08-03T01:50:01Z")
**Dayton OH** Machining stuff. Lots of specialty machine shops Birthplace of the Wright brothers And birthplace of Paul Lawrence Dunbar Not to mention Martin Sheen and Rob Lowe Wright Patterson AFB, which is home of the: Air Force Museum (lotsa cool planes) and also where they signed the: Dayton Peace Accord (ended the main shooting part of the Bosnian conflict, but long term results still TBD) Lots n lots of nudie bars (which were rumored to be well attended by said peace accord attendees) A nice little Art Museum, which is almost always deserted. Plus we have a higher crime rate than Cincinnati. Yep, we’re like Cincinati’s smaller, less educated sibling, who can’t seem to stay out of jail. Go Dayton! I’m moving to **Reynoldsburg OH** in a month. Their chamber of commerce website says “Birthplace of the Tomato” (No elaboration. Not sure if this was a one-time event or if they’re know for their placental tomatoes. This will bear investigating. Luckily, they appear to have some sort of “Tomato festival”, where I’m sure such mysteries will be revealed.) ---
**Author:** ![Berkut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a88e57/32.png) [@Berkut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Berkut)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2002, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-city-is-known-for-_______/122062/43 "2002-08-03T01:56:27Z")
Clarksville, TN/Ft. Campbell Some chick that lives here was in the first CBS _Survivor_ series Jimi Hendrix lived here, and shopped at a local music store that is still here. Charles Schultz lived here while stationed at Ft. Campbell. ‘Blackhawk Down’ guys stationed here Frank Sutton, from ‘Gomer Pyle’ is buried here Sheryl Crowes “All I wanna do is have some fun” video was filmed here, in front of our Roxy theater Some debate about us being the Clarksville in “The last train to Clarksville” That’s all I can think of for now. ---
**Author:** ![Lorenzo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4da419/32.png) [@Lorenzo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lorenzo)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2002, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-city-is-known-for-_______/122062/44 "2002-08-03T02:35:28Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by wolfman \* > \*\*Actually I am curious what Denver is known for other than our sports teams, I have no idea what most people think of when they think of Denver. \*\* Denver Omelette Clean air World class skiing in the environs et al ---
**Author:** ![Banger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8491ac/32.png) [@Banger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banger)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2002, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-city-is-known-for-_______/122062/45 "2002-08-03T03:08:05Z")
NYC: How much time do you have? Statue of Liberty Empire State Building WTC ☹ Brooklyn Bridge Yankees/Mets/Rangers/Knicks …and Yankee Stadium and MSG (Shea is a dump, so nevermind that) Central Park Ellis Island Bronx Zoo Metropolitan Museum of Art Museum of Modern Art American Museum of Natural History (see my other thread concerning the last four :D) Rudy Giuliani Martin Scorcese Robert DeNiro Ray’s Pizza (heck, NY pizza in general rocks, but Ray’s Pizza,Ray’s Original Pizza, Original Ray’s Pizza, etc., are everywhere) Bagels (see pizza… it’s the water, I hear) CBGB’s Carnegie Hall Radio City Music Hall Rockefeller Center The MTA (subways AND elevated trains :D) Woolworth Building Flatiron Building Broadway (the road) Broadway (the showplace) MTV Times Square NYU Columbia St. John’s Fordham Jerry Seinfeld (and his TV show) Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Greenwich Village Harlem The Apollo Coney Island Nathan’s Famous Hot Dogs Lincoln Center United Nations George Washington Bridge (I just checked [NY bridges](http://nysba.state.ny.us/) and it shows I’m visitor number one :eek: ) Alexander Hamilton Peter Stuyvesant Theodore Roosevelt NYSE Wall Street New York Marathon East River Hudson River The Ramones, Blondie, Talking Heads, New York Dolls, Patti Smith, Bob Dylan, and countless other musicians Taxi (the show and the checkered cab) Saturday Night Live …and that’s just scratching the surface. Oh, how could I forget the most important one? Me 😃 ---
**Author:** ![saoirse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@saoirse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saoirse)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2002, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-city-is-known-for-_______/122062/46 "2002-08-03T03:13:27Z")
I moved out of Rochester, but I still consider it my city (what Rochester thinks of that is anybody’s guess): · Eastman Kodak · The International Museum of Photography · George Eastman · Frederick Douglass · Susan B Anthony · Frank Gannett · The Hillside Strangler · Minor League sports · Bausch & Lomb, Xerox · Community Rating · Smugness ---
**Author:** ![cainxinth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7bcc69/32.png) [@cainxinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cainxinth)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2002, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-city-is-known-for-_______/122062/47 "2002-08-03T03:17:07Z")
Philadelphia: Cheese Steaks The Liberty Bell Benjamin Franklin Brotherly Love, Quakers Pretzels Eagles, Phillies, Sixers, Flyers The Art Museum Steps, Rocky Yuengling Beer (America’s oldest brewery, and best imo) ---
**Author:** ![renigademaster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/71c47a/32.png) [@renigademaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/renigademaster)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2002, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-city-is-known-for-_______/122062/48 "2002-08-03T03:20:28Z")
Appleton Wisconsin The “Birthplace” of Harry Houdini Paper city USA (we make alot of paper around here) The EAA Fly In (Ok, its Oshkosh, but its less than a 10 minute drive) Lawrence University McCarthyism (unfortinantly) First hydroelectric plant in the nation (Edison personally oversaw the construction) First city to have electricity 24 hours a day #3 for Bars to person ratio in the US (the other two cities ahead of it are also in Wisconsin) Ya, its kinda boring, but its a nice city ---
**Author:** ![Joyfulgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f04885/32.png) [@Joyfulgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joyfulgirl)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2002, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-city-is-known-for-_______/122062/49 "2002-08-03T03:39:24Z")
**Spanish Fork, Utah** -The canon in the park -The 5 foot tall miniature lighthouse that commemorates the pioneer something-or-other -The canyon that’s always on fire for some reason -A giant white cross on the mountain for no real reason whatsoever -And last but not least, it holds the record for the most consecutive grocery stores that _always_ have Western Union signs, but no Western Union. And don’t even think about money orders. Joyfulgirl, moving to a city near you ---
**Author:** ![imthjckaz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/imthjckaz/32/3223_2.png) [@imthjckaz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/imthjckaz)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2002, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-city-is-known-for-_______/122062/50 "2002-08-03T04:03:07Z")
St Cloud, Minnesota Known as the Granite City, for its many granite quarries in the area. [Munsinger and Clemens Gardens](http://www.co.sherburne.mn.us/econdevl/munsinger.htm) And, uh…[Superman](http://www.stcloudsuperman.com). ---
**Author:** ![imthjckaz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/imthjckaz/32/3223_2.png) [@imthjckaz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/imthjckaz)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2002, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-city-is-known-for-_______/122062/51 "2002-08-03T04:11:42Z")
St Cloud, Minnesota Known as the Granite City, for its many granite quarries in the area. [Munsinger and Clemens Gardens](http://www.co.sherburne.mn.us/econdevl/munsinger.htm) And, uh…[Superman](http://www.stcloudsuperman.com). ---
**Author:** ![ems](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/cdc98d/32.png) [@ems](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ems)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2002, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-city-is-known-for-_______/122062/52 "2002-08-03T04:45:08Z")
Newcastle, UK Tyne Bridge Newcastle Brown Ale The Bigg Market Geordies (Who have the best accent ever!) The ‘Blinking Eye’ Bridge One of the top 10 party cities in the world (There was a survey done a few years back - sorry don’t have the cite) The Metro Tonnes more… ---
**Author:** ![Wolfian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/7ea924/32.png) [@Wolfian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolfian)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2002, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-city-is-known-for-_______/122062/53 "2002-08-03T05:09:42Z")
Hometown (Mount Laurel, NJ) “Silicon Valley of the East” says the mayor. Seriously, at least a 20 companies have built offices and moved in since I moved here (7 years ago). the original Ebenzer’s (great coffee that rivals Starbucks in taste and cost) Yep, that’s about it. ---
**Author:** ![Miss\_Purl\_McKnittington](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@Miss\_Purl\_McKnittington](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Purl_McKnittington)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2002, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-city-is-known-for-_______/122062/54 "2002-08-03T06:45:02Z")
Rural Route 1 Popcorn, courtesy of Trelay. If you know what those are, you know where I live, and congratulations. K’nuckle, anyone? ---
**Author:** ![Kal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9de053/32.png) [@Kal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kal)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2002, 10:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-city-is-known-for-_______/122062/55 "2002-08-03T10:33:27Z")
**Ringo** , I don’t know if it’s true or not but Nottingham is known for having it’s women outnumber it’s men by 3 to 1. Another thing Nottingham is known for (that I forgot to mention in my first post), King Charles I raised his Standard here and started the English Civil War. Oh, and it’s home of the oldest pub in the England - if not the world - the Old Trip to Jerusalem. [http://www.nottspubs.co.uk/pubs/nottinghampubs.html](http://www.nottspubs.co.uk/pubs/nottinghampubs.html) (scroll to the bottom of the page) ---
**Author:** ![Fern\_Forest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/71c47a/32.png) [@Fern\_Forest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fern_Forest)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2002, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-city-is-known-for-_______/122062/56 "2002-08-03T11:14:02Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by HubZilla \* > \*\*Honolulu: > > …\*\* and the only royal palace in the US of A. It’s so tempting that I want to inclue the whole island since techinically they are the same, I wont but I still can say **Surfing**. and for **Hawaii 5-0** And for our loud flower print button down shirts. And tourists. And red as a clam tourists. And native girls. _wink wink_ ---
**Author:** ![Rushgeekgirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rushgeekgirl/32/3715_2.png) [@Rushgeekgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rushgeekgirl)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2002, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-city-is-known-for-_______/122062/57 "2002-08-03T11:34:19Z")
Memphis, TN Graceland Beale Street Da Blues Peabody Ducks The Pyramid Federal Express Cybal Shepherd (sp? I tried every combo, nothing looks right) and my personal favorite…Elmwood Cemetery! ---
**Author:** ![The\_Stafford\_Cripps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_stafford_cripps/32/7167_2.png) [@The\_Stafford\_Cripps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stafford_Cripps)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2002, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-city-is-known-for-_______/122062/58 "2002-08-03T12:42:46Z")
Edinburgh; The Festival (right now) The Castle Superb architecture Burke and Hare (the grave robbers / serial murderers) Posh schools Ancient university (attended by Charles Darwin and many other prominent scientists) Being known as “Auld Reekie” in reference to the amount of smoke in the past “Human waste” being thrown out of upper storeys to the call of “Gardey Loo!” in the past Rivalry with Glasgow Robert Louis Stevenson, Arthur Conan Doyle and many other writers David Hume and many other philosophers Having a small mountain (Arthur’s Seat) in the middle of the city Mary Queen of Scots Murrayfield rugby stadium “The New Town”, built in the 18th Century to a gridplan, like US cities Streets built on bridges that go over older streets The first violent incident in the British Civil War Ghosts and witchhunts Trainspotting ---
**Author:** ![Osakadave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/f07891/32.png) [@Osakadave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Osakadave)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2002, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-city-is-known-for-_______/122062/59 "2002-08-03T12:58:37Z")
Osaka, Japan, from whence I get my username, is known for: The local Osaka Dialect of Japanese “Osaka-ben” Yakuza, in particular the Yamaguchigumi, Japan’s largest syndicate Food (one it’s nicknames is the kitchen of Japan), most particularly: Okonomiyaki, a sort of thick savory pancake, topped with dried seaweed, fish flakes, and good old fashioned traditional Japanese mayonaise and Takoyaki, AKA “octopus balls” - small balls of dough with a piece of octopus cooked in the middle The proverb “Osaka Kuidore, Kyoto Kidore” (Oaska people “fall down” for food, Kyoto people for clothes) Osaka Castle (currently a rather awful concrete edifice, housing a mediocre museum) Toyotomi Hideyoshi, a medieval warlord known for reunifying Japan, banning commoners from carrying swords, and invading Korea Bunraku, Japan’s traditional puppet theater Comedy, especially Manzai (a for of cross-talk) and the Yoshimoto theater company Being the traditional merchentile center of Japan Sakai, the suburb where I live, is known for: The worlds largest tomb (Emeror Nintoku’s Tomb) which I can see from my window at home. Being the birth place of the modern Tea Ceremony Manufacturing knives and bicycles ---
**Author:** ![UrbanChic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/9dc877/32.png) [@UrbanChic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UrbanChic)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2002, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-city-is-known-for-_______/122062/60 "2002-08-03T13:08:52Z")
**Baltimore, MD** The Ravens, Ray Lewis The Orioles, Cal Ripken, Jr., Cal Ripken, Sr., Brooks Robinson, Boog Powell, Jim Palmer, Earl Weaver, Frank Robinson, Eddie Murray The Inner Harbor Ft. McHenry Burial place of Edgar Allen Poe B&O Railroad Museum H. L. Mencken Inspiration for Francis Scott Key’s Star Spangled Banner USS Constellation Degroen’s beer I’m sure there’s more but it’s early and I haven’t had coffee yet. Plus I smell bacon being cooked! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-city-is-known-for-_______/122062.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-city-is-known-for-_______/122062.md?page=4)