# 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:** 6
**Author:** ![Honey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honey/32/5074_2.png) [@Honey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honey)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2002, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-city-is-known-for-_______/122062/101 "2002-08-05T13:29:00Z")
Glens Falls, NY… The setting of James Fenimore Cooper’s **The Last Of The Mohicans**. [Cite](http://webserver1.oneonta.edu/external/cooper/articles/informal/hugh-glensfalls.html) ---
**Author:** ![plnnr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@plnnr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/plnnr)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2002, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-city-is-known-for-_______/122062/102 "2002-08-05T14:33:42Z")
Richmond, Virginia The Civil War (surely more battles were fought within a 20 mile radius than any other place in the country) Capitol of the Confederacy Hollywood Cemetary First electric streetcars in the country Arthur Ashe John Marshall The Capitol (designed by Thomas Jefferson) Patrick Henry’s “Give Me Libery or Give Me Death” speech ---
**Author:** ![owlstretchingtime](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/958977/32.png) [@owlstretchingtime](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/owlstretchingtime)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2002, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-city-is-known-for-_______/122062/103 "2002-08-05T14:57:47Z")
London, England Just about everything, but the bit I live in has the All England Tennis Club in it, AKA Wimbledon. ---
**Author:** ![owlstretchingtime](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/958977/32.png) [@owlstretchingtime](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/owlstretchingtime)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2002, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-city-is-known-for-_______/122062/104 "2002-08-05T15:00:15Z")
Oh and Wombles (you DO know what a womble is don’t you?) and the first fan lead football team in the country: [http://www.afcwimbledon.co.uk/](http://www.afcwimbledon.co.uk/) There are a few other things in London too. ---
**Author:** ![widdershins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f0a364/32.png) [@widdershins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/widdershins)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2002, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-city-is-known-for-_______/122062/105 "2002-08-05T15:07:35Z")
Florence, AL (but I’ll cover the whole Shoals area since they all run together: Florence, Sheffield (home), Tuscumbia, and Muscle Shoals. Tuscumbia: Birthplace of Helen Keller, Percy Sledge, and Heinie Manush (baseball Hall Of Famer) Sheffield: Muscle Shoals Sound - a once popular recording studio Muscle Shoals: Fame Studios - another once popular recording studio (both are living on past glory now) major traffic problems out of scale for a town it’s size Florence: Birthplace of Sam Phillips (Sun Records founder), W.C. Handy (“Father Of The Blues”), and T.S. Stribling University of North Alabama - most famous alum: George “Goober” Lindsey. 4-time NCAA Div. II football champs. Home of NCAA Div. II football championship game (poorly attended unless UNA is playing in it) The fifth safest town in America according to some survey. Crooked cops No draft beer sales A TV station that was dumped by the WB as an affiliate Boondoggle projects to turn the area into a tourists “trap”: The Mushroom (a tower closed due to poor attendence) :smack: The submarine harbor (a boat harbor that floods during any serious rainfall) :smack: Our brand new $3 million golf course (actually cost $8 million, currently closed due to diseased greens) :smack: Our film commission (the only films made here were by local residents) :smack: Gooberfest (a film festival no one has ever heard of) :smack: ---
**Author:** ![FallFast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ba9def/32.png) [@FallFast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FallFast)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2002, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-city-is-known-for-_______/122062/106 "2002-08-05T15:36:21Z")
Phoenix Az. Heat (but its a dry heat) Sun (about 330 days a year) Cactus Desert A dry river D-Backs One of the few cities with 4 major sports Did I say heat ---
**Author:** ![peasea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bc79bd/32.png) [@peasea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peasea)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2002, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-city-is-known-for-_______/122062/107 "2002-08-05T15:42:25Z")
**widdershins** , you left out the one name that always comes to mind when I think about the Shoals area. After all, [Muscle Shoals has got the Swampers](http://www.coquetshack.com/lyrics/Lyrics_S/Sweet_home_Alabama_0289.htm). ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2002, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-city-is-known-for-_______/122062/108 "2002-08-06T00:41:14Z")
George Bush #1 born here. ---
**Author:** ![Bearflag70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Bearflag70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bearflag70)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2002, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-city-is-known-for-_______/122062/109 "2002-08-06T01:10:03Z")
**jeffwc** , let me help you with San Diego… “America’s Finest City” First European landing in Alta California (Cabrillo) First European settlement in Alta California First California mission Busiest international border crossing in the world Meth capital of the US (at least it used to be) San Diego Wild Animal Park (well, ok, it’s in Escondido) Sea World Tallest waterfront hotel on the West Coast (Hyatt) Gaslamp District Last CA city taken by US in the Mex-Am War (except LA, which had to be re-taken) Southwest corner of mainland US Not a single alley in the downtown area ---
**Author:** ![Beighley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a587f6/32.png) [@Beighley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beighley)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2002, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-city-is-known-for-_______/122062/110 "2002-08-06T05:22:10Z")
Rochester, Minnesota The Mayo Clinic #1 City in America (I’m not sure how many years in a row, but at least two!) from Money Magazine IBM Federal Medical Center (where the blind cleric buddy of Osama’s was housed until they moved him to an undisclosed location) That’s all I can think of. We don’t have a whole lot of town around here… ---
**Author:** ![Leifsmama](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a698b9/32.png) [@Leifsmama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leifsmama)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2002, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-city-is-known-for-_______/122062/111 "2002-08-06T05:39:29Z")
Denver, Colorado The Denver Boot The unsinkable Molly Brown Mile High Stadium–that no longer exsists–and of course the Broncos and Avalanche Newborn hearing screens The mint Kip Winger–not that we’re admitting that I believe Quizno’s started here **Lorenzo** the air isn’t as clean in Denver as people might think. We’re kind of like LA in that the mountains trap the pollution and it just sits on the city in the form of the Brown Cloud ---
**Author:** ![Trancey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Trancey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trancey)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2002, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-city-is-known-for-_______/122062/112 "2002-08-06T05:41:39Z")
Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnie the pooh baby 😛 he was named after us hm…what else…one of the windest corners in the world? (portage ave and main street) OMG SLURPEE CAPITAL OF THE WORLD!!! ---
**Author:** ![Mephisto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/48db29/32.png) [@Mephisto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mephisto)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2002, 8:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-city-is-known-for-_______/122062/113 "2002-08-06T08:03:05Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by rackensack \* > \*\* > > You know, that bit about Trumann being the VD capital of the world was current lore when I was in high school in Harrisburg (another small town in northeast Arkansas) twenty years ago. I’ve never seen any reference in print or online to it, however, nor have I ever heard it repeated by anyone not from the area.\*\* I’ve saw reference to it years ago, before I ever moved to the area. > [@](#): > > _Originally posted by rackensack_ > **As for Jonesboro, the Razorbacks are of course in Fayetteville** Ack! :smack: I quess I moved them. Oops. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Bee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Larry\_Bee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Bee)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2002, 10:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-city-is-known-for-_______/122062/114 "2002-08-06T10:18:13Z")
Dublin, Ireland: Guinness. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![grimpixie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecb155/32.png) [@grimpixie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grimpixie)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2002, 10:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-city-is-known-for-_______/122062/115 "2002-08-06T10:41:04Z")
Cape Town: Damn fine [hunk of sandstone](http://www.travelplan.com/pict06.htm) Sandy Bay - Nudist beach and [surfer’s paradise](http://www.wavescape.co.za/competitions/Mys_last_September2001.htm) [Robbin Island](http://www.virginiahamilton.com/_southafrica/robbinisland.html) - ex-prison island and now World Heritage Site God, I miss home… ☹ Grim ---
**Author:** ![rdky2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/5f9b8f/32.png) [@rdky2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rdky2000)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2002, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-city-is-known-for-_______/122062/116 "2002-08-06T19:29:26Z")
hi all! Seattle! somebody allready mention rain, the space needle the farmer’s market coffee and of course, THE WAVE! ---
**Author:** ![Tansu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/67e7ee/32.png) [@Tansu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tansu)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2002, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-city-is-known-for-_______/122062/117 "2002-08-06T20:26:36Z")
At the moment, Barrow-in-Furness is famous for the current outbreak of Legionnaire’s Disease. Nice. ---
**Author:** ![av8rmike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/edb3f5/32.png) [@av8rmike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/av8rmike)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2002, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-city-is-known-for-_______/122062/118 "2002-08-06T20:52:51Z")
**JuanitaTech** , you forgot John Waters in the Baltimore list… My hometown is known for its multiple floods over the last century. None since I was born, coincidentally enough. The identity of the (Mid-Atlantic) town is left as an exercise for the reader. ---
**Author:** ![Crusoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/49beb7/32.png) [@Crusoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crusoe)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2002, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-city-is-known-for-_______/122062/119 "2002-08-06T21:00:57Z")
**London, UK** Oxford Street Buckingham Palace The Houses of Parliament St Paul’s Cathedral The British Museum The V&A Tower Bridge Hyde Park The Millennium Eye The National Gallery Black cabs Double-decker buses Nelson’s Column Piccadilly Circus The tube Pigeons Beefeaters The Tower of London HMS Belfast Australians in Earl’s Court Canary Wharf Harrods Regent’s Street The Savoy The Post Office Tower Football clubs Lack of rubbish bins And my house. ---
**Author:** ![kniz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c37758/32.png) [@kniz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kniz)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2002, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-city-is-known-for-_______/122062/120 "2002-08-07T06:23:38Z")
Tupelo, MS Birthplace of **Elvis** 🆒 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-city-is-known-for-_______/122062.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-city-is-known-for-_______/122062.md?page=7)