Indianapolis, Indiana, is sometimes spelled with an "apple" in the middle. "Indianappleis" was printed in the Indianapolis (IN) News on June 18, 1912. "And there's…
Ithaca, New York, has called itself the "Little Apple," in contrast to New York City, the "Big Apple." The "Little Apple" nickname was coined and promoted in 1981 by…
Manhattan, Kansas was incorporated in 1857. It compares to Manhattan, in New York City, only in name. After "the Big Apple" became famous in the 1970s, the Manhattan, Kansas Chamber of…
When "the Big Apple" caught on in a big way in the 1970s, Roosevelt Island joined the bandwagon, too. T-shirts proudly declared "Roosevelt Island - the Little Apple." Wikipedia…
What the city of Toronto is to the country on Canada is comparable to what New York City is to the United States. When New York City popularized "Big Apple" in the 1970s, Toronto…
Yonkers is located next to New York City (the "Big Apple"), and the nickname "Little Apple" has been infrequently used. "Little Apple (Yonkers, that is)" was printed…
"Minneapolis" actually means the "city of lakes" or "city of waters." However, it sounds like it means "mini-apples." After "the Big Apple" became…