Canajoharie: Flavor-Town (nickname)
"Flavor Town" (or "Flavortown") means a restaurant or a dish -- and sometimes a food destination city -- that is packed with flavor. In many print ads in 1939 and 1940,…
Catskill Mountains: “Catskill Mountains? Don’t cats kill mice?”
New York's Catskill Mountains name has been the subject of puns. "Catskill ice" was sold in New York City, but it was reported in 1855 that the letter "M" was being written…
Catskill Mountains: Borscht Belt or Borscht Circuit (nickname)
Jewish entertainers, in the period of about 1920 to 1970, frequently performed at hotels in the Catskill Mountains in New York that were dubbed the "borscht belt" or "borscht…
Catskill Mountains: Catskill Mountain Rock
The Paul Luke Band formed in the 1990s and plays what it calls "Catskill Mountain rock" -- country/rock from the Catskills. The music term is exclusively used by the Paul Luke Band,…
Catskill Mountains: Jewish Alps (nickname)
Several area of New York City that had a large Jewish popular were dubbed the "Jewish Alps." "An apartment house section of Brooklyn known as the 'Jewish Alps'" was…
Catskill Mountains: Sour Cream Alps (nickname)
Jewish entertainers, in the period of about 1920 to 1970, frequently performed at hotels in the Catskill Mountains in New York that were dubbed the "borscht belt" or "borscht…
Catskill Mountains: Yiddish Alps (nickname)
Several area of New York City that had a large Jewish popular were dubbed the "Jewish Alps." "An apartment house section of Brooklyn known as the 'Jewish Alps'" was…
Centre of the Universe (Toronto, Canada nickname)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Other Toronto nicknames include "Big Smoke," "Broadway North," "Hogtown," "Hollywood North," "Little Apple." "Muddy…
Charm City (Baltimore nickname)
"Charm City" is an example of a coined city nickname that has stuck. According to The Sun (Baltimore, MD) on July 11, 1974: "The 'Charm City, U.S.A.' promotion, prepared as…
Chi-raq (Chicago nickname)
"Chi-raq" or "Chiraq" (Chicago + Iraq) is a Chicago nickname that compares the violence of Chicago in the 2000s to the war-town country of Iraq. It's not known who first…
Chi-Town (Chicago nickname)
Chicago is sometimes called "Chi-town." "Chi" (for Chicago) is pronounced "shy." "The 'Chi' town men who were going down to St. Louis" was printed…
Chiberia (Chicago nickname)
"Chiberia (Chicago + Siberia) is a nickname that has been used during Chicago's winter storms. Siberia is a cold place and is often used as a weather metonym. "Chi-beria. Yeah, you…
Chocolate City (New Orleans nickname)
The term "chocolate city" refer to a city with a large (or, usually, a majority) African American population. In the early 1970s, the terms "chocolate city" and "vanilla…
Chopper City (New Orleans nickname)
"Chopper City" (1996) was the first rap album from American rapper B.G. "Chopper" means an AK-47 rifle. In 2001, B.G. formed Chopper City Records. B.G.'s home town of New…
City of a Million Dreams (New Orleans nickname)
"City of a Million Dreams" is a song by New Orleans native Raymond Burke (1904-1986) that was copyrighted on April 2, 1958. "City of a Million Dreams" has been an infrequently…
City of Big Shoulders or City of Broad Shoulders (Chicago nickname)
American poet Carl Sandburg (1878-1967) called Chicago, Illinois, the "City of the Big Shoulders" in his poem "Chicago" that was published in Poetry magazine in March 1914. The…
City of Brotherly Love (summary)
Philadelphia is called the "City of Brotherly Love" because of its Quaker influence. The name "Philadelphia" comes from the Greek words philos ("loving") and adelphos…
City of Flour and Sawdust (Minneapolis nickname)
"City of Flour and Sawdust" is a 19th century nickname of the city of Minneapolis, Minnesota, reflecting its industry of flour mills and lumber mills. "Minneapolis -- City of Flour…
City of Light or Ville Lumière (Paris, France nickname)
The city of Paris, France is known as "The City of Light" (La Ville Lumière), and many other cities have also used this nickname. It's often said, as stated in Wikipedia, that the…
City of Magnificent Distances (Washington, D.C. nickname)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Washington, D.C.Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as "Washington", "the District", or simply…