Saratoga: “Health, History, Horses” (slogan)
"WELCOME TO SARATOGA SPRINGS -- HEALTH HISTORY HORSES" is what greets people on several signs in Saratoga Springs, New York. "Health" refers to the springs and spas of the city.…
Saratoga: “Heaven’s nice, but it ain’t Saratoga” (joke)
New York State's Saratoga Race Course is sometimes compared to heaven. According to an old joke, a horseplayer dies and goes to heaven. St. Peter shows him around the pearly gates and asks how…
Saratoga: “Pearly gates of horse racing” (Saratoga Race Course)
New York State's Saratoga Race Course has been compared to heaven and is sometimes called the "pearly gates of horse racing." "Home sweet Saratoga. RT @anthonyderico: The Pearly…
Saratoga: “The August place to be” (Saratoga Race Course)
The Saratoga Race Course (at Saratoga Springs, New York) is one of the oldest courses in the United States. Saratoga's main racing month is August. "The August place to be" -- using…
Saratoga: August Mecca (nickname)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Saratoga Race CourseSaratoga Race Course is a thoroughbred horse racing track located on Union Avenue in Saratoga Springs, New York, United States. Opened in…
Saratoga: Big Apple (New York racing circuit including the Saratoga Race Course)
The term "Big Apple" usually refers to the racetracks of New York City (and, by extension, the city itself), but the racetrack term sometimes includes the Saratoga Race Course at Saratoga…
Saratoga: Graveyard of Champions or Graveyard of Favorites (Saratoga Race Course)
The Saratoga Race Course has the nickname "Graveyard of Champions" or "Graveyard of Favorites." At Saratoga in 1919, Man O'War lost for the first time to Upset in the…
Saratoga: Peppermint Pig
Saratogo, New York, confectioner Mike Fitzgerald re-introduced the Christmas tradition of the "Peppermint Pig" since the 1990s. Supposedly, peppermint pigs first became a Saratoga…
Saratoga: Queen of American Spas (nickname)
Saratoga Springs, New York, became popular in the 19th century for its natural mineral springs. Saratoga was frequently called the "Queen of the Spas" or "Queen of American…
Saratoga: Queen of the Spas (nickname)
Saratoga Springs, New York, became popular in the 19th century for its natural mineral springs. Saratoga was frequently called the "Queen of the Spas" or "Queen of American…
Saratoga: Saratoga Trunk
(Oxford English Dictionary)Saratoga, n.In full Saratoga trunk: a large kind of trunk much used by ladies.1858 N.Y. Tribune 26 July 3/1 The Saratoga Trunk is an article that has been a theme of…
Schenectady: “The City that Lights and Hauls the World” (slogan)
Entry in progress -- B.P. "Electric City" is a similar Schenectady nickname. Wikipedia: Schenectady, New YorkSchenectady /skᵻˈnɛktədi/ (skə-nek-tə-dee) is a city in Schenectady…
Schenectady: Electric City (nickname)
Entry in progress -- B.P. “The City that Lights and Hauls the World” is a similar Schenectady nickname. Wikipedia: Schenectady, New YorkSchenectady /skᵻˈnɛktədi/ (skə-nek-tə-dee) is a…
Second City (Chicago nickname)
THe term "second city" usually refers to a nation's second most populous city. New York City has always been the first city after every United States census. From 1890 until 1990,…
Sherrill: Silver City (nickname)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Sherrill, New YorkSherrill is a city in Oneida County, New York, United States. With a population of 3,071 (2010 census), it is the least populous city in the…
Silicon Bayou (New Orleans nickname)
New Orleans, in a borrowing from Silicon Valley, has been called a "Silicon Bayou" or (less frequently) "Silicon Swamp." "Embracing the name 'Silicon Bayou,' the…
Silicon Swamp (New Orleans nickname)
New Orleans, in a borrowing from Silicon Valley, has been called a "Silicon Bayou" or (less frequently) "Silicon Swamp." "'Silicon swamp' forming" by Jane…
Sin City (Las Vegas, Nevada nickname)
Many cities have been nicknamed "Sin City." in the 1950s. the cities of Miami, Florida; Phenix City, Alabama; and Utica, New York, were all called "Sin City." Las Vegas, Nevada,…
Smoky City (summary)
The Dictionary of Americanisms has 1853 for "Iron City" and 1850 for "Smoky City." "Steel City" would come in the 1890s. All are connected to the same industry and are…
Stoplight City (Evansville, Indiana nickname)
Other Evansville nicknames include "Crescent City," "Pocket City" and "River City." Wikipedia: Evansville, IndianaEvansville is a city in and the county seat of…