Albany: Sturgeondom (nickname)
Sturgeon in the Hudson River were so numerous that they were called "Albany beef" since at least the 1770s. The city of Albany itself was called "Sturgeondom" or…
America’s Most Interesting City (New Orleans nickname)
America has many interesting cities. New York City was called "America's most interesting city" in 1901. Washington, DC was called "America's most interesting city" in…
Amsterdam: Carpet City (nickname)
Amsterdam, New York, had a carpet manufacturing business that was started by John Stanford in the 1840s; the firm of Bigelow-Sanford left the city in 1955. Amsterdam was called the "Carpet…
Appalachian Mountains: “Did you know apples are grown on a mountain? It’s called the Apple-achian.”
The Appalachian Mountains aren't made of apples, but people sometimes joke about the "Apple-achian" Mountains. "I wanna climb the highest peak of the #APPLE-achian…
Baghdad-by-the-Bay (summary)
Herb Caen (1916-1997) coined the nickname "Baghdad-by-Bay" in his San Francisco newspaper columns. He was "Mr. San Francisco." Neither the San Francisco Chronicle nor the San…
Baghdad-on-the-Bayou (New Orleans nickname)
After Hurricane Katrina destroyed much of New Orleans in 2005, several commentators nicknamed that city "Baghdad-on-the-Bayou." The comparison was with Baghdad, Iraq, where a war was…
Beantown (Boston nickname)
The city of Beverly, Massachusetts ws known as "beantown" in the 1800s. "In fact it has obtained the sobriquet of 'Beantown'" was cited in an 1859 newspaper. People…
Bethel: “Of the 400,000 people who attended Woodstock in ‘69, 1,200,000 are still alive”
The Woodstock Music and Art Fair on August 15-16, 1969 became synonymous with the counterculture of the 1960s. A great many people claim to have been there, and there's a joke. "Fun fact:…
Big Agbalumo (Lagos nickname)
New York City is the 'Big Apple," and Lagos, Nigeria (the most populous city in Africa) has sometimes been called "Big Agbalumo." Agbalumo is the Nigerian name for the…
Big Apple Bar & Restaurant (New Orleans, 1952-1970s?)
Polk's New Orleans City Directories are partially available through Ancestry.com (a pay service). The term "Big Apple" was used in 1920 by a stablehand at the Fair Grounds race track…
Big Apple Concession (City Park in New Orleans, 1947-1949)
Polk's New Orleans City Directories are partially available through Ancestry.com (a pay service). The term "Big Apple" was used in 1920 by a stablehand at the Fair Grounds race track…
Big Apple of Idaho (Fruitland, Idaho nickname)
Fruitland, Idaho, is a city that was named after its apple orchards, and its nickname is "the Big Apple of Idaho." It's uncertain when Fruitland received this nickname. "Big…
Big Apple of the Midwest (Columbus, Ohio nickname)
Several cities of the Midwest have been called the 'Big Apple of the Midwest." Minneapolis, Minnesota ("Mini-Apple") and Manhattan, Kansas ("Little Apple")…
Big Apricot (summary)
New York City is "the Big Apricot" in a Superman comic where the city is also called "Metropolis." Wikipedia: Metropolis (comics)Over the years, Metropolis' features have…
Big Chilli (summary)
Thai cooking uses many types of chili peppers. Bangkok (Thailand's capital) is sometimes called the "Big Chilli," mainly because of a magazine by that name that was started in 1999.…
Big Crescent (New Orleans nickname)
The city of New Orleans, Louisiana, is very infrequently called the "Big Crescent" (Big City/Big Easy + Crescent City). The "big crescent" is the shape of the Mississippi River,…
Big Durian (summary)
"Big Durian" is sometimes said to be the nickname of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. However, it doesn't show up in most newspaper databases until the 2003 film, The Big Durian. Wikipedia:…
Big Easy (Derik Queen nickname on New Orleans Pelicans)
"Big Easy" is a nickname of New Orleans, Louisiana. New Orleans Pelicans basketball player Derik Queen was nicknamed "Big Easy" during his rookie season in 2025. The nickname…
Big Easy (New Orleans nickname)
"The Big Easy" (a nickname of New Orleans, Louisiana) was the name of dance hall in Gretna that burned in 1911, and then, with a gap of over 40 years, appeared in newspapers in the 1950s.…
Big Friendly (summary)
"Big Friendly" is a trademarked (March 2007) nickname for Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The nickname appears similar to the Big Apple (New York City) and the Big Easy (New Orleans). The…