Big A (Aqueduct Racetrack nickname, 1959)
Aqueduct racetrack is popularly known as "the Big A." Clark Whelton (a former writer for the Village Voice and member of the mayor's communications office) told me that he believed…
Big A (Aqueduct Racetrack nickname, 1959)
Aqueduct racetrack is popularly known as "the Big A." Clark Whelton (a former writer for the Village Voice and member of the mayor's communications office) told me that he believed…
Big Apple (act on America’s Got Talent, 2022)
On the NBC television show America's Got Talent, on July 26, 2022, a character dressed as an apple and called "Big Apple" auditioned. New York City (nicknamed "Big Apple")…
Big Apple (brand of Schwalbe bicycle tires, 2003-present)
Schwalbe (a German manufacturer of bicycle tires) introduced a 'Big Apple" brand in 2003. The fat tires were designed for street riding in urban environments (like the "Big…
Big Apple (Broadway, in columns by Walter Winchell and O. O. McIntyre, 1927-1928)
Broadway (a street, especially in the theater district) was the "Big Apple" to syndicated newspaper columnists Walter Winchell (1897-1972) and O. O. McIntyre (1884-1938). Winchell's…
Big Apple (city ornament of Columbia, SC, 2021)
The Big Apple dance craze of 1937 popularized the "Big Apple" term, but didn't originate it. New York (NY) Morning Telegraph track writer John J. Fitz Gerald (1893-1963) had been…
Big Apple (club in Munich, Germany, 1963-1975)
A rock club called "Big Apple" was popular at 25 Leopoldstrasses, in the Schwabing section of Munich, Bavaria, Germany, from 1963 until 1975. Jimi Hendrix played there in 1966 and 1967,…
Big Apple (cocktail with sake, 2013)
Koi Restaurant, at Trump SoHo (246 Spring Street), debuted a sake-based "Big Apple" cocktail for National Sake Day on October 1, 2013. The "Big Apple" cocktail also contains an…
Big Apple (convenience stores in Maine and New Hampshire, 1974-present)
Big Apple convenience stores (some called Big Apple Food Stores) owned by the CN Brown Company are located in Maine and New Hampshire. The stores sell such products as gasoline, lottery, tobacco,…
Big Apple (crime drama television series, 2001)
Big Apple was a CBS television crime drama, set in New York City, that ran for eight hour-long episodes, March 1-April 19, 2001. It had high production values and got generally good reviews, but…
Big Apple (disco in Berlin, Germany. 1962-1979)
"Big Apple" was the name of a disco at Bundesallee 13 in Berlin, Germany. It operated from about 1962 until 1979. "Big Apple" was also the name of a rock club in Munich.…
Big Apple (drinks using applejack, 1938)
After 1937's "Big Apple" dance craze, several "Big Apple" drinks were made -- usually with applejack. Most of these drinks were never popular or have faded into obscurity.…
Big Apple (football play at Davidson College, 1937)
During the national "Big Apple" dance craze of 1937, a "Big Apple" football play was developed at Davidson College (Davidson, NC) under head football coach Gene McEver…
Big Apple (Fort Worth, TX barbecue restaurant, 1941-1968)
"The Big Apple" was the name of a barbecue restaurant in Fort Worth, Texas. It is uncertain when the restaurant started (and if it had that name at the beginning). "Big Apple…
Big Apple (Harlem bar/restaurant, 1934)
In November 2006, I received the following email. The famous upside-down apple plaque from the 1934 Harlem "Big Apple" club at Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Boulevard and 135th Street was…
Big Apple (Hozea Massiah, Toronto hip-hop figure, 1971-2025)
Hozea Massiah (1971-2025) was known as "Swagg Boss" and especially as "Big Apple." He was a Toronto hip-hop entrepreneur who had the clothing lines "I'm Not A…
Big Apple (music venue in Brighton, UK, 1970-1971)
Entry in progress --BP The Rolling Stones performed at Brighton's Big Apple on March 10, 1971. The group's song "Shattered" (1978), about New York City, contains a lyric about…
Big Apple (official drink of the Belmont Stakes, 1976)
A drink called "Big Apple" was very briefly the official drink of the Belmont Stakes in 1976. Frank Tynan, general manager of Belmont Park concessions for the Harry M. Stevens Company,…
Big Apple (pachinko parlors in Japan, 2000?-present)
Okura Holdings Limited owns pachinko parlors under the name of "Big Apple." It's not known when the first "Big Apple" pachinko parlor opened, but they've been around…
Big Apple (roadside attraction in Colborne, Ontario, Canada, 1987-present)
The "Big Apple" structure in Colborne, Ontario, opened in 1987 and is the largest apple-shaped structure in the world (40 feet tall). A face was painted on the apple in 2013, and in 2020…