Apple Store (2000s)
Apple Inc., a consumer electronics company, opened its first Apple store in Manhattan (103 Prince Street, in Soho) in 2002. Another Apple store was located in midtown Manhattan (Fifth Avenue…
Apples and Horses
Horses love apples. This was universally known in the early parts of this century, but it appears to be universally unknown today. I have to constantly explain horses and apples to almost everyone…
Appletown Sporting Goods (store in Harlem, 1966-2015)
Appletown Sporting Goods opened in Harlem in 1966, at 2489 Seventh Avenue (Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard) and West 145th Street. The store, which closed about 2015, was owned by Freddie…
Bacardi Big Apple (apple-flavored rum, 2005)
"Bacardi Big Apple" (apple-flavored rum) was introduced in 2005 with a large ad campaign in New York City. A
Bet a Big Apple
People began betting a big (red) apple since at least 1836. A "big apple" was a prized fruit and a popular non-monetary reward. A person offering to "bet a big (red) apple"…
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…