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…
Big Apple (roadside attraction in Thulimbah, Queensland, Australia, 1978-present)
Queensland, Australia has had a "Big Pineapple" structure since 1971. A smaller "Big Apple" (four meters tall) was built in 1978 for a gas station in Applethorpe. In 2003, the…
Big Apple (Robinette’s Apple Haus, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1973-present)
Robinette's Apple Haus & Winery in Grand Rapids, Michigan, has a nine-foot-tall apple in its picnic area. The Robinette family bought the farm in 1911, and the Apple Haus (with its…
Big Apple (roller coaster at Astroland, Brooklyn, 1977-2008)
Astroland amusement park opened in Coney Island in 1962 and closed in 2008. One kiddie ride from 1977 until 2008 was the "Big Apple Coaster." People rode a worm coaster that went in and…
Big Apple (roller coaster at Great Yarmouth Pleasure Beach, Norfolk, UK, 1998-present)
Big Apple is a Pinfari steel family roller coaster located at Great Yarmouth Pleasure Beach in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk (UK). The roller coaster was originally called Mini Apple and was located at…
Big Apple (sculpture at Yamanashi Prefectural Museum, Japan, 2008-present)
Masaaki Sato (an artist born in Japan in 1941, and who lived in New York City for nearly 40 years) composed a "Big Apple" sculpture for the Yamanashi Prefectural Museum of Art in Fuefuki,…
Big Apple (sculpture by Romero Britto, JFK Airport, 2011-present)
Brazilian artist Romero Britto has made many apple sculptures. In 2006, a "Big Apple" sculpture was placed at New York City's LaGuardia Airport, Terminal B. In 2011, Eunice Kennedy…
Big Apple (sculpture by Romero Britto, LaGuardia Airport, 2006-present)
Brazilian artist Romero Britto has made many apple sculptures. In 2006, a "Big Apple" sculpture was placed at New York City's LaGuardia Airport, Terminal B. In 2011, Eunice Kennedy…
Big Apple (sculpture in Medina, New York, 2000-present)
The village of Medina, New York, has a "Big Apple" sculpture in Lions Park. It was completed by sculptor Richard Bannister in 2000. A sign reads: "THIS MONUMENTAL APPLE WAS CREATED…
Big Apple (supper club near Buffalo, NY, 1945-1976)
A supper club called The Big Apple operated at South Union Road (between William and Clinton Streets), Cheektowaga, New York, between 1945 and 1976. Cheektowaga is the second-largest suburb of…
Big Apple (tourist information booth, Meaford, Ontario, Canada, 1974-present)
Meaford, Ontario, has many apple orchards. A "Big Apple" tourist information booth was built in 1974 for Meaford's centennial, and was modeled after the tomato-shaped tourist…
Big Apple (USS Appalachian, 1946)
The USS Appalachian was launched on January 29, 1943. From May-July 1946, the ship served as headquarters for press representatives reporting on Operation Crossroads, the atomic bomb tests carried…
Big Apple (Yeaju-Dake Escarpment, Battle of Okinawa, 1945)
The Battle of Okinawa, in June 1945, was one of the last battles of World War II. A ridge on the Yeaju-Dake Escarpment was dubbed the "Big Apple," and it was reported in newspapers on…
Big Apple 1970s Revival: Charlie Gillett and Lew Rudin
Charles Gillett (1915-1995), then president of the New York Convention and Visitors Bureau, is responsible for the 1970s "Big Apple" campaign that revived the nickname. It played a…
Big Apple Airline (New York Air nickname, 1980-1987)
New York Air was a low-cost airline, based at based at Hangar 5 at LaGuardia Airport in Flushing, Queens, New York, that operated from 1980 to 1987. It was sometimes called the "Big Apple…
Big Apple Anime Fest (2001-2003)
The Big Apple Anime Fest was held in 2001, 2002 and 2003. The Republican National Convention in New York City in 2004 led to the cancellation of the Big Apple Anime Fest that year, and the Fest…