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I was stationed in Norman exactly 50 years ago when the Navy had an Electronics prep school there. I remember going to Okie City on Liberty when it was the wet-est dry city in America. The Black Hotel sold more hard stuff than any other single place in America at the time. The only legal stuffQuote:
Norman, Oklahoma....nice college town, home to the University of Oklahoma...not far from the capital of Oklahoma City.
was 3/2 beer.
This was not a result of you being stationed there, was it?Quote:
Originally Posted by kokopup
Ypsilanti, Michigan, home of Eastern Michigan University and the Ypsilanti Water Tower (winner of the World's Most Phallic Building contest).Quote:
Originally Posted by Alysser
Norman back in the late 50's was a sleepy little college town with nothing for a Sailor to get into. Okie City was where the action was. I'm sure it had nothing to do with the Navy being there because the year after I left the Base was closed. I think the illegal sales of booze continued for years after the Navy was gone.Quote:
quote by killearn Kitties
This was not a result of you being stationed there, was it?
Ibiza, Ibiza Island, located 80 km southwest of Mallorca, Balearics, Spain. A wonderful island which has unfortunately been spoiled by turism during the last 20 years. Almonds and olives are some of the main products growing there.
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Atlanta GA....The Atlanta Combined Statistical Area, home to 5,729,304 people, is the 10th largest in the country and the city is considered to be the central metropolis and the unofficial capital of the American South. Sometimes called the Big Apple of the South. Atlanta burned to the ground
during the American Civil War.
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Atlanta is also the hometown for an airline - Delta I believe, who is now flying direct to Copenhagen.
Augsburg - the German city where my husband is born. One of the oldest in Germany too.
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Greenwood Lake: a small town about 75 miles NW of New York City.
Elsinore, Denmark
Helsingør (Danish pronunciation: [hɛlseˈŋøɐ̯ˀ]; in English also known as Elsinore) is a city and the municipal seat of Helsingør municipality on the northeast coast of the island of Zealand (Sjælland) in eastern Denmark. Helsingør has a population of 46,101 including the southern suburbs of Snekkersten and Espergærde. It is known internationally as the setting of William Shakespeare's Hamlet, whence the spelling 'Elsinore' originated.
Elsinore , Ca is a community of around 50,000. It Had a famous Motocross track that helped create
the Elsinore Honda of the late 70's.
Ha! Good one! :D I had not expected that from you.
Ok, so the next is El Paso, not sure if that is the largest city in Texas... no it can't be, but Texas is the largest State in USA, I think. ;)
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Oneonta is a city in Blount County, Alabama, United States, population is approx 5,576. The city is the county seat of Blount County. Oneonta is home to the Covered Bridge Festival.
Oneonta is a city in southern Otsego County, New York, USA, population of 13,292. Its nickname is "City of the Hills." The word "oneonta" is of undetermined origin, but it is popularly thought to mean "place of open rocks" in the Iroquois language. This refers to a prominent geological formation known as "tablerocks" at the western end of the city.
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Albany, OR (where my sister lives) is a city in Benton and Linn Counties in the western part of the U.S. state of Oregon. It is located in the Willamette Valley and is the county seat of Linn County. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 40,852. As of 2007, Albany was the 11th largest city in Oregon. The estimated population was 48,770 in 2008.
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Ypres (French pronunciation: [ipʁ], English: /ˈiːprə/; Dutch: Ieper, pronounced [ˈipər]) is a Belgian municipality located in the Flemish province of West Flanders.
During World War I, Ypres was the centre of intense and sustained battles between the German and the Allied forces. During the war, Tommies nicknamed the city "Wipers."
The famous Cloth Hall was built in the thirteenth century. During this time also, cats, then the symbol of the devil and witchcraft, were thrown off Cloth Hall, possibly due to the belief that this would get rid of evil demons. Today, this act is commemorated with a triennial Cat Parade through town.
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Sparks, Nevada! Reno and Sparks used to be separate cities but growth has kind of merged the two. They do have a rather nice area downtown and John Asquagas Nugget casino is world famous! (and they have some of the best food in the area I think). They say though that Reno is so close to hell you can see Sparks :D
From the City of Sparks website:
There may not be another city that came to life in quite the unique way Sparks did. It's the tailor-made town, custom ordered by the Southern Pacific Railway Company. In 1902, there was nothing but marshland and ranches four miles east of Reno.
Over one hundred years later, the City of Sparks has over 87,000 residents and continues to grow with thriving businesses in our family centered community.
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Hey Taz: Tell your sister I said HI NEIGHBOR! :D Koko, I can't argue with the motto of Eugene. Some of the best and most weird art comes out of this town and the hiking is phenomenal.