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Jerry Springer and The Cincinnati Reds, including the betting on baseball debacle......what else could there be? Trash TV and illegal betting-long live Cincinnati. :D
HEY!!! you forgot skyline chili**BURP**:pQuote:
Originally posted by Cataholic
Jerry Springer and The Cincinnati Reds, including the betting on baseball debacle......what else could there be? Trash TV and illegal betting-long live Cincinnati. :D
Batavia is the Windmill Capital of the World. (whoopee :rolleyes: )
also its called the City of Energy because the Fermilab is located here.
Home of the famous Apollo 13 quote "Houston, we have a problem" and 2/3rds of the original Charlie's Angels hail from here. :)
I'm originally from Newark, New York (it's between Rochester and Syracuse). Yeah, Wegmans is a nice store. My grandma always sends Zweigle's hot dogs hot dogs down. I personally think they are disgusting, but the rest of my family loves them. I'm not sure if I've ever had hoffmann's.Quote:
Originally posted by jennifert9
Collin and I recently gave a "mini-orientation" of our new hometown area to some employees that he hired for the building here in York. They are both originally from Syracuse NY, also our hometown! :) We just showed them around and pointed out things like the mall and Wal-mart, grocery stores, the movie theaters, restaurants, things like that...
It's funny though because they made almost the same type of comments and asked the same questions as we did when we first moved here! It made me start thinking...
In Syracuse, there is a grocery store called Wegmans. I know it is in PA,(nowhere near here though) NJ, VA, NY and soon to be MD. Does anyone have one near them? Lucky ducks if you do!! Anyway, it's the BEST grocery store, it really is! In all the places I have lived and traveled, I have never seen a store that even compares to a Wegmans grocery store. It's cool, you can check it out at www.wegmans.com if you want.
Anyway, these guys were disappointed in the grocery stores here as one would expect growing up with Wegmans everywhere. Syracuse also has these GREAT hot dogs called Hoffmann hot dogs and coneys that you can only buy in upstate NY as far as I know. I have family that drives up from Virginia a few times a year and stocks up on them! Collin and I usually buy about 10 packs when we go home too! (We are all out right now :( but our friends are bringing some this weekend!! :)) Syracuse also has salt potatos which I have never seen anywhere else either! They are just small white potatos but you cook them with a ton of salt and dip them in butter...ummm they are so good!
I can't think af anything else that Syracuse is known for except maybe the men's basketball and lacrosse teams, the NY State Fair!, the 2nd biggest mall in the US...:D
KBlaix, I have been to Newark! In fact one of my best friends is a high school math teacher in Newark! What a small world. :D
I have never heard of Zweigles hot dogs but that is probably because I grew up on Hoffmanns, the whole family is addicted so if anyone every brought home Zweigles, they would be outlawed! ;)
Dearborn Michigan.
Hometown of Henry Ford. The first 'car' (the quadracycle) was driven for the first time, less than a mile from the house I grew up in.
But, now, Dearborn has another distinction.
Largest Middle Eastern (Arabic speaking) population worldwide. (outside the Middle East)
You can't read the store signs unless you read Arabic, but you can get some wicked fine Middle Eastern food. Yum.
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KBlaix, I have been to Newark! In fact one of my best friends is a high school math teacher in Newark! What a small world. :D
I have never heard of Zweigles hot dogs but that is probably because I grew up on Hoffmanns, the whole family is addicted so if anyone every brought home Zweigles, they would be outlawed! ;)
Zweigles are from Rochester. Everyone (me being the exception) loves them and would probably react to Hoffmanns the same as your family would to Zweigles. haha
I currently live in Calabasas, California. Its referred to as gateway to the Santa Monica Mountains...and is only 9 miles from Malibu.
Calabasas means "gourd or pumpkin" and the Chamber of Commerce has an annual "Pumpkin Festival".
The City's official logo, depicting the red-tailed hawk flying over the Santa Monica Mountains, symbolizes a commitment to preserving the community's natural beauty and semi-rural quality of life.
http://www.cityofcalabasas.com/graphics/toplogo.jpg
Here is what's on the Calabasas History Page:
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Indians, explorers, squatters, and bandits are all part of Calabasas history. The Chumash Indians led a peaceful life amidst the rolling hills, making their homes in canyons where streams and springs ensured a plentiful supply of wildlife.
Acorns from the massive old oak trees that thrive in the area formed an important part of their diet. Some of the oaks in Calabasas may be 500-700 years-old today.
Settlements of Chumash Indians named the area Calabasas, a word perhaps descended from the Indian word for "where the wild geese fly." Others think Calabasas comes from the Spanish word for pumpkin or wild gourd.
Spanish expeditions in the 1700's forever changed the Indians’ way of life. The Diary of Miguel Costanso, which documents the Portola expeditions in 1769-1770, refers to encounters with the Chumash in the area. Six years later, the Juan de Anza party camped just west of Calabasas.
El Scorpion, or El Escorpion, a ranch that once occupied a large tract in the west Valley, was granted to three Indians in Calabasas in the 1830's. About 25 years later, Miguel Leonis, the Basque "King of Calabasas" acquired the ranch and 1100 acres by his marriage to Espiritu, an Indian who had inherited the property from her father.
Leonis was often in trouble with the law, hiring gunmen to expand his lands, bribing witnesses and threatening nearby settlers. He was killed in 1889 when he fell from his wagon after removing a band of squatters from his property. Squatter wars and gun fights were a bloody part of Calabasas history. "Inhabitants killed each other off so steadily that a human face is a rarity," wrote Horace Bell in his book on the old west coast.
When large ranches were divided into farms in the late 1800's, families of settlers struggled against poverty and drought. In her book, "Calabasas Girls," Catherine Mulholland brings the era to life with photographs and letters of her ancestors, the Ijams. When water and power came to Owensmouth (Canoga Park), they were happy to leave the difficult life of Calabasas pioneers.
After the turn of the century, several select spots in the Calabasas area developed into weekend respites from the city. Crater Camp in Monte Nido was opened in 1914 as a year-round picnic ground. There are few reminders of the camp today on the site of Malibu Meadows.
The Stunt family developed a homestead on the north slope of Saddle Peak, also in the Monte Nido area. A favorite spot for filming motion pictures, the scenery was ideal for Hollywood. Scenes from such films as Tarzan, The Adventures of Robin Hood, and Stalag 17 were shot in this area, today known as Malibu Creek State Park. Circa 1863, an adobe which was built near the park by a settler named Sepulveda for his wife and 12 children, is now in the process of restoration.
On the north side of Calabasas Road is L.A. Historical Cultural Monument Number One, the Leonis Adobe. When Leonis renovated it in the 1870's, he enlarged it extensively and remodeled it into a Monterey-style house. He and Espiritu made it their home.The recent history of the adobe is one of struggles to save both it and its grounds from destruction. In the 1960's, the threat of razing the adobe to build a supermarket led Kathleen Beachy to purchase the property. Toady, it is a superb monument to a bygone era, with meticulously maintained furnishings and grounds, and serves as an anchor for Old Town Calabasas.
Around 1983, the Plummer House, once the oldest home in West Hollywood, was moved next to the Leonis property. As a young boy, Senor Plummer had visited his neighbors in the Leonis Adobe. The building has been beautifully restored and both the adobe and Plummer House are open for tours.
What is now the Sagebrush Cantina was originally a group of small stores built by Lester Agoure, Sr. in the early 1920's. The parking lot once was the local jail. Outside was the famous hanging tree, dead, but still standing today. It is the identifying logo of the Calabasas Chamber of Commerce.
Lack of water in the Calabasas area was always a major concern. With the founding of the Las Virgenes Municipal Water District in 1958, a water supply was assured, and the area began its development boom.
The first subdivision in Calabasas, called Park Moderne (in Mulwood near Calabasas High School), was a retreat for artists, craftsmen, and writers. It was built on land traded off as part of Sam Cooper Jr.’s homestead in 1928.
The first Calabasas high school was built in 1880 on the south side of Calabasas Road. A second school, built on the same site in 1924-1925, was a one-teacher school for the area until 1948, when it joined with Liberty, Cornell, and Las Virgenes to form the Las Virgenes Unified School District. The former Pelican’s Retreat retains a small portion of the second school building.
A walk on Calabasas Road in the historic Old Town, takes one past several old buildings. The first, west of the Motion Picture Home, was originally a two-story pioneer store and dwelling owned by Charles and Alice Cooper. Called "Hunter’s Inn," it provided rooms for hunters and travelers. After Charles died, his widow married Lawrence Kramer and together they operated a store until his retiring in 1968.
The next building, walking west, is a rebuilt replica of a garage built in 1921 and owned by the Daic brothers. Operated by Joseph, Charles, and Al Daic, descendants of homesteaders, it was originally a two-pump station. It became a popular movie backdrop in the early 1980's. The Daic brothers built a smaller building next door to the garage, where Gaetano’s is now located. A Touch of Class was the residence of Theresa Thilmony, an early beloved school teacher.
The Leonis Plaza was at one time the site of many small buildings constructed in the 1920's. They were shops for artisans, and one was the home of the Las Virgenes Enterprise. This had formerly been a blacksmith shop belonging to Juan Menendez, the son of Espiritu.
Information on the history of Calabasas area is available at the Kathleen Beachy Memorial Library at Pierce College. Established and maintained by the Calabasas Historical Society, the library is available to researchers.
Some people say that Geneva reminds them of a New England town. It is known for it's quaint downtown shopping area. Third Street was originally a residential area with older homes. One by one, many of them were converted into shops. Now these shops are interspersed with newer but well designed retail structures. People actually come from Chicago to shop in Geneva. The Little Traveler http://www.littletraveler.com/ is one of the more well known shops in Geneva.
There are also many lovely homes in the historical district of the city. It is fun to see the varied and attractive architecture of an earlier era.
Pasties, mining, and Evil Kneviel :rolleyes: and oh yeah farming :p
I am from a small town not know for much of anything, but I live kinda close to Pittsburgh. I know a few things about the 'burgh were already mentioned, but I thought I'd add Permanni (sp?) Brothers sandwiches. I personally think they are gross, but they're VERY popular...they are huge sandwiches with french fries and cole slaw on them.
Oh Jen! you're making me very hungry for one! I haven't had one in ages.Quote:
Originally posted by JenBKR
I am from a small town not know for much of anything, but I live kinda close to Pittsburgh. I know a few things about the 'burgh were already mentioned, but I thought I'd add Permanni (sp?) Brothers sandwiches. I personally think they are gross, but they're VERY popular...they are huge sandwiches with french fries and cole slaw on them.
I remember when I was in high school. My lics. plate read...Arkansas~~land of opportunity....Now it reads ~~the natural state. I wonder what happened.
Anyway, Paris, Arkansas, claims to be the gateway to Mt. Magazine. But, what if you're coming from the other side of the mountain? I've seen the sign for the other city, thousands of times, but I can't remember it now.
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Gracie's mommy..would you believe I've been to Deerpark? My account was Rohm and Haas and I opened up a travel office for them in the facility, one sweltering week in August many years ago! I commuted everyday from the Hilton on Nasa Bay Blvd in Houston!
Ok ... hold onto your hats ... the excitement of my hometown is sure to blow you away!!!! :rolleyes:
We are known for the world's largest trona deposit. (It's a mineral that is mined for soap, fertilizer, glass, etc.)
And the world's largest pronghorn (antelope) herd.
And in our history, we are known for the Chinese Massacre, where in the early 1900's a group of disgruntled people rounded up and killed a group of Chinese people working on the railroad.
And at various sorid times in our history, the nickname of my home town has been Sin City, USA and/or Murder of the Month Club.
60 Minutes has done a couple of broadcasts about the drugs, corruption, murders and scandals here.
Ooooohhhh, I'm proud! :D
LOL I really don't care for them, but eat one for me! My friends all love to go there, so I just order something with the cole slaw and fries on the side. I get weird looks sometimes. The waiters and waitresses there are amazing though...they never write down your order! Even in a big group, and nothing was messed up. I was impressedQuote:
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Oh Jen! you're making me very hungry for one! I haven't had one in ages.
Not exactly my "hometown", but where I am at this point....here's the first thing that came to mind...http://www.marshmallowfluff.com/
I've never been able to stomach the stuff personally. :rolleyes:
Eaton Rapids, MI is the "Only Eaton Rapids on Earth". No other city shares the same name. :D
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HEY!!! you forgot skyline chili**BURP**:p
Ah, you are SO right! A tasty delight for both Jonah and I! It maddens Lillycat that I feed Jonah SKYLINE! He L*O*V*E*S it, he he he. I wonder what he would think of White Castles?
Hometown = Morehead, KY = Cave Run Lake, KY Folk Art Center, Morehead State University = boredom
Where I live now = Ashland, KY = Oil Refinery = POLLUTION!
The town that i live in (Thief River Falls, MN) is known for Arictic Cat, which is a snowmobile company thing. They manufacture, and build snowmobiles. We also have Digi -Key, I am not sure what exactly it is, I always am told they make parts, for computers and stuff..?? Anyways Digi-Key employess probably 70% of TRF's residents. It is the only Digi-Key in the world.
The school I go to, is one of the best schools in MN, it is ahead of most of the schools in the state.
Well besides the fabulous food Syracuse has, I should also mention the famous people....Tom Cruise was born there but moved to Long Island as a child; Richard Gere is from Syracuse and when he was married to Cindy Crawford, we would often see the 2 of them at midnight mass at church.(His mother lives in the same town as my parents) ALL the Baldwin boys are from Syracuse and come home quite often. I have seen them around towm many times. I actually stood in line at a toy store behind Steven Baldwin once!! :D Their mother still lives there and is very active in the community and the fight against breast cancer. Bobcat Goldwaithe(comedian) is also from Syracuse as is Benny Mardones(singer with a #1 song)
And of course there are the athletes, Derrick Coleman (whom I have met and he is so NOT nice), Jim Brown went to Syracuse University, Carmelo Anthony, who is a sweetheart and SO Nice!! I'm sure there are others but I'm no big on my sports unless its baseball...:D
I can't really say my hometown is known for anything. We have a lot of orange trees so that means a lot of migrant workers. Not anything to be known for though. Oh wait we have a Kumquat Festival annually. Personally, I have never had a Kumquat, don't even know what it looks like. For more info on my little podunk town here's a link.
http://www.dadecityfl.com/
I do like it though, it's quiet and has a lot of history.
I don't know wat Arizona is but where I live is in Mesa and Mesa means table in spanish so that is what I know.