How Many Nicknames of U.S. Cities Do You Know?

[Adam's Apple]

Nicknames of U.S. cities

(For example: "The Big Apple" and "Gotham." Answer: New York City.)

1. "Beantown" and "The Cradle of Liberty"

2. "The Mile High City" and "City of the Plains"

3. "The Big Orange" and "City of Angels"

4. "City of Love" and "Baghdad by the Bay"

5. "The Big Peach" and "A.T.L."

6. "Magic City" and "Little Cuba"

7. "Cowtown" and "Windy City"

8. "Mission City" and "Alamo City"

9. "City of Lights" and "Sin City"

10. "The Crescent City" and "The City That Time Forgot"

11. "The End of the World" and "Anchortown"

12. "Mistake by the Lake" and "C-Town"

13. "City of Bridges" and "The 'Burgh"

14. "Kodak City" and "The Rock"

15. "Wing Capital of the World" and "The City of Good Neighbors"

Answers posted on Wednesday

 

[Annie]

Taking a stab at this:

Nicknames of U.S. cities

(For example: "The Big Apple" and "Gotham." Answer: New York City.)

1. "Beantown" and "The Cradle of Liberty" Boston

2. "The Mile High City" and "City of the Plains" Denver

3. "The Big Orange" and "City of Angels" Los Angeles

4. "City of Love" and "Baghdad by the Bay" San Francisco?

5. "The Big Peach" and "A.T.L." Atlanta

6. "Magic City" and "Little Cuba" Miami

7. "Cowtown" and "Windy City" Chicago

8. "Mission City" and "Alamo City" San Antonio

9. "City of Lights" and "Sin City" Las Vegas

10. "The Crescent City" and "The City That Time Forgot" New Orleans

11. "The End of the World" and "Anchortown" Anchorage?

12. "Mistake by the Lake" and "C-Town" Chicago again?

13. "City of Bridges" and "The 'Burgh" Pittsburgh?

14. "Kodak City" and "The Rock" ?

15. "Wing Capital of the World" and "The City of Good Neighbors" Buffalo

Answers posted on Wednesday

 

[dilloduck]

Taking a stab at this:

good stab---Kodak city--Rochester, N.Y.

 

[Abbey Normal]

City of Brotherly Love= Philly. but some call it the City of Brothers.

 

[Mr. P]

City of Brotherly Love= Philly. but some call it the City of Brothers.

Atlanta lost the title?

 

[Abbey Normal]

Atlanta lost the title?

We can always share.

Our (black) Mayor was quoted as saying, "The brothers own this town".

Do your politicians have charming quotes too?

 

[Mr. P]

We can always share.

Our (black) Mayor was quoted as saying, "The brothers own this town".

Do your politicians have charming quotes too?

Oh yes.

A former Mayor, "The city to busy to hate"...

Even with the crime rate going up...LOL

 

[Abbey Normal]

Oh yes.

A former Mayor, "The city to busy to hate"...

Even with the crime rate going up...LOL

That sounds like a good anti-welfare slogan. :cof:

 

[Semper Fi]

Nicknames of U.S. cities

(For example: "The Big Apple" and "Gotham." Answer: New York City.)

1. "Beantown" and "The Cradle of Liberty"

2. "The Mile High City" and "City of the Plains" Denver

3. "The Big Orange" and "City of Angels" Los Angeles

4. "City of Love" and "Baghdad by the Bay" Basra?

5. "The Big Peach" and "A.T.L." Atlanta

6. "Magic City" and "Little Cuba" Miami

7. "Cowtown" and "Windy City" Chicago

8. "Mission City" and "Alamo City" Santa Fe?

9. "City of Lights" and "Sin City" Las Vegas

10. "The Crescent City" and "The City That Time Forgot" Gettysburg?

11. "The End of the World" and "Anchortown" Anchorage?

12. "Mistake by the Lake" and "C-Town" Chicago

13. "City of Bridges" and "The 'Burgh" Pittsburgh

14. "Kodak City" and "The Rock" Kodiak

15. "Wing Capital of the World" and "The City of Good Neighbors" Oshkosh

Answers posted on Wednesday

 

[Semper Fi]

Golden Heart City = Fairbanks.

 

[Adam's Apple]

Kathianne got most of them right, with the exception of #12, which was Cleveland. Dillo was right about #14 being Rochester, NY.

 

[theHawk]

I've never heard of San Antonio being called "Mission City", usually its Alamo City or River City, but more often "SA-town"(say-town).

 

[theHawk]

May want to add -

16. "Valley of the Sun"

 

[Jimmyeatworld]

How about "The Leather Capitol of the Southwest".

 

[Abbey Normal]

The City Darin Would Love to Forget - Newark