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#1 Attraction: Georgia Aquarium
#1 Current resident: Elton John (too many part time residents to name)
#1 Restaraunt: Dolces IMO. You may get 100 others
#1 Mall: Lennox Square (Phipps Plaza across the street more popular to some)
#1 Sports Team: Atlanta Braves
#1 Sporting Event: Sugar Bowl, NBA Champs, SEC Champs (whichever held)
#1 Building: IMO Westin Hotel (Americas tallest)
#1 Import: People. Mostly from North, West or foreignors (1million in 10 years)
#1 Export: Used to be Ford Taurus. Now probably TV shows and news (can't really say Coke as most of it's not actually made here)
#1 Stereotype: Slow, old fashioned southern town or Crime ridden hellhole
#1 Local Company: Coca Cola
#1 Piece of History: MLK & Civil Rights Movement/ Battle of Atlanta
#1 Neighborhood: Virginia Highlands
#1 Reason to Live Here: Economy, Weather, Everything you want except Beach
Since there are too many to list for my current home, Dallas, I will just list for my hometown, Waco, TX. I tried to list more than one.
#1 Attraction: The Suspension Bridge & Texas Ranger Hall of Fame, Baylor University
#1 Former/Current resident: Ann Richards, Steve Martin, Jennifer Love Hewitt / Ted Nugent, George & Laura Bush, Bernard Rapoport
#1 restaurant: La Fiesta, Northwood Inn, Diamondbacks
#1 Mall: Richland Mall, Central Texas MarketPlace
#1 Sports Team: Baylor Womens Basketball Team
#1 Sporting Event: Baylor Homecoming
#1 Building: ALICO Building, Waco Hippodrome, soon to be 25th Street Theatre
#1 Import: freshmen class at Baylor & TSTC
#1 Export: Dr Pepper, Big Red Soda, Curves International
#1 Stereotype: overly conservative religious nuts....far from true!
#1 local company: Curves International, American Amicable Life Insurance.
#1 Piece of History: Historic homes, Suspension Bridge, 1953 Tornado.
#1 Neighborhood: Castle Heights
#1 reason to live here: NO TRAFFIC, 1.5 hours from DFW or Austin.
I never said there weren't any positive aspects of Texas. It's unfortunate that there is a backlash against Texans, because I am sure there are alot of other good things that people don't hear about because of the negative perceptions. But, you know the saying, you reap what you sow.
#1 Attraction: Sea World and the Zoo
#1 Former/Current resident: Shamu, lol
#1 restaurant: Casa de Pico or Mister A's
#1 Mall: Fashion Valley
#1 Sports Team: Chargers and Padres
#1 Sporting Event: Holiday Bowl and X Games
#1 Building: Grand Hyatt
#1 Import: People from everywhere else in the U.S. and Mexico
#1 Export: People moving out
#1 Stereotype: Surfers
#1 local company: Qualcom
#1 Piece of History: Mission San Diego de Alcala
#1 Neighborhood: La Jolla
#1 reason to live here: Weather, beaches, and low crime rate
Location: somewhere between Florida and New England
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New Canaan, CT:
* #1 Attraction: The Glass House http://www.nationaltrust.org/histori...lasshouse.html
* #1 Former/Current resident: Letterman or Katherin Heigl
* #1 restaurant: Cava Wine Bar & Restaurant
* #1 Mall: Either Stamford Town Center or the Galleria
* #1 Sports Team: NY Yanks!
* #1 Sporting Event: Probably polo. (I don't participate)
* #1 Building: Refer to #1 attraction
* #1 Import: Manhattanites
* #1 Export: not sure - the town is mostly residential
* #1 Stereotype: Country clubbers in plaid pants with a sweater around their neck
* #1 local company: too many fortune 500 companies to list
* #1 Piece of History: Not too sure
* #1 Neighborhood: Near Vista where the homes are worth too much to fathom
* #1 reason to live here: I love the proximity to NYC, public transportation, beaches, mountains all while living 'so far' away.
1 Attraction: ECHO Center or The Shelburne Museum
#1 Former/Current resident: Howard Dean , members of the band Phish
#1 restaurant: A Single Pebble
#1 Mall: Burlington Town Center/Church Street Marketplace
#1 Sports Team: College-UVM Mens Hockey & Mens Basketball
#1 Sporting Event: Vermont City Marathon
#1 Building: The Old Mill, UVM
#1 Import: Bernie Sanders LOL
#1 Export: Maple Syrup
#1 Stereotype: A bunch of liberal hippies
#1 local company: Burton
#1 Piece of History: err....gotta think some more on that one
#1 Neighborhood: No #1....I like the Hill Section.
#1 reason to live here: For a city its size, there is lots going on. Skiing, hiking, boating, cultural & sporting events, etc. The scenery is amazing and the people great as well.
#1 Attraction: Coors Field
#1 Former/Current resident: Golda Meier
#1 restaurant: Vesta Dipping Grill
#1 Mall: Cherry Creek (Park Meadows in the suburbs)
#1 Sports Team: Broncos
#1 Building: Colorado State Capitol
#1 Import: Electronics Engineers
#1 Export: Coins (Denver Mint), Coors beer
#1 Stereotype: Feet of snow, year round
#1 local company: Qwest, (Coors Brewery in Golden)
#1 Piece of History: Denver rejects the 1976 Olympics
#1 Neighborhood: Washington Park
#1 reason to live here: Outdoor activities, great weather
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