Keep Louisville/Portland Weird? (buy, to live, cities)

[30_year_nap]

I've noticed that Portland, OR has the whole "Keep Portland Weird" thing going on and it's basically identical to what we've got here in Louisville. They even mention things on their site (KeepPortlandWeird.org -) like "Art Cars" and "Zombie Walks", which I know are also popular here in Louisville.

So where did it originate? Louisville was the first place I'd heard of that had a "keep whatever weird" campaign, so I was under the impression it was a local thing. Or is this just a buy local initiative that a lot of cities are getting into? Any insight would be appreciated. Thanks!

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Originally Posted by 30_year_nap

I've noticed that Portland, OR has the whole "Keep Portland Weird" thing going on and it's basically identical to what we've got here in Louisville. They even mention things on their site (KeepPortlandWeird.org -) like "Art Cars" and "Zombie Walks", which I know are also popular here in Louisville.

So where did it originate? Louisville was the first place I'd heard of that had a "keep whatever weird" campaign, so I was under the impression it was a local thing. Or is this just a buy local initiative that a lot of cities are getting into? Any insight would be appreciated. Thanks!

Let me help you. Austin invented the slogan. Louisville copied them. And then Portland copied Louisville and Austin. Then basically a bunch of others jumped on the bandwagon, but these three cities are the originators, and the coolest by far of the cities with the slogan. Also, it is these three cities that display the slogan prominently. Indy has one? I had no idea, and I used to live there.....

Keep Austin Weird - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[30_year_nap]

Great! Thank you for the quick reply.