Name 5 things your city started/popularized/is synonymous with (America)

[First24]

Fort Worth
- Stockyards
- Big Texas Steaks
- Fighter Jets (Lockheed Martin Aeronautics)
- Radio Shack (Tandy Corp)
- Van Cliburn International Piano Competition

[rnc2mbfl]

Raleigh:
David and Amy Sedaris. Cityfile: Amy Sedaris
:-)
The first LED City (Light Emitting Diode) in the Nation. (okay...it's a geek town)
CREE |Cree and Raleigh, North Carolina, Launch Nation’s First “LED City” with Cost-Saving Municipal Lighting
Its fantastic Greenway system that was a model for the nation. Raleigh Public Record » Featured The Natural View » Raleigh’s Greenway Outlook
Fastest Growing Metro in the US 2008
Raleigh and Austin Are Fastest-Growing Metro Areas | Reuters
Was planned from the beginning as the State Capital based on its proximity to a tavern where legislators met to drink.
One of the largest collections of midcentury modernist houses in that nation. (due to the School of Design and its famous staff at the time)Triangle Modernist Houses

[south-to-west]

Originally Posted by Libohove90

Philadelphiaaaaaa

1. Cheesesteaks
2. Liberty Bell
3. Rocky
4. Comcast
5. Hoagies

Um...somehow I think that:

• the birthplace of our nation
• the Delcaration of Independence
• the Constitution
• the discovery of electricity

could replace four of the items on your list. I dunno...just sayin'...

[BB_206]

I 2nd your notion

Originally Posted by south-to-west

Um...somehow I think that:

• the birthplace of our nation
• the Delcaration of Independence
• the Constitution
• the discovery of electricity

could replace four of the items on your list. I dunno...just sayin'...

[PITTSTON2SARASOTA]

Sarasota:

(1)Heat

(2)Humidity

(3)Sun

(4)Sand

(5) Did I say Heat?... I mean BUGS...Lots of BUGS!

[LINative]

Long Island

1. The Hamptons
2. Fire Island
3. Long Island Ice Tea
4. Billy Joel
5. Montauk....................the End

[lilmusket]

Originally Posted by LINative

Long Island

1. The Hamptons
2. Fire Island
3. Long Island Ice Tea
4. Billy Joel
5. Montauk....................the End

Don't forget The Baldwin brothers
...ooooh and Billy Joel crashing his car into houses in the Hamptons

[green_mariner]

Originally Posted by lilmusket

Don't forget The Baldwin brothers
...ooooh and Billy Joel crashing his car into houses in the Hamptons

Ralph Macchio(born and raised in Long Island).

[Brandoncraig]

Memphis

1. Rock and Roll (Sun Records, Elvis)

2. Soul Music (Stax, Al Green, many others)

3. Overnight Package Service (FedEx)

4. The modern motel (Holiday Inns started here)

5. Supermarket (Piggly Wiggly)

[TANaples]

Originally Posted by lilmusket

Don't forget The Baldwin brothers
...ooooh and Billy Joel crashing his car into houses in the Hamptons

killed in crash on LIE. Probably known more now for his food banks than his music.