What has your city invented or made popular?

[dxdtdemon]

Originally Posted by Dayton Sux

Dayton:

The airplane

The cash register

pop top cans

ice trays

early search engine software

LED displays

...probably a few other things, too.

like brakes, transmissions, and the electric wheelchair

[natethegreatforlife]

Rock and Roll
Rap
Depression

[ManoftheNorth]

Sault Ste. Marie is the oldest city in Michigan, so we claim... the rest of Michigan?

Originally Posted by ChargerMatt

Techno music
Motown music
crack?

For Detroit, MC5 and The Stooges were major influences on the Ramones, so Detroit can kind of claim the title of "Grandfather of Punk Rock".

[Buckeye614]

Columbus, OH Home to:

White Castle
Wendy's
Bath & Body Works
Abercrombie & Fitch
Bob Evans
Donato's Pizza
Four Loko
Nationwide Insurance
Express Clothing
Victoria's Secret
Jenni's ice cream

[JR_C]

Originally Posted by Buckeye614

Columbus, OH Home to:

White Castle
Wendy's
Bath & Body Works
Abercrombie & Fitch
Bob Evans
Donato's Pizza
Four Loko
Nationwide Insurance
Express Clothing
Victoria's Secret
Jenni's ice cream

I can't believe I forgot this, but Handel's Ice Cream originated in Youngstown.

[dalparadise]

Originally Posted by JR_C

I can't believe I forgot this, but Handel's Ice Cream originated in Youngstown.

Swensen's is from San Francisco.

[PT 3000]

While i'm not in the city proper, Coca Cola was invented in Atlanta.