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City by the Bay
The City
San Fran
Baghdad by the Bay
and never "Frisco"[/quote]
I hate to take it there, but it depends on the demographic. White San Franciscans get all up in arms about "Frisco" but the black population of the city (what's left of it) especially young people, call it Frisco or The 'Sco.
Cincinnati's true nickname is "Queen City", going back to its emergence in the 19th century.
Don't forget "Porkopolis"
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Originally Posted by blktoptrvl
Charlotte, NC (Mecklenberg Co) AKA "The Queen City"
The list of cities in the US with the nickname "Queen City", often with a qualifier, is long:
Ada, Oklahoma, "Queen City of the Chickasaw Nation"
Allentown, Pennsylvania
Anchorage, Alaska
Bangor, Maine
Beach Haven, New Jersey
Buffalo, New York, "Queen City of the Great Lakes"
Burlington, Vermont
Charlotte, North Carolina, named after Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Queen Consort of the United Kingdom
Cincinnati, Ohio, once nicknamed "Queen City of the West"
Clarksville, Tennessee
Cumberland, Maryland, "Queen City of the Alleghenies"
Del Rio, Texas, "Queen City of the Rio Grande"
Denver, Colorado, "Queen City of the Plains"
Elmira, New York
Fargo, North Dakota
Gadsden, Alabama
Gainesville, Georgia
Greenville, Mississippi, "Queen City of the Delta"
Hazard, Kentucky, "Queen City of the Mountains"
Helena, Montana
Manchester, New Hampshire
Marquette, Michigan, "Lake Superior's Queen City"
Meridian, Mississippi
Olyphant, Pennsylvania
Plainfield, New Jersey
Poughkeepsie, New York, "Queen City of the Hudson"
Seattle, Washington, used "Queen City" as its official nickname from 1869 until 1982
Selma, Alabama, "Queen City of the Blackbelt"
Sedalia, Missouri, "Queen City of the Prairies"
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Springfield, Missouri, "Queen City of the Ozarks"
Staunton, Virginia, "Queen City of the Shenandoah Valley"
Titusville, Pennsylvania, so named as the birthplace of the modern oil industry
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Virginia, Minnesota
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Rio Rancho: City Of Vision (you can only see the river from there lol)
Santa Fe: Holy Town, Jewel of the Southwest
Rio Rancho: Rio Raunchy (though there is nothing raunchy about it. It's about as bland and family friendly as a city comes)
Santa Fe: Santa Fake (tourist driven image), Fanta Se (fantasy vs. reality), Santa Flake (lots of flakey, new-agey transplants), but mostly locals call just call it 'Santa' (SAHN-tah).
In reading through this reopened thread. For Chicago I've seen Windy City and a couple others. But NO "SECOND CITY".
Some claim it denotes second to NYC? It works too. But it dates back more to the time just after the "Great Chicago Fire". Then it denoted a NEW SECOND CITY (from a first) rising from the ashes. That still works today.
Right about Second City. Our nickname that is NYC related is "Windy City". Chicago, still a backwards city of the plains, had bid along with NYC to be host for the World's Columbian Expedition in 1892 (400th anniversary of Columbus landing in the Americas). Brash and bragging Chicago was able to seal the deal based on the hype it created about itself. NYC referred to Chicago as "that windy city" because of it.
New York: Big Apple/Gotham
Boston: Bean Town
Philadelphia: Philly/City of Brotherly Love
Detroit: Motown
Chicago: Chitown
Indianapolis: Indy
Minneapolis: Mill City
St. Louis: Gateway to the West
Kansas City: City of Fountains
Atlanta: Hotlanta
Jacksonville: Jax
Miami: Magic City
Tallahassee: Tally
Key West: Conch Republic
Tampa: Cigar City
Orlando: The City Beautiful
New Orleans: Crescent City
Nashville: Music City
Memphis: Blues City
Dallas: Big D
Denton: Little D
Fort Worth: Cowtown
Houston: Magnolia City
Austin: Live Music Capital of the World
San Antonio: Alamo City
Albquerque: Duke City
Denver: Mile High City
Phoenix: Valley of the Sun
Las Vegas: Sin City
Los Angeles: La-la Land
San Diego: America's Finest City
San Francisco: The Golden City
Sacramento: Sactown
Portland: City of Roses
Seattle: Emerald City
New Orleans: NOLA
Atlantic City, NJ: AC
The Outer Banks of NC: The OBX
I view city abbreviations differently from nicknames. Though I still use them like "MIA" "ATL" "DFW" "NOLA" "STL" and of course "LA."
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