What's your area of living famous for?

[DavidEB310]

The World is a big place and because of that, it's difficult to know those little things that are well-known in certain areas.<P>For example, Rhode Island, since it is the smallest US State is famous statewide for Coffee Milk, Saugy's (skin-on hot dogs), Allie's Doughnuts, and believe it or not the Pineapple is part of state lore -- The pineapple has represented hospitality since colonial Newporters invited friends in to celebrate the safe return of a ship by placing a pineapple over the doorway. Rhode Island is also covered with giant Mr. (and Mrs.) Potato Head figures in businesses, parks, etc. as Hasbro is headquartered here. We also have the Big Blue Bug on Route 95. The Big Blue Bug sits atop a pest control building. He is "Nibbles Woodaway," a big blue termite, 58 feet long, 928 times actual termite size. Here's more about Nibbles and a photo: <A HREF="http://www.roadsideamerica.com/map/ri.html" TARGET=_blank>web page</A> <P>When I lived in the Utica, New York area, a big treat during the Holidays were "Turkey Joints." Turkey Joints are candy with a hard shell (almost the color of Turkey bone) on the outside and bent like leg joints with Chocolate on the inside. Very strange but delicious.<P>Anyone else, for their area's Claim(s) to Fame or the Unusual?<p>[ 01-16-2003: Message edited by: DavidEB310 ]

[BenMurphy6]

i live in the heart of the tobacco/bible belt. and i want to move. :p

[barfle]

Washington, DC, of which Springfield is a suburb, is famous for political intrigue, bribery (oops, lobbying), adultery, murder, and an abundance of lawyers. It has great FREE museums, lots of interesting monuments, a good zoo, and the cherry blossoms are really pretty in the spring.<P>I used to live in Orange, CA. It's (as you might guess) in Orange County, which is famous for at one time having the best citrus anywhere. It still may, but the quantity has dropped since the land is too expensive for agriculture. The town was seen in two reasonably successful movies (disguised, but it was Orange): "That Thing You Do" had most of the exterior shots of downtown Erie, PA shot there, and in "Rocky & Bullwinkle," Wossamatta U is actually Chapman University, formerly Orange High School.

[OperaTenor]

Escondido, CA owes its genesis to grapes, but in the 20 years I've lived in the San Diego area, I don't recall seeing a single vineyard anywhere near the town. :confused:

[priya978]

Oxnard is famous for it's strawberries and the Strawberry Festival, other than that this place sucks!

[bignaf]

Clam Chowda, cradle of liberty, universities, baked beans (and it's unavoidable results ), James Levine.

[DavidEB310]

Hey bignaf,<P>You forgot "1918" and the legacy of the Red Sox not winning a World Series since then. <P>Actually, I lived in Quincy, MA (City of Presidents -- only city to have TWO presidents of origin and buried within its walls -- John Adams and of course, John Quincy Adams) for 5 years.

[treebeau]

Greetings,<P>"Texas Pete" hot sauce and "Krispy Kreme" doughnuts are both headquartered in Winston-Salem, NC. We also have a historic 18th century community called "Old Salem" where employees dress in period costumes, and give tours and lectures about life back then.<P>Regards,<BR>Tim B.

[dkm32]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by operatenor:<BR><STRONG>Escondido, CA owes its genesis to grapes, but in the 20 years I've lived in the San Diego area, I don't recall seeing a single vineyard anywhere near the town. :confused:</STRONG><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>Oh, Brother! Come one, Jim! Get out more often!<BR>Ferrara Winery, 15th Ave<BR>Thomas Jaeger Winery, San Pasqual Road<BR>Orfila Vineyards, San Pasqual Road<BR>Belle Marie Winery, Mesa Rock Road<BR>Deer Park Winery and Automotive Museum, Champagne Boulevard<P>That IN town. Near town, there some in Rancho Bernardo, Ramona, Fallbrook.

[OperaTenor]

Okay, so I exaggerate a lot and have blinders on. Maybe I was thinking within the city limits....oh yeah....that's it. Oh yeah, some of those <I>are</I> in the city limits....hmmm....okay, so maybe I do need to get out more often.<P>Donna, it's very painful having my hide nailed to the wall.<BR> :p<p>[ 01-17-2003: Message edited by: operatenor ]

[bignaf]

David,<BR>ouch! that's some sensitive stuff! OK I'll add 1918 and the Splendid Splinter.

[thornhill]

I live on Delancey Place in Philadelphia.

[TJRDN]

Well we were the first capital of NY State over 200 years ago. It's been downhill since. :p

[dkm32]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by operatenor:<BR><STRONG>it's very painful having my hide nailed to the wall.<BR>[ 01-17-2003: Message edited by: operatenor ]</STRONG><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>Then, don't stand in front of the dart board!

[Thalberg]

St. Louis, my hometown, is famous for the Lewis and Clark expedition, Miles Davis, the Arch, and the Anheuser-Busch breweries. The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra is pretty good, too, but it went downhill after Leonard Slatkin left for the National Symphony Orchestra in 1996.

[OperaTenor]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by dkm32:<BR><STRONG><P>Oh, Brother! Come one, Jim! Get out more often!<BR>Ferrara Winery, 15th Ave<BR>Thomas Jaeger Winery, San Pasqual Road<BR>Orfila Vineyards, San Pasqual Road<BR>Belle Marie Winery, Mesa Rock Road<BR>Deer Park Winery and Automotive Museum, Champagne Boulevard<P>That IN town. Near town, there some in Rancho Bernardo, Ramona, Fallbrook.</STRONG><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>BTW, oh Donna with the dancing penguins, I did say <I>vineyard</I> and not <I>winery</I>. Yes, I'm hair-splitting, but as I rack my little pea-brain the only vineyard I recall seeing besides the five vines at Deer Park is the one on San Pasqual road (Orfilia). Of course, I could be still and yet again wrong. :p<p>[ 01-20-2003: Message edited by: operatenor ]

[DavidEB310]

TJRDN:<P>FOR SHAME, tsk tsk -- putting down Kingston like that! C'mon, the Senate House still stands, as does the Old Dutch Church (you should tour the crypts in the basement -- very cool!).<P>Of course, there's the re-enactment of the burning of Kingston by the British troops, and all the great Stone Houses in the area. The Strand in Rondout at a mouth of the Hudson River has made its way back.<P>Then of course, you live in the Lower-Hudson Valley surrounded by Rip Van Winkle's Catskill Mountains! Beautiful area...unfortunately though, Lou's Astro Sub shops are gone, as is Uncle George's Hot Weiners. <P>P.S. And then there was the infamous Pepsi Commerical in the early 1980's that marched down the Main Street in Uptown Kingston with of ALL Things the Onteora Marching Band. <p>[ 01-20-2003: Message edited by: DavidEB310 ]

[EJA]

My area is known for its rolling hills covered with winter wheat, barley, peas, and lentils. Naturally, the city fathers, in their manifold and abundant wisdom, picked the lentil as the subject of the town festival. Yes, every year they have the "National Lentil Festival," whereat naturally pelletized dirt is celebrated. You've heard of garlic ice cream, right? Well, they have lentil ice cream. That's the final course of a meal involving lentil pancakes, lentil chilli, lentil this, lentil that. I make a point of missing it every year (although driving by last year I was mightily tempted to drop a large firecracker in "the world's largest bowl of lentil chilli").

[audiogirl]

Thalberg, I love your hometown. The Fabulous Fox is aptly named.

[Nicole Marie]

Hartford CT is the insurance capitol of the world! Connecticut is also the Nutmeg State, the Constitution State (the US Constitution is based on ours and we had a consititution in place before the country did way back when), we are one of the 13 original colonies and please don't pick the mountain laurel or shoot down a robin, they are our state flower and bird.