What's your home town famous for? - Page 6

ChiChiGirl · 06-24-2004, 08:23 PM

Toronto Ontario

The Maple Leafs
The world's largest Phallic Symbol... er, I mean Tower (The CN Tower)
Our ex-mayor Mel Lastman (he just couldn't keep his foot out of his mouth!)
The Hockey Hall of Fame
The Raptors
The world's largest street starts in Toronto (Yonge Street is 1,896km long)
We have the only castle in Canada (Casa Loma - it took over 3 years to build and was completed in 1914)

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2boysmom · 06-24-2004, 08:25 PM

My hometown of Anderson, South Carolina does not have the pedigree of famous things that many here have!

However, it is the home of Radio (the inspiration of the movie) and the "illustrious" Cameran from Real World (okay, so she's not so famous, but Radio's movie was pretty good!).

Miss Filangi · 06-24-2004, 08:39 PM

Broadway - We used to go to Frankenmuth almost every summer! It's a really cool place and we'd eat soooo much fried chicken. Also, this one restaurant had the best mashed potatoes on earth.

Duxxy - Even more embarrassing, I went on a trip last summer to Sudbury, (and all of Northern Ontario, actually) and we drove around and around trying to FIND the damn Nickel. We were so blind!

My hometown is actually very small, but since it's very close to where I live now, I'll do that...

London, Ontario
*Named after London, England. We also have a Thames River here. We have Double Decker tour buses here in the summer that a total of 50 people actually ride. That's about it with the similarities.
*Known as the Forest City for all the trees
*Jenny Jones is from London as are a bunch of hockey players, including Eric Lindros
*World class health care facilities... many organ transplants from all over the world take place here

The small city where I went to high school, Strathroy, Ontario, is known for this...
http://www.turkeyfest.ca/

Matt64 · 06-24-2004, 08:46 PM

Oh god. Jenny Jones is Canadian!? I apologize to the world on behalf of Canadians everywhere for Jenny Jones and Celine Dion..

lamonte · 06-24-2004, 09:16 PM

My hometown of Saint Louis is famous for:

The Saint Louis Arch-The Arch is the tallest national monument in the United States at 630 feet and 4th most-visited tourist attraction in the world.

The Saint Louis Zoo-The Saint Louis Zoo is ranked the #1 zoo/animal park for the nation!

The Magic House- In fact, in 2001 FamilyFun Magazine selected The Magic House as one of the top 12 family destinations in the nation-the only Missouri attraction to win that award.

Shaw's Botanical Garden's-Founded in 1859, the Missouri Botanical Garden is one of the oldest botanical institutions in the country and a National Historic Landmark.

Forest Park-Forest Park, officially opened to the public on June 24, 1876, is one of the largest urban parks in the United States. At 1,293 acres it is approximately 500 acres larger than Central Park in New York.

William Bent fur trader, pioneer,
Yogi Berra baseball player
William Burroughs writer
T. S. Eliot poet,
Sara Teasdale poet,
Roy Wilkins civil rights leader
Vincent Price actor,
Redd Foxx actor, comedian
St. Louis was the nation's first home rule city
1904 World's Fair
1904 Olympic Games
Dredd Scott Case(Old Courthouse)
The Muny Opera
Joseph Pulitzer

The Black World History Museum-The St. Louis Black World History Museum is one of only two of its kind in the county. The other is in Baltimore, MD.

Cohakia Mounds- The remains of the most sophisticated prehistoric native civilization north of Mexico are preserved at Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site

Saint Louis Rams
Saint Louis Blues
Saint Louis Cardinals
Saint Louis Aces

Lacledes Landing

Trans World Dome

KaiCee · 06-24-2004, 09:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blue_cool

Singapore (a country) too small, hence I'll just consider it at my Hometown

, famous FOR:

1. Banning Chewing Gum.....

6. Still does capital punishment "by hangings"

Chewing Gum is banned?? What's the punishment if you get caught chewing gum???

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blue_cool

5. Chicken Rice (good local dish)

That sounds yummy...is it like Teriaki Chicken on top of rice? (sorry, I'm from the States and am really interested in how other countries eat

Tirlittan · 06-24-2004, 09:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Clipse

I now live in Abbotsford, B.C.:
Has the most churches per capita in the world

Are you positive? I could swear this place where we live now has the most churches anywhere possible.

They are like mushrooms after rain, new ones sprout up all the time and the old ones get bigger every year. I don't know where they get all new people to go in because I don't think this area is exactly expanding population wise either.

KaiCee · 06-24-2004, 09:58 PM

What I consider my home town, Buena Park, CA, to be is famous for Knott's Berry Farm

Walter Knott helped develop the Boysenberry

When I grew up it was just a Berry Farm with a few amusing things like a Ghost Town, a Bottle house, a stagecoach and no entrance fee. It is now a major amusement park that rivals Disneyland which is located about five miles away from Knott's.

We also considered our town famous for the Alligator Farm . It had lots of Alligators and a Tortiose that they let us kids ride on! It was totally cool. It's not there now...I think there is a big hotel there instead

So, now you have everything you ever needed (or wanted) to know about Buena Park, CA...but, hey...I'm having fun putting links in my posts

And, if you ever visit Southern California...Buena Park is just a freeway away from Disneyland, San Diego, Santa Barbara, and Tijuana, Mexico

queeny · 06-24-2004, 10:01 PM

legal Gay marriages, CN tower,Blue Jays and the Leafs,clean city water,safe public transit,decriminalized pot smoking / possession under x amount of grams,Gay Pride Parade, celebrated Multi cultural villages(little Italy, The Danforth, China Town,etc) so many more,but most famous for our great , kind, friendly,polite ,peaceful people.

**hepcat** · 06-24-2004, 10:13 PM

Fascinating thread idea, Belfastgirl!

Where I grew up: Redondo Beach, CA. It's mentioned in a Beach Boys song. Other than that it's known for the place Squeaky Fromme grew up

as well as the Smothers Brothers

.

Where I live now, Redwood City, is known for hosting the Scott Peterson trial.

Also, it's named after all the redwood trees that were cut down out of the Santa Cruz mountains and shipped out of the port here. There aren't really any redwoods here.

06-24-2004, 08:23 PM	#51
ChiChiGirl FORT Newbie Join Date: May 2004 Location: on the dark side of the moon Posts: 35	Toronto Ontario The Maple Leafs The world's largest Phallic Symbol... er, I mean Tower (The CN Tower) Our ex-mayor Mel Lastman (he just couldn't keep his foot out of his mouth!) The Hockey Hall of Fame The Raptors The world's largest street starts in Toronto (Yonge Street is 1,896km long) We have the only castle in Canada (Casa Loma - it took over 3 years to build and was completed in 1914) __________________ "I'm very tired of thinking. It doesn't seem to help very much." -Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

06-24-2004, 08:39 PM	#53
Miss Filangi Evil Slash Crazy Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Looking for a place to happen Age: 35 Posts: 11,376	Broadway - We used to go to Frankenmuth almost every summer! It's a really cool place and we'd eat soooo much fried chicken. Also, this one restaurant had the best mashed potatoes on earth. Duxxy - Even more embarrassing, I went on a trip last summer to Sudbury, (and all of Northern Ontario, actually) and we drove around and around trying to FIND the damn Nickel. We were so blind! My hometown is actually very small, but since it's very close to where I live now, I'll do that... London, Ontario Named after London, England. We also have a Thames River here. We have Double Decker tour buses here in the summer that a total of 50 people actually ride. That's about it with the similarities. Known as the Forest City for all the trees Jenny Jones is from London as are a bunch of hockey players, including Eric Lindros World class health care facilities... many organ transplants from all over the world take place here The small city where I went to high school, Strathroy, Ontario, is known for this... http://www.turkeyfest.ca/ __________________ If you go through a lot of hammers each month, I don't think it necessarily means you're a hard worker. It may just mean that you have a lot to learn about proper hammer maintenance.

06-24-2004, 09:16 PM	#55
lamonte Hillary 08! Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: San Diego, CA Age: 22 Posts: 786	My hometown of Saint Louis is famous for: The Saint Louis Arch-The Arch is the tallest national monument in the United States at 630 feet and 4th most-visited tourist attraction in the world. The Saint Louis Zoo-The Saint Louis Zoo is ranked the #1 zoo/animal park for the nation! The Magic House- In fact, in 2001 FamilyFun Magazine selected The Magic House as one of the top 12 family destinations in the nation-the only Missouri attraction to win that award. Shaw's Botanical Garden's-Founded in 1859, the Missouri Botanical Garden is one of the oldest botanical institutions in the country and a National Historic Landmark. Forest Park-Forest Park, officially opened to the public on June 24, 1876, is one of the largest urban parks in the United States. At 1,293 acres it is approximately 500 acres larger than Central Park in New York. William Bent fur trader, pioneer, Yogi Berra baseball player William Burroughs writer T. S. Eliot poet, Sara Teasdale poet, Roy Wilkins civil rights leader Vincent Price actor, Redd Foxx actor, comedian St. Louis was the nation's first home rule city 1904 World's Fair 1904 Olympic Games Dredd Scott Case(Old Courthouse) The Muny Opera Joseph Pulitzer The Black World History Museum-The St. Louis Black World History Museum is one of only two of its kind in the county. The other is in Baltimore, MD. Cohakia Mounds- The remains of the most sophisticated prehistoric native civilization north of Mexico are preserved at Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site Saint Louis Rams Saint Louis Blues Saint Louis Cardinals Saint Louis Aces Lacledes Landing Trans World Dome __________________ "Be confident in your abilities, be true to your beliefs, work hard for your benefit, accept your responsibilities, and never settle on being average."

06-24-2004, 09:58 PM	#58
KaiCee It's all a Mystery to Me Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 796	What I consider my home town, Buena Park, CA, to be is famous for Knott's Berry Farm Walter Knott helped develop the Boysenberry When I grew up it was just a Berry Farm with a few amusing things like a Ghost Town, a Bottle house, a stagecoach and no entrance fee. It is now a major amusement park that rivals Disneyland which is located about five miles away from Knott's. We also considered our town famous for the Alligator Farm . It had lots of Alligators and a Tortiose that they let us kids ride on! It was totally cool. It's not there now...I think there is a big hotel there instead So, now you have everything you ever needed (or wanted) to know about Buena Park, CA...but, hey...I'm having fun putting links in my posts And, if you ever visit Southern California...Buena Park is just a freeway away from Disneyland, San Diego, Santa Barbara, and Tijuana, Mexico __________________ When you learn, teach. When you get, give. ~ Maya Angelou Last edited by KaiCee; 06-24-2004 at 10:02 PM.

06-24-2004, 08:25 PM	#52
2boysmom Loving the FORT! Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Virginia Age: 35 Posts: 303	My hometown of Anderson, South Carolina does not have the pedigree of famous things that many here have! However, it is the home of Radio (the inspiration of the movie) and the "illustrious" Cameran from Real World (okay, so she's not so famous, but Radio's movie was pretty good!).

06-24-2004, 08:46 PM	#54
Matt64 Not caring is fun! Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Toronto Age: 27 Posts: 1,198	Oh god. Jenny Jones is Canadian!? I apologize to the world on behalf of Canadians everywhere for Jenny Jones and Celine Dion..

06-24-2004, 10:01 PM	#59
queeny Queeny Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: toronto Age: 45 Posts: 334	legal Gay marriages, CN tower,Blue Jays and the Leafs,clean city water,safe public transit,decriminalized pot smoking / possession under x amount of grams,Gay Pride Parade, celebrated Multi cultural villages(little Italy, The Danforth, China Town,etc) so many more,but most famous for our great , kind, friendly,polite ,peaceful people.

06-24-2004, 10:13 PM	#60
hepcat chillax Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: not sleeping Posts: 25,019 Blog Entries: 3	Fascinating thread idea, Belfastgirl! Where I grew up: Redondo Beach, CA. It's mentioned in a Beach Boys song. Other than that it's known for the place Squeaky Fromme grew up as well as the Smothers Brothers . Where I live now, Redwood City, is known for hosting the Scott Peterson trial. Also, it's named after all the redwood trees that were cut down out of the Santa Cruz mountains and shipped out of the port here. There aren't really any redwoods here.