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Category Archives: branding
Favorite beers by state and country
Below is my list of favorite beers by state and country. Most of the ones in the United States have been tried at the brewery or brewpub. Brands from outside the United States have been tried in restaurants there or … Continue reading
Ten Planning Lessons from San Antonio
Here are my ten (10) planning lessons from one of America’s most enjoyable and dynamic large cities – San Antonio, Texas. San Antonio’s River Walk can easily be classified as one of America’s “most iconic planning efforts.” It helped set … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, adaptive reuse, archaeology, architecture, bicycling, branding, cities, commerce, Cuisine, culture, downtown, economic development, economic gardening, entertainment, entrepreneurship, food trucks, fun, geography, historic preservation, history, infrastructure, land use, Mexico, placemaking, planning, revitalization, rivers/watersheds, skylines, spatial design, sprawl, third places, tourism, traffic, trails, transportation, Travel, urban planning
Tagged HemisFair '68, missions, RiverWalk, San Antonio, Southtown, Texas
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Best brewed coffee shop names from around the globe
The following is a list of my favorite coffee shop names that have creative, catchy, edgy, and fun names from across the world. Part of the success in any business is a memorable name. That being said, a great name … Continue reading
Posted in advertising, branding, cities, coffee shops/cafes, Cuisine, culture, economic gardening, entertainment, fair trade, Food, food systems, fun, geography, land use, marketing, new urbanism, placemaking, planning, Small business, tourism, Travel
Tagged brews, cafes, cappuccino, coffee, coffee shops, espresso, java, joe, latte
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Catchy, clever, and weird transit names and acronyms
Below are some weird, wacky, clever, and catchy names for transit systems. While more examples from other nations would be nice, it’s difficult to decipher so many languages. Any additions, corrections, or suggestions, especially from overseas, to this list are … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, airport planning, airports, branding, Bus transportation, cities, fun, infrastructure, planning, rail, transit, transportation, Travel, urban planning
Tagged acronyms, bus, light rail, people mover, rail, transit, transportation
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Fictional cities of television commercials
While writing this post, I’ve been trying to recall past examples of where imaginary cities were created as a part of a product’s television advertising campaign. Thus far, I have struck out – any help or suggestions would be appreciated. … Continue reading
Posted in advertising, branding, cities, civics, commerce, consumerism, culture, entertainment, geography, history, marketing, place names, placemaking, planning, spatial design, technology, Television, toponymy, urban planning
Tagged advertising, branding, cities, marketing, television
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World’s largest “burg,” “burgh,” or “bourg” suffix cities
By far the longest and most geographically diverse list to date identifies cities and towns of 10,000 residents or more whose name contains the suffix of “burg,” “burgh,” or “bourg.” Cities/towns for four (4) continents are represented – Europe, … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Asia, branding, Canada, cities, Communications, culture, Europe, geography, history, North America, place names, placemaking, Statistics, toponymy, Travel
Tagged bourg, burg, burgh, cities, etymology, history, place names, toponymy, towns
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World’s largest “boro” and “borough” suffix cities
Continuing with our city name suffix series, below are the world’s largest cities ending in “boro” or “borough.” Please note there a a few cities in the UK that use a slight variation of “brough,” as well and these … Continue reading
Posted in branding, cities, culture, geography, history, place names, toponymy, tourism, Travel
Tagged boro, borough, brough, place names, toponymy
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World’s largest “abad” suffix cities
-abad is a suffix that forms part of many west, central and south Asian city names originally derived from the Persian language term ābād (آباد), meaning “cultivated place” (village, city, region), and commonly attached to the name of the city’s … Continue reading
Posted in Asia, branding, cities, geography, history, Language, place names, toponymy
Tagged abad, cities, place names, toponymy
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World’s largest “stadt” suffix cities
Turning away from English-oriented place names for the time being, the list below identifies the largest cities in the world with the German suffix of “stadt.” According to wiktionary.org, “Stadt” has the following meanings: Stadt f (genitive Stadt, plural … Continue reading
World’s largest “ham” suffix cities
For the third in our series of city suffixes, we are listing the world’s largest cities whose name contains the suffix of “ham.”According to Quora.com: The term “ham” is an Old English word meaning farmstead. The Pronunciation Studio goes a … Continue reading
