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- Chronology & Geography of Civil Rights Wade-in Protests
- Chronology & Geography of Civil Rights Lunch Counter Sit-ins
- Horse, Donkey, and Mule-related City/Town Names
- Burro Buddies – Just looking for love…and maybe a snack
- Ten Planning Lessons from Chicago’s Northside Neighborhoods
- Problems with Charter Townships
- “Some Like It Hot” – Cities/towns built around natural hot springs
- Ten Planning Lessons from Ancient Pueblos & Cliff Dwellings
- Great and Grand Cities
- Proposed City Theme Songs
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Category Archives: place names
Horse, Donkey, and Mule-related City/Town Names
Below is a list of cities and towns whose names are based on equine (horse, donkey, mule) related topics. Any additions, corrections, or suggestions are most welcome. Bronco, California – ghost town Bronco, Texas – ghost town Burro John, … Continue reading
Ten Planning Lessons from Chicago’s Northside Neighborhoods
Below is my list of top ten planning lessons garnered from visits to nearly all of Northside Chicago neighborhoods over the past few years, especially those located to the north and east of I-90/94 (The Kennedy Expressway). Even with … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, architecture, art, bicycling, bike sharing, Biking, branding, cities, civics, civility, commerce, Cuisine, culture, demographics, density, diversity, entertainment, entrepreneurship, gentrification, geography, historic preservation, history, Housing, humanity, inclusiveness, infrastructure, land use, landscape architecture, Maps, new urbanism, place names, placemaking, planning, Railroads, shopping, skylines, spatial design, third places, tourism, traffic, transit, transportation, Travel, urban planning, walking, zoning
Tagged Chicago, commuter rail, neighborhoods, Northside, Southside, Terra Cotta Row, transit
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“Some Like It Hot” – Cities/towns built around natural hot springs
The cities and towns listed below from around the globe are located amidst, around, or near natural hot springs. As a result, many of them have become centers for health spas, retreats, and environmental tourism. Unlike their rural counterparts, … Continue reading
Posted in Alternative energy, Canada, cities, civics, commerce, culture, economic development, energy, entertainment, environment, geography, Geology, health, Health care, history, Housing, humanity, infrastructure, land use, Mexico, nature, place names, planning, pollution, recreation, spatial design, topography, tourism, Travel, urban planning, zoning
Tagged hot springs, natural hot springs, spas, warm springs
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Proposed City Theme Songs
The following are my choices for the song(s) that should be used as the theme song or anthem for the selected cities listed below. Some are familiar, some historic, some new, some inspirational, some witty, and some are even … Continue reading
Posted in advertising, branding, Canada, cities, civics, commerce, Communications, culture, entertainment, fun, geography, government, history, marketing, music, place names, placemaking, satire, songs, Travel, Welcome, writing
Tagged advertising, anthems, branding, marketing, promotion, songs, theme songs, tunes
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Crafting a Perfect Brewery Name, Logo, and Slogan
Favorite craft brewery names/logos/slogans and why they are so good: *BEST NAME: Stormcloud Brewing of Frankfort, MI – This is my all time favorite name for a brewery and they have a great logo, as well. If you’ve ever seen a fierce … Continue reading
Posted in advertising, beer, branding, brewpubs, business, Canada, cities, commerce, Communications, consumerism, Cuisine, culture, economic development, economic gardening, entertainment, entrepreneurship, geography, historic preservation, history, land use, marketing, place names, placemaking, planning, product design, third places, tourism, Trade, Travel
Tagged advertising, branding, breweries, brewpubs, business, fun, logos, marketing, slogans, taglines, Third places, travel
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“Bu-tte-ful” Town Names
Below is a list of cities, towns, villages, hamlets, and census-designated places in the United States and Canada that are named for one of my favorite geographic/geologic landforms – the butte (okay, quit snickering). The photo above aptly shows the … Continue reading
Posted in cities, fun, geography, Geology, place names, topography
Tagged Butte, geography, geology, landforms, mesa, plateau, terrain
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Cities and Towns that Get the Point!
The following city and town names include the word “point.” Sometimes this term refers to a point of land extending into a body of water. Other times it may refer to a craggy hill or prominent point of land. Still, … Continue reading
Posted in cities, environment, fun, geography, Geology, history, Maps, place names, placemaking, topography, tourism, Travel
Tagged fun, geology, place names, places, terrain
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Tri-Cities and Quad Cities
The following are lists of urban regions and metropolitan areas that have developed into a multiple-nuclei of either three (3) or four (4) traditional core communities. By traditional, I mean something other than a suburban edge city (i.e. Tyson’s Corners, … Continue reading
Posted in branding, cities, civics, commerce, Communications, economic development, fun, geography, history, land use, Maps, marketing, place names, placemaking, planning, spatial design, sprawl, transportation, urban planning
Tagged branding, Fyrstad, Quad Cities, Trestad, Tri-Cities, Tricity, triopolis, triple cities
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City/Town Names Based on Indian Band and Tribal Names
The following list of cities, towns, villages, hamlets, and unincorporated communities that were named for Native American Indian tribes and or bands. Several ghost towns are also included. This list also includes translation-corrupted names, Anglicized names, as well as native … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, cities, civics, Civil Rights, Communications, culture, diversity, geography, historic preservation, history, humanity, inclusiveness, Native Americans, place names, planning, States, Statistics
Tagged bands, Indians, Native Americans, tribes
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