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Longest large city names without duplicate letters

Using the web I was able to identify 114 cities (some with the same name) with a minimum population of 100,000, which have at least eight (8) English alphabet letters that do not repeat. The list is provided below. Any … Continue reading

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Sweet Tooth Cities

Here’s is the list I came up with. Any additions or corrections are most welcome. These cities are not meant to be specifically named for something sweet, but instead include a sweet item in their name. Agua Dulce (Sweet Water), … Continue reading

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Best new planning term in years: “spreadlining”

  Friday, @schmangee of streetsblog.org and rustwire.com pointed out an  interesting issue on her Twitter feed. It noted: “We need issue branding as good as the term gentrification for the more common & devastating combination of sprawl, segregation & bad … Continue reading

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Yoga-fied city names

A little fun today with adding yoga terms to city names. Here are 22 I came up with. Additions are welcome. Enjoy! Birming-hamsa (Birmingham), Alabama, Michigan, or UK Bridge-pose-port (Bridgeport), Connecticut Budda-pest (Budapest), Hungary Chakra-nooga (Chattanooga), Tennessee Corpse-Pose Christi (Corpus … Continue reading

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Largest compass point cities in the world

Below are lists of the largest cities in the world that incorporate one of the four cardinal compass points (North, South, East, West) into their name. All cities with more than 50,000 residents, plus the largest one just under 50,000 … Continue reading

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Largest “port” cities in the world

Below is a list of the largest cities in the world with the word “port” in their name. They are ranked by the core city population, not by metropolitan area and must have a minimum population of 20,000 residents to be … Continue reading

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City names with the most syllables (in English)

Below is my list of the city names with the most syllables when pronounced in English. These geographic brain benders and tongue twisters do not include hamlets, villages, and/or small towns. Any additions or corrections to his list of cities … Continue reading

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Fun, clever, vain, and odd boat names

Below are some of the best and worst boat names observed during our week along the Lake Michigan coastline. Of those listed, the most common themes appear to be relaxation/getting away from it all (9), partying (5), and the value of … Continue reading

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USA city names with each letter in reverse-alpha order

Only located five of examples of these compared to the nine cities with all their letters in alphabetical order (see July 10th post). A fascinating tidbit is Rome and Utica, New York are in the same metropolitan area. Any additions … Continue reading

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USA city names with each letter in alphabetical order

Here’s a list of nine ten cities and towns I came up with, of cities in the United States where each letter in the city name is presented in alphabetical order. Any oversights from the USA or others known elsewhere are welcome. For … Continue reading

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