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Tag Archives: places
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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Weaponry city and town names
Though personally opposed to individual ownership of many of the weapons listed, I thought it would be interesting to identify those communities named for or including some form of weaponry in their name. Additions to the list are welcome. Atomic City, Idaho, … Continue reading
Posted in cities, Communications, geography, history, Language
Tagged cities, etymology, language, place names, places, towns, weaponry, weapons
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Cities with all the vowels
Here’s my list of cities whose name contains all five of the vowels (a, e, i, o, u) in the Latin/Roman alphabet. A couple of interesting findings among the list: The majority of city names with all the vowels consist … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Canada, cities, civics, Communications, culture, entertainment, Europe, fun, geography, government, history, Language, North America, placemaking, South America, States, Statistics, tourism, Travel, writing
Tagged alphabet, cities, etymology, geography, language, letters, places, vowels, words
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Portmanteau border cities/towns
Below is a list of portmanteau (hybridized) city and town names taken from two bordering states, provinces, or countries. In some instances they are dual cities (Texarkana, Delmar, and Texhoma) occupying both sides of the border, while others are individual … Continue reading
Posted in advertising, branding, cities, civics, Communications, culture, fun, geography, history, infrastructure, land use, Language, Maps, North America, placemaking, States, tourism, Travel
Tagged borders, boundaries, cities, geography, language, maps, Mexico, place names, places, portmanleau, towns
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Pleasant large city names
I realize that attractive or appealing large city names are subject to individual tastes and the opinion of the beholder, but I thought I would list some of my favorites to gauge the reaction of those reading this post. Often, … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Asia, cities, Europe, geography, land use, North America, Oceania, placemaking, planning, South America, tourism, Travel, urban planning
Tagged Australia, Bosnia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, cities, city names, France, geography, Indonesia, Ireland, Morocco, places, Scotland, South Africa, Spain, Thailand, tourism, travel, USA
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Your community is a ghost town when…
The fifth of these satirical postings – you know your community is a ghost town when… Nobody is reading this. “Thing” waves hello as you arrive and goodbye as you depart. No one leaves town, they only depart. No one, … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art, branding, cities, civics, civility, commerce, culture, density, downtown, economic development, economic gardening, Economy, film, fun, geography, historic preservation, history, Housing, humanity, infrastructure, movies, placemaking, planning, revitalization, satire, sustainability, Television, tourism, urban planning
Tagged cities, Elliot Street Lunatic, film, fun satire, geography, Ghost, Ghost Town Lullabies, ghost towns, Ghostbusters, Inc, Monsters, movies, music, places, planning, The Ghost and Mrs. Muir, towns, TV
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The places in-between
As the world continues to become more urbanized, the places in-between these pulsating urban areas are often overlooked as just blips along the expressway or dots 30,000 feet below us. While some of these places are hanging on with some … Continue reading
Posted in agriculture, air travel, Cars, cities, civics, commerce, Communications, culture, density, economic development, family, geography, globalization, historic preservation, history, humanity, inclusiveness, land use, placemaking, planning, psychology, revitalization, spatial design, sustainability, tourism, Trade, transportation, Travel
Tagged cities, land use, places, planning, rural, rural planning, small towns, towns, urban planning, villages
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Abbreviated city nicknames
Below is my list of known abbreviated city nicknames. Any additions or corrections would be most welcome. Enjoy! Ann Arbor, MI – A2 Chicago, IL – Chi-town Cincinnati, OH – Cincy Dallas, TX – Big D East Lansing, MI – … Continue reading
Posted in Asia, branding, Canada, China, cities, civics, civility, Communications, culture, economic development, entrepreneurship, fun, geography, history, marketing, North America, placemaking, planning, Social media, South America, tourism, Travel, writing
Tagged abbreviations, branding, cities, geography, marketing, monikers, nicknames, placemaking, places
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Geographic terms with the most diverse usage in American and Canadian populated place-names
The following lists present those geographic terms used for the widest variety of populated place names in the United States and Canada. the figures were determined using recent road atlases and google maps. The tallies for each term are not meant to be a … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, cities, Communications, culture, diversity, education, environment, fun, geography, Geology, government, history, land use, Language, nature, North America, placemaking, planning, Statistics, tourism, Travel
Tagged atlases, Canada, cartography, features, geography, geology, land forms, land use, language, maps, place names, placemaking, places, terrain, toponymy, UDA
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Fading traces of once vibrant places
Over the past weekend I was at our family’s lake cottage in Northeast Indiana. During the drive home, I had an eerie feeling that many of the small towns along my route would soon be faded memories. Even some of … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, cities, civics, culture, diversity, economic development, economics, geography, historic preservation, history, infrastructure, land use, placemaking, planning, poverty, revitalization, sprawl, sustainability, transportation
Tagged cities, places, planning, revitalization, small towns
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