Why Cities Have These Nicknames

Why is New York City called "The Big Apple"?

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Thank you for listening to us wherever you may be,
maybe checking us out here in the Big Apple. By
the way, how did we get the nickname? How did
New York get the nickname bay Apple?

Speaker 2 (00:09):
I have no idea. I never thought about it.

Speaker 1 (00:11):
So John Fitzgerald, a New York Morning telegraphed sports writer,
first popularized the name in one of his columns in
nineteen twenty four. He mentioned that jockeys and trainers referred
to New York City's racing tracks as the Big Apple,
signifying the ultimate destination or prize in their profession and
their profession. So really it's almost about horse racing.

Speaker 2 (00:32):
Interesting, the Big Apple, Big Apple.

Speaker 1 (00:34):
And then it got me talking and thinking other city nicknames. Okay,
if you guys could even name them. If we had a.

Speaker 2 (00:41):
Contest, are we contesting me and Kristen.

Speaker 1 (00:43):
Mina and Kristen?

Speaker 2 (00:44):
Where do we win?

Speaker 1 (00:45):
Well? I don't know.

Speaker 2 (00:45):
I always like to know.

Speaker 1 (00:46):
Usually I usually do the Venmo thing. Oh oh yeah,
why I vemmo you five bucks? So here we go,
like this is easy. The first one the Wendy City
Chicago or Chicago, right, yeah, And that's not because of weather.

Speaker 2 (00:57):
It's politicians.

Speaker 1 (00:58):
Politicians, So the Wendy City, s Cago. We all know that.
How about the Emerald City? Is that Los Angeles or Seattle?

Speaker 2 (01:06):
Oh goodness, I don't even know. I'm gonna do Seattle.

Speaker 1 (01:11):
Seattle? Way to go?

Speaker 2 (01:13):
Why they have the space needle thing?

Speaker 1 (01:15):
Yeah? Why is it called the Emerald City? Are you
able to look that up? Producer Kristen Seattle? It's because
of their greenery? Okay? How about the Flower City? And
it's not flower like what grows the flower? L Oh
you are the Flower City? Is Rochester, New York or Rochester, Minnesota?

Speaker 2 (01:37):
They're both Rochester's. I'm gonna go with Minnesota because I
have no idea.

Speaker 1 (01:42):
What do you think Rochester, New York? I didn't even
give Kristin a chance to guess. Sorry, Kristin, but now
if can you do me a favor? Why is Rochester,
New York the Flower City?

Speaker 2 (01:51):
They make a lot of flower f l O you
are that bakers a lot of cookies up there.

Speaker 1 (01:56):
I'm putting Kristin on the spot.

Speaker 2 (01:57):
I know I'm doing nothing.

Speaker 1 (01:59):
It's it's historically significant for their nursery and seed industry.

Speaker 2 (02:05):
So it's f l O W E R.

Speaker 1 (02:08):
You said, Flo you are well because the article I'm
reading says the flower flo you are, so maybe the
article's wrong.

Speaker 2 (02:13):
I think the article's wrong.

Speaker 1 (02:15):
All right, so maybe it actually is an actual flower.
Oh well, I hope this is right. The Cream City
Milwaukee or Boise, Idaho. The cream City Boise. You're gonna
go with Boise.

Speaker 2 (02:27):
Right, Oh, that's true.

Speaker 1 (02:31):
She's right. Well, for some reason, Milwaukee is the cream city.

Speaker 2 (02:35):
I don't listen to me.

Speaker 1 (02:36):
Apparently, maybe that has something to do with the beer.
The cream foamy, cream.

Speaker 2 (02:39):
Creamy beer. Milwaukee cow.

Speaker 1 (02:43):
Actually, what's that that looks that's true.

Speaker 2 (02:47):
It's about the beer.

Speaker 1 (02:47):
It's about the beer.

Speaker 2 (02:50):
Uh you know what, No, that's wrong, just kidding. People
can google Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Wisconsin is like cheese and cows.
Maybe that's what that's about.

Speaker 1 (02:58):
All right, I'll leave you with this one. It's about
their clay. Oh they're clay. The Cream City Milwaukee.

Speaker 2 (03:03):
Yes, dear, their bricks are made of clay. Huh, No
one knows that.

Speaker 1 (03:08):
All right. Well, we'll end on an easy one. The
motor city Indianapolis or Detroit Detroit, Detroit all the cars made,
although Indianapolis being an option, you would think that because
of the Indianapolis five hundred and all that. Yeah, but
the Motor City is indeed Detroit, Michigan's only one we know. Now,
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