Unique city features where you live.

[Aren Jay]

In Calgary besides our Stampede grounds and a couple odd looking buildings, our most unique feature is our Plus 15 system.

It is a series of walkways 15 feet off the ground, some are 30 feet up, that link building and have dedicated corridors linking them together. In some areas apartments are linked to the rest of the city centre and you can walk in your house coat/robe and slippers and go down into the city without ever having to go outside.

Not everything is linked yet, but here is a map:

http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/BU/engineering_services/emaps/plus_15_network_map.pdf

also made famous, sort of, in the Movie "Way Downtown"


Focuses on four friends who live and work in a large city that is connected by glassed-in walkways. They bet a month’s salary to
see who can stay inside the longest. Directed by Gary Burns, Comedy. 2000. 82 minutes.

[rayjay]

Cows, road kill and drunk college kids...

[sailsmen]

Ten of thousands of eternal optimists putting their heart and sole into rebuilding their home with out elevating it above the flood line.

Wherelse can you find ten of thousands of optimists?

[not5-0]

Girls, Girls, Girls....:pimp:

[2003DOHC]

Green Bay Packers, Go Bears:)

[J D]

Roving homeless taking shelter in the subways, oh and the tracks are their bathroom :rolleyes:

[RoyLPita]

The most stuck up and mean women per capita.

[Blk Mamba]

The Rock N' Roll Hall of Fame, The Cleveland Clinic, ( undisputed best heart hospital in the world) the home of the first traffic light, and the fire on the river.

[KillJoy]

Beer

The Ohio State University

Beer

The Ohio University

Beer

Me

:D

KillJoy

[shawn.criswell]

Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, and Coast Guard; old forts and battlefields, lots of beaches, and the flowmaster 40s sound great in the area tunnels!

[2,4shofast]

The salt flats arent far away:drive:

[Local Boy]

Diamond Head...Pearl Harbor...North Shore...Crystal blue Beaches...

ALOHA

[Black_Noise]

we got a hell of alot of potholes right now? BIG ONES!!

[Dr Caleb]

Largest Shopping Mall, at one time in the World, now just in North America (but we'll be back!) One lap of 1 floor is a half marathon.

Largest urban park system in the world is in progress. It used to be Stanley Park in Vancouver, but the Old Man River park system overtook it. Edmonton's is 7400 hectares (21X NY's Central Park) and will be over 60,000 hectares when finished.

[Bluerauder]

In Calgary besides our Stampede grounds and a couple odd looking buildings, our most unique feature is our Plus 15 system.

The 15+ system is very interesting concept. Will have to read up a little more on that. Might be worth considering in places like downtown Baltimore, DC and Philadephia.

My hometown offers the following:

1. 25 miles south of Washington, DC. Close to the seat of government and all of the entertainment venues; but far enough away not to be in it.

2. Dead smack in the center of a 75 mile circle containing many of the Civil War's most famous battlefields .... Manassas/Bull Run I and II, Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Wilderness, Chancellorsville, Brandy Station, New Market, Sharpsburg/Antietam, Gettysburg, Richmond, and Petersburg.

3. Only 3 miles from a minor league baseball stadium (Potomac Nationals - Class A affiliate of the Washington Nationals).

4. Lots of local, state, regional and national parks to enjoy. Excellent county operated sports facilities for swimming, baseball, softball, tennis, soccer, etc. Boating on the Potomac. Fishing on the Occoquan.

5. Historic towns of Manassas and Occoquan nearby.

[MADRODER]

Grape capital of Canada....home of the best liquid gold in the world ( Icewine)
Niagara Falls......tackiest place on Earth next to Graceland (sorry Elvis fans)

[Blue03]

Everett - Home of the 747, 767 (rip), 777, 787, largest marina on the west coast, at least 2 MM's and oh yes some rain. :)

[Bigdogjim]

I am 30 miles north of the JUNK FOOD capital of the world!!
Hoagies, pretzels‘, Tasty Cakes, and Cheese stakes!!
Philadelphia, Pa.

What else could you ask for? :up:

[SC Cheesehead]

Greenville's economy was formerly based largely on textile manufacturing, and the city was once known as "The Textile Capital of the World." In the last few decades, low wages and favorable tax benefits have lured foreign companies to invest heavily in the area. The city is the North American headquarters for Michelin and is home to the manufacturing arm of BMW in the US. Recently, the International Center for Automotive Research (ICAR) has been created by a consortium including Clemson University, BMW, Timken, IBM, Microsoft, Michelin, and the Society of Automotive Engineers International (SAE).

Greenville County also has one of the strongest concentrations of engineers per capita in the country. The aea is now known nationally as one of the main engineering hubs in the Southeast.

Perhaps of greatest significance, Greenville is home to two outstanding microbrewies: Thomas Creek Brewery and the Blue Ridge Brewing Company, the latter home of what is arguably the world's finest hefeweissen.:beer:

SCCH

[RoyLPita]

The most stuck up and mean women per capita.

Actually, where I live holds the Guinness book record for the first McDonalds built without the Golden Arches.

[Grifter]

Falling bridges, ridiculous taxes, and lots of hippies.

And where I grew up, US Hockey Hall of Fame

[SC Cheesehead]

Falling bridges, ridiculous taxes, and lots of hippies.

And where I grew up, US Hockey Hall of Fame

You originally from Eveleth?

SCCH

[ckadiddle]

We are home to the stupidest crooks in the USA:
No Gas Foils Armed Tourist Robbery


POSTED: 6:23 am EST March 3, 2008
UPDATED: 6:56 am EST March 3, 2008


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Police said two men held up a man on International Drive.

Armed robbers took gas money from a tourist at 1:30 a.m.

Police said the men got out of their SUV in front of an International Drive hotel and held a tourist from Korea, demanding his cell phone and money for gas.

But, their SUV stopped short of the nearest gas station because they ran out of gas.

The two men were taken into custody.

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[sailsmen]

[QUOTE=SC Cheesehead;588754].....The city is the North American headquarters for Michelin and is home to the manufacturing arm of BMW in the US. Recently, the International Center for Automotive Research (ICAR) has been created by a consortium including Clemson University, BMW, Timken, IBM, Microsoft, Michelin, and the Society of Automotive Engineers International (SAE).

My father placed all the insurance for Michelin on their NA Plant.

[SC Cheesehead]

[quote=SC Cheesehead;588754].....The city is the North American headquarters for Michelin and is home to the manufacturing arm of BMW in the US. Recently, the International Center for Automotive Research (ICAR) has been created by a consortium including Clemson University, BMW, Timken, IBM, Microsoft, Michelin, and the Society of Automotive Engineers International (SAE).

My father placed all the insurance for Michelin on their NA Plant.

Interesting! You ever been up this way to see their NA Corp. HQ? Very distinctive building, right off I-85 and Pelham Rd.

SCCH

[sailsmen]

No, it was before I went to work for him.

Every car he bought went straight from the dealer to the tire place to have Michelins put on. Same with every car the company bought.

One of his partners was an engineer and toured the plant. He had to sign a secrecy agreement. He said a lot was done by hand.

Michelin said they would have a 10 year lead on the domestic mfg and they were right, after 10 years the domestics caught up.

For years it was the largest single account for the company he worked for, including after my fathers departure.

[Bobmiddle]

Sin City , Lost Wages , Vegas Baby! What else do I need to say.
Las Vegas home of Drinking, Drugs, Gambeling and Prostitution

[crabby125]

Higest auto insurance rates in the nation.... Whoopiee.....ohh wait :(

[Spectragod]

The wind doesn't blow here...... it sucks.

SG

[Merc220A]

The Rock N' Roll Hall of Fame, The Cleveland Clinic, ( undisputed best heart hospital in the world) the home of the first traffic light, and the fire on the river.

.....and don't forget the creators of Superman were from Cleveland! So we got that going for us!!!

[UncleLar]

Pizza
Winter
The main Winter Sport is dodging the giant potholes,it's a great test of your brakes,reaction time and handling.They don't repair the potholes,they just keep moving them around so you can't keep all their locations memorized.
Summer
Pizza,Lake Shore Drive,Navy Pier,Blues Fest,Taste of Chicago,more Pizza,a Captured WWII German Sub,Shedd Aquarium,Brookfield and Lincoln Park Zoo's and some of the crookedest politicians anywhere.

[quota]

Currently difficult to list.
Here in Sainte Adele (Laurentians, QC) the Quebec flag is still visible but everything else is entirely covered by snow.

JP

[Aren Jay]

We have a few other things in Calgary. We have a lake on one side of town, it is also our drinking water reservior, and a pretty big damn. Well pretty big for something in a city.

We have two boats that are motorized that cruise on the lake, one is an old fashion paddle wheeler and the other a rescue motor boat. Other than that the only ohter boats have no engines, sail boats, row boats (olympic types) and those big multiperson canoes.

The Paddle wheeler gives rides and is part of the historical village that is in the city. Everything is old fashioned, and the people who work there all wear historical clothes. Do things the old fashion way etc... There is even a steam train that gives rides or gets you across the park. It is called Heritage park, really descriptive name. They make the best rootbeer candy there and sell real liquorice root. http://www.heritagepark.ca/home.htm

Even have staged gun fights ever once in a while.

The other historic thing we have is the Calgary Stampede. aka the Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth. It is a 10 day city wide party with a focused amusement park and one of, if not the largest rodeo in the world. Chuck wagon races, etc... Concerts every night, beer gardens and lots and lots of booze!!! Million plus vistors to the park each year. http://calgarystampede.com/

[Marauder_Santa]

Marietta Ga. = Big Chicken

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[knine]

We have a traffic light.

[03blackvegas]

Boy this is a tuffy, I might need some more time.

[RoyLPita]

We have a traffic light.

So does Bellport, NY on Long Island.

[Vortex]

Dealey Plaza?

[Raudermaster]

A bowling alley.

[Blk Mamba]

Pizza
Winter
The main Winter Sport is dodging the giant potholes,it's a great test of your brakes,reaction time and handling.They don't repair the potholes,they just keep moving them around so you can't keep all their locations memorized.
Summer
Pizza,Lake Shore Drive,Navy Pier,Blues Fest,Taste of Chicago,more Pizza,a Captured WWII German Sub,Shedd Aquarium,Brookfield and Lincoln Park Zoo's and some of the crookedest politicians anywhere.
Do you know a shopping center in"Berwin" that has a 30' "needle in the parking lot with cars stacked on it?" I was there years ago, there were a bunch of "Rube Goldberg" games on the sidewalk in front of the stores, that you could operate, it was really cool!

[Blk Mamba]

.....and don't forget the creators of Superman were from Cleveland! So we got that going for us!!!
The home of the Cleveland 351. We also have that.

[Aren Jay]

.....and don't forget the creators of Superman were from Cleveland! So we got that going for us!!!


Well no.

Joe Shuster was a Canadian. He only lived in Cleveland with Jerry Siegel who was from Cleveland.

Come on, like the Marauder, Superman is half Canadian, sort of.

[ckadiddle]

Oh I forgot. Welcome to Orlando, Home of the Glass Asparagus.

[Grifter]

You originally from Eveleth?

SCCH


Yes Sir. Graduated from there too. Worked right next to the Hall Of Fame for a couple years.

[arejayesss]

Naples, Fl. is one of only two cities in the world (I believe) that has TWO Ritz Carlton Resorts.

[Hauser717]

Kansas City: Home of excellent BBQ and crappy sports teams.

Oh, and the tallest building in Missouri. Take THAT St. Louis!

[UncleLar]

trash,I know exactly what you're talking about. I don't know if it's still there or not as I haven't been that way in a long time.
I believe it was/is at Harlem Ave and Cermak Rd.
It looked like Vlad the Impaler put them on the spike.

[Blk Mamba]

trash,I know exactly what you're talking about. I don't know if it's still there or not as I haven't been that way in a long time.
I believe it was/is at Harlem Ave and Cermak Rd.
It looked like Vlad the Impaler put them on the spike.
"Bud" sponsored a "Summer Fair" at the private school down the street from there years ago, and I'll never forget that big spike. The beer wasn't bad either.

[Blk Mamba]

Back to Cleveland, we have the IX Center, (international exposition center), and three miles down the road your motor was cast.

[marauder307]

St. Louis...

The Arch. Two REAAAAAALLLLLLY cruddy looking rivers. Four bridges over one of 'em, and one of those in such lousy condition that it's closed. Potholes big enough to eat a Marauder whole. AND an average of no less than two major pileups on I-270 per day.

Good weather in St. Louis is like sex in the champagne room...fughetaboutit. We've spent the last three months straight getting pummeled by the worst weather known to man this side of Siberia.

Oh yeah...and we're STILL considered the most dangerous city in America (thank you East St. Louis, ya buncha murderous meth-sniffin' gang-bangin' knuckleheads...)

[Leadfoot281]

The wind doesn't blow here...... it sucks.

SG

LOL!!! I've got similar weather conditions here too.

Back on topic. I don't live in a city. I live five miles from a small town. "Unique city features where you live" probably doesn't apply to me.

I can however stand on the roof of my house, turn around 360 degrees, and everything I can see, I own. The only exceptions would be traffic on the road and anything flying over the place. That's a unique feature about where I live.

[Blk Mamba]

LOL!!! I've got similar weather conditions here too.

Back on topic. I don't live in a city. I live five miles from a small town. "Unique city features where you live" probably doesn't apply to me.

I can however stand on the roof of my house, turn around 360 degrees, and everything I can see, I own. The only exceptions would be traffic on the road and anything flying over the place. That's a unique feature about where I live.
I think you have us all beat, You win!!!

[Leadfoot281]

I've left the keys in the ignition of the Marauder in an unlocked pole barn since November....without worrying about it getting stolen. That's a unique feature of this place.

My dog Jenny is also a "unique feature" of where I live.

I've seen her catch, kill, and eat a full grown tree squirrel. :eek: Those critters have some serious teeth. I was impressed.

[arejayesss]

I've left the keys in the ignition of the Marauder in an unlocked pole barn since November....without worrying about it getting stolen.


I know its a little belated, but I wanted to send you a Birthday card. I was just wondering if you could give me your address so I can shoot this card right on over

[Leadfoot281]

Lol! Sure. Why don't you just hand deliver it and say Hi to Jenny while you're at it. She loves strangers! ;)

[Dr Caleb]

LOL!!! I've got similar weather conditions here too.

Back on topic. I don't live in a city. I live five miles from a small town. "Unique city features where you live" probably doesn't apply to me.

I can however stand on the roof of my house, turn around 360 degrees, and everything I can see, I own. The only exceptions would be traffic on the road and anything flying over the place. That's a unique feature about where I live.

Well, if we're going to get that granular - I'm in the same situation. I live 2 miles from a small city, 40k (20 miles) from Edmonton. My nearest neighbour raises horses, buffalo and llamas (and one donkey - guess why). (quite eclectic!). Often, I hear coyotes howling, from inside my yard. Up to 20 of them at a time, and it scares my dog quite badly.

I don't always lock my door, but I have had my Marauder vandalized. !! :mad:

[Aren Jay]

I hear the coyotes howl in the park, Big Park, have the deer in my front or backyard 10 times a year. Had a bobcat sitting on my front steps a few years back. Cougar and bears frequently just down the hill, 3 minute walk.

I lay in bed and listen to the howling, look out and see the Doe and her three little fawns hiding under my trees.

I live in Calgary, unlike Chad who lives nearby.

I can also stand in my basement and do the 360 twirl and know I own all I see.

[knine]

They put yellow and white paint on the roads here.

[Motorhead350]

Mine is the only city known for it's wind.

[Ms. Denmark]

The most stuck up and mean women per capita. You live in Uppityburgh. Duh!:coolman:

[Ms. Denmark]

Don't live in a town, it's called a township. Got the coyote howl'in thing going on, along with black bear, deer, and the occasional bobcat. :cat:Look out the window at the Musconetcong River which is stocked with trout:fish:, and can hear the cows and chickens :chicken:on the pretty little farm beyond. Nice fishing, canoeing, hiking, cycling around here. But don't tell anyone else that NJ is more than the Turnpike and tank farms!:nono:;)

[RoyLPita]

You live in Uppityburgh. Duh!:coolman:

It's my nickname for the town I live in.........Duh!:rolleyes: