Name something interesting about the area you live in

[ProfessorArtNerd]

We also have America's first zoo. And the constitution was signed here. Also- rocky. Lol

[kcr1972]

Stupid Master Gold Tournament. Next Week. I live about 3/4 mile from the course

The traffic wasn't that bad last year though due to traffic planning changes, so I am praying this year will be the same.

[CurlyQ284]

I also live near POTUS. There was a Civil War battle fought on the land of the neighborhood where I grew up, which is across town from where I live now.

[Jalapeñomel]

No one speaks English! 

[lindsaymg]

We have an awesome basketball team?

[TemperanceBrennan]

Apr 1, 2013 18:47:22 GMT -5 Cricket0619 said:

None of the buildings in my city can be taller then the capitol.
Frank Lloyd Wright was raised here when he was a teenager.

Oh, I know where that is. I used to live there, too.

[Cricket0619]

Apr 1, 2013 20:21:59 GMT -5 TemperanceBrennan said:

Apr 1, 2013 18:47:22 GMT -5 Cricket0619 said:

None of the buildings in my city can be taller then the capitol.
Frank Lloyd Wright was raised here when he was a teenager.

Oh, I know where that is. I used to live there, too.

I was wondering where you were when you said cows, cheese and brewery's.

[Moe]

It's cold in the winter and hot in the summer.

[revolution]

We make famous rolls.

[rex]

My town itself?

Um...we have a lot of Dunkin Donuts?

Seriously though. 3 in one small town. All less than a mile from each other.

But I think that describes all of my state lol

[TemperanceBrennan]

Apr 1, 2013 20:24:15 GMT -5 Cricket0619 said:

Apr 1, 2013 20:21:59 GMT -5 TemperanceBrennan said:

Oh, I know where that is. I used to live there, too.

I was wondering where you were when you said cows, cheese and brewery's.

I've lived all over the state. I live more north now. But, my MIL lives in your area.

[Cricket0619]

Apr 1, 2013 20:28:03 GMT -5 TemperanceBrennan said:

Apr 1, 2013 20:24:15 GMT -5 Cricket0619 said:

I was wondering where you were when you said cows, cheese and brewery's.

I've lived all over the state. I live more north now. But, my MIL lives in your area.

I grew up more north , but have lived here for 11 years now.  I love it here!

[miss1180]

Might be identifiable, but Peter Dinklidge and Michelle Williams starred in a movie that was filmed in my town...

[zoidberg]

Home of the largest collection of live rattlesnakes in the world.

[TemperanceBrennan]

Apr 1, 2013 20:31:37 GMT -5 Cricket0619 said:

Apr 1, 2013 20:28:03 GMT -5 TemperanceBrennan said:

I've lived all over the state. I live more north now. But, my MIL lives in your area.

I grew up more north , but have lived here for 11 years now.  I love it here!

It's a really nice city. When we go visit MIL, I realize how much I miss it.

[FloFTW]

My area is responsible for giving the world Rep. Dennis Kucinich.

You're welcome.

[Deleted]

Apr 1, 2013 18:58:15 GMT -5 lightbulbsun said:

There's a really cool outdoor sculpture grounds. It's 5 min from my house even though it's technically the next town over.

Then perhaps we live near each other?

My town is famous for the production of wire rope used in the construction of famous suspension bridges and elevator cables for skyscrapers.

[lovesoon]

Shopping and eating...more fast food and Italian food than probably anywhere else.And the best pizza and cheesesteaks. I am near 3 shopping malls...I know of 4 Targets...and there are so many other places.

[emjacobs]

Recently: Parts of J. Edgar were filmed in the county.

The Kennedy family used to get away from DC to our county.

[coribelle26]

Patti Smith lived here for a little while.

[VeryViolet]

In my town there is a mall with a Nordstrom and a Cheesecake Factory.

[Deleted]

My town has two Starbucks basically across the street from one another. And a drive-through coffee place down the street from there. BOO YAH!

[Deleted]

Apr 1, 2013 17:56:30 GMT -5 @fucksticklegit said:

Also Poltergeist was filmed here.

The real story of The Exorcist took place here.

7Up was invented here.

We have the world's first skyscraper.

and my parents used to go see Ike and Tina Turner every weekend in a dive bar for $1.00

[mamasaurus]

Anyone who with two eyes to look at my sig can see the area where I live and what I like about it. To vaguely zoom in very close to home, I can add the following:

--We have a house built by architect R. Harold Zook; it looks like a Hobbit house.
--Seasonal flooding wipes out a small road here, and when the waters recede, all kinds of crazy shit is left on the street. I like swinging over there just to see what it is this year even though it's completely out of my way for pretty much everything.
--One of the early white residents of this area was named Socrates.

ETA:
The Breakfast Club was partially filmed at a high school that is now closed and serves as the State Lottery building (among other things). I can bike to it from my house. Well, I could before I was ridiculously out of shape.

[eb777888]

It's where JFK got shot and where George W. Bush resides.

[agnes]

General area: beaches, nature preserves, amusement parks

[2boys2danes]

The Big Muddy rolls right thru the Bluff City
We are the home of St Jude Children's Research Hospital
There was a KKK rally here last weekend....

[nursewife]

Apr 1, 2013 21:40:41 GMT -5 mamasaurus said:

Anyone who with two eyes to look at my sig can see the area where I live and what I like about it. To vaguely zoom in very close to home, I can add the following:

--We have a house built by architect R. Harold Zook; it looks like a Hobbit house.
--Seasonal flooding wipes out a small road here, and when the waters recede, all kinds of crazy shit is left on the street. I like swinging over there just to see what it is this year even though it's completely out of my way for pretty much everything.
--One of the early white residents of this area was named Socrates.

ETA:
The Breakfast Club was partially filmed at a high school that is now closed and serves as the State Lottery building (among other things). I can bike to it from my house. Well, I could before I was ridiculously out of shape.

What kind of stuff washes up on the road?

[mamasaurus]

Apr 1, 2013 21:49:08 GMT -5 nursewife said:

Apr 1, 2013 21:40:41 GMT -5 mamasaurus said:

Anyone who with two eyes to look at my sig can see the area where I live and what I like about it. To vaguely zoom in very close to home, I can add the following:

--We have a house built by architect R. Harold Zook; it looks like a Hobbit house.
--Seasonal flooding wipes out a small road here, and when the waters recede, all kinds of crazy shit is left on the street. I like swinging over there just to see what it is this year even though it's completely out of my way for pretty much everything.
--One of the early white residents of this area was named Socrates.

ETA:
The Breakfast Club was partially filmed at a high school that is now closed and serves as the State Lottery building (among other things). I can bike to it from my house. Well, I could before I was ridiculously out of shape.

What kind of stuff washes up on the road?

Here are a few memorable things I have spotted:

--a cat skull
--a quinecanera ribbon
--a traffic cone
--a car door
--a baseball bat with a My Little Pony duct taped to the middle
--almost an entire tree
--half of a canoe
--an old suitcase
--some dresser drawers
--an encyclopedia

Usually there are soccer balls, basket balls,  and whatnot too. There are bigger things when the flooding is worse. It is harder to see the items some years because of all the mud, too.

Also, people are always coming up with satanic theories because of all the cat skulls around, but really it's just coyotes. Scientists studies their poop. They eat a LOT of cats.

[nursewife]

Apr 1, 2013 22:09:55 GMT -5 mamasaurus said:

Apr 1, 2013 21:49:08 GMT -5 nursewife said:

What kind of stuff washes up on the road?

Here are a few memorable things I have spotted:

--a cat skull
--a quinecanera ribbon
--a traffic cone
--a car door
--a baseball bat with a My Little Pony duct taped to the middle
--almost an entire tree
--half of a canoe
--an old suitcase
--some dresser drawers
--an encyclopedia

Usually there are soccer balls, basket balls,  and whatnot too. There are bigger things when the flooding is worse. It is harder to see the items some years because of all the mud, too.

Also, people are always coming up with satanic theories because of all the cat skulls around, but really it's just coyotes. Scientists studies their poop. They eat a LOT of cats.

That's pretty neat! I like finding things like that. It's my only chance if being adventurous! As long as its not dead bodies wash up, cool!