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Reno, Nevada proudly displays its nickname as "The Biggest Little City in the World" on a large sign above a downtown street.. This partial list of city nicknames in the United States compiles the aliases, sobriquets and slogans that cities are known by (or have been known by historically), officially and unofficially, to municipal governments, local people, outsiders or their tourism boards ...
The City of Light (Hilltop Hoods video), a 2007 hip-hop video album by Hilltop Hoods. City of Lights, album by Kareem Salama (2011) City of Light, a 2011 light opera by Michael McFaden based on the music of Arthur Sullivan and set in 1907 Lily Dale, New York. "City of Lights", a song by Runrig from Searchlight (1989)
It is located on Alexandria's ancient acropolis—a modest hill located adjacent to the city's Arab cemetery—and was originally part of a temple colonnade. Including its pedestal , it is 30 m (99 ft) high; the shaft is of polished red granite, 2.7 m (8.9 ft) in diameter at the base, tapering to 2.4 m (7.9 ft) at the top.
Anchorage ( Tanaina: Dgheyay Kaq'; Dgheyaytnu ), officially the Municipality of Anchorage, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Alaska. With a population of 291,247 at the 2020 census, [ 5 ][ 9 ] it contains nearly 40 percent of the state's population. The Anchorage metropolitan area, which includes Anchorage and the neighboring ...
Las Vegas, [ a] often known as Sin City or simply Vegas, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and the seat of Clark County. The Las Vegas Valley metropolitan area is the largest within the greater Mojave Desert, and second-largest in the Southwestern United States. [ 6][ 7] Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort ...
Other nicknames. " Heart of America " – Chicago is one of the largest transportation centers in America, and its location was once near the center of the United States. " The 312 " – a reference to the city's original area code under the North American Numbering Plan before the overlays of area code 773 and later area code 872.
Rock City is a tourist attraction on Lookout Mountain in Lookout Mountain, Georgia. Opened in May 1932 (92 years ago) ( 1932-05 ) , the attraction gained prominence after owners Garnet and Frieda Carter hired Clark Byers in 1935 to paint "See Rock City" barn advertisements throughout the Southeast and Midwest United States ; Byers painted over ...
Gas lamps gradually started replacing oil street lamps in the United States, beginning in the first quarter of the 19th century. [ 3] The first street in the world to be illuminated by gaslight was Pall Mall in London, starting in 1807. [ 1][ 5] The first US city to use gas street lights was Baltimore, starting in 1817. [ 4]