What is your hometown

[RedAngie]

Philadelphia?

I was too young to be aware of it when it happened.

 

[mamamary]

The city I was born in is quite large so something my immediate neighborhood (within walking distance) is known for is a park designed by the same person as Central Park in Manhattan, expensive brownstones/mansions and a famous plane crash in 1960 where everyone on board and a few on the ground were all killed. A little boy travelling by himself survived for I think a day or two but then he died. The hospital he died in has a plaque dedicated to the crash and in the plaque is the change that was in the little boys pocket. It's a very sad but interesting story. It was before I was born but my mom heard the crash from where we lived.

 

[powellrj]

Charles Elementary then Test Jr. High. Then we moved to Ohio.

No, I also went to Charles and Test and moved in the 9th grade. I was the class of 77, we could have gone to school together!

 

[*DisneyNerd*]

In the heart of the Smoky Mountains in Gatlinburg, Tennessee.

 

[Cannot_Wait_4Disney]

I was too young to be aware of it when it happened.

To my knowledge, no film of the incident survives. The thing is, the real santa didn't show up. So they had to yank some kid out of the stands in a santa suit to do it.

http://www.espn.com/video/clip?id=7375517


I do find it funny in an ironic way that for all the nasty incidents that occurred including deliberately puking on a 10 year old and brutally injuring the guy who was the opposing team's mascott that this relatively mild incident in comparison is what they're known for.

 

[mel&me]

Quakers
and New Era Field

 

[tazdev3225]

How could you forgot that.

I try not to remember or dwell on the negative things about my city. I have lived in Philadelphia my entire life and yes it has some bad things but I like to think the positives far outweigh the negatives. Why should a city as large as this be remembered for the behaviors of a few bad people when there are so many wonderful people here?

 

[TipsyTraveler]

I currently live between "yachts and Naval Academy" and "crabs and murder." Where I grew up is just known for murder.

 

[Squirlz]

No, I also went to Charles and Test and moved in the 9th grade. I was the class of 77, we could have gone to school together!

Class of '76. This is a picture from my 10th birthday. Anybody look familiar?

 

[PollyannaMom]

...and the oldest continuous state fair in the United States.

Another for fairs! - My original hometown has the oldest county fair. - It's been held annually since 1819.

My current hometown has no such claim...but the nearest major city is known for some famous lanterns and a big tea party!

 

[disneychrista]

Marijuana.

 

[WDWBarb]

Unfortunately, the worst drunk driving accident in US history.

 

[low-key]

Class of '76. This is a picture from my 10th birthday. Anybody look familiar? View attachment 323744

?

 

[Lynn CC]

The 1919 Molasses Flood in the North End of Boston
You can still smell it & see the brown tint on certain streets.

 

[Breezy_Carol]

I currently live between "yachts and Naval Academy" and "crabs and murder." Where I grew up is just known for murder.

Crofton?

 

[RangerPooh]

Being the garlic capital of the world.

 

[low-key]

Crofton?

isnt it fun to try and guess some of these cities

 

[TipsyTraveler]

Crofton?

Ha! I used to live there. Now I'm in Pasadena. Originally from PG County.

 

[DisneyHardin]

Horse racing and Muhammed Ali

 

[FlightlessDuck]

Steel
That Billy Joel Song (he used the neighboring town because it rhymed better)
That Documentary About High School Musicals