another two cents:
Going back to the 1950's as a teenager, going to NYC was always a trip to "The
City".
That was the only description necessary for people to understand where you
were going.
We did live in San Francisco in the late 1960's and I never heard it referred
to as The City....at least as far as I can remember!
The Big Apple is a term used only for and by the same people that refer to San
Francisco as "Frisco"......tourists.
Al
59 TR3
"San Francisco is 49 square miles surrounded by reality" ........... Paul
Kantner
> From: hawkview@sonic.net
> To: nobbc@autox.team.net
> Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2011 10:52:59 -0800
> Subject: Re: [Nobbc] Speed
>
> Ron...Not to be argumentative, but:
> Just because "City" is attached to the end doesn't make it "The City". In
> fact in more know as "As a Wonderful Town" and "The Big City", from the
> movie "On the Town". But not "The City". And I don't think being called
> "New York City" makes it "The City", lest Oklahoma, Kansas and Salt Lake
> would also be called "The City", and there can only be one "The City".
> If Frank Sinatra and Gene Kelley call New York "a town", and Tony Bennett
> calls San Francisco "His "City" by the bay, that's good enough for me. New
> York will really always be, "The Big Apple". If you would like more proof
> go to: http://www.salwen.com/apple.html
> So it's settled...San Francisco is "The City",
> Clif 74 JH
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ron Engelhardt
> Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2011 8:34 PM
> To: North Bay British Car Club
> Subject: Re: [Nobbc] Speed
>
> As an ex NYer, "the city" is and always will be NYC to everyone except
> San Franciscans. Maybe we could call SF "the town" as it's so itty bitty
> and cute compared to NYC ;-0 I do like the idea of a ride to "the town",
> somebody step up and lets make it happen.
>
> Ron
> 58 MGA
>
> John Kenner wrote:
> > I WAS RAISED IN THE CITY AND IT'S SAN FRANCISCO.
> >
> > JOHN KENNER
> >
> > 510 231 6803 P
> > 415 806 2457 C
> > 510 231 6805 F
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