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THE BIG APPLE

Why is New York City called the Big Apple?

While I've seen several apple trees in New York City, I don't particularly recall them as being in notable quantity -- there are certainly more pigeons than apples in New York City, but we don't call New York City the "Big Pigeon". As with anything in New York, there are many opinions and contradictions.

In the early 1920s, "apple" was used in reference to the many racing courses in and around New York City. Apple referred to the prizes being awarded for the races -- as these were important races, the rewards were substantial.

Based on the research of Barry Popik, the use of "Big Apple" to refer to New York City became clearer. Popik found that a writer for the New York Morning Telegraph, John Fitzgerald, referred to New York City's races "Around The Big Apple". It is rumored that Fitzgerald got the term from jockeys and trainers in New Orleans who aspired to race on New York City tracks, referring to the "Big Apple"

In the late 1920s and early 1930s, New York City's jazz musicians began referring to New York  City as the "Big Apple". An old saying in show business was "There are many apples on the tree, but only one Big Apple". New York City being the premier place to perform was referred to as the Big Apple.

A 1971 campaign to increase tourisme to New York City adopted the Big Apple as an officially recognized reference to New York City. The campaign featured red apples in an effort to lure visitors to New York City. It was hoped that the red apples would serve as a bright and cheery image of New York City, in contrast to the common belief that New York City was dark and dangerous. Since then, New York City has officially been The Big Apple.

In recognition of Fitzgerald, the corner 54th; Broadway, wher Fitzgerald lived for 30 years, was renamed "Big Apple Corner" in 1997

Cities with similar nicknames include:

The Big Apricot -- Metropolis (comics), District of Columbia, U.S.A.
The Big Peach -- Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A.
The Big Easy -- New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A.
The Little Apple -- Manhattan, Kansas, U.S.A.
The Big Orange -- Tel Aviv, Israel
The Big Guava -- Tampa, Florida, U.S.A.
The Big Durian -- Jakarta, Indonesia

If you want to visit The Big Apple, you can go to the address below
for further information:

http://www.walkingoffthebigapple.com/