-http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d7/MazeStone.jpg
Hemet Maze Stone. This pictograph, representing a maze, is an outstanding example of the work of prehistoric peoples. It, with 5.75 acres (23,000 m²) of land, was donated to Riverside County as a county park on April 16, 1956 by Mr. and Mrs. Rodger E. Miller.Location: From State Hwy 74, go N 3.2 mi on California Ave to Maze Stone Park, Hemet
(i think i've seen it)
-Each year, the city stages Ramona, formerly known as "The Ramona Pageant," the worlds largest outdoor play, based on Helen Hunt Jackson's novel Ramona.
(always a HUGE thing in town, saw it in 4th grade with a few thousand other kids from around so cal)
-When asked, "Where ya from in the world?" in the 2001 film Spy Game, Brad Pitt's character, Tom Bishop, replies: "Hemet, California"
-In the movie "Almost Famous," the tour bus bears an anachronistic bumper sticker from the 1990s, which says, "Hemet Is Heaven."
-The last chase scene in the movie "The Fast and the Furious" takes place on Hemet's Domenigoni Parkway.
(dad told me that, drives that way every day. hell of a street, it's fast and furious all the time)
-The stable scenes in the movie "Seabiscuit" were filmed at the Hemet Stock Farm.
(tried out as an extra cause my friends were, haha)
notable people:
* James Lafferty, actor and athlete (One Tree Hill)
(went to my high school)
* Dolly Parton, country music singer/songwriter, composer, author, actress and philanthropist.
Piggy
12-26-2007, 08:21 PM
I learned that of July 06 my town had a population of 1,818 people
Jump to: navigation (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Beach%2C_San_Diego%2C_California#column-one), search (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Beach%2C_San_Diego%2C_California#searchInp ut)
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The view north of Crystal Pier
Pacific Beach is a neighborhood of San Diego (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Diego%2C_California), bounded by La Jolla (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Jolla%2C_San_Diego%2C_California) to the north, Mission Beach (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mission_Beach%2C_California) to the south, Interstate 5 and Clairemont (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clairemont%2C_San_Diego%2C_California) to the east, and the Pacific Ocean (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Ocean) to the west. While largely populated by surfers (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surfer) and college students, the population is becoming more professional and affluent due to rising property and rental costs. "PB", as it is known as by local residents, is also home to one of San Diego's more popular nightlife, with dozens of bars, cafes, and eateries lining the main east-west street Garnet Avenue and Mission Boulevard, which runs north-south.
Pacific Beach boasts miles of shoreline and beaches along the Pacific Ocean to the west and Mission Bay to the South. The boardwalk overlooking the Pacific Ocean spans from Palisades Park South at Beryl Street in Northern Pacific Beach to Mission Beach, the neighborhood and beach directly to the south. There is also a sidewalk along Mission Bay which runs around Crown Point through Sail Bay and Mission Beach. The boardwalk (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boardwalk) is typically crowded with pedestrians, cyclists, rollerbladers, and shoppers. The beach scene revolves around Crystal Pier, a large pier and hotel at the west end of Garnet Avenue.
A one-year ban on drinking alcohol on San Diego’s beaches and coastal parks will go into effect in late December 2007, after the San Diego City Council passed the ban on Monday November 5 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_5), 2007 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007) by a 5 to 2 vote.<sup id="_ref-0" class="reference">[1] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Beach%2C_San_Diego%2C_California#_note-0)</sup> The alcohol ban was passed in response to a beach riot on September 3 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_3), 2007 that involved more than 100 beach goers and 70 police officers. In the end, 16 individuals were arrested; two people suffered minor injuries.<sup id="_ref-1" class="reference">[2] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Beach%2C_San_Diego%2C_California#_note-1)</sup>
Effective August 17th, 2006, after months of legal debating and thoughts of exceptions, the City of San Diego banned smoking at all city beaches and parks. As of the summer of 2007, smoking on the boardwalk is prohibited as well. To help promote a new smoke-free environment, the Surfrider Foundation (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surfrider_Foundation) is installing 30 outdoor ashtrays along Ocean Beach and soon Pacific Beach. Those found smoking on the beach can be fined $250 or more.
The primary north-south street running parallel to the beach is Mission Boulevard, with the streets named after late 19th century federal officials, then incrementing in alphabetical order as they move further from the coast: Bayard, Cass, Dawes, Everts, Fanuel, Gresham, Haines, Ingraham, Jewell, Kendall, Lamont, Morrell, Noyes, Olney, Pendelton. Mission Boulevard was formerly Allison Street, being the "A" street of the series.
The east-west streets are named after precious stones (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Precious_stone) and are roughly in alphabetical order from north to south (two of which are officially misspelled):
Agate (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agate)
Beryl (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beryl)
Chalcedony (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chalcedony)
Diamond (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diamond)
Emerald (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emerald)
Felspar
Garnet (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garnet)<sup>1</sup>
Hornblend
Other east-west streets also named after stones fall in there, but out of order. These *******: Sapphire (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sapphire), Tourmaline (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tourmaline), Opal (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opal) and Turquoise (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turquoise).
<sup>1</sup>Despite the fact that Garnet Avenue is surrounded by streets named after other stones, many San Diego residents pronounce it like the surname "Garnette" /gɑrˈnɛt/, instead of the stone "garnet" /ˈgɑr.nɪt/.
[edit (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pacific_Beach%2C_San_Diego%2C_Cali fornia&action=edit§ion=5)] History
Pacific Beach was developed during the boom years of 1886-1888 by D. C. Reed (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_C._Reed), A. G. Gassen, Charles W. Pauley, R. A. Thomas, and O. S. Hubbell. It was Hubbell who "leared away the grainfields, pitched a tent, mapped out the lots, hired an auctioneer and started to work." To attract people, they built the Race Track and San Diego College of Letters, neither of which survive today. A railway also connected Pacific Beach with downtown San Diego, and was later extended to La Jolla.
[edit (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pacific_Beach%2C_San_Diego%2C_Cali fornia&action=edit§ion=6)] Bars and Nightlife
Pacific Beach is one of the main centers of nightlife in San Diego. Garnet Avenue between Ingraham Street and Mission Blvd. is the main area where bars and restaurants are located. Pacific Beach tends to cater to a younger college- and post-college-oriented crowd, compared to downtown San Diego's Gaslamp District. Dress codes are generally less strict if they are enforced at all.
Some of the larger and more popular bars in Pacific Beach ******* Cabo Cantina, Pacific Beach Bar & Grill, Moondoggies, Tavern At The Beach, Nick's at the Beach, and Typhoon Saloon. There is also a good selection of medium-sized bars and a few smaller local places such as PB Pub, Thrusters, Cass St Bar & Grill, the Tiki House, and The Silver Fox. Most Pacific Beach clubs offering music cater to people in their twenties and early thirties, with DJ's, hip-hop, and live dance music. The notable exception in the Pacific Beach music scene is the Tiki House, which opened in 1980 and caters to an older crowd with live music almost every night. The Tiki typically showcases local acts with original music, and hosted many significant acts before they were big, such as Jewel (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewel_%28singer%29), the Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash, the Beat Farmers (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beat_Farmers), and other nationally known musicians. Lahaina Beach House, located on the Boardwalk at Reed Street, and Open Bar (on Mission Blvd.) are popular on sunny days.
Discover Pacific Beach website (http://pacificbeach.org/)
Video of Sunset at Pacific Beach, San Diego, California (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scGjlQMvJN0)
Pacific Beach Neighborhood Guide (http://www.sandiego.org/article_set/Visitors/8/118)
Sonic Johnny
12-26-2007, 08:33 PM
Fremantle is a port city in Western Australia, located 19 kilometres (12 mi) southwest of Perth, the state capital, at the mouth of the Swan River on Australia's western coast. It was the first settlement of the Swan River Colonists in 1829. It was declared a city in 1929, and has a population of approximately 26,000.
The city is named after Charles Fremantle, the English naval officer who had pronounced possession of Western Australia and who established the camp at the site. The city contains well preserved buildings and other heritage sites. The Western Australian vernacular diminutive for Fremantle is "Freo".[3]
Geography
Fremantle lies on a series of limestone hills known by the Nyungar people as Booyeembara; the sandplain to the east is Gardoo.[4][5] The original vegetation of the area was mainly Xanthorrhoea and eucalyptus trees, being fired annually (in late spring or summer) by the traditional owners.
Fremantle is subject to weather and climate relative to sea-side communities - to the point that the regular sea breeze is known as the Fremantle Doctor.
The National Hotel, one of the city's historic buildings, was almost destroyed by fire on the night of Sunday, March 11, 2007 - while the inside was gutted, the historic facade was saved and its new owners are working to stabilise the building and restore it so the hotel can operate once more.
The National Trust of Australia have designated the grave of formerAC/DC lead singer Bon Scott a national heritage site, in recognition of the thousands of rock music fans who visit it each year[11].
Fremantle has a broadly mixed-class of professions yet high unemployment (10.2%), multi ethnic population, and an above average proportion of rented dwellings (43%) of which larger than average proportion owned by Homeswest (40.1%).[12] Fremantle supports the Australian Labor Party at both Federal and state elections.[13]
For a town of smaller size Fremantle is very diverse. Only 64% of the population was born in Australia. The largest overseas-born population groups come from the United Kingdom, Italy, New Zealand, Ireland and Germany. There are also sizeable Madeiran, Portuguese and Croatian communities.
Some 57% of the population is Christian, largely Roman Catholic and Anglican.[15]
The town I live in or the town [the suburb?] where I grew up?
Olivier
12-26-2007, 08:46 PM
The town I live in or the town [the suburb?] where I grew up?
where you grew up, because if its a fucked up town, that might explain a few things
distance
12-26-2007, 08:48 PM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richmond%2C_va
D.
12-26-2007, 08:52 PM
actually, technically my hometown would be http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hayward,_California
and i grew up in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kansas_City,_Kansas
but i posted the city i live in currently (and have for 7 years)
Olivier
12-26-2007, 08:55 PM
I live a block away from "the mormon street." every person i know knows where it is, cause the street is made up of houses upwards of 500,000+. probably a lot upward. no one i know really likes the mormons in my area, unless they are one.
:rofl:
Mo
12-26-2007, 08:57 PM
Wels
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wels
Wels is the second largest city of the state of Upper Austria, located in the north of Austria, upon the Traun River near Linz. It is not part of its surrounding Wels County (Bezirk Wels-Land), but a so-called Statutarstadt (independent city). However, Wels is the county seat of Wels-Land.
Geography
Wels is located in the Hausruckviertel at an elevation of 317 m. From north to south, it extends over 9.5 km, from west to east over 9.6 km. 3.4% of the area are covered with forest, 23.5% are used for agriculture.
The town comprises the following boroughs: Aichberg, Au, Berg, Brandln, Dickerldorf, Doppelgraben, Eben, Gaßl, Höllwiesen, Hölzl, Kirchham, Laahen, Lichtenegg, Mitterlaab, Nöham, Niederthan, Oberhaid, Oberhart, Oberlaab, Oberthan, Pernau, Puchberg, Roithen, Rosenau, Schafwiesen, Stadlhof, Trausenegg, Unterleithen, Waidhausen, Wels, Wimpassing, Wispl.
History
The area of Wels has been settled since the Neolithic era and gained importance in Roman times because of its central location in the province of Noricum. Around the year 120, Wels received Roman city rights under the name of Municipium Ovilava. Around 215, it was named Colonia Aurelia Antoniana Ovilabis by Emperor Caracalla. At that time, the city already had 18,000 inhabitants. However, Wels completely lost its importance with the end of Roman rule.
Wels seved as a minjor trading center during the Middle Ages. In 1222, during the rule of the Babenberger family, Wels again received city rights. A document dating to 1328 provides evidence for Wels' important role as the location of a market. Its endowment with economic privileges, and its advantageous position upon several rivers allowed it to gain an important position in the region.
Emperor Maximilian I died in Wels on January 12, 1519, after having been denied access to Innsbruck by its citizens.
During World War II, a subcamp of Mauthausen concentration camp was located here.
On January 18, 1964, Wels became a Statutarstadt of Austria.
Historical population
215: 18,000; 1991: 40,676; 2001: 56,478
Economy
There are about 36,000 people employed in Wels. Of that, about 63% are in the sevice sector. Wels is known as an important city for shopping and the location of several gymnasiums (schools) and higher vocational schools and also of a vocational college. Furthermore, it is known for the Wels Fair, which takes place every two years in fall.
Olivier
12-26-2007, 09:00 PM
Wels
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wels
The area of Wels has been settled since the Neolithic era and gained importance in Roman times because of its central location in the province of Noricum. Around the year 120, Wels received Roman city rights under the name of Municipium Ovilava. Around 215, it was named Colonia Aurelia Antoniana Ovilabis by Emperor Caracalla. At that time, the city already had 18,000 inhabitants. However, Wels completely lost its importance with the end of Roman rule.
That's pretty awesome.
TheMilstead
12-26-2007, 11:30 PM
Houma
The city of Houma (pronounced /homˈɑ/) is the parish seat of Terrebonne Parish, in the U.S. state of Louisiana and the hub of a metropolitan area of over 200,000 residents. [1] [2] The city's powers of government have been absorbed by the parish, which is now run by the Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Government. The population was 32,393 at the 2000 census. There are many unincorporated areas adjacent to the city of Houma; the largest, Bayou Cane, is an urbanized area commonly referred to by locals as Houma but is not included in the 2000 census count, and is in fact a separate census-designated place. For this reason the actual population of the Houma area is estimated to be significantly greater than the census figure.
Houma in popular culture
* Houma and the surrounding area are the setting for the fictional Swamp Thing comic books, the 1994 V. C. Andrews book Ruby, and the 2005 film The Skeleton Key (which was not filmed in Houma or Terrebonne Parish).
* Houma resident Martin Folse, who also owns the local News station HTV, filmed the movie Nutria Man: Terror in the Swamp in the swamps in and around Houma in 1983.
* Blues musician and co-star of the IMAX movie feature Hurricane on the Bayou, Tab Benoit, grew up in Houma and attended Vandebilt Catholic High School.
* Several professional athletes, past and present, were either born or raised in the Houma area, including current New York Giants running back Brandon Jacobs. Former professional athletes from the Houma area ******* NFL players Frank Lewis, Clarence Verdin, and Richie Cunningham, and former Major League Baseball pitcher Wally Whitehurst.
* Rock musician Dax Riggs has lived much of his life in Houma.
Maaaaaaaan. My town is boring. :(
TheMilstead
12-26-2007, 11:31 PM
Also, Wikipedia forgot that Demolition Man and Crazy in Alabama were filmed down here.
mxzombie
12-26-2007, 11:36 PM
i lived here from when i was 6 until i was 18
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkland%2C_Florida
since that place is boring and so is the article about it, here's where i live now. it's more interesting
Bethesda, Maryland
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Bethesda, Maryland
Panorama of downtown Bethesda (taken from the Residence Inn Bethesda at 7335 Wisconsin Avenue.)
Location of Bethesda, Maryland
Coordinates: 38°59′5″N 77°6′47″W
Country United States
State Maryland
County Montgomery
Area
- Total 13.2 sq mi (34.2 km²)
- Land 13.1 sq mi (34.0 km²)
- Water 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km²)
Elevation 318 ft (97 m)
Population (2000)
- Total 55,277
- Density 4,205.8/sq mi (1,623.9/km²)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes 20800-20899
Area code(s) 301
FIPS code 24-07125
GNIS feature ID 0583184
Bethesda is an urbanized, but unincorporated, area in southern Montgomery County, Maryland, just Northwest of Washington, D.C. It takes its name from a church located there, the Bethesda Presbyterian Church, built in 1820 and rebuilt in 1850, which in turn took its name from Jerusalem's Pool of Bethesda. (In Aramaic, beth hesda means "house of mercy".)
As an unincorporated area, Bethesda has no official boundaries. The United States Census Bureau defines a Census-Designated Place named Bethesda whose center is located at 38°59' North, 77°7' West. The United States Geological Survey has defined Bethesda as an area whose center is at 38°58′50″N, 77°6′2″W, slightly different from the Census Bureau's definition. Other definitions are used by the Bethesda Urban Planning District, the United States Postal Service, and other organizations. As of 2000, the Census-defined community had a total population of 55,277.
Contents [hide]
1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 History
4 Landmarks
5 Notable residents and natives
6 References
7 External links
[edit]Geography
Boundaries of Bethesda CDP as of 2003
Bethesda is located at 38°59′5″N, 77°6′47″W (38.984660, -77.113135)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 34.2 km² (13.2 mi²). 34.0 km² (13.1 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (0.38%) is water.
The main commercial corridor that runs through Bethesda is Maryland Route 355 (known as Wisconsin Avenue in Bethesda and as Rockville Pike and Hungerford Drive in more northern communities), which, to the north, connects Bethesda with the communities of Kensington and Rockville, ending, after several name changes, in Frederick, Maryland. Toward the South, Rockville Pike becomes Wisconsin Avenue near the NIH Campus and continues beyond Bethesda through Chevy Chase, Friendship Heights, Maryland and into Washington, DC, ending in Georgetown.
The area commonly known as "downtown Bethesda" is centered at the intersection of Route 355 (Wisconsin Avenue) with Maryland Route 187 (Old Georgetown Road), and Maryland Route 410 (called "East-West Highway"). Much of the dense construction in that area followed the opening of the Bethesda station on the Red Line of the Washington Metro rapid transit system, also located at this intersection and the centerpiece of the Bethesda Metro Center development. The "downtown," which includes the restaurant districts of Bethesda Row and Woodmont Triangle, lies about 0.7 miles south of Bethesda's other Red Line stop, Medical Center, which serves the NIH Campus and the National Naval Medical Center. Bethesda Row and Woodmont Triangle are under heavy development, including several luxury condominiums, restaurants, and businesses.
The outer rim of Bethesda is known for older houses that still hold a strong value in today’s residential market. Even with the great “bubble burst” in 2006, Bethesda real estate seems to be holding strong. As of November 2, homes are for sale in Bethesda alone for an average price of $994,900, a price change up from October +7.6%. Bethesda Zip codes ******* 20814, 20816, and 20817.
[edit]Demographics
Historical populations
Census Pop. %±
1960 56,527
—
1970 71,621 26.7%
1980 62,736 -12.4%
1990 62,936 0.3%
2000 55,277 -12.2%
source: [1]
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 55,277 people, 23,659 households, and 14,455 families residing in the defined area. The population density was 1,624.2/km² (4,205.8/mi²). There were 24,368 housing units at an average density of 716.0/km² (1,854.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the community was 85.86% White, 2.67% Black or African American, 0.17% Native American, 7.92% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 1.23% from other races, and 2.11% from two or more races. 5.43% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 23,659 households out of which 28.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.4% were married couples living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.9% were non-families. 32.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.92.
In the community the population was spread out with 21.9% under the age of 18, 4.6% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 27.1% from 45 to 64, and 17.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 87.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.0 males.
Bethesda is a wealthy and well-educated area. According to the 2000 Census, Bethesda is the best-educated city in the United States of America with a population of 50,000 or more. 79% of residents 25 or older have bachelor's degrees and 49% have graduate or professional degrees. The median income for a household is $99,102, and the median income for a family was $130,160. Males had a median income of $84,797 versus $57,569 for females. The per capita income for the area was $58,479. About 1.7% of families and 3.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.8% of those under age 18 and 4.1% of those age 65 or over. Many commute to Washington D.C. for work.
Bethesda is often associated with its neighboring communities, Potomac, MD, Chevy Chase, MD, Great Falls, VA, and McLean, VA for their similar demographics.
[edit]History
Bethesda is situated along a major thoroughfare that was originally the route of an ancient Native American trail. Between 1805 and 1820, it was developed into a toll road to carry tobacco and other products between Georgetown and Frederick. Starting around 1920, various sections of the road were paved and widened. The route is now known as Wisconsin Avenue, becoming Rockville Pike just north of the Bethesda town center.[citation needed]
The community of Bethesda took its name from the Bethesda Meeting House, a Presbyterian church built in 1820 on the present site of the Cemetery of the Bethesda Meeting House, located now at 9400 Rockville Pike. The church burnt in 1850 and was rebuilt the same year about 100 yards south at its present site. In 1871, the local post office adopted the name "Bethesda" from the church and in due course the surrounding area generally took on the name.[citation needed]
This short section requires expansion.
[edit]Landmarks
Building 50 at NIH.
Important institutions located in Bethesda ******* the National Institutes of Health campus, the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, and the Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division. Bethesda is also home to the National Naval Medical Center, commonly referred to as Bethesda Naval Hospital, where many famous Americans such as Senator Joseph McCarthy died, and the John F. Kennedy autopsy was performed. Adjoining the hospital to the east is the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS).
The headquarters of defense conglomerate Lockheed Martin, managed health care company Coventry Health Care and hotel and resort chains Marriott International and Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. are located in Bethesda. Software company Bethesda Softworks was originally located in Bethesda, but moved to Rockville, Maryland in 1990. The Discovery Channel also had its headquarters in Bethesda before relocating to Silver Spring in 2004. Bethesda is renowned for its extensive collection of restaurants—180 were listed at the end of 2004—offering cuisine ranging from Afghan to Vietnamese. Bethesda is also home to two vibrant farmers markets, the Montgomery Farm Woman's Cooperative Market and the Bethesda Farmer's Market, as well as numerous cinemas and art galleries.
Also located in downtown Bethesda is one of just 12 Madonna of the Trail monuments, erected by the National Old Trails Association working in concert with the Daughters of the American Revolution. Judge Harry S. Truman, later 33rd President of the United States, presided over the dedication of the Bethesda monument, on April 19, 1929. Eleven others were erected as well, and they stretch from Upland, California to Bethesda, the easternmost of these monuments, which commemorate the spirit of pioneer women during the westward expansion of the U.S.A. Nearby is the Bethesda Post Office, probably the oldest standing building in the downtown area. Also starting in the heart of downtown Bethesda, is the Capital Crescent Trail Capital Crescent Trail which follows the old tracks of the B&O Railroad stretching from Georgetown, Washington, D.C. to Silver Spring, MD.
Bethesda is also home to the Burning Tree Club and the Bethesda Country Club.
In addition, Bethesda has many good public schools. Bethesda's primary public high schools were ranked by Newsweek Magazine in 2006 as among the best in the country. Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School was ranked 34th nationally, Walter Johnson High School ranked 101st and Walt Whitman High School was ranked 116th.
[edit]Notable residents and natives
Matthew Abend, comedian
Jess Atkinson, former NFL kicker
Red Auerbach, former Boston Celtics GM and coach (deceased October 28, 2006)
Michelle Bachelet, president of Chile
William Peter Blatty, critically acclaimed writer of The Exorcist among other works
John R. Bolton, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, and former Under Secretary of State
L. Paul Bremer, former Director of Reconstruction and Humanitarian Assistance for post-war Iraq
David Brooks, a New York Times editorial writer, and author of several books
James Brown, sports announcer
Gary Clark, former Washington Redskin and Two-Time Super Bowl Champion
E.J. Dionne, author and journalist, known for Why Americans Hate Politics: The Death of the Democratic Process
John Feinstein, author, columnist and reporter
Douglas Feith, former Under Secretary of Defense for Policy in the Department of Defense.
Thomas Friedman, a New York Times editorial writer, and author of several books.
John Glenn, former astronaut and United States Senator
Jeff Halpern, Dallas Stars forward
Robert Hays, actor, known for role in Airplane!, born in Bethesda on July 24, 1947
Jack Kemp, Vice Presidential Candidate, Former HUD Secretary, Former US Congressman, and Former Buffalo Bills Quarterback
Jeane Kirkpatrick, former American ambassador, known for her Kirkpatrick Doctrine on foreign politics
Gary Michael Krist, a writer and journalist
Tim Kurkjian, ESPN reporter and Baseball Tonight analyst
Marie Levens, former minister for foreign affairs of Suriname
Paul Light
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, heiress and critically acclaimed actress. Raised in Bethesda and graduated from the Holton-Arms School
J.W. Marriott, Jr., Chairman and CEO, Marriott International
Brian McComas, country music artist
Paul Mirengoff, attorney and co-author of Power Line blog
Jim Moody, Former Wisconsin congressman
Bruce Morrison, Former US Congressman and Connecticut Gubernatorial candidate
Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, author
Ann Brashares, author, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
Maury Povich, talk-show host. Resides part-time in Bethesda with his wife, Connie Chung
Cokie Roberts, American journalist, author, and contributor to NPR
Dennis Ross, author, director of policy planning in the State Department under George W. Bush, and Middle East coordinator under Bill Clinton
John Schiavone, ambassador of Mexico
Eunice Kennedy Shriver and her husband Sargent Shriver, Jr. live in Bethesda, near the Potomac border
David Willman, Pulitzer prize winning journalist
Dainius Zubrus, ice hockey right winger and centre currently playing for the New Jersey Devils
silent_brian13
12-27-2007, 02:10 AM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honolulu,_Hawaii
sorriest fact?:Currently, Honolulu has no professional sports teams. However, Honolulu hosts the NFL's annual Pro Bowl each February in addition to the NCAA football Hawaii Bowl
Warren, Michigan
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Official seal of City of Warren
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Coordinates: [show location on an interactive map] 42°29′31″N 83°1′26″W / 42.49194, -83.02389
Country United States
State Michigan
County Macomb
Incorporated 1957
Government
- Type Council-Strong Mayor
- Mayor James R. Fouts
Area
- Total 34.3 sq mi (88.9 km²)
- Land 34.3 sq mi (88.8 km²)
- Water 0.04 sq mi (0.1 km²)
Elevation 627 ft (191 m)
Population
- Total 138,247
- Density 4,031.8/sq mi (1,556.7/km²)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s) 586
FIPS code 26-84000GR2
GNIS feature ID 1615781GR3
Website: http://www.cityofwarren.org/
Warren is a city in Macomb County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 138,247, making Warren the largest city in Macomb County, the third most populous city in Michigan, and Metro Detroit's largest suburb.
The city is home to a wide variety of businesses, including General Motors Technical Center, the United States Army Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM), the Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC), the National Automotive Center (NAC), and the headquarters of Big Boy Restaurants International and Asset Acceptance. The current mayor is James R. Fouts, who was elected to his first mayoral term in November 2007. Eminem attended Warren Lincoln High School from 1986-1989.
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In 1950 Warren was an incorporated village of one square mile within the boundaries of Warren Township, Macomb County, Michigan. It was centered on the corner of Mound Road and Chicago Road.[1] The village had a population of 582 in 1940 and 727 in 1950.[2]
Warren was incorporated as a city in 1957 and consists of what was previously Warren Township, less the city of Center Line. Between 1950 and 1960, Warren's population soared from 42,653 to 89,426. This population explosion was fueled in part by white flight from its southern neighbor of Detroit in that decade. This change in population continued into the next decade when the city's population doubled again. As the community has matured, its population has begun to gradually decline.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, Warren has a total area of 34.3 square miles (88.9 km²), of which, 34.3 square miles (88.8 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it is water.
The city covers a six mile-by-six mile (10 km x 10 km) square in the southwest corner of Macomb County in suburban Detroit. The city of Center Line is entirely enclosed within Warren. Other cities bordering on Warren are Detroit, Hazel Park, Madison Heights, Sterling Heights, Fraser, Roseville, and Eastpointe.
As of 2006, there were 138,247 people, 55,551 households, and 36,719 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,556.6/km² (4,031.8/sq mi). There were 57,249 housing units at an average density of 1,669.6/sq mi (644.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 68.29% White, 26.67% African American, 2.09% Asian, 0.36% Native American, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.34% from other races, and 2.23% from two or more races. 1.35% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Ancestries: Polish (21.0%), German (20.4%), Irish (11.5%), Italian (10.6%), English (7.3%), French (5.3%).
There were 55,551 households out of which 27.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.7% were married couples living together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.9% were non-families. 28.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.05.
The city’s population was spread out with 22.9% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 17.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 95.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.1 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $44,626, and the median income for a family was $52,444. Males had a median income of $41,454 versus $28,368 for females. The per capita income for the city was $21,407. 7.4% of the population and 5.2% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 9.5% were under the age of 18 and 5.8% were 65 or older.
There are a number of distinguishing characteristics about Warren which render it unique:
* Warren was one of the fastest-growing areas in the country between 1940 and 1970. It had a habit of doubling its population every 10 years: In 1940 the official population of Warren Township was 22,146; in 1950, it was 42,653; in 1960, after Warren Township had become the City of Warren, it was up to 89,240; by 1970 it had grown to 179,274.
* Since 1970, Warren has been consistently one of the faster declining cities in population in the country. The population dropped by 10% during each of the next two decades (1980: 161,060; 1990: 144,864), and continued its downward trend by shedding another 4.6% of its population by 2000.
* Warren’s population is currently one of the oldest among large cities in the U.S. 17.3% of Warren's population was 65 or older at the last census, tied for fifth with Hollywood, FL among cities with 100,000+ population, and indeed the highest ranking city outside of Florida or Hawaii.[1]
* Warren is ranked 1st in the nation for resident longevity. Residents of Warren on average have lived in that community 35.5 years, compared to the national average of 8 years for communities of 100,000+ population.
* Warren had the distinction of being the "whitest" large city as well. In 1970, whites made up 99.5% of its total population of 179,274; only 838 non-whites lived within the city limits. (Fellow Detroit suburb Livonia now holds the distinction of being America's "whitest city" as of the 2000 Census.) Racial integration has come slowly to Warren: the white proportion has dropped only gradually in the past few decades, to 98.2% in 1980, 97.3% in 1990, and 91.3% in 2000. However the 2000 figure for non-Hispanic whites was 90.4%.[3] Warren remains a population center for people of Polish, Lebanese, Ukrainian, Scots-Irish, and Chaldean descent.
The fact that both Chaldeans and Lebenese are not white by many people's definitions of white. Beyond this the number of blacks in Warren has risen substantially since 2000. Census estimates for 2006 placed the black population of Warren at about 11%, a substantial increase.[4] Warren also has a growing Hmong population.[5]
The post-1970 population change in Warren has been so pronounced that by 2000 there were 1, 026 Filipinos in Warren as well as 1,145 Asian Indians in the city, and 1,559 American Indians. Many of the American Indians in Warren originated in the Southern United States with 429 Cherokee and 66 Lumbee. In fact the Lumbee were the third largest American Indian "tribe" in the city, with only the 193 Chippewa outnumbering them.[6]
[edit] Culture, education and recreation
Warren is served by five public school districts. Postsecondary institutions ******* the south campus of Macomb Community College, Davenport University, and the Warren Center for Central Michigan University. The public library system comprises four branches, and the city recreation department supports a community center and a recreation center along with a system of 24 parks. The Warren Symphony Orchestra gives several concerts per season. In 2003 the city built a brand new Community Center where the old Warren High School was. It has an auditorium, several gyms and conference rooms, three pools, and the 'Top voted' fitness center in Michigan as of 2006. Also in 2006, Warren Community Center was voted 'The best Community/Recreation Center in Michigan.'
I won't just copy and paste the page, thats just lame. Some little bits of info:
Irvine, North Ayrshire
William Wallace enjoyed the fishing and fighting around the River Irvine. Most of his early exploits are firmly placed in the Irvine Valley. He was possibly present at the Capitulation of Irvine.
Alfred Nobel built an explosives factory in Ardeer which sits on the opposing bank of the River Irvine's mouth.
Roddy Woomble, singer of the band Idlewild was born in the town
you had a place with Dolphins and you never told me I hate you Bram!!!
Ever
12-27-2007, 06:03 AM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novi_Sad
Article too big to post. Spent my first four years there. Left, returned ten years later for a holiday.
Cool As Ice Cream
12-27-2007, 06:07 AM
you had a place with Dolphins and you never told me I hate you Bram!!!
LOL!
suncrashesdown
12-27-2007, 07:44 AM
"Bethel is a village in Clermont County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,637 at the 2000 census.
Bethel was founded in 1798, by Obed Denham, in what was then the Northwest Territory.
Bethel is the birthplace of former US Senator Thomas Morris, advocate of human liberty.
Bethel was a childhood home of United States President Ulysses S. Grant who was born in nearby Point Pleasant. Bethel is home to the Grant Memorial. It was also the birthplace of Ulysses Simpson Grant, Jr., his son, who became an attorney and entrepreneur.
Bethel is also the birthplace of Christian recording artist Jimmy Dooley.
It is home to the Star Light Drive-In, one of the few remaining drive-in theatres in the United States.
[edit]Geography
Bethel is located at 38°57′47″N, 84°4′54″W (38.963171, -84.081787)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.3 square miles (3.5 km²), all of it land.
[edit]Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 2,637 people, 1,012 households, and 682 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,969.2 people per square mile (759.8/km²). There were 1,099 housing units at an average density of 820.7/sq mi (316.7/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.29% White, 0.11% African American, 0.19% Native American, 0.19% Asian, and 1.21% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.72% of the population.
There were 1,012 households out of which 40.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.5% were married couples living together, 15.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.6% were non-families. 29.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.22.
In the village the population was spread out with 31.9% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 30.9% from 25 to 44, 15.8% from 45 to 64, and 13.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 87.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.9 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $31,385, and the median income for a family was $38,448. Males had a median income of $31,829 versus $23,844 for females. The per capita income for the village was $15,071. About 16.4% of families and 20.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.9% of those under age 18 and 20.1% of those age 65 or over."
God what a hole. I hate that place
jenniferkate
12-27-2007, 04:19 PM
Lakewood Township, New Jersey
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Lakewood, New Jersey
Map of Lakewood Township in Ocean County
Map of Lakewood Township in Ocean County
Coordinates: [show location on an interactive map] 40°4′58″N 74°12′34″W / 40.08278, -74.20944
Country United States
State New Jersey
County Ocean
Area
- Total 25.1 sq mi (65.0 km²)
- Land 24.8 sq mi (64.3 km²)
- Water 0.3 sq mi (0.8 km²)
Elevation 52 ft (16 m)
Population (2000)
- Total 60,352
- Density 2,431.8/sq mi (938.9/km²)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 08701
Area code(s) 732
FIPS code 34-38550GR2
GNIS feature ID 0882076GR3
Lakewood Township is a Township in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township had a total population of 60,352. Lakewood is an urban center serving Northern Ocean and Southern Monmouth Counties.
Lakewood was incorporated as a township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 23, 1892, from portions of Brick Township. Portions of Howell Township in Monmouth County were annexed to Lakewood Township in 1929.[1]
Lakewood is one of the hubs of Orthodox Judaism and is home to one of the largest yeshivas in the world. The large Orthodox population, comprising nearly half of the township's population, wields considerable political clout in Lakewood Township, commanding a bloc of about 10,000 votes.[2]
Lakewood CDP (2000 Census population of 36,065), Leisure Village (1,785) and Leisure Village East (1,594) are census-designated places and unincorporated areas located within Lakewood Township.
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* 1 History
* 2 Geography
* 3 Demographics
* 4 Government
o 4.1 Local government
o 4.2 Federal, state and county representation
* 5 Education
* 6 Attractions
* 7 Notable residents
* 8 References
* 9 External links
[edit] History
Lakewood was known as one of the New York City region's winter resorts at the turn of the 1900's. This was due to a pocket of climate that was 3 to 5 degrees warmer than the City. Its Lake Carasaljo and surrounding pine trees made for a picturesque holiday. The Rockefeller family had an estate which has been turned into Ocean County Park. The Jay Gould Estate is now Georgian Court College.[3] Parts of The Amityville Horror were filmed there.[4]
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 25.1 square miles (65.1 km²), of which, 24.8 square miles (64.3 km²) of it is land and 0.3 square miles (0.8 km²) of it (1.19%) is water.
As of the census² of 2000, there were 60,352 people, 19,876 households, and 13,356 families residing in the township. The population density was 2,431.8 people per square mile (938.8/km²). There were 21,214 housing units at an average density of 854.8/sq mi (330.0/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 78.77% White, 12.05% African American, 0.17% Native American, 1.39% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 4.61% from other races, and 2.98% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 14.80% of the population. There were 19,876 households out of which 32.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.3% were married couples living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.8% were non-families. 28.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.92 and the average family size was 3.64.
In the township the population was spread out with 31.8% under the age of 18, 10.1% from 18 to 24, 23.5% from 25 to 44, 15.7% from 45 to 64, and 18.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 91.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.5 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $35,634, and the median income for a family was $43,806. Males had a median income of $38,967 versus $26,645 for females. The per capita income for the township was $16,700. About 15.7% of families and 19.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.9% of those under age 18 and 7.7% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Government
[edit] Local government
Lakewood's Township Committee is a five-member committee elected in staggered three-year terms. The township committee exercises all legislative power of the township, except in matters of health, which are done at the Board of Health. In addition, the Committee appoints members to many boards, commissions, and committees. Each member of the township committee serves as a liaison to different divisions, departments, and committees.
The mayor, elected from among the members of the committee, presides at meetings and performs other such duties as the Township Committee may prescribe. The mayor has the power to appoint subcommittees with the consent of the committee. When authorized, he or she executes documents on behalf of the township, makes proclamations concerning holidays and events of interest, and exercises ceremonial power of the Township and other powers conferred upon him by law.
The Mayor of Lakewood Township is Ray Coles (D, term ends December 31, 2008). Other Township Committee members are Deputy Mayor Meir Lichtenstein (D, 2009), Charles Cunliffe (D, 2008), Menashe Miller (R, 2009) and State Senator Robert Singer (R, 2007).[7][8]
On Election Day, November 7, 2006, incumbent Township Committee members Democrat Meir Lichtenstein and Republican Menashe Miller easily won reelection to office in a field of five candidates.[9]
[edit] Federal, state and county representation
Lakewood Township is in the Fourth Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 30th Legislative District.[10]
New Jersey's Fourth Congressional District, covering portions of Burlington County, Mercer County, Monmouth County and Ocean County, is represented by Christopher Smith (R). New Jersey is represented in the Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Bob Menendez (D, Hoboken).
The 30th legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Robert Singer (R, Lakewood Township) and in the Assembly by Ronald S. Dancer (R, Jackson Township) and Joseph R. Malone (R, Bordentown). The Governor of New Jersey is Jon Corzine (D, Hoboken).
Ocean County is governed by a five-member Board of Chosen Freeholders. Ocean County's Freeholders are: John C. Bartlett Jr., John P. Kelly, James F. Lacey, Gerry P. Little and Joseph H. Vicari.
[edit] Education
The Lakewood School District is broken up into three different stages of schooling. (2004-05 enrollment data is from the National Center for Education Statistics). Students from K-6 attend one of the district's four Elementary Schools: Oak Street School, with 941 students; Spruce Street School, with 637 students; Clifton Avenue School, with 763 students; and Ella G. Clarke School, with 963 students (including pre-K). In grades 7 and 8 children attend Lakewood Middle School, which has 739 students. For grades 9-12 students attend Lakewood High School, with an enrollment of 1,317 students.
Georgian Court University is a private, Roman Catholic university located on the shores of Lake Carasaljo. Founded in 1908 by the Sisters of Mercy as a women's college, the school's strong emphasis on education for women continues, with women comprising 88% of the student population in Fall 2006.
There are many Yeshivas and Jewish day schools catering to the Orthodox Jewish community, with thousands of children enrolled. Beth Medrash Govoha, the largest Yeshiva (Rabbinical Academy) in North America, is also located in Lakewood. In addition, there are at least two Christian schools in Lakewood - the non-denominational Calvary Academy [1], and the Roman Catholic affiliated Holy Family School. The former serves grades K-12, while the latter serves youth from pre-school through 8th grade.
[edit] Attractions
* Sister Mary Grace Burns Arboretum, on the campus of Georgian Court University
* FirstEnergy Park, home of the Lakewood BlueClaws, Single A South Atlantic League minor league baseball team and affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies
[edit] Notable residents
* Ngo Dinh Diem, first President of South Vietnam.
* Morton Abramowitz, President, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (1991-1997); United States Ambassador to Thailand and Turkey.
* Marc Ecko, Founder and CEO of *eckō unltd.[11]
* George Jay Gould I, financier and railroad executive, whose estate was donated to create Georgian Court University
* Serge Jaroff, conductor, composer and founder of the Don Cossack Chorus
* Edith Kingdon, actress wife of George Jay Gould I
* Rabbi Aharon Kotler, founder of the Beth Medrash Govoha yeshiva and one of the pre-eminent authorities on Jewish law (halacha) in the 20th Century
* Robert Schmertz, Founder and CEO of Leisure Technology Corp.; Former owner of the Portland Trail Blazers and Boston Celtics.[12]
* J.R. Smith, NBA Player. Currently plays for the Denver Nuggets.[13]
* Mookie Wilson, American baseball player, mostly notably with the New York Mets.
* James Rolfe, also known to many as the Angry Video Game Nerd
[edit] References
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1975 Little League World Series
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1975 Little League World Series
Start date August 20
End date August 23
Teams participating 4
Champion Flag of New Jersey Lakewood Little League
Lakewood, New Jersey
Runner-up Flag of Florida Belmont Heights Little League
Tampa, Florida
The 1975 Little League World Series took place between August 20 and August 23 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The Lakewood Little League of Lakewood, New Jersey defeated the Belmont Heights Little League of Tampa, Florida in the championship game of the 29th Little League World Series.
Cool As Ice Cream
12-27-2007, 04:23 PM
what's the fucking deal with copy-pasting wiki pages you bunch of fucking retards. go fucking die in a fire. and your home town with you.
Nate the Grate
12-27-2007, 05:56 PM
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/de/Lew2maine.jpg/800px-Lew2maine.jpg
Boy, this picture sure makes it look like the shithole that it is. Home of such notables as Rick DiPietro and Patrick Dempsey. The famous Muhammad Ali knockout of Sonny Liston happened here. The setting of Stephen King's "Kingdom Hospital". Shithole.
Ooo, 25% of our residents speak French! Not really a huge surprise, we're a Franco-American haven.
D.
12-27-2007, 06:08 PM
what's the fucking deal with copy-pasting wiki pages you bunch of fucking retards. go fucking die in a fire. and your home town with you.
wikipedia article of your home town
:think:
smashingjj
12-27-2007, 06:17 PM
convenient eh, multi-quoting?
smashingjj
12-27-2007, 06:19 PM
Deventer
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For the city in the United States, see Deventer, Missouri.
Deventer
Location of Deventer
Country Netherlands
Province Overijssel
Area (2006)
- Total 134.37 km² (51.9 sq mi)
- Land 131.31 km² (50.7 sq mi)
- Water 3.07 km² (1.2 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2007)
- Total 96,596
- Density 736/km² (1,906.2/sq mi)
Source: CBS, Statline.
Time zone CET (UTC***)
- Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Image:Ltspkr.pngDeventer is a municipality and city in the Salland region of the Dutch province of Overijssel. Deventer is largely situated on the east bank of river IJssel, but also has a small part of its territory on the west bank. In 2005 the municipality of Bathmen (pop. 5,000) was merged with Deventer as part of a national effort to reduce bureaucracy in the country.
Deventer has a railway station on the important line Amsterdam / Utrecht–Amersfoort–Osnabrück–Berlin / Hamburg, crossing the line Groningen–Zwolle–Arnhem–Nijmegen at Deventer. It is also situated along the motorway A1 ( Amsterdam {90 km/ 56 miles west} –Berlin–Moscow).
Deventer (city)
Deventer was probably founded by the English missionary Lebuinus around 768, who built a wooden church on the right bank of River IJssel. This was not the first human settlement at the location: from the Bronze Age to about 400 A.D. there was at Colmschate, 4 km east of the city centre, a settlement; remains of it were excavated between 1981 and 2006. The story, telling that in the Roman age there probably was a stronghold called Daventria in place, proved to be a fantasy. The favorable location has probably seen habitation ever since.
[edit] Sights and events
* The Waag (Weighing-house) on the edge of the Brink square, built in 1550, restored in 2003-2004. Inside the Waag the Deventer City Museum is housed (collection: industrial and trading history; paintings, e.g. by Gerard Terborch and Han van Meegeren; silver objects; prehistoric findings). Thea Beckman's novel Het wonder van Frieswijck ("The Frieswijck Miracle") features the Waag. On the outer wall of the Waag hangs an over 500 years old kettle; it is said, that it was used for a public execution in the late Middle Ages: a man, who had produced counterfeit coins, was cooked to death in it.
* The Lebuïnuskerk (St. Lebuin's Church) in Gothic style, with remarkable ceiling paintings and a beautiful organ. Its tower can be climbed in summer (beautiful panorama).
* The Brink ( market square) with houses, shops and cafes dating from 1575-1900. Here also the Deventer nightlife takes place. Alongside this square there is the Bussink "Koekhuisje", where you can buy the famous Deventer Koek (honey-cake). Markets take place every Friday ( including a very big one on Good Friday, following a Medieval tradition) and Saturday.
* The Speelgoedmuseum (Toy Museum) behind the Waag, housed in one of the most picturesque old houses of the city.
* The medieval Bergkerk (Mountain Church), on top of a small hill, now a museum for modern art.
* A walk through the picturesque old streets around this Bergkerk (information available at the VVV, the Tourist Office) is something, every visitor to Deventer should do.
* The city hosts three events of national and even international fame:
o In the first week-end of July, the city centre is the scene of the spectacular open air festival "Deventer op stelten" (Deventer on Stilts). Actors and other artist give free performances in the streets and on the Brink square. All actors must use stilts during their acts.
o In August there is a book-fair, attracting some 125,000 visitors and being the largest in Europe.
o In December there is the Dickens Festival, which sees some of the oldest streets and alleys in the city dressed up in the style of the Victorian era, as per Dickens' writings. The latter attracted 135,000 visitors in 2004 and 2006.
[edit] History
[edit] City Rights and Medieval Times
Deventer, with the Lebuinus Church
Deventer, with the Lebuinus Church
The village of Deventer, already being important because of a trading road crossing the river IJssel, was looted and burnt down by the Vikings in 882. It was immediately rebuilt and fortified with an earthen wall (in the street Stenen Wal remains of this have been excavated and restored). Deventer received city rights in 956. From this date fortifications were built or replaced by stone walls around the city for defense. Between 1000 and 1500, Deventer grew to be a flourishing trade city because of its harbour on the river IJssel, which was reachable for large ships. The city was a member of the Hanseatic League In the 15th century, the city had a common mint, where coins for the 3 IJssel cities Deventer, Zwolle and Kampen were made.
Deventer is the place of birth of Geert Groote and home to his Brethren of the Common Life, a school of religious thought that was of great influence on Thomas a Kempis and Erasmus in later times. It had book printing shops as early as from 1477 on, and an internationally famous Latin School, where the famous scholar Desiderius Erasmus went, when he was a boy.
Fonzie
12-27-2007, 11:56 PM
Westmere, New Zealand
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Suburb: Westmere
City: Auckland
Island: North Island
Surrounded by
- to the north-east
- to the east
- to the south-east
- to the south
- to the south-west
Herne Bay (1029 m)
Ponsonby (1.7 km)
Western Springs (1445 m)
Mount Albert (3.5 km)
Point Chevalier (2.0 km)
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Suburb: Westmere
City: Auckland
Island: North Island
Surrounded by
- to the north-east
- to the east
- to the south-east
- to the south
- to the south-west
Herne Bay (1029 m)
Ponsonby (1.7 km)
Western Springs (1445 m)
Mount Albert (3.5 km)
Point Chevalier (2.0 km)
Westmere is an Auckland suburb.
Westmere is under the local governance of the Auckland City Council.
According to the 2001 census, Westmere has a population of 4506.
Nimrod's Son
12-28-2007, 12:00 AM
what's the fucking deal with copy-pasting wiki pages you bunch of fucking retards. go fucking die in a fire. and your home town with you.
why don't you eat a pile of my shit. it makes it easier than having to click everyone's links and easier to skim
Kearns, Utah
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Kearns, Utah
Location of Kearns, Utah
Location of Kearns, Utah
Coordinates: [show location on an interactive map] 40°39′11″N 112°0′24″W / 40.65306, -112.00667
Country United States
State Utah
County Salt Lake
Area
- Total 4.8 sq mi (12.5 km²)
- Land 4.8 sq mi (12.5 km²)
- Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation 4,528 ft (1,380 m)
Population (2000)
- Total 33,659
- Density 6,994.1/sq mi (2,700.4/km²)
Time zone Mountain (MST) (UTC-7)
- Summer (DST) MDT (UTC-6)
ZIP code 84118
Area code(s) 801
FIPS code 49-40470GR2
GNIS feature ID 1429290GR3
Kearns is a township and census-designated place (CDP) in Salt Lake County, Utah, United State. Named after Utah's U.S. Senator Thomas Kearns, it had a population of 33,659 at the 2000. This was a small increase over the 1990 figure of 28,374 due to a small part of the territory incorporated into Taylorsville in 1996. A recently-elected community council is expected to call for a vote of incorporation in the near future.
The Utah Olympic Oval in Kearns was the venue for long-track speed skating events in the 2002 Winter Olympics. Because of its altitude, which gives it the thinnest air of any such facility in the world, and its unique architecture, which allows for close control of temperature and ice conditions, the Oval saw numerous records set during the games. It remains arguably the fastest ice surface in the world. The Oval is still in operation, hosting both competitive events and public skating.
[edit] Geography
Kearns is located at [show location on an interactive map] 40°39′11″N, 112°0′24″W (40.653179, -112.006763)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 4.8 square miles (12.5 km²), all of it land.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 33,659 people, 9,203 households, and 7,932 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 6,994.1 people per square mile (2,701.8/km²). There were 9,413 housing units at an average density of 1,956.0/sq mi (755.6/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 81.78% White, 0.66% African American, 1.02% Native American, 1.69% Asian, 2.34% Pacific Islander, 9.82% from other races, and 2.70% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 19.62% of the population.
There were 9,203 households out of which 54.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.3% were married couples living together, 13.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 13.8% were non-families. 10.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.65 and the average family size was 3.88.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 37.2% under the age of 18, 11.2% from 18 to 24, 32.0% from 25 to 44, 13.4% from 45 to 64, and 6.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 26 years. For every 100 females there were 102.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.2 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $45,711, and the median income for a family was $46,598. Males had a median income of $31,444 versus $22,838 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $14,110. About 5.1% of families and 7.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.3% of those under age 18 and 6.5% of those age 65 or over.
Serial killer fucking central.
Warsaw
12-28-2007, 01:41 AM
I grew up in Bumpass :erm:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bumpass,_Virginia
Highlights:
Located in the county's north-eastern corner between Cuckoo and Beaverdam.
It has been the site of numerous businesses including...a chicken coop factory, and even an ice cream spoon factory.
sorriest fact?:Currently, Honolulu has no professional sports teams. However, Honolulu hosts the NFL's annual Pro Bowl each February in addition to the NCAA football Hawaii Bowl
Early history
It is possible that Kailua was home to Hawaiian families at least 1,500 years ago. The earliest settlers are thought to have lived, fished, and played on the slopes surrounding Kawainui Marsh. A report on archaeological excavations of the marshland concluded that when the marsh slopes were first occupied about 500 AD, agriculture was not possible.[2] Early Hawaiian occupants of Kailua apparently lived beside a lagoon or bay open to the sea, hundreds of yards shoreside of today's shoreline.
In the 16th century, Kailua attracted the ali'i. Many legends were born, including the menehune, who were known for working at night in Kaiwainui Marsh, and mo'o, who took the shape of a large lizard that attracted fish.
Kailua was densely populated before the arrival of Captain Cook, and was the ancient capital of O'ahu's kings. The biggest event in Kailua and the entire Windward side was in 1795 when King Kamehameha I conquered O'ahu in his quest to unite the Hawaiian Islands. The King granted Kaiwainui Marsh and old Kailua, which included large freshwater fish ponds and saltwater ponds at Mokapu, to warriors and chiefs who had helped him. The land was used in various forms for agriculture (e.g., sugarcane, rice, and taro), and eventually was used primarily for cattle raising. Many ancient temple ruins, including Ulu Po Heiau State Monument, are in the area.[1]
20th century
Kailua was a small town of barely 3,000 in the 1940s. However, the events of World War II changed the appearance of Kailua. Kaneohe Ranch sold portions of land to the government for expansion of the Navy base (now Marine Corps Base Hawaii) and the Army's Fort Hase. Finally, in 1942, Kaneohe Ranch closed down its cattle-raising operations entirely, freeing thousands of acres for post-war development. Harold K.L. Castle, owner of Kaneohe Ranch, donated the land for churches, schools, and a new hospital.
In 1946, a small Liberty House (now Macy's) shop opened with three employees and upgraded to a full-line department store in 1953, with nearly 50 employees. The first bowling alley, a branch office of the telephone company, and the very first supermarket in Hawaii opened in Kailua in 1947. A new 4-lane highway, tunneling through the Ko'olau Mountains, was completed in the late 1950s. By the end of the 1950s, Hawaii had become a state and Kailua became the official postal designation (previously known as Lanikai). By 1960 the population was up to 24,400. Castle Hospital (now Castle Medical Center) opened in 1963. Craig's Bakery was also a well recognized bakery that opened in the late 1950's and finally closed soon after the September 11th terrorist attacks in 2001. [3]
Beach
Kailua Beach has been repeatedly ranked among the best beaches worldwide. It was ranked as #1 U.S. beach in 1998 by coastal expert Dr. Stephen Leatherman, and then "retired" from subsequent consideration.[4]
It is a crescent-shaped, about 2 miles in length and 50-150 feet wide. The ocean bottom fronting the beach slopes gently to overhead depths without any coral heads. Light to medium waves support surfing and body surfing.
The steady trade winds make Kailua Beach one of the world’s preeminent windsurfing and kite boarding destinations. Robbie Naish, regarded by most observers as the windsurfing's greatest champion, grew up at Kailua Beach.[5]
bad_alias
12-30-2007, 07:10 AM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vancouver
yo soy el mejor
12-30-2007, 08:47 AM
Oak Cliff was a town located in Dallas County, Texas (USA), that was annexed by the neighboring city of Dallas in 1903. It has since retained a distinct neighborhood identity as "Dallas' older, established neighborhood". As such, it is often called "The Cliff."
Oak Cliff has turn of the century and mid-20th century housing, many parks and remarkably close proximity to the central business district of downtown Dallas without the heavy vehicular traffic or higher cost of housing commonly associated with Dallas' northern neighborhoods.
The current boundaries of Oak Cliff are roughly Interstate 30 and the Trinity River on the north, Interstate 35E on the east, Camp Wisdom Road on the south, and Cockrell Hill Road on the west. In practice nearly every neighborhood south of the Trinity River (excluding west Dallas) is called Oak Cliff, though much of it was never part of the original town. For example, the South Oak Cliff neighborhood (the primary African-American neighborhood in Dallas), which generally includes neighborhoods south of Illinois Avenue, was never part of the original town of Oak Cliff, just as the Arcadia Park area was once its own municipality.
History
The suburb of Oak Cliff originated on December 15, 1886, when John S. Armstrong and Thomas L. Marsalis bought a farm of 320 acres (1.3 km²) on the west side of the Trinity River for $8,000. The farm was cut up into twenty-acre blocks, and the plat of the new suburb made. Armstrong and Marsalis began to develop the land into an elite residential area, which by the end of 1887 had proved to be a tremendous success with sales surpassing $60,000. However, after a disagreement between the partners Marsalis secured complete control over Oak Cliff's development. Armstrong would go on to create his own elite residential development on the north side of Dallas, known as Highland Park.
According to the first plat filed, the original township of Oak Cliff extended as far north as First Street, now Colorado Boulevard, just north of Lake Cliff, then known as Spring Lake, and as far south as a paviliion just south of Thirteenth Street, or about where the main entrance to Marsalis Park now is. It was bounded on the east by Miller Street, now Cliff Street, and on the west by Beckley Avenue. Jefferson Avenue was the route of a steam railroad, and the principal north and south thoroughfare was Marsalis Avenue, then called Grand Street.
On November 1, 1887, $23,000 worth of lots were sold in the newly opened Marsalis Addition (Oak Cliff) before noon and on the following day, ninety-one lots were sold for $38,113. Figures published later in November gave the new suburb a population of 500. Marsalis developed the Oak Cliff Elevated Railway to provide the first transportation link to his new development , using a small shuttle train pulled by a "dummy" engine. The transportation system was modeled on one in the city of New York and was heralded as "the first elevated railway in the South." In reality, the railroad operated at ground level almost its entire course down Jefferson Boulevard and towards Lake Cliff; it became only slightly elevated as it crossed the Trinity River. This steam railway was continued for many years for commuters and pleasure seekers. Marsalis began two other development projects with the intent to promote Oak Cliff as a vacation resort. One was Oak Cliff Park, now called Marsalis Park and Zoo, a 150-acre (0.6 km²) park that included a two-mile-long lake and a 2,000-seat pavilion in which dances and operas were held. Another was the Park Hotel, modeled after the Hotel del Coronado in San Diego, which included several mineral baths fed by artesian wells.[1]
In 1890 Oak Cliff incorporated with a population of 2,470 and secured a post office which operated until 1896. The community had four grocery stores, two meat markets, a hardware store, and a feed store. Businesses included the Texas Paper Mills Company (later Fleming and Sons), the Oak Cliff Planing Mill, the Oak Cliff Artesian Well Company, Patton's Medicinal Laboratories, and the Oak Cliff Ice and Refrigeration Company. A number of new elite residential areas developed by the Dallas Land and Loan Company had pushed the community's boundaries westward to Willomet Street. Oak Cliff's first mayor was Hugh Ewing. In 1891 the community's first newspaper, the Oak Cliff Sunday Weekly, was published by F. N. Oliver. Over the next three years Oak Cliff's development continued, but during the depression of 1893 the need for vacation resorts such as Oak Cliff decreased, and the community's growth stagnated, forcing Marsalis into bankruptcy. Consequently, the Park Hotel was converted into the Oak Cliff College for Young Ladies. Another educational institution, the Patton Seminary, was established two years later by Dr. Edward G. Patton. By 1900 Oak Cliff was no longer an elite residential and vacation community. Many of the lots once owned by the Dallas Land and Loan Company were subdivided by the Dallas and Oak Cliff Real Estate Company and sold to the middle and working classes, a trend which lasted well into the early 1900s. The census of 1900 reported Oak Cliff's population as 3,640. Oak Cliff was annexed by Dallas in 1903, after numerous attempts beginning in 1900. The proposal had met with little success until the community's depressed economy produced a vote for annexation by eighteen votes.
In 1902, an interurban electric streetcar line controlled by the Northern Texas Traction Company, was constructed passing through Oak Cliff, and connected Dallas to Fort Worth. This line discontinued service in the late 1930's. Smaller residential streetcar service ran throughout Oak Cliff's neighborhoods, spanning over 20 miles. Known as a streetcar suburb, Oak Cliff's characteristic twists and turns are largely due to the area's topography, and the paths and turnabouts created by the streetcar service. Residential streetcar service ended in January, 1956.
In April of 1908, the Trinity River flooded its banks, rising to a height of 37.8 feet (11.5 m) by April 21. A temporary recession occurred, but rains continued in to May, finally raising the river's height to 51.3 feet (15.6 m). The only bridge remaining that connected Oak Cliff with Dallas after the flood was the Zang Boulevard Turnpike, an earthen fill with a single steel span across the river channel slightly to the north of the present Houston Street Viaduct. About this time G. B. Dealey, publisher of the Morning News, returned from a trip to to Kansas City with the idea of securing for Dallas an intracity causeway similar to the one there. From his proposal sprung the Houston Street Viaduct (originally named the Oak Cliff Viaduct), begun October 24, 1910, and opened to traffic February 22, 1912, acclaimed as the longest concrete bridge in the world. This latter designation was later disputed as a publicity stunt.
In 1909, a disastrous fire occurred in Oak Cliff, consuming fourteen blocks of residences, including the Briggs Sanitorium.
On April 2, 1957, a deadly tornado ripped through Oak Cliff, killing 10 people and causing more than $1 million dollars in damages.
Since the phenomenon of "white flight" occurred in the district after the local schools were desegregated following a bitter court battle in the early 1970s, much of Oak Cliff (especially South Oak Cliff) became a mainly minority, low-income area after most of the mainly white middle class moved out of the area to the nearby suburbs. As a result, Oak Cliff now has more low-income housing and more citizens living below the poverty line than several other districts of Dallas. In years past, the area struggled with high crime and a high rate of gang activity in its schools, but improved community policing and neighborhood revitalization have helped to alleviate those problems.
Oak Cliff (the original area) has been experiencing some revitalization in recent years with upper-middle-class professionals (many of whom work in downtown Dallas and other north Dallas neighborhoods) finding Oak Cliff an affordable and convenient alternative to other Dallas neighborhoods such as the "M Streets", Lakewood and the Greenville Avenue corridor, which have become more expensive since the 1990s.
In the early 2000s, SBC Communications (now AT&T) built a regional call center in the sparse western portion of the community, resulting in many major retailers locating along Interstate 30.
[edit] Neighborhoods
* Arcadia Park
* Beckley Club Estates
* Beverly Hills
* Brackins Village - Housing Projects
* Bishop Arts District
* Bronx Park
* Brooklyn Heights
* Cadillac Heights
* Carver Heights
* Cedar Crest
* Cockrell Hill, an enclave - independently governed
* Crestwood
* Dallas Land & Loan Phase I & II
* Dells District
* Elmwood
* Five Mile (Dallas)
* Glendale
* Glen Oaks
* Hampton Hills
* Highland Hills
* Kernwood
* Kessler Circle
* Kessler Highlands
* Kessler Park
* Kessler Plaza
* Kiest Square
* Kings Highway Conservation District
* Kidd Springs
* Lake Cliff
* Las Villas
* Lisbon (Dallas)
* Los Encinos
* Loupot Heights
* L.O. Daniel
* Mountain Creek
* North Cliff
* Oakland Terrace
* Pinnacle Park
* Ravinia Heights
* Redbird
* Ruthmede Place
* Singing Hills
* Skyline Heights
* Southern Hills
* Stevens Park
* Sunset Crest
* Sunset Hills
* Tenth Street Historic District
* The Bottoms
* Trinity Heights
* Vista Real
* Western Park
* Westmoreland Heights
* Westmount (Dallas)
* Wheatland Estates
* Winnetka Heights
* Wisdom Terrace
* Woodland Terrace
* Wynnewood North
* Wynnewood Hills
[edit] Transportation
[edit] Trains
[edit] Light rail
* DART: Red Line
o Dallas Zoo Station
o Tyler/Vernon Station
o Hampton Station
o Westmoreland Station
* DART: Blue Line
o Morrell Station
o Illinois Station
o Kiest Station
o VA Medical Center Station
o Ledbetter Station
[edit] Highways
* Interstate 30
* Interstate 35E
* U.S. Route 67
[edit] Oak Cliff's founding and annexation
The community on the south bank of the Trinity River was called Hord's Ridge by its original residents in 1845. In 1887, a pair of land speculators bought all the land of the community with the intent of developing an elite residential and vacation community. The town incorporated in 1890, with a population of 2,470. According to the 1900 census, the town had a total population of 3,640.
The investors quickly built the town's amenities and infrastructure, but the Panic of 1893 erased the prosperity the town had been designed to exploit. As the market for vacation communities disappeared, one of the investors was forced into bankruptcy, and the town's large, exclusive lots were divided into parcels for sale to middle- and working class buyers.
Oak Cliff's annexation by neighboring Dallas came in 1903, after three years of unsuccessful attempts by annexation backers. The final vote was 201 to 183 in favor.
[edit] Demographics
Prior to neighborhood desegregation, Oak Cliff was a predominantly white. Many neighborhoods in the Oak Cliff area, especially the most southern portions, were targeted for desegregation. As was typical of desegregation in the South, many all-white neighborhoods transitioned to African-American neighborhoods due to both black and white migration: blacks moving to neighborhoods that they perceived as better and a whites moving from neighborhoods that they perceived as worsening. The neighborhood transitions is not a simple matter of black and white, as the Latino community (mainly Hispanic-Americans of Mexican descent) in Dallas has grown rapidly . Many Hispanics have moved into Oak Cliff neighborhoods. As such, Oak Cliff is one of the most diverse areas of Dallas.
[edit] Education
W. H. Adamson High School
W. H. Adamson High School
[edit] Public (DISD)
[edit] High schools
Schools within the traditional boundaries of Oak Cliff:
* W.H. Adamson High School - AAAA - northern
* Sunset High School Home of Chris Soto - AAAAA
* Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Magnet Center
Schools considered to be in Oak Cliff, but in areas not part of the original city:
* Franklin D. Roosevelt High School - AAA - eastern
* South Oak Cliff High School - AAAA - southern
* A. Maceo Smith High School - AAAA - southeastern
* David W. Carter High School - AAAAA
* Justin F. Kimball High School - AAAA
* Moisés E. Molina High School - AAAAA
[edit] Private
Life Charter School Oak Cliff- AA
[edit] High schools
* Bishop Dunne Catholic School - TAPPS
* Tyler Street Christian Academy - TAPPS
[edit] Milestones
* Town of Oak Cliff annexed by Dallas in 1903.
* The Southland Ice Company began selling eggs and milk from their store at 12th and Edgefield in 1927. The first convenience store would eventually become known as 7-Eleven. (This 7-Eleven had a historical landmark, however it went out of business in the late 1990s.)
* Blues singer and guitarist T-Bone Walker lived in Oak Cliff in his youth and made his first recordings in 1929 under the name "Oak Cliff T-Bone".
* Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, the criminal duo known more informally as Bonnie and Clyde, met in Oak Cliff in the 1930s. Barrow is buried in an Oak Cliff cemetery.
* Dennis Rodman attended South Oak Cliff High School in 1970s.
* Blues guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan was born in Oak Cliff in 1954. The lyrics of his song "Tick Tock" are engraved in the bricks of DART's Hampton Station. Pop singer Edie Brickell (married to Paul Simon) is also from the area.
* Lee Harvey Oswald was captured at the Texas Theater on Jefferson Avenue after allegedly assassinating U. S. President John F. Kennedy and killing Dallas police officer J. D. Tippit on November 22, 1963. Oswald was also an Oak Cliff resident at the time.
* Yvonne Craig (the Original Batgirl) attended both W. H. Adamson and Sunset High School.
I WENT TO ADAMSON AND SUNSET, TOO. JUST LIKE BATGIRL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 ^_^
silent_brian13
12-30-2007, 10:21 AM
you are from hawaii? awesome.
yeah. and now my dad has retired there, living in Ewa Beach.
i would kill to live in norway. or iceland. or sweden. or finland. or estonia. i want to live in northern europe and never speak to people again.
anywho.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlanta
whoopie.
Travis_Wright
12-30-2007, 07:02 PM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hell
Nimrod's Son
02-29-2008, 03:48 PM
Carlsbad, California
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<small>Location of Carlsbad within San Diego County, California (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Diego_County%2C_California).</small></td> </tr> <tr class="mergedbottomrow"> <th colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-size: smaller; padding-bottom: 0.7em;">Coordinates: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Erioll_world.svg/18px-Erioll_world.svg.png33°7′19″N 117°17′49″W / 33.12194, -117.29694 (http://tools.wikimedia.de/%7Emagnus/geo/geohack.php?pagename=Carlsbad%2C_California¶ms=33_7_19_N_117_17_49_W_type:city)</th> </tr> <tr class="mergedtoprow"> <th>Country (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries)</th> <th class="adr">United States (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States)</th> </tr> <tr class="mergedrow"> <th>State (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_divisions_of_the_United_States)</th> <th class="adr">California (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California)</th> </tr> <tr class="mergedrow"> <th>County (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_counties_in_California)</th> <th>San Diego (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Diego_County%2C_California)</th> </tr> <tr class="mergedtoprow"> <td colspan="2">Government</td> </tr> <tr class="mergedrow"> <th> - Mayor (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayor)</th> <td>Claude "Bud" Lewis</td> </tr> <tr class="mergedtoprow"> <td colspan="2">Area (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Area)</td> </tr> <tr class="mergedrow"> <th> - City (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City)</th> <td>40.8 sq mi (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Square_mile) (105.6 km² (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1_E8_m%C2%B2))</td> </tr> <tr class="mergedrow"> <th> - Land</th> <td>37.4 sq mi (97.0 km²)</td> </tr> <tr class="mergedrow"> <th> - Water</th> <td>3.4 sq mi (8.7 km²)</td> </tr> <tr class="mergedtoprow"> <td>Elevation (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elevation)</td> <td>52 ft (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foot_%28unit_of_length%29) (16 m (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metre))</td> </tr> <tr class="mergedtoprow"> <td colspan="2">Population (2005 - 2007 Incl. Tijuana)<sup id="_ref-wg_0" class="reference">[1] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlsbad%2C_California#_note-wg)</sup></td> </tr> <tr class="mergedrow"> <th> - City (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City)</th> <td>90,271</td> </tr> <tr class="mergedrow"> <th> - Density (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Population_density)</th> <td>2,089.9/sq mi (806.9/km²)</td> </tr> <tr class="mergedrow"> <th> - Metro (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropolitan_area)</th> <td>3,051,280
Incl. Tijuana (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Diego-Tijuana_Metropolitan_Area): 4,922,723</td> </tr> <tr class="mergedtoprow"> <th>Time zone (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_zone)</th> <td>PST (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Standard_Time) (UTC-8 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UTC-8))</td> </tr> <tr class="mergedbottomrow"> <th style="white-space: nowrap;"> - Summer (DST (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daylight_saving_time))</th> <td>PDT (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Daylight_Time) (UTC-7 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UTC-7))</td> </tr> <tr class="mergedrow"> <th>Area code(s)</th> <td>760 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Area_code_760)</td> </tr> <tr class="mergedtoprow"> <th>FIPS code (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Information_Processing_Standard)</th> <td>06-11194</td> </tr> <tr class="mergedrow"> <th>GNIS (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geographic_Names_Information_System) feature ID</th> <td>1660437</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="mergedtoprow" style="text-align: center;">Website: http://www.carlsbadca.gov/</td> </tr> </tbody></table> Carlsbad is a seaside resort-town in the North County (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_County) section of San Diego County, California (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Diego_County%2C_California). According to the state Department of Finance (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Department_of_Finance), the city had a total population of 90,271 in 2003 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003). Carlsbad was incorporated in 1952 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1952), in large part to generate sufficient funding to connect with the water pipeline running through San Diego County, but also to avoid being annexed by Oceanside (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oceanside%2C_California). It is the most expensive coastal city in North County, San Diego <sup id="_ref-0" class="reference">[2] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlsbad%2C_California#_note-0)</sup><sup id="_ref-1" class="reference">[3] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlsbad%2C_California#_note-1)</sup>.
The city has drafted ordinances (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law) protecting sensitive wildlife habitat, one of the first such ordinances within the state of California (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California). The city has also promised to protect a certain amount of land within city limits from development of any kind, along with spending significant funds to restore habitats destroyed by newer development projects.
Because of its location, relatively low population density and high performing school districts (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_district), the city is seen to have a high quality of life (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quality_of_life). Thus, real estate tends to be rather expensive compared to most cities. In the annual Forbes Magazine (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forbes_Magazine) ranking of "Most Expensive Zip Codes" in the U.S. the city of Carlsbad placed as one of the top most expensive zip codes. In a recent article published in San Diego's "Riviera" December issue, the magazine reported San Diego County's priciest neighborhoods, stating that "Rancho Santa Fe (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rancho_Santa_Fe) is the most expensive with the average prices just over $2 million. La Jolla (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Jolla)'s average is $1.4 million...and Carlsbad (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlsbad) is just over $1 million."
History
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Carlsbad's history begins with the Luiseño (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luise%C3%B1o) people who located one of their villages, Palamai, near what is today Agua Hedionda Lagoon. Modern-day Carlsbad came about when in the 1880s a former sea captain named John Frazier dug a well for water. He began offering his water at the train station and soon the whistle-stop became known as Frazier's Station. A test done on a second fresh-water well found the water to be chemically similar to one of the most famous spas in Europe in Karlovy Vary (Karlsbad), Czech Republic (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czech_Republic).
To take advantage of this find, a partnership named the Carlsbad Land and Mineral Water Company was founded. It was founded by a German-born merchant from the Midwest named Gerhard Schutte, Samuel Church Smith, D.D.Wadsworth and Henry Nelson. The naming of the town followed soon-after along with a major marketing campaign to attract visitors. The area experienced a period of growth, with homes and businesses appearing in the 1880s. Agricultural development of citrus (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citrus) fruits, avocados (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avocados) and olives (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olives) soon changed the landscape, but Carlsbad is no longer a farming-centered community.
But by the end of 1887, the real estate bubble had burst and land prices slid all throughout San Diego County (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Diego_County%2C_California). The community survived though, due to the agricultural opportunities available. Even today, Carlsbad has a German-American (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German-American) population estimated at 20 percent of residents, among other ethnic and racial groups made the city a diverse one* (According to the United States Census Bureau (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Census_Bureau), the city's ethnic breakdown as of 2000 for zip code 92008 was 84% white, 1% black/African American, 4% Asian, and the balance other ethnicities. Hispanics of any race make up 20% of the population) . The site of John Frazier's original well can still be found at Alt Karlsbad, a replica of a German Hanseatic house, located on Carlsbad Boulevard.
Carlsbad is located at http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Erioll_world.svg/18px-Erioll_world.svg.png33°7′19″N, 117°17′49″W (http://tools.wikimedia.de/%7Emagnus/geo/geohack.php?pagename=Carlsbad%2C_California¶ms=33_7_19_N_117_17_49_W_city) (33.121990, -117.296811)<sup id="_ref-2" class="reference">[4] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlsbad%2C_California#_note-2)</sup>.
According to the United States Census Bureau (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Census_Bureau), the city has a total area of 40.8 square miles (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Square_mile) (105.6 km² (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Km%C2%B2)), of which, 37.4 square miles (97.0 km²) of it is land and 3.4 square miles (8.7 km²) of it (8.24%) is water. most of which is contained within three lagoons (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lagoons) and one lake (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake).
The northern area of the city is considered a part of tri-city (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tri-cities), which consists of northern Carlsbad, southern Oceanside and western Vista (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vista%2C_California).
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Calsbad-late-night.jpg/400px-Calsbad-late-night.jpg (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Calsbad-late-night.jpg) http://en.wikipedia.org/skins-1.5/common/images/magnify-clip.png (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Calsbad-late-night.jpg)
Nighttime in Carlsbad's northeast and northwest quadrants
The northwestern quadrant is Carlsbad's oldest region. The quadrant is located north of Palomar Airport Road (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/County_Route_S12_%28California%29) and west of El Camino Real (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/County_Route_S11_%28California%29) and is concentric with the ZIP code (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZIP_code) 92008. Though there are some newer developments, the area features many more established single family homes, and in some cases, apartments and condominiums. The fact that many areas in this quadrant existed many years ago is apparent by the fact that some streets (notably Highland Drive) lack sidewalks and/or street lighting. In the case of Highland Drive, however, the city has made the decision to omit improvements to preserve the street's country-like feel.
Hosp Grove, a grove of trees relatively untouched by development and now designated by the city for recreational use, is located in the northwest quadrant, along with the Buena Vista and Agua Hedionda Lagoons. The Buena Vista Lagoon is one of three the subject of controversy. The Concerned Citizens of Carlsbad is currently floating a Petition (http://preservecalavera.org/) to stop the city council from rezoning the fields into new homes and a state of the art City Hall complex. San Diego Union Tribune article (http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/politics/20060315-9999-1mi15rival.html)
The village, or downtown Carlsbad, is generally located along Carlsbad Village Drive (formerly "Elm Avenue", the 1991 name-change prompting local consternation, a "Locals Call it Elm" bumper-sticker campaign, and later license plate holders reading "Locals Still Call it Elm"[1] (http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2005/05/08/news/columnists/carlsbad/23_03_315_7_05.txt).) east of Carlsbad Boulevard (also Pacific Coast Highway (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Coast_Highway_%28US%29) or U.S. Route 101 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Route_101)) and west of Interstate 5. It is currently in a process of ongoing redevelopment (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redevelopment), and features many antique shops, clothing stores, and restaurants. Regular events in the village, which ******* a farmers market (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farmers_market) held on Saturday mornings 9am-1pm and Wednesdays from 2-5pm (see External Link below), and a marathon (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marathon_%28sport%29), draw many people from throughout the region to downtown Carlsbad. The Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce also host a bi-annual street fair, called the Carlsbad Village Street Faire, of the first Sunday in May and November. The Village Street Faire is the largest single day street faire in North America with almost 1,000 vendors and well over 120,000 people in attendance.
The Barrio was the first Carlsbad neighborhood, built in the 1920's. It is densely populated by Latinos (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latino) and is the site of the city's Centro de Información, a Spanish division of the Carlsbad City Library.
Olde Carlsbad refers to the area south of the Buena Vista Lagoon, west of El Camino Real and north of Cannon Road. These were the original boundaries of the city of Carlsbad. The area features many historic buildings. It is perhaps the most socioeconomically diverse section of the city, where homes range from enormous mansions to modest, one story homes. Architectural styles in the area vary widely as well. A number of elementary schools are located within the area, as well as Carlsbad High School (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlsbad_High_School) and the current site of Carlsbad Seaside Academy, Magnolia Elementary School. Carlsbad's only historic museum, the Magee House, is located in this area, and it is the home of the Carlsbad Historical Society (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Carlsbad_Historical_Society&action=edit&redlink=1).
Terramar (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terramar)
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The northeastern quadrant is located north of Palomar Airport Road and east of El Camino Real. With the exception of one shopping center, the area is almost exclusively residential. Because of the city's increasing population, the area was recently assigned the ZIP code (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZIP_code) 92010 by the U.S. Postal Service (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Postal_Service). The quadrant has many condominiums and single family homes. Some of the units are quite established while others, particularly in Calavera Hills, are currently under construction.
Calavera Hills is one of many of Carlsbad's planned communities (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planned_community) located around the intersection of College Boulevard and Carlsbad Village Drive (the community is bordered on the north by the Oceanside-Carlsbad city boundary). The western portion (phase I) was constructed mostly in the 1980s (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980s) and the eastern portion (phase II) is currently under construction. Calavera Hills features two elementary schools, one middle school, a very large community park, numerous pocket parks (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pocket_park), trails, an artificial lake, and single family, attached, and apartment units. Calavera Hills is subdivided into neighborhoods, each of which are maintained by a homeowners association. Some, especially condominium developments, feature community pools. Calavera Hills Middle school is located in the area. Much of the community, especially around Calavera Lake, is designated open space. Numerous trails exist near Calavera Lake for public use. Because of strong opposition to the partial draining of the lake, the city is currently considering other alternatives for the removal of a concrete object that protrudes from the lake's surface, which some consider to be an eyesore in an otherwise picturesque area. <dl><dd>
Summerhouse is a residential area built in 2005 and bordered by College Boulevard to the west and the to Calavera Natural Preserve to the east. Many home feature views of the preserve, and cool ocean breezes in the summer create desirable weather conditions. </dd></dl>
The Colony is an established residential neighborhood located just south of Calavera Hills community park. Homes in The Colony are greatly desired due to unique cottage style homes with shingle facades, large front and backyards and quaint street names (named after Scottish towns).
Tanglewood is a condominium complex located between Carlsbad Village Drive, El Camino Real and Avenida de Lousia. Homes, landscaping, and a community pool are maintained by a homeowners association. Although all units in the neighborhood are townhomes, all residents benefit from separate garage units.
Robertson Ranch is a proposed development bordered by Tamarack Avenue, College Boulevard, and El Camino Real. Development is anticipated through 2010. It will most likely be the site of three schools. Many Carlsbad residents are opposed to this development which will most likely bring severe congestion to the area. Preserve Calavera website (http://preservecalavera.org/)
Sunny Creek is a smaller single family development centered along College Boulevard east of El Camino Real. A shopping center (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shopping_center) is proposed for the area, construction of which has been delayed numerous times. When completed, it will be the only shopping district in northeast Carlsbad outside of the Tri-City area. Among the residents the oppose construction are the original residents of Sunny Creek, who live in a somewhat rural area near Rancho Carlsbad.
The Summit (north) is a townhouse development currently under construction, located east of Marron Road and west of the unimproved Haymar Drive. One of its main purpose is to alleviate pressure to develop land on or near the Buena Vista Lagoon, which seen as highly undesirable to most residents.
The Summit (south) is a residential area built on a series of small hills, bordered by El Camino Real, Tamarack Avenue, and Carlsbad Village Drive. It is made up of several developments, including Tamarack Point, Falcon Hills, and Carlsbad Meadows, that were completed in the late 1990s.
[edit (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Carlsbad%2C_California&action=edit§ion=6)] Southeast quadrant
The southeastern quadrant is located east of El Camino Real and south of Palomar Airport Road. It is Carlsbad's newest quadrant, containing many master planned communities (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_planned_community) (MPC), most notably Bressi Ranch, the Villages of La Costa, which includes the completed MPC of La Costa Valley, the nearly completed La Costa Oaks, the half-completed La Costa Greens and La Costa Ridge (still in the grading phase of construction). The ZIP code (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZIP_code) of the southeast quadrant is 92009, and is one of San Diego's most expensive ZIP codes. The area was recently named one of the 500 wealthiest ZIP codes in the United States by Forbes (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forbes) Magazine.
Bressi Ranch <dl><dd> Main article: Bressi Ranch (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bressi_Ranch)
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La Costa Greens is a new residential development built on the hillsides east of the La Costa Resort North Golf Course between the proposed Alga Norte Park and Alga Road. Many homes in the La Costa Greens have spectacular views of the ocean and the famous La Costa golf course. This upper-middle class neighborhood is anchored by The Presidio Club, which touts of providing a spa-like experience with a concierge on staff. The community amenities ******* a pool, spa, workout gym, tot lot and two tennis courts. The houses being built here are between 3,000 to 5,000 square feet (500 m²) large and the project is over halfway built out as of April 2006. With the exception of 24 houses in La Costa Greens, the community is served by the La Costa Meadows Elementary School, the newer San Elijo Hills Middle School and the refurbished San Marcos High School.
La Costa Oaks is the second in the Villages of La Costa and is located mostly east of Rancho Santa Fe Road at the end of La Costa Avenue. It's an upscale MPC with home sizes of about 3,000 to 5,000 square feet (500 m²) that were built from 2003 to 2006.
La Costa Ridge is the final of the Villages of La Costa and is currently being graded. The top of a local mountain was shaved flat to enable construction of large ocean-view homes in this private gated community to be served by the La Costa Meadows Elementary School, the newer San Elijo Hills Middle School and the refurbished San Marcos High School.
La Costa Valley is an MPC that was built between 1998 and 2001 near Carlsbad's border with Encinitas. The first of the Villages of La Costa planned and built by master developer Arbuckle Development. The builders included Kaufman and Broad Homes (later to become KB Home), Shea Homes, Standard Pacific Homes, Greystone Homes (later acquired by Lennar), K. Hovnanian and Centex Homes. The Valley Club is the centerpiece to La Costa Valley that was sold with the slogan, "Beverly Hills meets Mayberry", and is home to mostly upper-middle class families. The Valley Club has social activities, a large swimming pool and two tennis courts. The El Camino Creek Elementary School is located in La Costa Valley. The middle school is the older Oakcrest located in central Encinitas and older students are served by the newer La Costa Canyon High School.
Rancho Carrillo is a community centered on a picturesque canyon surrounding the historic Leo Carrillo (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Carrillo) Ranch Park. Over half of the canyon and hillsides are dedicated as preserved open space and a yearround stream flows through the canyon. Rancho Carrillo offers a balanced mix of about 1,500 residences from condominiums and townhouses to large estates. Rancho Carrillo was designed in the theme of 'Old California' to match the park and is densely landscaped and laced with walking trails. There is an active social activities calendar with clubs and events offered in all seasons. The development has the Carrillo Elementary School in the neighborhood and is part of the San Marcos Unified School District.
[edit (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Carlsbad%2C_California&action=edit§ion=7)] La Costa
La Costa refers to both a residential community of Carlsbad and the world-class golf and tennis resort and spa that thrives at its center. The community is located primarily south of Alga Road, east of El Camino Real, north of Olivenhain Blvd. and west of the north-south portion of Rancho Santa Fe Blvd. The La Costa Resort and Spa (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Costa_Resort_and_Spa) consists of two 18-hole golf courses, resort hotel and condominium units, 19 tennis courts and related retail businesses. Dr. Deepak Chopra (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deepak_Chopra) operates the Chopra Center located at the resort. La Costa the community is mostly residential, with shopping centers, upscale boutiques and fine dining restaurants. Because of overlapping district lines, schools within the community may be located in one of four school districts. La Costa Canyon High School (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Costa_Canyon_High_School) serves residents of Encinitas, Rancho Santa Fe and other surrounding communities, along with the southernmost portion of Carlsbad. The popular San Elijo Middle School (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=San_Elijo_Middle_School&action=edit&redlink=1) and San Marcos High School (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Marcos_High_School) serve students on the north side of the golf course. Real estate in La Costa is priced well above the average for both California (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California) and San Diego County (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Diego_County).
La Costa's development began in 1965, when Irv Roston and a partner of the Desert Inn hotel in Las Vegas purchased 3,500 acres (14 km²) of the scenic area. A golf course was developed and homes began to be sold. The 90-room Rancho La Costa Inn was built to accommodate the visitors. Then, the Spa was added and ultimately, another 2,000 acres (8 km²) were purchased as the Inn grew in size. Sports Shinko, a Japanese company, bought the Resort in 1987. After years of decline, it was purchased in 2001 by KSL Resorts, a California resort hotel group, who totally revamped the La Costa Resort, spending in excess of $140 million.
Each February since 1999, La Costa Resort and Spa has hosted the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WGC-Accenture_Match_Play_Championship), one of the World Golf Championships (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Golf_Championships) events. The 2006 edition of the event was the last at La Costa. The Acura Classic is the largest professional women's tennis tournament (WTA) in the world and is also held at La Costa.
Total housing units: 14,489
Population: 27,445
Area: 3 mile² (8 km²)
Median age: 41.2 years
Median family income: $104,850
SFD Average Price: $910,371
Zip code: 92009
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Ponto is a single family and mobile home residential community. While the mobile homes are quite established, the homes located in the neighborhood are very new and some of the only new homes close to the ocean in the entire state (one of the few other areas with such housing is Newport Beach (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newport_Beach%2C_California)). A plan to develop a portion of the area is currently awaiting approval, although the plan is drawing opposition by concerned citizens. Among the new community types proposed for the area are live-work units, where a business owner is able to live one story above an establishment, eliminating the need for a commute. However, the proposed development directly abuts a protected wetland bird breeding ground. It is located near the city's southern border with Encinitas (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encinitas%2C_California), west of Carlsbad Boulevard.
[edit (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Carlsbad%2C_California&action=edit§ion=10)] Aviara
Aviara (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aviara%2C_California) is a resort community in the hills of southern Carlsbad, overlooking the Pacific Ocean and Batiquitos Lagoon. The community has a total area of 1.6 miles² and is just north of Encinitas (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encinitas%2C_California) and west of La Costa. Just outside of Aviara at El Camino Real lies a movie theater, restaurants, jewelry boutiques, a branch of the Carlsbad City library, U.S. Post Office, and several salons. Aviara is located at http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Erioll_world.svg/18px-Erioll_world.svg.png30°3′20″N, 117°17′49″W (http://tools.wikimedia.de/%7Emagnus/geo/geohack.php?pagename=Carlsbad%2C_California¶ms=30_3_20_N_117_17_49_W_city) (33.121990, -117.296811).
At the heart of the 1,000 acre (4 km²) Aviara community is the Four Seasons Aviara Resort, a 331-room, five-star hotel. Guests enjoy spectacular views, famous lush tropical grounds, a popular Lobby Bar, personal services, shops, a renovated spa area and a world-class golf course.
Population: 5,050
Area: 1.6 mile² (4 km²)
Median age: 42.8 years
Median family income (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Income): $117,900
Total housing units: 2,025
SFD Average Price: $960,635
Zip code: 92011
[edit (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Carlsbad%2C_California&action=edit§ion=12)] Demographics
As of the census (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Census)<sup id="_ref-3" class="reference">[5] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlsbad%2C_California#_note-3)</sup> of 2000, there were 78,247 people, 31,521 households, and 20,898 families residing in the city. The population density (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Population_density) was 2,090.2 people per square mile (806.9/km²). There were 33,798 housing units at an average density of 902.8/sq mi (348.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 86.55% White (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_%28U.S._Census%29), 0.96% African American (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_American_%28U.S._Census%29), 0.42% Native American (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Native_American_%28U.S._Census%29), 4.24% Asian (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_%28U.S._Census%29), 0.20% Pacific Islander (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Islander_%28U.S._Census%29), 4.65% from other races (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race_%28United_States_Census%29), and 2.99% from two or more races. Hispanic (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hispanic_%28U.S._Census%29) or Latino (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latino_%28U.S._Census%29) of any race were 11.72% of the population.
There were 31,521 households out of which 30.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.3% were married couples (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marriage) living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.7% were non-families. 24.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.96.
In the city the population was spread out with 23.3% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 31.9% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 14.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 95.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.8 males.
According to a 2006 estimate, the median income for a household in the city was $83,737, and the median income for a family was $107,018.[2] (http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ACSSAFFFacts?_event=&geo_id=16000US0611194&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US06%7C16000US0611194&_street=&_county=carlsbad&_cityTown=carlsbad&_state=04000US06&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=geoSelect&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=160&_submenuId=factsheet_1&ds_name=DEC_2000_SAFF&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null®=null%3Anull&_keyword=&_industry=) Males had a median income of $54,826 versus $39,415 for females. The per capita income (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Per_capita_income) for the city was $34,863. About 3.4% of families and 5.9% of the population were below the poverty line (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poverty_line), including 7.3% of those under age 18 and 3.6% of those age 65 or over.
[edit (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Carlsbad%2C_California&action=edit§ion=13)] Current estimates
According to estimates made by the CBRE Demographic Report in 2005, an estimated average household income for Carlsbad neighborhoods (92008, 92009, 92011) were as follows: $106,459, $108,364, $111,483 respectively when compared to the 2005 estimated national per capita income of $44,805.
In the state legislature (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_State_Legislature) Carlsbad is located in the 38th Senate (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_State_Senate) District, represented by Republican (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republican_Party_%28United_States%29) Mark Wyland (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Wyland), and in the 74th Assembly (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_State_Assembly) District, represented by Republican Martin Garrick (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Garrick). Federally, Carlsbad is located in California's 50th congressional district (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California%27s_50th_congressional_district), which has a Cook PVI (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cook_Partisan_Voting_Index) of R +5<sup id="_ref-4" class="reference">[6] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlsbad%2C_California#_note-4)</sup> and is represented by Republican Brian Bilbray (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Bilbray).
Carlsbad has two sister cities (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Town_twinning), as designated by Sister Cities International, Inc. (SCI) (http://www.sister-cities.org/):
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/22px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Flag_of_Japan.svg) Futtsu (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Futtsu), Japan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan)
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg.png (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg) Karlovy Vary (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karlovy_Vary), Czech Republic (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czech_Republic)
[edit (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Carlsbad%2C_California&action=edit§ion=16)] Notable former and current residents
Michellie Jones (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michellie_Jones), Pro Triathlete, 2006 Ironman World Champion, 2000 Olympic Silver Medalist
Michael Austinmoore (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Austinmoore), of alternative rock band VAST (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VAST); used to live across the street from Tim Foreman (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Foreman) of Switchfoot (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switchfoot).
Brian P. Bilbray (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_P._Bilbray), Congressman
Jon Foreman (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Foreman), lead singer of alternative band Switchfoot (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switchfoot)
Tim Foreman (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Foreman), brother of Jon Foreman and bassist for Switchfoot (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switchfoot)
LeRoy Grannis (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=LeRoy_Grannis&action=edit&redlink=1),<sup id="_ref-5" class="reference">[7] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlsbad%2C_California#_note-5)</sup> surfing photographer; LeRoy Grannis: Surf Photography of the 1960s and 1970s, published in a collector's edition and republished in a popular edition.
Gary Hardwick (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gary_Hardwick&action=edit&redlink=1), Guinness World Record holder for "Fastest Skateboarder".<sup id="_ref-6" class="reference">[8] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlsbad%2C_California#_note-6)</sup>
Tony Hawk (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Hawk): birthplace and current resident. CHS (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlsbad_High_School) features as a location in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 software game.
Taylor Knox (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Taylor_Knox&action=edit&redlink=1), 13 year winner of the Reef Big Wave World Championship.<sup id="_ref-7" class="reference">[9] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlsbad%2C_California#_note-7)</sup>
Rod Laver (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rod_Laver), Former World Number 1 Australian Tennis Player, retired in Carlsbad.<sup id="_ref-retired_0" class="reference">[10] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlsbad%2C_California#_note-retired)</sup>
Sal Masekela (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sal_Masekela)<sup id="_ref-8" class="reference">[11] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlsbad%2C_California#_note-8)</sup>, son of legendary musician Hugh Masekela (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Masekela). CHS (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlsbad_High_School) graduate. TV host for Winter X Games (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_X_Games) on ESPN (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ESPN).
Emily O'Brien (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emily_O%27Brien)<sup id="_ref-9" class="reference">[12] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlsbad%2C_California#_note-9)</sup>, actress playing Jana on the CBS (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CBS) TV soap opera, The Young and the Restless (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Young_and_the_Restless); 2003 graduate CHS (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlsbad_High_School)
Autumn Reeser (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autumn_Reeser), actress on the Fox TV (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox_TV) hit show The O.C. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_O.C.); graduate CHS (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlsbad_High_School)
Boris Said (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boris_Said), race car driver
Tara Sanders (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tara_Sanders&action=edit&redlink=1), Miss Teenage California 2002 & Miss Teen of the Nation 2002
Brian Simo (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Simo), race car driver
Staciana Stitts (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staciana_Stitts), 2000 Summer Olympics (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summer_Olympics) Gold Medalist swimmer; graduate CHS (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlsbad_High_School)
Shaun White (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaun_White), hometown of professional snowboarder, skateboarder, and Winter Olympics (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_Olympics) Gold Medalist.
Ryan Guy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_Guy), footballer for St. Patricks Athletic (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Patricks_Athletic) in the Republic of Ireland (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland).
Brandon Chillar (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandon_Chillar), footballer for St. Louis Rams (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Louis_Rams)
Troy Glaus (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troy_Glaus), baseballer for St. Louis Cardinals (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals)
[edit (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Carlsbad%2C_California&action=edit§ion=17)] Notable businesses and events
Gemological Institute of America (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gemological_Institute_of_America), headquarters.
Sierra Wireless (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sierra_Wireless), Research and development office, CDMA and EVDO products.
Callaway Golf Company (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Callaway_Golf_Company), Golf equipment and apparel manufacturer
Jenny Craig, Inc. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenny_Craig%2C_Inc.), Weight management
Reef (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reef), Apparel
Rubio's Fresh Mexican Grill (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubio%27s_Fresh_Mexican_Grill), Quick serve restaurants
24 Hour Fitness (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/24_Hour_Fitness), Fitness Centers
Taylor Made Golf Company [3] (http://www.taylormadegolf.com/), dba TaylorMade-adidas (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=TaylorMade-adidas&action=edit&redlink=1), Golf equipment and apparel manufacturer.
K2 Sports (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K2_Sports), Winter sports equipment.
Invitrogen (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invitrogen), Life science technology company.
Upper Deck (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upper_Deck), Sports and entertainment trading card manufacturer.
Aptera Motors (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aptera_Motors), 300mpg vehicle startup
ViaSat, Inc (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ViaSat%2C_Inc), Satellite communications
[edit (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Carlsbad%2C_California&action=edit§ion=18)] Filmed in Carlsbad [4] (http://imdb.com/List)
American Psyche, 2007
Banned from Television, 1998
Blind Ambition, 2007
Price for Peace, 2002
Treasure, 1990
[edit (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Carlsbad%2C_California&action=edit§ion=19)] Trivia
Carlsbad hosts the annual "Junior Carlsbad" - a running event for kids 12 and under [5] (http://www.eliteracing.com/jrcbad.html)
Carlsbad was once the site of the controversial "Split Pavilion" that was scrapped eight years after it was built.
The Army and Navy Academy is the only military Academy in California
Carlsbad also served as a filming location for the FOX original series Point Pleasant (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point_Pleasant_%28TV_series%29).
maoi
02-29-2008, 03:52 PM
you moved to carlsbad? that place is okay. pretty boring and pretty far from SD.
Nate the Grate
02-29-2008, 04:01 PM
Hah, Troy Glaus.
Nimrod's Son
02-29-2008, 04:45 PM
you moved to carlsbad? that place is okay. pretty boring and pretty far from SD.
changed my commute from 1 1/2 hours eahc way to 10 mins each way. saving 2+ hours per day is worth it.
The photographer has my house directly behind him and about 20 yards to his right when taking this picture.
Nimrod's Son
02-29-2008, 05:42 PM
why are there no photographer ass shots
noyen
02-29-2008, 05:49 PM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Topeka%2C_Kansas
JokeyLoki
04-22-2008, 09:13 PM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandon%2C_MS
-Jerious Norwood (Born July 29, 1983 in Jackson, Mississippi) is currently a running back for the NFL's Atlanta Falcons. He played high school football at Brandon High School where he was a high school All-American. He was also Mississippi's Mr. Football, an honor given to the state's most outstanding high school football player. He scored 100 touchdowns while at Brandon High School.
-Prior to the arrival of white American settlers, the site of modern-day Brandon was a focal point of local Native American activities.
Neat!
Phoenix Down
04-22-2008, 09:50 PM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munich
Mercer HR Consulting consistently rates the city among the top 10 cities with highest quality of life worldwide - a 2007 survey ranked Munich as 8th.[6] The same company also ranks Munich as the world's 39th most expensive city to live in and the most expensive major city in Germany.
murgle
04-22-2008, 10:16 PM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Dallas
North Dallas
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North Dallas
Location in Dallas
Country United States
State Texas
Counties Collin, Dallas, Denton
City Dallas
Elevation 568|ft|m|0|lk=on}}
ZIP codes 75206, 75209, 75220, 75225, 75229, 75230, 75231, 75240, 75243, 75244, 75248, 75251, 75252, 75254, 75287
Area code(s) 214, 469, 972
North Dallas is an expansive area of numerous communities and neighborhoods in Dallas, Texas, (United States). It spans portions of three counties: Collin, Dallas, and Denton, and has strong social ties to two enclaves of Dallas (University Park and Highland Park) and a near-enclave (Addison) of Dallas. It is widely considered the wealthiest part of Dallas.
Contents [hide]
1 History
2 Geography
3 Cityscape
3.1 Neighborhoods
4 Culture
4.1 Shopping
5 Economy
6 Demographics
7 Education
7.1 Libraries
8 Infrastructure
8.1 Health systems
8.2 Transportation
9 See also
10 References
11 External links
[edit] History
[edit] Geography
[edit] Cityscape
[edit] Neighborhoods
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You can help by converting this section to prose, if appropriate. Editing help is available. (September 2007)
Addison (governed independently of Dallas)
Bluff View
Devonshire
Far North Dallas (the Collin and Denton County portions of North Dallas)
Bent Tree
Preston Highlands
Greenway Parks
Koreatown
Melshire Estates
Northwood Hills
Park Cities
Highland Park (governed independently of Dallas)
University Park (governed independently of Dallas)
Platinum Corridor
Preston Center
Preston Hollow
Renner
Stemmons Corridor
Telecom Corridor - (Richardson)
Vickery Meadows
[edit] Culture
Sparkman-Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery
[edit] Shopping
NorthPark Center
Galleria Dallas
Valley View Center
[edit] Economy
[edit] Demographics
[edit] Education
The Collin County portion of North Dallas is served by the Plano Independent School District.
Most of the Dallas County portion of North Dallas is served by the Dallas Independent School District, and students are zoned to either Emmett J. Conrad, Hillcrest, Thomas Jefferson, or W. T. White High Schools.[1]
Some portions of the Dallas County section of North Dallas are served by the Richardson Independent School District.
The Denton County portion of North Dallas is served by the Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District, and students are zoned to Newman Smith High School.
[edit] Libraries
The area is served by six branches of the Dallas Public Library system:
Fretz Park Branch Library[2]
Park Forest Branch Library[3]
Preston Royal Branch Library[4]
Renner Frankford Branch Library[5]
Timberglen Branch Library[6]
Walnut Hill Branch Library[7]
[edit] Infrastructure
[edit] Health systems
[edit] Transportation
North Central Expressway (US 75) in north DallasAs the majority of north Dallas was developed in the late 20th Century, the primary mode of local transportation is the automobile and the area has a low density compared with neighborhoods built in the early 20th Century. Efforts made by the City of Dallas and Dallas Area Rapid Transit to increase the availability of alternative modes of transportation have received varying degrees of support from north Dallas residents. Since 1996, two light rail lines flanking north Dallas on the east have been constructed and well-received, and two more are under construction that will flank north Dallas on the west, in northwest Dallas. However, plans to build a commuter or light rail line through the north Dallas area along the "Cotton Belt" (the St. Louis Southwestern Railway) has met opposition from residents and local organizations.[8]
Major and minor thoroughfares in Dallas and its enclavesNorth Dallas's road network was developed according to the street hierarchy school of urban design. Roads in the area are separated into major limited-access highways, high-capacity principal arterial roads, mid-capacity minor arterial roads, mid-capacity collector roads and minor streets. The most organized of these systems is north Dallas's modified grid plan of principal arterial roads, which runs on a standard N/S/E/W grid. The routing of limited-access highways through north Dallas is based on the area's proximity to Dallas's downtown freeway loop, as Dallas's freeway system was built according to the hub-and-spoke paradigm. North Dallas's major north-south highways radiate out of the downtown freeway loop and cut through north Dallas at various angles — Interstate 35E runs northwest/southeast, the Dallas North Tollway runs north/south, and U.S. Route 75 (North Central Expressway) runs northeast/southwest. Additionally, four separate beltways arc across north Dallas: in order from their proximity to downtown, they are Northwest Highway (SH Loop 12) (a principal arterial road), Interstate 635 (a limited-access highway), Belt Line Road (a principal arterial road), and the President George Bush Turnpike (a tolled limited-access highway).
Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) provides the north Dallas area with bus service, light rail lines, and HOV lanes. DART began operating its light rail lines in north Dallas in 1996: The Red Line connects north Dallas to Oak Cliff, south Dallas, downtown, Uptown, Richardson and Plano. The Blue Line connects north Dallas to south Dallas, downtown, Uptown, east Dallas, Lake Highlands, and Garland. DART has also begun construction on its Green and Orange lines, which will run just to the west of north Dallas in northwest Dallas. The two lines will serve DFW Airport, Irving and Las Colinas, Carrollton, Farmers Branch, the Stemmons Corridor, Victory Park, downtown, Deep Ellum, Fair Park, south Dallas and Pleasant Grove.
Dallas's Love Field Airport is located in north Dallas, near the Bluff View and Devonshire neighborhoods. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex's major international airport, Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, is located a short distance to the northwest. Additionally, Addison Airport, a general aviation airport, is located adjacent to north Dallas in Addison.
[edit] See also
North Dallas Chamber of Commerce
[edit] References
But that article kind of sucks. You can look at the whole "Dallas" article instead for more stuff.
Skylarq
04-22-2008, 10:27 PM
I wish my hometown was like post #62.
loser2d
04-22-2008, 10:40 PM
Avenal is a city in Kings County, California, United States. It is part of the Hanford - Corcoran Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA Code 25260), which encompasses all of Kings County. The Zip Code for this community is 93204, telephone numbers begin with (559) 386-XXXX The population was at 15,689 in the 2000 census. 7,062 of these residents were inmates at the Avenal State Prison, the first prison actively solicited by a community in the state of California. Many of the remaining residents largely either work at the prison or in the agriculture industry. The prison provides 1,000 jobs to residents. The California Department of Finance estimates that the population of Avenal had grown to 16,737 as of January 1, 2007.
The city's motto is "Oasis in the Sun".
Image:Seal of Avenal.jpg
Seal of the City of Avenal
Contents [hide]
1 Early History
2 Growth and Development
3 Geography
4 Demographics
5 Politics
6 Education
7 Notable residents
8 References
9 External links
[edit]Early History
Downtown Avenal
The City of Avenal was named by Spanish soldiers and explorers. "Avena" means oats or oatfield in Spanish. This area was covered with wild oats, "waist high," that looked like golden silk and covered the Kettleman Plains.
Early American settlers arrived in the Kettleman Hills during the 1850s with dreams of raising cattle and farming. Oil, however, would bring fame, fortune and people to the area. Indians had always known oil was in the hills, with natural seepage around Coalinga and Tar Canyon. The first Kettleman Hills well was drilled in 1900, followed by countless unproductive efforts.
On March 27, 1927, the Milham Exploration Company began work on Elliot No. 1. The crew toiled for 19 months, drilling past the 7,000-foot (2,100 m) mark. On October 5, 1928, the well blew out with a roar which was heard 20 miles (32 km) away, spewing forth an oil so fine that its color was white, and the gasoline could reportedly be used unrefined in automobiles.
The discovery of oil transformed Avenal into a boomtown. In 1929, Standard Oil surveyed the current site of Avenal to build a town. Makeshift houses were hauled in from Taft to take the place of the tents. A water line was laid and later a sewer plant was installed, a post office replaced a cigar box in the general store, a fire department was organized and a community grew. Standard Oil Company built the residents a 600-seat theater and a hospital.
Also in the first year (1929), nearly 20 businesses occupied Kings Street and Skyline Boulevard. By 1936, Avenal boasted a population of 3,000 - mostly oil workers - with 100 businesses and 69 private telephones and numerous community organizations. In 1940, Avenal was the second largest town in Kings County with a population of over 4,000 and was known to have some of the best services and schools in the state.
Although today Avenal and its economy are largely reliant on the Avenal State Prison and agriculture, Avenal was once a booming oil town known as the "Oil Fields Capital."
The teeming life of the oil fields, the forward thrust of civilization into the sun-baked hills so recently in their pristine state meant the early development of nearby towns where adequate living facilities could be provided to care for the fast growing population.
Milham City was projected by a group of Kings County citizens who owned lands on the slope of the hills east of the oil field. It scarcely had emerged from the dream stage when the Standard Oil Company announced in 1929, that a townsite had been set aside on the northwestern slope of the hills and that it would be called Avenal.
Thus the present thriving, interesting little town of Avenal came into being as the "oil capital" of the great field. Roads and streets were surveyed and laid out, water mains were laid, the town was launched on its purposeful career almost overnight.
An emergency hospital was built. Small and large homes were purposefully constructed to enjoy a fuller life in the erstwhile barren plains and trees were planted to provide much needed shade.
On December 5, 1929, the first mail arrived at the new Avenal post office located at Moore's Soda Fountain.
[edit]Growth and Development
Among the first business establishments at Avenal were Koepp's Welding Works, The Republic Supply Company, Mac's Coffee Shop, Moore's Soda Fountain and the Cross Lumber Company. Presently, the town included 26 oil field supply houses, 12 oil field service company branches, 9 grocery stores, 9 service stations, 8 restaurants, 5 welding establishments, 4 builders' supply houses and numerous other enterprises.
While the oil fields and their urban center were populated with industrious, lay-abiding people the problem of keeping the peace and maintaining the dignity of the law existed there just as it does in all other communities where there is life, action and big payrolls. To meet this commonplace problem a township was established and on April 1, 1937, E.W. Oliver was appointed as justice of the peace and William "Bill" Brendal was named constable. Aiding and cooperating with them in the enforcement of the law was Deputy Sherrif Richard "Dick" Doty, who was appointed by Sheriff L.P. Loftis in 1935.
Two other county offices maintained deputies at Avenal for service in the oil fields. They were Orville Robbins, deputy county assessor; and R. W. Zivnuska, deputy county treasurer.
By election in February 1934, the Avenal Township formed a fire district, which served efficiently both in the town and country districts. The three fire district commissioners originally elected were Ray Mohler, Floyd Rice and Jess Hamilton.
The Avenal district owned one well-equipped White fire truck and a half interest with the West Side Fire Protection District, of a 2-ton Reo fire truck. Two full-time drivers were regularly employed and 20 firemen worked call. The firehouse provided living quarters for the employees. Fire chief L. H. Dell was assisted by M. L. Sperling.
By April 1930, Dr. S. V. Dragoo was the head of the emergency hospital. Dr. Dragoo was assisted by one office worker and two nurses, having two special nurses on call. Between five and six hundred calls per month with about thirty accident cases are handled by this organization, not to mention the ambulance service extended.
Appointed postmistress in November 1931, Mrs. Marie Eads served in that office until July 1933, when she resigned and Charles E. Day was appointed. The post office later occupied a two-story building leased by the Standard Oil Company in 1935. Later in Avenal's history, the Post Office leased a space adjacent to Finster's Market (later T&T Market). In the late 1990s, the post office was relocated to its current location near the intersection of Skyline Blvd and San Joaquin Street.
The collapse of oil and gas production came with the intrusion of salt water into the oil reservoir, leaving 65 to 70 percent of the North Dome of the Kettleman Hills still undisturbed.
In 1953, oil companies with holdings in the area fields unitized, naming Standard Oil to operate the fields. Avenal's economy dwindled and with it, many stores, buildings and houses were vacated until the 1960s when an influx of agricultural workers made a major impact on Avenal and surrounding area.
The 1970s saw two substantial projects that had significant impacts on the city: the completion of the California Aqueduct which brought in needed water to the westside, and the opening of Interstate 5.
The citizens of Avenal voted for incorporation in September 1979, and while going through the early stages of being a new City, the citizens pursued and were successful in bringing a state prison to Avenal. Avenal State Prison was constructed and opened in 1987. The prison is a vital part of the community, which employs well over 1,000 people from this area. The building of the facility dramatically increased the City's total valuation with construction, improvements and activity that could be seen in every area of the City.
Avenal is also home to the Central California Soaring Club, headquartered at the Avenal Gliderport. This is one of the few glider-only airports in the western US. A soaring contest is held there every spring.
Construction has been completed on the renovation of Skyline Boulevard (SR 269) in the City's joint effort with Caltrans. Avenal has also completed a massive public improvement project with the development of 52 miles (84 km) of new curbs, gutters and sidewalks throughout the City.
The City has been actively pursuing industrial development and is looking at future development of the Interstate 5 interchange area for both commercial and industrial uses.
Although Avenal's future is no longer closely related to oil, it will always mark its beginnings from "the day Milham came in," and the cigar box on the counter of the general store which was its first post office.
[edit]Geography
Avenal is located at 36°1′30″N, 120°7′14″W (36.025086, -120.120605).[1], 180 miles (290 km) north of Los Angeles and 200 miles (320 km) south of both San Francisco and Sacramento. The city boasts at being located, "Half the way from the Bay to L.A." According to the United States Census Bureau, Avenal has a total area of 19.1 square miles (49.5 km²), all of it land.
[edit]Demographics
Avenal is a small city of approximately 16,737 people, including prison inmates. Avenal owes its origin to the discovery of oil on 4 October 1928. Avenal was the site of a "tent city" as the boom started, but foresight made the boom orderly, so that by 1940 Avenal was the second largest town in Kings County with a population of 4,600.
Growth continues today to ******* a more diversified economy based on oil, agriculture, and the service industry. In 1978, Avenal citizens voted to incorporate and improve the quality of life for all Avenal residents. The presence of the Avenal State Prison helps this rural community maintain economic stability
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 15,689 people, 1,928 households, and 1,640 families residing in the city. The population density was 767.3 people per square mile (296.3/km²). There were 2,061 housing units at an average density of 107.8/sq mi (41.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 35.84% White, 12.61% Black or African American, 0.95% Native American, 0.39% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 47.38% from other races, and 2.79% from two or more races. 65.88% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 1,928 households out of which 60.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.5% were married couples living together, 16.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.9% were non-families. 11.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.14 and the average family size was 4.30.
In the city the population was spread out with 21.9% under the age of 18, 13.5% from 18 to 24, 46.5% from 25 to 44, 15.0% from 45 to 64, and 3.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 289.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 403.5 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $29,710, and the median income for a family was $28,019. Males had a median income of $30,802 versus $20,852 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,090. About 28.3% of families and 30.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 34.4% of those under age 18 and 5.0% of those age 65 or over.
[edit]Politics
In the state legislature Avenal is located in the 16th Senate District, represented by Democrat Dean Florez, and in the 30th Assembly District, represented by Democrat Nicole Parra. Federally, Avenal is located in California's 20th congressional district, which has a Cook PVI of D +5[3] and is represented by Democrat Jim Costa.
[edit]Education
All of the schools in the city of Avenal are under the Reef-Sunset Unified School District (RSUSD) located at 205 N. Park Ave, Avenal CA, 93204. Superintendent: Dr. Nancy A. Mellor.
The schools in this district are:
Avenal Elementary School (K-5) Mascot: Wildcat,
Tamarack Elementary School (K-3) Mascot: Tiger,
Reef-Sunset Middle School (6-8) Mascot: Diamondback,
Avenal High School (9-12) Mascot: Buccaneers,
Sunrise Continuation School (9-12) Mascot: Golden Eagles
Adelante Continuation School (9-12) Mascot: N/A,
Kettleman City Elemantary School (K-8) Mascot: Coyote.
West Hills Community College is located in Coalinga about 18 miles (29 km) northwest of Avenal.
[edit]Notable residents
The Williams Brothers, Paul Williams, who is a wide receiver for the Tennessee Titans, J.D Williams who is a former NFL cornerback, and the late Curtis Williams who was tragically paralyzed while playing college football at the University of Washington.
Mo
05-30-2008, 08:32 AM
Okay, I didn't expect that.
Again, why would they bump old shit like this?
Mo
05-30-2008, 08:33 AM
pablo picasso analyticalwomen having sex pictures sounds intruiging, though.
pale_princess
08-08-2008, 03:24 PM
where i was born and lived til age 10
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peterborough%2C_Ontario
where i lived aged 10-18
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Braeside%2C_Ontario
the nearby town where i went to schoool/worked/whatever during those years
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnprior%2C_Ontario