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Why is New York known as 'The Big Apple'? |
Travel Info Why is New York known as 'The Big Apple'? Travel Tips In the early 1920s a writer for the New York Morning Telegraph, John Fitzgerald, referred to New York City's races "Around the Big Apple." It is rumored that Fitzgerald got the term from jockeys and trainers in New Orleans who aspired to race on New York City tracks, referring to the "Big Apple." In the late 1920s and early 1930s, New York City's jazz musicians began referring to New York City as the "Big Apple." An old saying in show business was "There are many apples on the tree, but only one Big Apple." New York City being the premier place to perform was referred to as the Big Apple. A 1971 campaign to increase tourism to New York City adopted the Big Apple as an officially recognized reference to New York City. The campaign featured red apples in an effort to lure visitors to New York City. It was hoped that the red apples would serve as a bright and cheery image of New York City, in contrast to the common belief that New York City was dark and dangerous. Since then, New York City has officially been The Big Apple. Source(s): http://gonyc.about.com/cs/atozinde1/a/bi... Other Travel Tips Im not sure but I believe because it is refering to the business world and the size of the city. New York City is one of the best places of corporate businesses It had to do with a nickname for horse racing tracks in the 1920's and a journalist penned the nickname in the Morning Telegraph and stuck. http://gonyc.about.com/cs/atozinde1/a/bi... |
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