Without naming the city you are from, what is it famous for? - General Discussion Discussion

Paul Smith (the fashion designer)
Lace (as in the fabric)
Wollaton Hall (Wayne Manor in Batman The Dark Knight Rises)
John Players cigarettes
BOOTS (the retail pharmacy chain not the footwear)
Robin Hood

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[–] jriley555 (7081) 8 months ago

Nottingham

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[–] Daft_Munks (4165) 8 months ago

Yup

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[–] jriley555 (7081) 8 months ago

Cool !

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[–] Daft_Munks (4165) 8 months ago

Have you ever participated in bathtub racing?

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[–] michaelDclarke (1658) 8 months ago

Nah. Have you?

--Michael D. Clarke

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[–] Daft_Munks (4165) 8 months ago

No but it looks like fun

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[–] michaelDclarke (1658) 8 months ago

I've been skydiving though. Jumped out of a plane from 14,000 feet when I lived in Michigan.

It was pretty surreal passing through actual clouds. ☁️

--Michael D. Clarke

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[–] Daft_Munks (4165) 8 months ago

Wow cool

Did you go solo or were you strapped onto someone else?

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[–] michaelDclarke (1658) 8 months ago

Non-tandem (solo). I had my own parachute but I had two people on each side of me guiding me and holding onto my arms.

Once I got closer to the ground, they released and I was left on my own. Deployed my own parachute and all.

--Michael D. Clarke

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[–] Daft_Munks (4165) 8 months ago

Cool

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[–] RoboReCop (2790) 8 months ago

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[–] [deleted] 8 months ago

the longest city street.

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[–] SNOOPGIRLZHERE (1) 8 months ago

Yonge Street - Toronto 🇨🇦

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[–] mtxmind (3188) 8 months ago

Some of Charlie Chaplin's early silent movies were filmed here, including "The Tramp". Also some of the Bronco Billy silent as well..

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[–] jriley555 (7081) 8 months ago

Chicago (live there myself, now)

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[–] mtxmind (3188) 8 months ago

Not Chicago. California, SF Bay Area.

Parts of Terminator 2, & American Graffiti 2 were also filmed here.

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[–] jriley555 (7081) 8 months ago

Before that, CC filmed in Chicago.

Where in the bay ? I used to live in the city, Sutter & Octavia. Beautiful area, between Japantown & Pacific Heights.

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[–] mtxmind (3188) 8 months ago

East Bay Area. Roughly half way between Oakland, & San Jose. Essanay had a 2cd Studio here.

The studio was founded in 1907 in Chicago, and later developed an additional film lot in Niles Canyon, California. (Present day Fremont)

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[–] jriley555 (7081) 8 months ago

Love the bay, miss it.

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