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Great American Cities – Seattle Posted by sasha on Aug 11, 2016
It’s been a few months since our last post in the “Great American Cities” series, but today we’re bringing it back by heading to the home of grunge music and Starbucks – Seattle. Name – Seattle is one of the only major cities in the US to be named after a Native American chief. He…
Great American Cities – Milwaukee Posted by sasha on May 12, 2016
After visiting Chicago, Detroit, and Cleveland, we’ve got one more Midwest city before we move on to a different region. Let’s learn about the Great American City of Milwaukee: Name – It’s believed that the name comes from the Algonquin word Millioke. There are a few different ideas for the meaning – “gathering place by the waters”…
Great American Cities – Cleveland Posted by sasha on Apr 7, 2016
Continuing in our Great American Cities series, our next stop is also a Midwest city – Cleveland. In many ways this city has suffered the same fate as Detroit. It’s a part of America that has become known as the Rust Belt – once great cities that were driven by manufacturing who have seen those…
Great American Cities – Detroit Posted by sasha on Mar 17, 2016
It’s time to move again in our “Great American Cities” series. This month, we head to the Midwest and my hometown – Detroit. The city has been in the news a lot the past several years because of its decline into bankruptcy. These days, however, it is slowly climbing out of the ashes and making…
Great American Cities – Miami Posted by sasha on Feb 18, 2016
There are so many great cities in the USA, and we’re exploring them one by one here on the English Language & Culture Blog. For this edition, we’re going about as far south as we can to Miami. Name – The first inhabitants of the area were the Calusa and the name comes from their word…
Great American Cities – Atlanta Posted by sasha on Jan 11, 2016
We are continuing on with our Great American Cities series. After visiting Asheville, we’re staying in the South and heading to Atlanta. Name: There are a few stories about where the name came from. One is that it came from the governor’s youngest daughter, Martha Atlanta Lumpkin. However, it was the Chief Engineer of the…
Great American Cities – Asheville Posted by sasha on Nov 12, 2015
So far we’ve covered a few east coast cities (New York, Boston, D.C., Philly), a couple of west coast cities (San Fransisco, L.A. and Las Vegas) and one Midwest city, Chicago. Now we’re heading to the southeast, the land of BBQ and biscuits and gravy, to a small mountain town called Asheville in our “Great…