Many people in Austin feel that their city is becoming too crowded. “Welcome to Austin. Please don’t move here (I hear Dallas is great!)” is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images.
Wikipedia: Austin, Texas
Austin (UK: /ˈɒstɪn, ˈɔːstɪn/, US: /ˈɔːstən/) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Texas, as well as the seat and largest city of Travis County, with portions extending into Hays and Williamson counties. It is the 11th-most populous city in the United States, the fourth-most-populous city in Texas, and the second-most-populous state capital city (after Phoenix, Arizona). It is also the fastest growing large city in the United States from 2015-2016, and the southernmost state capital in the contiguous United States.
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Welcome to Austin, please don’t move here.Smiling face with smiling eyes
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Randy Frederick
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I love it here, but it’s getting crowded. Our old slogan was “Keep Austin Weird”. Our new one is, “Welcome to Austin, please don’t move here” 😊
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The No. 1 best place to live in America is… https://on.mktw.net/2Fb7vPK
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Above, a 1934 plaque from the Big Apple Night Club at West 135th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem. Discarded as trash in 2006. Now a Popeyes fast food restaurant on Google Maps.
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Above, Big Apple Corner at 54th Street and Broadway in Manhattan. Google Maps. Stolen and missing, 2021-2024.
Above, John J. Fitz Gerald, from the Aug. 15, 1931, Binghamton (NY) Press, pg. 14.
Listen to Robert Emmerich introduce "The Big Apple," a hit song from 1937. Music written by Bob and performed by Tommy Dorsey's Clambake Seven with Bob on piano. Lyrics written by Buddy Bernier and sung by Edythe Wright. Audio provided by Dorothy Emmerich.
Also listen to a 1937 "The Big Apple" song by Ozzie Nelson and his Orchestra. See a 1929 photo of John J. Fitz Gerald and a 1931 photo of John J. Fitz Gerald.
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