The Big Apple: Shea Town

Above, a plaque remaining from the Big Apple Night Club at west 135th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem.

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Above, Big Apple Corner at 54th Street and Broadway in Manhattan.

Above, John J. Fitz Gerald, from the Oct. 17, 1931, Turf Play, p. 7.

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.

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Entry from March 20, 2005

Shea Town

Shea Stadium (named after a lawyer named Shea, not the Che on T-shirts) is the home of the New York Mets. Since about 2002, "Shea Town" has been used in rap music to mean New York City.

If the Mets have a winning season, you might hear "Shea Town" very often. If the Mets lose, "Shea Town" will probably be a forgotten term.

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noun
Shea Town

New York, from Shea stadium.

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Welcome to the official website of Shea Town Studios. This site is to provide you with all the hottest songs from Shea Town Studios artists and its affiliated artists.

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