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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CRAAPL (crap + Apple Inc. or AAPL)
Grouponista (group coupon user)
“Everything’s chicken but the gravy”
“A ton of money” (a large amount of money)
Man Aisle (store aisle of products men shop for)
Spokes-tool (spokesman/spokesperson + tool)
“Evening news is where they begin with ‘Good evening’—and then proceed to tell you why it isn’t”
“Hard work pays off in the future; laziness pays off now”
“There are no new stories, only new reporters” (journalism adage)
“No cheering in the press box” (sports journalism adage)
“An apple a day keeps the doctor away, but an onion a day keeps everybody away”
“He who works with his hands and his head is a craftsman…”
“Be careful about reading health books—you may die of a misprint”
“Don’t be irreplaceable; if you can’t be replaced, you can’t be promoted”
“Never marry for money—you can borrow it cheaper”
Department of Social Justice (Department of Justice nickname)
Spokeshole (spokesman/spokesperson + asshole)
Spokes-hack (spokesman/spokesperson + hack)
Spokes-liar (spokesman/spokesperson + liar)
Glory Hole
“He who has a thing to sell and goes and whispers in a well…”
“Even Popeye didn’t eat his spinach until he absolutely had to”