A plaque remaining from the Big Apple Night Club at West 135th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem.

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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Entries in the categoryBig Easy, City That Care Forgot (New Orleans nicknames)
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“A man walks into a bar in New Orleans…” (bar joke)
“Are you a cajun chef? Cause I wanna bayou dinner”
“Laissez les bons temps rouler” ("Let the good times roll")
“Let her go, Gallagher!”
“New Orleans—Boosters for the Space Age” (New Orleans slogan)
“One great thing about Louisiana heat: You can guarantee no one is waiting in your back seat”
“Red beans and ricely yours”
“The opposite of New Orleans is Old Andfat”
“Throw me something, mister!” (Mardi Gras parade cry)
“Throw me something, sister!” (Mardi Gras parade cry)
“We don’t hide crazy. We parade it in the streets and hang some beads on it”
“We don’t hide the crazy. We parade it down the street”
“What do you call a Cajun who never tells the truth?"/"Jumbolaya.”
“What do you call a large Louisianan who never tells the truth?"/"A jambalaya.”
“When the Saints Go Marching In” (song)
“Where yat?” ("Where y’at?")
“You can make it illegal, but you can’t make it unpopular”
“Your mama is the reason this town is called The Big Easy” ("yo mama” joke)
America’s Most Interesting City (New Orleans nickname)
Baghdad-on-the-Bayou (New Orleans nickname)
Big Apple Bar & Restaurant (New Orleans, 1952-1970s?)
Big Apple Concession (City Park in New Orleans, 1947-1949)
Big Crescent (New Orleans nickname)
Big Easy (New Orleans nickname)
Big Greasy (New Orleans nickname)
Big Sleazy (New Orleans nickname)
Birthplace of Jazz (New Orleans nickname)
Calas ("Belle Calas! Tout chauds!")
Chocolate City (New Orleans nickname)
Chopper City (New Orleans nickname)
City of a Million Dreams (New Orleans nickname)
City of Yes (New Orleans nickname)
City That Care Forgot (New Orleans nickname)
City That Forgot to Care (New Orleans nickname)
Convention City (New Orleans nickname)
Crawfish Town (New Orleans nickname)
Creole City (New Orleans nickname)
Crescent City (New Orleans nickname)
Debris (sandwich)
Eggs Hussarde
Erb City (New Orleans nickname)
Etouffee (Crawfish Étouffée)
Gateway of the Mississippi Valley (New Orleans nickname)
Greatest Free Show on Earth (Mardi Gras in New Orleans)
Grillades
Gumbo City (New Orleans nickname)
Hollywood South (New Orleans nickname)
Jump City (New Orleans nickname)
Land of Dixie (New Orleans nickname)
Mardi Gras City (New Orleans nickname)
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