why is newark, nj called the "brick city"?
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Brick City \n\nNewark, New Jersey. Largest city in NJ. Has only recently started to recover from the devestating 1967 riots and the after effects thereof. Called Brick City due to the large number of high rise brick housing projects, most of which have been torn down. The name Brick City was coined by Ron Muhammad who has a clothing line of the same name since 1982.The name originated from the clothing line. A popular group from Brick City was The Outsidaz.Also known as 1 of the hardest cities in America today.
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Most common explanation is that it was entertainment/jazz speak for "the big city". but there are lots of interpretations. See link
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No, because a peninsula is "surrounded" by water. The key here is that even though the western part of New Jersey is bordered by the Delaware River, the width of New Jersey is wider than the river, so you really can't call it being "surrounded by." If this were a peninsula, then wouldn't eastern North America be a peninsula since it has the Mississippi to the west ?\n\n"Peninsula" comes from the Latin "almost island". Florida is a classic example of a peninsula. It's connected to the mainland by only a small strip of land, clearly surrounded on three sides.\n\nHope this helps.
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I was born in New Jersey and the only thing I have heard people say about N.J. is just how bad it is in the cities and that the people are mean. But I like New Jersey so it don't matter.
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Princeton, New Jersey
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Try the New Jersey place names website: (scroll down for K)\nhttp://www.state.nj.us/cgi-bin/infobank/localsearch.pl
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"Brick House" - Commodoors or however you spell that
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some very good answers so far. People that live in your town will be more apt to do business with the town name mainly because it leads most newcomers that it has been there awhile and not a fly by night operation.Alot of people deal with town names in there business simply believing that the whole town is behind the business.Check the legalities before you have your sign made some town officials may not allow the town name in a private enterprise
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Because....\nBuildings are called building even though they're already built... AND\nWe drive in parkways, and park in driveways... AND\nBecause apartments are convenient ways to be apart from parents... and your money.
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The Madison Township with which I am familiar is in my home state of New Jersey.  I googled it to see if there were any more.  There is a Madison Township in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and North Carolina.  There may be other states that have a Madison Township, but I didn't go any further in the google matches.\n\nThe word "Township" is what sets it apart from towns, cities, and counties with the name of Madison.
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"Back in the day", street names were often just given based on where the road went.  If the road went to London, it was called London Road.  If the road was the main street in the town, it was called Main Street.\n\nNowadays, property developers normally include street name proposals in the plans they put forward to the local councils for approval and planning permission
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Newark\nHanover\nMonroe\nWashington\nHarrison
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Trenton, NJ and Laredo, TX?  Not really the same area!
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Themselves!  Have you seen many Black neighborhoods?  As soon as one is fixed up, the people will destroy it again.  I grew up in North Philadelphia (Strawberry Mansion).  It's disgusting, and the people living there don't help.
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I believe it means that the county/city will build this if you will come. it helps keep kids off the streets and cleans up the area and hopefully gets people to have some sense of worth in their community. this ususally happens in very low income areas.
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Because it's New Jersey.
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The etymology of the term is uncertain; some histories cite it as originally referring to a play that is so successful that competing theaters on the block are "busted" and driven out of business; others claim a derivation from the nickname of a type of World War II-era bomb capable of destroying an entire city block. Still others note that the term may stem from crowds of people that might flock to queue up for a hit play, perhaps stretching over several city blocks. Whatever its origin, the term quickly caught on as a way to describe a hit, and has subsequently been applied to productions other than plays and films, including novels and multimillion selling computer/console game titles. The Blockbuster Video company derived its name from the term.