Hometown Elimination- Sign-Up thread

If you've gone one the Civ V forums, you may have noticed my Civ Elimination Thread a while ago. Now, I'm trying out a new type of elimination thread where we see who's hometown is best.

Rules:
1. Hometown refers to the place you call home. It could be where you currently or used to live. So the elimination can be easier, if you live in a small town you may want to use a larger, nearby city.

2. In this sign-up thread, please post the name of your hometown. If it is not really well-known, post the state/providence and country.

3. If you can, post some information on your town and why you like it, especially if it is a lesser-known town so other people can get some information on it.

4. Signups close after 20 towns.

5. Elimination thread rules will be posted in the actual elimination thread.

Signups (20/20):

Save_Ferris: Albuquerque, New Mexico, US
NedimNapoleon: Brijesnica Mala, FBiH, Bosnia and Herzegovina
General Olaf: Wellington, New Zealand
Omega124: Albany, New York, US
taillesskangaru: Melbourne, Australia
Mad Men: Laurel, Maryland, US
Red_Spy: Pensacola, Florida, US
Skwink Caesar: Aberdeen, Washington, US
Bestrfcplayer: Columbus, Ohio, US
CELTICEMPIRE: Cardiff, Wales, UK
Hoplitejoe: Newhaven, England, UK
NickyJ: Roanoke, Virginia, US
Perfection: Alert, Nunavut, Canada
Mango Elephant: Raliegh, North Carolina, US
ilduce349: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Gamezrule: Traverse City, Michigan
SouthernKing: Knoxville, Tennessee
ZeletDude: Sun Valley/Hailey/Ketchum, Idaho
West India Man: Niterói, RJ, Brazil
EnglishCrusader: Corby Town, England, UK

First of all, my town:

Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

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Population: 545,852 (32nd largest in US, largest in NM)

Why it's great:
Largest balloon fiesta in the world
Access to mountains, the Rio Grande, ancient volcanoes, casinos, Route 66
Spread out, for those who don't like crowded cities
Little to no rain (I consider this a good thing, you might not)

Brijesnica Mala, FBiH, Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Population: 2548

Why it's great:
Good for hunting
Fishing
I can't think of anymore now

Wellington, New Zealand

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Population: 389,700 (3rd largest in NZ)

Why it's great:
Lots of public artwork
Amazing views
It's even beautiful in a storm

Wikipedia said:

In 2011 Lonely Planet Best in Travel 2011 named Wellington as fourth in its Top 10 Cities to Visit in 2011, referring to the New Zealand capital as the "coolest little capital in the world".

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Albany, New York
Named after Scotland (Alba is Scotish for Scotland)

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Population: 97,856

Why it's great:
We have the Egg, the most stupidly hilarious building ever built (See above)
One of the oldest cities in the USA, origionally founded by the Dutch
The capitol of New York
Largest Capitol under 100,000 residents (Although the trend the population is rising, we'll lose that distinction at the 2020 census)
Lowest uneployment in the whole State!

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia



Population: 4,077,036 (metropolitan)

Named after: William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

Why it's great:
- nice people
- multiculturalism
- lots of sporting events
- lots of cultural events too
- good cafes, restaurants
- lots of parks
- good drinking water

Why it's not:
- screwy weather
- organised crime
- unorganised crime
- soaring house prices
- bad traffic
- crappy public transport

Your Mileage May Vary:
- Trams

Why I wouldn't rather be anywhere else:
- Because I've grown too attached to this city

Historical trivia:
- Originally the land was occupied by the Kulin nation. The city was founded on the Port Philip Bay in 1835 by one John Batman, who along with hundreds of settlers brought 55,000 sheep to the area and ignored evictions orders from the Government.
- Grew quickly during the Gold Rush (125,000 people by 1861, 500,000 by 1880), became the financial capital of Australia with the country's first stock exchange.
- Seat of Australia's parliament before Canberra was built because Sydneysiders can't stand us being the capital city.
- Hosted the Olympics in 1956.
- Forested areas surrounding the city are prone to bushfires. Black Saturday 2009 was particularly bad.

Laurel, Maryland


Population:19,960

Why it's great:
-Central location
-nice parks
-plenty of restaurants
-has it's own race track
-the historic district has a small town charm to it

Why it's not
-Crime
-corrupt cops
-bad drivers
-the city's only mall has nothing in it
-it rains almost all the time
-communicating with locals can sometimes be difficult (assuming you don't speak Spanish)
-horrible bedbug infestation through out the city

Historical trivia
-Prior to the September 11, 2001 attacks, several of the hijackers of American Airlines Flight 77 (which crashed into the Pentagon) stayed at various motels in the Laurel area, including the Budget Host Valencia and Pin-Del motels in Howard County just north of the city limits. The wing of the Valencia where they stayed was demolished and a new Sleep Inn was constructed on the ground, which opened in April 2007. They accessed the Internet through public computers at a Kinko's just south of the city limits. The also prepared for the hijacking by working out at a Gold's Gym; a report by FBI Director Mueller states the gym was in Laurel,[26] while other sources list the location as Greenbelt, Maryland,[27][28] several miles to the south.

-On May 15, 1972, Governor George Wallace of Alabama, running for the presidential nomination of the Democratic Party, was campaigning at a rally in the parking lot of Laurel Shopping Center, near what is today a Bank of America branch, when he was shot and paralyzed by Arthur Bremer, a disturbed, out-of-work janitor

-The Cretaceous Era brought dinosaurs to the area which left a number of fossils, now preserved in a 7.5-acre (3.0 ha) park in Laurel.[4] The site, which among other finds has yielded fossilized teeth from Astrodon and Priconodon species, has been called the most prolific in the eastern United States

Pensacola, Florida, USA

Population: 53,248

Why its great:
- Oldest city in Mainland USA
- The Blue Angels
- Nice Weather

Known as:
"World's Whitest Beaches"
"Cradle of Naval Aviation"
"Red Snapper Capital of the World."

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Aberdeen WA, USA

Pop: 16,000 +/-

Why it's great:
Great people
Kurt Cobain's Homeland
Great scenery

Known As:
Hell Hole of the Pacific

It's been here for over 100 years. Used to have the highest murder rate and highest number of whorehouses on the West Coast. It's a great place sorta though. There's this lady who is almost ALWAYS outside of Wal-Mart begging. She's our third most popular person, next to the Watchman and Kurt.

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Columbus, OH​

Pop:
-(City): 787,033(2011)
-(Metro): 1,725,570 (2011)

Why it's great
-Home of OSU
-Good Catholic High Schools (I would know )
-Columbus Clippers & Blujackets

Know As
-Cap City

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Cardiff, Wales, UK (I don't want to specify the town in Kentucky where I live.)
population: 1,445,500
city ruthlessly oppressed and occupied, inhabitants yearn for freedom.
http://www.tripadvisor.com/LocationPhotos-g186460-Cardiff_Southern_Wales_Wales.html

Coruscant

Newhaven, England (pronounced NU-AVEN)

Population: 12,000

Why its great:
-Near the sea
-Paradise park (THERE ARE DINOSAURS!!!1!1)
-Ermmm...
- Lord Lucan disappeared there?


Known as:
"Newhaven"
"that hole"
"make sure you don't get stabbed"

@Perfection: You don't have to have the town you live in, but I'd prefer its existence.

There is a picture of it therefore it exists.

For the heck of it:

Roanoke, Virginia

Population: 97,032 (As of 2010)

Facts:
-Was a coal mining town that developed into a city.
-Contains the Taubman Art Museum, which can easily be criticized as looking like a heap of scrap metal.
-Tenth-largest city in Virginia
-Has the Hotel Roanoke, which looks excellent.

Known as:
Star City
The Star City of The South
Magic City

Da pics:

hoplitejoe said:

There is a picture of it therefore it exists.

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Fine, Alert, Nunavut

YOU'RE CANADIAN?

caps

Pretty sure Perf's American, civplayah.

Anyone else is welcome to join! 7 more signups are needed!