Whats your home town Famous for ?

[Kailias]

My town is the only one in the world trying to sell it's SEWER SYSTEM to China.... what were we thinking!? Oh wait, my family didn't support that stupid bill!

 

[arc101]

We grow lots of pretty flowers!
Sadly, I'm not joking... It's a good thing no one knows about Shrewsbury.

Telford... Ahhh... my home town, the town that created the industrial revolution, and is now the worlds greatest chav city... Fuck
EDIT: oh yes, we also are famous for the most ridiculous road systems, with more roundabouts per people than almost any of town in the world

 

[arc101]

Shrewsbury:

Town of bridges and the birth place of Charles Darwin!.

How many people on the escapist... no, in this thread are from this area, you know, telford, shrewsbury, possibly chester... LOADS!

 

[Joshimodo]

Mine is famous for being one of the most busy and important ports during the industrial revolution. We kept the world running.

Now it's horrid.

 

[General Ken8]

My town is famous because the creator of the wizard of oz was born there
an odd movie, but at least we have parades and festivals every year for it

 

[Kaboose the Moose]

Shrewsbury:

Town of bridges and the birth place of Charles Darwin!.

We grow lots of pretty flowers!
Sadly, I'm not joking... It's a good thing no one knows about Shrewsbury.

Wow, who's right?

I believe we are both right. There is the garden called the uh, "the Dingle" (I'm not kidding) in Shrewsbury Quarry which has, well, shit loads of flowers and trees as one would expect from a garden. Also it's filled with bridges seeing that it crosses the Severn and the Rea Brook and there is even a poem about the number of bridges in the place (as I recall) and Charles Darwin was born there at the Mount House. He's the only famous resident that I know who will be known internationally, others are more prominent in the UK

Shrewsbury:

Town of bridges and the birth place of Charles Darwin!.

How many people on the escapist... no, in this thread are from this area, you know, telford, shrewsbury, possibly chester... LOADS!

Lol, everyone is in Shropshire these days for some odd reason, as for me I just moved to London, not necessarily a step forward I must add.

 

[cathou]

Largest french speaking city in north america,
biggest inclinated tower,
most decorated sport team (24 stanley cup in 100 years history,
also birth place of several hockey player, signer and artist.
Jazz festival and just for laugh festival.
the now dead F1 grand prix

and probably much more

 

[Ladie Au Pair]

The tallest man to ever live grew up in my home town.

 

[DrDeath3191]

NASA. Fuck yea. Also it has some of the best hospitals in the world.

 

[Erja_Perttu]

We spawned John Cleese.

And before some arsonists came along, we had one of the worlds few remaining piers. That thing went up like a cat covered in petrol.

 

[tsb247]

My home town (or at least, the city I am currently residing it) can claim to be the aircraft capitol of the world. More airplanes are produced in this city per year than anywhere else in the entire world.

 

[pyramid head grape]

Being make of Guinness or some other Irish based drink that I hate.

 

[Macabre9037]

For being the place where the Westboro Baptist Church met their match.

 

[Chased]

Birth place of John Logie Baird, the inventor of the television.

To commemorate him, there's a big erection on the sea front. You've got every right to giggle, because it does actually kind of look like that.

I thought Philo Farnsworth invented the TV?

EDIT: Never mind, apparently Philo was more so a pioneer of TV electronics.

 

[deakin_j]

Bruce Dickinson, Donald Pleasance, Lee Westwood and.. that's about it, really.

 

[Wierdguy]

Lund - The site of Swedens biggest church Lunds Cathedral aswell as one of Swedens finest and oldest universities. We also have a rich cultural sceene and a history of about 1000 years!

Ahh Im so proud...

 

[Athol]

The 'home' of Butchart Gardens...so yeah shit all.

 

[MRMIdAS2k]

First Football game played under floodlights.
First and original Football Team called United.
First Goal in the Premier League
Stones Bitter
Pulp
Arctic Monkeys
Human League
Def Leppard
Sean Bean
Stainless Steel

 

[devotedsniper]

As far as i know the only thing my home town is famous for is this...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamworth_%28pig%29