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The nickname "Capital of the [[Sunbelt]]" (also "Golden Buckle on the Sun Belt")<ref name="Buckle">{{cite news | title= A Hummer Alongside a Horse? The Rodeo Must Be in Houston | work=The New York Times | url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C05E1D9163FF932A35750C0A9629C8B63 | accessdate=January 24, 2008 | first=Ralph | last=Blumenthal | date=March 1, 2004}}</ref> appeared during the [[boomtown]] years when the city experienced rapid growth.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/03/01/forget-what-the-pundits-tell-you-coastal-cities-are-old-news-it-s-the-sunbelt-that-s-booming.html|title=Forget What the Pundits Tell You, Coastal Cities are Old News - it’s the Sunbelt that’s Booming|last=Kotkin|first=Joel|date=2014-03-01|website=The Daily Beast|access-date=2016-03-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Feagin|first=Joe R.|date=1985-01-01|title=The Global Context of Metropolitan Growth: Houston and the Oil Industry|jstor=2779634|journal=American Journal of Sociology|volume=90|issue=6|pages=1204–1230}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.temple.edu/tempress/titles/514_reg.html|title=Beth Anne Shelton, Joe R. Feagin, Robert Bullard, Nestor Rodriguez, Robert D. Thomas: Houston|website=www.temple.edu|access-date=2016-03-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JVAr78xwo7sC|title=The Global Cities Reader|last=Brenner|first=Neil|last2=Keil|first2=Roger|date=2006-01-01|publisher=Psychology Press|isbn=9780415323444|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=v-74dw0_stAC&pg=PA205&dq=Houston+capital+of+the+sunbelt&hl=en&sa=X&ei=vRyTVfTyMojt-AGr04GgCQ&ved=0CEkQ6AEwCA#v=onepage&q=Houston%2520capital%2520of%2520the%2520sunbelt&f=false|title=Business Elites and Urban Development: Case Studies and Critical Perspectives|last=Cummings|first=Scott|date=1988-01-01|publisher=SUNY Press|isbn=9780887065774|language=en}}</ref> In the late 1970s, Houston was experiencing a population increase, as people from [[Rust Belt]] states moved ''en masse'' into Texas.<ref name="Polish-Texans">{{cite web | title=Polish-Texans | publisher=Texas Almanac (2004-2005), www.texasalmanac.com | url=http://www.texasalmanac.com/culture/groups/polish.html | accessdate=February 6, 2007}}</ref> The new residents mostly came for the numerous employment opportunities in the petroleum industry, resulting from the [[1973 oil crisis|Arab Oil Embargo]].<ref name="Embargo">{{cite web | title=The Impact of World Events on the Petroleum Industry of Houston, Texas in the 1970s and 1980s | publisher=University of Houston Mathematics Department | url=http://hti.math.uh.edu/curriculum/units/2001/05/05/01.05.05.pdf |
The nickname "Capital of the [[Sunbelt]]" (also "Golden Buckle on the Sun Belt")<ref name="Buckle">{{cite news | title= A Hummer Alongside a Horse? The Rodeo Must Be in Houston | work=The New York Times | url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C05E1D9163FF932A35750C0A9629C8B63 | accessdate=January 24, 2008 | first=Ralph | last=Blumenthal | date=March 1, 2004}}</ref> appeared during the [[boomtown]] years when the city experienced rapid growth.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/03/01/forget-what-the-pundits-tell-you-coastal-cities-are-old-news-it-s-the-sunbelt-that-s-booming.html|title=Forget What the Pundits Tell You, Coastal Cities are Old News - it’s the Sunbelt that’s Booming|last=Kotkin|first=Joel|date=2014-03-01|website=The Daily Beast|access-date=2016-03-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Feagin|first=Joe R.|date=1985-01-01|title=The Global Context of Metropolitan Growth: Houston and the Oil Industry|jstor=2779634|journal=American Journal of Sociology|volume=90|issue=6|pages=1204–1230}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.temple.edu/tempress/titles/514_reg.html|title=Beth Anne Shelton, Joe R. Feagin, Robert Bullard, Nestor Rodriguez, Robert D. Thomas: Houston|website=www.temple.edu|access-date=2016-03-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JVAr78xwo7sC|title=The Global Cities Reader|last=Brenner|first=Neil|last2=Keil|first2=Roger|date=2006-01-01|publisher=Psychology Press|isbn=9780415323444|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=v-74dw0_stAC&pg=PA205&dq=Houston+capital+of+the+sunbelt&hl=en&sa=X&ei=vRyTVfTyMojt-AGr04GgCQ&ved=0CEkQ6AEwCA#v=onepage&q=Houston%2520capital%2520of%2520the%2520sunbelt&f=false|title=Business Elites and Urban Development: Case Studies and Critical Perspectives|last=Cummings|first=Scott|date=1988-01-01|publisher=SUNY Press|isbn=9780887065774|language=en}}</ref> In the late 1970s, Houston was experiencing a population increase, as people from [[Rust Belt]] states moved ''en masse'' into Texas.<ref name="Polish-Texans">{{cite web | title=Polish-Texans | publisher=Texas Almanac (2004-2005), www.texasalmanac.com | url=http://www.texasalmanac.com/culture/groups/polish.html | accessdate=February 6, 2007 | deadurl=yes | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070205065135/http://www.texasalmanac.com/culture/groups/polish.html | archivedate=February 5, 2007 | df= }}</ref> The new residents mostly came for the numerous employment opportunities in the petroleum industry, resulting from the [[1973 oil crisis|Arab Oil Embargo]].<ref name="Embargo">{{cite web | title=The Impact of World Events on the Petroleum Industry of Houston, Texas in the 1970s and 1980s | publisher=University of Houston Mathematics Department | url=http://hti.math.uh.edu/curriculum/units/2001/05/05/01.05.05.pdf |
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Revision as of 12:16, 7 January 2018
There are many nicknames for the city of Houston, the largest city in
, multicultural population, and popular culture, including sports and music. They are often used by the media and in popular culture to reference the city.The city has recently accumulated several unofficial nicknames from among sub-groups within the city, including several whose origins are in the local
Official nickname
Space City
Houston received its official nickname of "Space City" in 1967 because it is home to
NASA's center in Houston has its origins in the
Some of the first words transmitted by
Popular nicknames
Bayou City
Houston is popularly known as "The Bayou City"[8] (and less frequently as "Baghdad on the Bayou")[9] because it is home to ten winding waterways that flow through the surrounding area. Buffalo Bayou is the main waterway flowing through the city and has a significant place in Texas history, not only due to the founding place of the City of Houston, but also because the final battle for Texas Independence was fought along its banks.[10] Other major bayous in the city include White Oak Bayou, Brays Bayou and Sims Bayou.[11]
H-Town
"H-Town" is a widely popular modern nickname for Houston.
Hustle-Town
"Hustle-Town", another popular local nickname for Houston, is often proudly used to reference the city's significance as an international center of commerce, trade, and more recently, music, art, and a rapidly growing population center that 'never seems to rest'. Houston is sometimes compared to larger, older cities and pop-cultural centers, sometimes being referred to as the "New York' or 'L.A' of the South", and is actually the fourth largest city in the United States, in terms of population size. The term 'Hustle-Town' was heavily popularized by Houston rapper SPM, following the release of 'Hustle-Town' in 1998, directly utilizing the term in the name of the song, which was followed with a large rise in the usage of the term in hip-hop music and culture in the Houston scene. The term is also often used by sports teams, corporations, slogans, or groups in Houston, such as the Houston Astros, with the phrase 'Welcome to Hustle Town', which can be seen painted on the south side of Minute Maid Park.
Sport Nicknames
Clutch City
The nickname of "Clutch City" was given to the city of Houston after the
The Rockets' mascot, "Clutch the Bear", was named the 5th-most recognizable mascot in sports by USA Today in February 2005, and was inducted into the Mascot Hall of Fame in 2006.[18]
Crush City
Crush City is a nickname that derived from the 2015 Houston Astros season. "Crush" is a reference to the high amount of home runs delivered by the Houston Astros, as the team ended with the second most home runs in the MLB.
Historic nicknames
Magnolia City
"Magnolia City" is one of the earliest of Houston’s many nicknames. The Texas World, a newspaper first published in 1900, is said to have labeled Houston "the Magnolia City", The nickname "Capital of the Capital of the Sunbelt
The Big Heart
The "Big Heart" is a nickname Houston earned in 2005–06 among many of the storm victims from Louisiana and other affected areas who sought refuge there in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.[29] Angelo Edwards, vice chair of the ACORN Katrina Survivors Association, said, "No other city really provided the resources and assistance Houston has."[29]
Houston housed, fed and mended more than 150,000 survivors in an effort that won acclaim throughout the United States, mounting what is believed to be the biggest shelter operation in the country's history, including Mobile Army Surgical Hospital (MASH)-like mega-clinics that took on problems ranging from emergency care to eyeglass prescriptions.[29]
"This has been a real success story", said Houston Mayor Bill White. "So many Houstonians stepped up to help our neighbors from Louisiana. It was humbling, and it showed the world the big heart and the incredible talent of our city."[30]
Subculture and groups
Slow Mo Texas
Screwston
"Screwston" is a popular modern nickname for the city of Houston.
City of Lean
The "City of Lean" nickname (also "Lean City") refers to the enjoyment of
Drip City is another name for City of Lean
Ozone City
"Ozone City" is a more recent nickname used in Punk, Alternative, and art circles. It's exact origins are unknown, but likely in reference to Houston's high Ozone count and air pollution.[36]
Marketing slogan
The Energy Capital of the World
Houston is considered by many to be "The Energy Capital of the World"[37] (also "Oil Capital of the World"), because the city is home to more than 5,000 energy-related firms.[38] The city is a leading domestic and international center for virtually every segment of the oil and gas industry—exploration, production, transmission, marketing, service, supply, offshore drilling, and technology.[39][40]
Houston dominates U.S. oil and gas exploration and production and is unrivaled in the American energy industry.[41] It is home to more than 3,600 energy-related establishments. Houston is also home to 13 of the nation’s 20 largest natural gas transmission companies, 600 exploration and production firms and more than 170 pipeline operators.[39][40] Houston also hosts the annual Offshore Technology Conference which is the world's largest energy-related trade show.
See also
References
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- ^ http://blogs.houstonpress.com/hairballs/2010/03/houston_101_yet_another_new_ni.php Houston Press: Houston 101
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- ^ Blumenthal, Ralph (March 1, 2004). "A Hummer Alongside a Horse? The Rodeo Must Be in Houston". The New York Times. Retrieved January 24, 2008.
- ^ Kotkin, Joel (2014-03-01). "Forget What the Pundits Tell You, Coastal Cities are Old News - it's the Sunbelt that's Booming". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 2016-03-25.
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- ^ "Beth Anne Shelton, Joe R. Feagin, Robert Bullard, Nestor Rodriguez, Robert D. Thomas: Houston". www.temple.edu. Retrieved 2016-03-25.
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- ^ "George R. Brown Convention Center Closes its Doors Having Placed All Residents in Housing or Other Shelters". Mayor Bill White – Press Releases, City of Houston (September 21, 2005). Archived from the original on June 24, 2007. Retrieved June 27, 2007.
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