Old nickname for Milwaukee, esp. in the 19th century. The source of the nickname was the cream colored bricks once manufactured in Milwaukee.
A nickname for Fort Worth, Texas.
Along with Brain Dead Island, it's a derogatory nickname for Bainbridge Island.
A term for Detroit coined by former president Franklin Roosevelt during the second World War to describe the transition of the Ford Motor Company's production from cars to tanks.
A derogatory local nickname for Albany invoked by its more disenchanted residents.
(noun) Common nickname for the Minneapolis Star Tribune, a daily newspaper.
A device attached to the wheel of a car by Pittsburgh Police in order to immobilize the vehicle and aid in the enforcement of parking violations.
Children's street game of bygone days, involving pink Spalding (or "spaldeen") ball and broomstick. Now sadly defunct.