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An 1859 industrial journal was among the first to note nicknames for Atlanta, Georgia:〔(De Bow's review, Volume 27 )〕 An orator claimed for it the signification of ''"a city among the hills''" while a writer has declared that it was the opposite of ''"rus in urbe"'' ("country in the city") and proclaimed it ''"'the city in the woods"''. Since then, the city has known numerous nicknames. Today, The ATL, and The A are the most prevalent. ==Atlanta nicknames== * Contemporary nicknames of Atlanta include, in alphabetical order: * * The A: It is used in local media such as Only in the A, a video channel shown on MARTA rapid transit trains in Atlanta〔(Only in the A )〕 and Straight from the A, a popular〔(DoubleClick Ad Checker by Google )〕 Atlanta-based blog targeted at African Americans.〔(Straight from the A: About )〕 "The A" or "da A" is also used in hip hop and rap songs such as Ludacris and Lloyd's "How We Do It (in da A)", Lil Scrappy's "The A", and T.I.'s "In da A". Atlanta newspaper ''Creative Loafing'' listed as one of its "reasons to love Atlanta" that it's "the only city easily identified by just one letter".〔("Because we're the only city easily identified by just one letter", ''Creative Loafing'', November 23, 2011 )〕 * * A-Town〔(Google News Archive search for "A-Town + Atlanta" )〕 * * The ATL, for its airport code * * The Big Peach〔(U.S. City Monikers ), Tagline Guru website, accessed January 5, 2008〕 * * Black mecca〔See article Black mecca for extensive references〕 * * City in a Forest〔("Atlanta May No Longer Be the City in a Forest", WSB-TV )〕 or City of Trees,〔Karen K. Snyder (2007), (''Frommer's Atlanta'' ), page 3〕 for its unique tree canopy * * Dogwood City〔("The Democrats Atlanta: A City of Changing Slogans", ‘‘Time’’ magazine, July 25, 1988 )〕 * * Empire City of the South〔("Could 'Empire City of the South' play host to 2024 summer games", 11 Alive News )〕 * * Hot'Lanta first popularized by an instrumental song performed by the Allman Brothers Band. It debuted on their live album At Fillmore East, released in July 1971, the fifth song on the album. * * Hollywood Of The South Became popular recently due to the city's boom in the film industry. 〔http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_%27Lanta "Hot'Lanta by the Allman Brothers Band"〕 *Historical nicknames for the city include: * * Gate City, Gate City of the South, or Gate City of the New South (from Reconstruction through the early 20th century)〔("Our Quiz Column", ''Sunny South'', p.5 )〕〔Rebecca Burns (2009), ''(Rage in the Gate City: The Story of the 1906 Atlanta Race Riot )'', University of Georgia Press, ISBN 0-8203-3307-7.〕 * * New York of the South〔Sources documented on Barry Popik's (Big Apple ) blog: * 5 October 1872, ''Appletons' Journal of Literature, Science and Art'', pg. 376: "Marvellous tales are told of this antique period in the history of the present 'New York of the South,' concerning acres upon acres of land, near the heart of the city, selling for fifty cents per acre, but which now are worth a snug little fortune. Such was Atlanta less than three decades ago." * 17 June 1879, ''Daily Constitution'' (Atlanta, GA), pg. 4: "...the future New York of the south,France of Britain- as it was predicted at the opening of the Port Royal railroad in 1873." * The Mother Of Continental Parliaments * 6 July 1881, ''The New York Times'', pg. 4: "The New-Orleans Democrat says that that city is the New-York of the South, and yet has no public library." * 29 January 1884, ''Atlanta Constitution'', pg. 4: "The New York of the South. From the New York Tribune: THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION draws a sad picture of its environment. "Within one hundred yards of the officer," is its plaintive mean, "wagons are literally up to the hub in mud. Part of Ellis street, in a quarter mile of the depot, is literally impassable." Assuming that our contemporary's account of these wagons and this streets is literally correct, it looks as if Atlanta was likely to be known as the New York of the south." * 12 November 1891, ''Atlanta Constitution'', pg. 4: "Atlanta is a grand city. It is the New York of the south, and henceforth it can get the finest attractions produced, for its patronage is sufficient to make the very best and most expensive show a financial success." * 21 October 1892, ''Atlanta Constitution'', pg. 5: "Work will cease altogether and the New York of the south will pay honor to the brave navigator, who in spite of the hardships he had to endure, pointed out a new land to the ignorant people of the time." * 19 January 1895, ''Atlanta Constitution'', pg. 4: "Cedartown Standard: Atlanta aspires to be the New York of the south - in fact, she is, and so it is perfectly natural that she should follow New York in having the big police scandal and investigation that is now on hand〕 (1870s–1890s) * * Chicago of the South (1880s–1900s): for Atlanta's "new men, new industries, new buildings, and new spirit" - though it was often remarked that the nickname was not quite accurate in terms of the size of Atlanta vs. the much larger Chicago〔("Proceedings of the annual convention", National Association of Life Underwriters, Life Underwriters Association of Canada )〕〔(''The American South: a history'', Volume 2 by William J. Cooper, Jr. )〕〔(Urban America: a history with documents )〕 * * The City Too Busy to Hate〔(History ), on City of Atlanta website〕〔Ron French, (Atlanta: Black-white gap shrinks ), ''The Detroit News'', January 28, 2002〕 (during Jim Crow and the Civil Rights struggle) * * Convention City of Dixie (Land) (1910s–1920s)〔("Whatever Happened to Georgia's Downtown Hotels?", ''Georgia History Today'' )〕〔(''The Rotarian'', Jun 1916, p. 497 )〕 * * Dogwood City〔("The Democrats Atlanta: A City of Changing Slogans", ''Time'' magazine, July 25, 1988 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Nicknames of Atlanta」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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