by admin | Feb 27, 2013 | CAPITALS
And the next CAPITALS contestant is…Harrisburg. If you’ve ever driven across Pennsylvania, you know that it is a deceptively large state. You’ve got Philadelphia on one end, Pittsburgh on the other, and a whole lot of state in between. And by “state,” I mean...
by admin | Feb 26, 2013 | CAPITALS
Next in CAPITALS is the city of Topeka. Topeka, Kansas once had the brilliant idea to rename the city Google, Kansas for a month as part of a competition. In return, on April Fool’s Day Google changed its name to Topeka. It was a simple, yet effective April Fool’s joke. As for actual information about the city of Topeka, I have none. That’s what Google is...
by admin | Feb 25, 2013 | CAPITALS
Up next in CAPITALS is Indianapolis, Indiana. If I say “Indy,” one of two things will likely follow: 1. “500” 2. “ana Jones” So my design choices were a racetrack or a fedora. I can’t draw hats. Indianapolis is the natural choice for a capital – largest city in the state, centrally located. It may come as a surprise that Indy is actually the 12th largest city in the country with almost 830,000 people (city only, not the metro area). Add to that the people vacationing in the city and you have a grand total of 830,004...
by admin | Feb 24, 2013 | CAPITALS
Up next in CAPITALS is Santa Fe, New Mexico. Let’s face it, there were really only two choices here: Albuquerque or Santa Fe. They’re only about 40 miles apart so I suppose they could’ve split the difference, but the only thing in between is tumbleweed. They had to pick...
by admin | Feb 23, 2013 | CAPITALS
Phoenix, Arizona is next in CAPITALS. Let’s rise from the ashes, shall we? With a name like Phoenix, this one was a given. Because I feel the need to impart random knowledge, it’s worth noting that Phoenix is the largest U.S. capital. File that in the “information you will never use again” category (my...
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