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Fairbanks, the Golden Heart City


Fairbanks, the Golden Heart City

At the city square along the river, I thought this planting was very clever. Very intense colors.



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Very nice GT, now let us copy this one.LOL so clever.

2 Aug, 2009

 

Why is it the Golden heart city? Love the colors.

3 Aug, 2009

 

Thank you. It is very clever. I thought it was a brilliant idea.

During the gold rush, we were settled in 1901 in the heart of the state by a merchant who could get no further by steamboat. Through the mining crash and a few fires Fairbanks became known for the spirit and zest to prosper. We are known for wild and exhuberant summer behavior and tolerance for the strange attributed to the long -60 winters. SO we've been nicknamed the 'golden heart' city. All nice and a little crazy. :-)

3 Aug, 2009

 

Now I learned something, did not know that.

3 Aug, 2009

 

:-) My partner, a local, really frowned when I passed that online tidbit to him. Easy to notice the wackiness, but we have a strong bond taking care of each other with the hard climate as well. I'm sure that is a more PC answer, though you can't google that one...lol.

4 Aug, 2009

 

Thanks, that's a nice story, you always learn something new!

4 Aug, 2009

 

OMG, GT tell him what is old hat to him, is a great little titbit to us.

5 Aug, 2009

 

:-) No one around here likes the implication of 'crazy'. lol.But I tell you, we don't even care to sleep in summer.....lol.

5 Aug, 2009

 

Aren't we all a little cuckoo anyway, and living in that beautiful surroundings will just aroused all senses. LOL!!!!!!!Good to have you back GT. keep us posted.

5 Aug, 2009

 

lol in the thumbnail, the shadows on each side looked like eye sockets - I thought it was a stylised owl-head till I clicked on it

29 Mar, 2014




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