Fairbanks, the Golden Heart City
By Greenthumb
- 2 Aug, 2009
- 7 likes
At the city square along the river, I thought this planting was very clever. Very intense colors.
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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
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Very nice GT, now let us copy this one.LOL so clever.
2 Aug, 2009