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"ManchVegas" was derived from illegal gambling in local businesses during the late 1980s or early '90s. Many pizza shops and local bars had video poker machines that would pay out real money. The nickname was coined following a city-wide bust of these machines. It was then adopted as a lampoon of the city's limited entertainment opportunities. Recently the term has become a source of pride as the city's entertainment scene has grown. |
"ManchVegas" was derived from illegal gambling in local businesses during the late 1980s or early '90s. Many pizza shops and local bars had video poker machines that would pay out real money. The nickname was coined following a city-wide bust of these machines. It was then adopted as a lampoon of the city's limited entertainment opportunities. Recently the term has become a source of pride as the city's entertainment scene has grown. |
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By 2003 it was well enough note that [http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/North_America/United_States_of_America/New_Hampshire/Manchester-831355/Local_Customs-Manchester-R-1.html note] on Virtualtourist.com noted, "Residents reflect the regional dry humor by referring to sedate Manchester as 'ManchVegas'." An [http://www.hippopress.com/pubnote/pubnote05818.html article] in Manchester's [[Hippo Press]] (a local alternative weekly) in August 2005, said then-Mayor [[Robert A. Baines]], "is pushing to replace the nickname ManchVegas with Manchhatten" (meaning Manchester+Manhattan). It remains a half-joking reference for headlines in 2009.[http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090219/ENCORE01/902189893] |
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An [http://www.hippopress.com/pubnote/pubnote05818.html article] in Manchester's [[Hippo Press]] (a local alternative weekly) in August, 2005, noted that then-Manchester Mayor [[Robert A. Baines]], "is pushing to replace the nickname ManchVegas with Manchhatten" (meaning Manchester+Manhattan). |
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Other, much less commonly used, nicknames are "ManchAngeles" (Manchester+Los Angeles), students at Manchester Central High School started using the term Manchvegistan (referencing the city's immigrant population). Central is known for having the most diverse student body in the state of New Hampshire. |
Other, much less commonly used, nicknames are "ManchAngeles" (Manchester+Los Angeles), students at Manchester Central High School started using the term Manchvegistan (referencing the city's immigrant population). Central is known for having the most diverse student body in the state of New Hampshire. |
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== Popular culture == |
== Popular culture == |
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Manchester band Moes Haven released an album of pop songs entitled "September: In Manchvegas" in 2006 |
Manchester band Moes Haven released an album of pop songs entitled "September: In Manchvegas" in 2006 with 16 songs about people and places in the city. |
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An independent film titled "Monsters, Marriage and Murder in Manchvegas", filmed primary in Manchester, is slated to be released in 2009. |
An independent film titled "Monsters, Marriage and Murder in Manchvegas", filmed primary in Manchester, is slated to be released in 2009. |
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== External links == |
== External links == |
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* [http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090219/ENCORE01/902189893 "Oscar night, ManchVegas style"] |
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* [http://www.unionleader.com/pda-article.aspx?articleId=11cfd129-6a77-4625-be5d-df6704734e8a ManchVegas: The Queen City's other name has stuck] New Hampshire Union Leader. Sept. 26, 2005. (Requires registration) |
* [http://www.unionleader.com/pda-article.aspx?articleId=11cfd129-6a77-4625-be5d-df6704734e8a ManchVegas: The Queen City's other name has stuck] New Hampshire Union Leader. Sept. 26, 2005. (Requires registration) |
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Revision as of 20:57, 19 February 2009
ManchVegas (also Manch-Vegas) is a local nickname for Manchester, New Hampshire. The term is a portmanteau of Manchester and Las Vegas.
"ManchVegas" was derived from illegal gambling in local businesses during the late 1980s or early '90s. Many pizza shops and local bars had video poker machines that would pay out real money. The nickname was coined following a city-wide bust of these machines. It was then adopted as a lampoon of the city's limited entertainment opportunities. Recently the term has become a source of pride as the city's entertainment scene has grown.
By 2003 it was well enough note that note on Virtualtourist.com noted, "Residents reflect the regional dry humor by referring to sedate Manchester as 'ManchVegas'." An article in Manchester's Hippo Press (a local alternative weekly) in August 2005, said then-Mayor Robert A. Baines, "is pushing to replace the nickname ManchVegas with Manchhatten" (meaning Manchester+Manhattan). It remains a half-joking reference for headlines in 2009.[1]
As of January 2006, nine businesses in New Hampshire had registered with the New Hampshire Secretary of State's Corporate Division to use the name "ManchVegas" in their business. The earliest was registered August 11, 1998.
Other, much less commonly used, nicknames are "ManchAngeles" (Manchester+Los Angeles), students at Manchester Central High School started using the term Manchvegistan (referencing the city's immigrant population). Central is known for having the most diverse student body in the state of New Hampshire.
Popular culture
Manchester band Moes Haven released an album of pop songs entitled "September: In Manchvegas" in 2006 with 16 songs about people and places in the city.
An independent film titled "Monsters, Marriage and Murder in Manchvegas", filmed primary in Manchester, is slated to be released in 2009.
External links
- "Oscar night, ManchVegas style"
- ManchVegas: The Queen City's other name has stuck New Hampshire Union Leader. Sept. 26, 2005. (Requires registration)