Gotham
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| + | "[[Gotham]]" has been a [[nicknames of New York City|nickname for New York City]] that first became popular in the nineteenth century; [[Washington Irving]] had first attached it to New York in the November 11, 1807 edition of his ''[[Salmagundi (periodical)|Salmagundi]]'', a periodical which lampooned New York culture and politics. Irving took the name from the village of [[Gotham, Nottinghamshire]], England: a place inhabited, according to folklore, by fools." --Sholem Stein | ||
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"Gotham" has been a nickname for New York City that first became popular in the nineteenth century; Washington Irving had first attached it to New York in the November 11, 1807 edition of his Salmagundi, a periodical which lampooned New York culture and politics. Irving took the name from the village of Gotham, Nottinghamshire, England: a place inhabited, according to folklore, by fools." --Sholem Stein |
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Gotham may refer to:
Real places:
- Gotham, Nottinghamshire, England
- Wise Men of Gotham, an early name given to the people of Gotham, Nottinghamshire
- Gotham, Wisconsin, United States
- Gotham, a nickname for New York City, first used by Washington Irving in 1807 in his satirical periodical Salmagundi
- Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898, by Edwin G. Burrows and Mike Wallace
In media and entertainment:
- Gotham City, fictional home of DC Comics' Batman
- Gotham Writers' Workshop, an adult writing academy
- "Gotham", a poem by Charles Churchill
- Gotham (magazine), targeted at affluent New Yorkers
- Gotham Gazette, a journal in New York City
- Gotham (typeface), by designer Tobias Frere-Jones
- Project Gotham Racing series, a video game franchise
- Gotham Award, given for cinema achievement
- Gotham Screen, a New York City Film Festival
In music:
- Gotham (album), by Bauhaus
- Gotham (band), a New York City horn rock band from the early 1970s
- Gotham!, an album by the band Radio 4
- Gotham Records, an independent label in New York City
Businesses:
- Gotham Press, Website development, internet marketing/SEO, graphic design, corp. logo, and full printing services
- Gotham, Inc., an advertising agency
- Gotham Distributing Corporation, an independent distributor of music and movies
- Gotham Entertainment Group, a South Asian publishing company
People:
- Rich Gotham, president of the Boston Celtics
- Gotham Chopra, author and son of author Deepak Chopra
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