Why indianapolis is called naptown

Does it represent a unique branding opportunity for our city, as this blogger suggests? Let me know in the comments! Ranked among Central Indiana's top 10 real estate teams, the Indy Homes Team specializes in relocating families moving to the Indy area, as well as Helping People on the Move locally in Indy. Looking for things to do in Indianapolis?

Well, never fear! October brings with it a diverse array of fun and festivals, whether you are into Read More. It's time to take a break from that New Year's diet—Devour Indy is back! Home Blog Indianapolis. See indianapolis , , indy , indiana , hawthorne , haughville. One of the many nicknames for Indianapolis, Indiana. It references the mispronunciation of the word by everyone in the state. Naptown Edit Meaning. What is Naptown? Naptown is , indianapolis, we had the name first, anapolis is NOT naptown Where ya from?

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Headin back to Naptown this weekend to run with some old friends. See ab 5. See lyricist 6. Person 1-Where you from? Person 2-Stringtown. While we are taking a risk with the name, we think our target market gets it. The Indianapolis Facebook site told me it was a derivative of Chitown.

Indy ties to the thing about the city that is probably most known worldwide: the and racing. Great cities have lots of affectionate names by which they are known. I do think it could be spun positively though. In this way, it plays strongly to a brand identity of a smart, self-deprecating, and deeply rooted American city. I think reviving Naptown is smart. Say it in the wrong context and expect a call from a lawyer. I see Naptown as more of a subculture revival moniker.

In the same edgy way, it is being re-embraced by those of us with the cojones to appreciate it or no such cojones, like the Naptown Roller Girls. Never knew that Indianapolitans was the correct term for denizens of Indianapolis.

So, Naptown is fine with me and I belong to generational group several of you have alluded to. I market the city to visitors every day and would like nothing more than to embrace the Naptown moniker. In that regard it is far from new. Those who were advocating for the city at that time are very sensitive to the name and seem flabbergasted that our generation would like to harness it as a positive. In that sense it is going to very difficult for Naptown to penetrate the mainstream in the short term.

However, groups on the fringe Rollergirls, Naptown Crawl, etc. As it makes a resurgence with positive associations I hope that in time the past can become just that, the past. May Naptown return to its roots and break away from the baggage that seems to be holding it back.