What's with all the wannabe California names?

Question

ie. Bellaire, Baycity, Baytown, etc.

xhello_jellox if you read the question, I just made fun of Houston, not California.

Adele that made no sense.

What was so hard about this question? It's not rocket science.

Then what are you so angry about momcat?

Answer 1

Have no idea. Perhaps people enjoy creating posting names based on their favorite California cities (even if they spell them wrong)?

Answer 2

Everybody is a copy of Everyone. Bellaire is a borough of Queens in New York City... Maybe they existed before anyone.

Bay City also exists in Michigan, Oregon and Wisconsin (There is no Bay City, California...) There is no other town in the US with the name "Baytown".

Answer 3

This is a stupid question. There's a huge freakin' bay right next to Houston called Galveston Bay. I don't think it's too much of a stretch to name a city next to a bay "Baytown". I don't see how it's a ripoff of California.

Answer 4

A bit of a stupid question, because...

...there isn't a single city, village, town, township, etc. in California named Bellaire. So, how can Bellaire, Texas be considered wannabe California?

http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFPopulation?_event=Search&_name=bellaire&_state=&_county=bellaire&_cityTown=bellaire&_zip=&_sse=on&_lang=en&pctxt=fph

...there isn't a single city, village, town, township, etc. in California named Bay City. So how can Bay City, Texas be considered wannabe California?

http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFPopulation?_event=Search&_name=bay+city&_state=&_county=bay+city&_cityTown=bay+city&_zip=&_sse=on&_lang=en&pctxt=fph

...there isn't a single city, village, town, township, etc. in California named Baytown. So how can Baytown, Texas be considered wannabe California?

http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFPopulation?_event=Search&_name=baytown&_state=&_county=baytown&_cityTown=baytown&_zip=&_sse=on&_lang=en&pctxt=fph

Furthermore...
Albany, California (population 16,000) is wannabe New York (Albany population 94,000).
Anderson, California (population 11,000) is wannabe Indiana (Anderson population 58,000).
Beaumont, California (population 21,000) is wannabe Texas (Beaumont population 112,000).
Fairfax, California (population 7,000) is wannabe Virginia (Fairfax population 22,000).
Ferndale, California (population 1,000) is wannabe Michigan (Ferndale population 21,000).
Jackson, California (population 4,000) is wannabe Mississipp (Jackson population 178,000).
Lincoln, California (population 33,000) is wannabe Nebraska (Lincoln population 239,000).
Newark, California (population 42,000) is wannabe New Jersey (Newark population 281,000).
Plymouth, California (population 1,000) is wannabe Minnesota (Plymouth population 70,000).
Richmond, California (population 102,000) is wannabe Virginia (Richmond population 194,000).

More examples? LOL

Answer 5

These are not WANNABE NAMES! I am a Calilfornian by birth and still love that beautiful state!

I was in Houston and thought it was the dirtiest, most poluted place I have ever been.

Answer 6

Pasadena?


hey, Houston has a BAY too, you know (Galveston, Port of Houston, Gulf of Mexico.... ring any bells?)

that's what's up with the BAY names....

{Clear Lake is actually a muddy bay}

Answer 7

If you think about it. California stole those names from Texas!

Just check your history and you will see.

All towns have a main street, a 2nd street, and one named after toothpaste.(Colegate).

Answer 8

are these names people are placing on their kids or what's the question your asking again?

Answer 9

yeah, i don't get it. Are you talking about people using those names or places?

Answer 10

i think Texas came before California, so HA!