We’re lucky we chose Mayfield, Kentucky to open our first store. The people there are all so nice and we’re learning more about the residents and the state all the time: from dealing with the occasional ice storm and tornado warning, to having beautiful, open green landscapes, savoring the calm and unhurried atmosphere so unlike New York City, and seeing friends everywhere you go.
So, we wanted to have a bit of fun and share some interesting facts about Kentucky with our blog readers! Some of these topics we didn’t even know about our own state of New York so, of course, that led to us looking up information on our state too. We’re sure there’ll be surprises in store for natives of both states. For example, did you know the official state drink of both New York and Kentucky is milk?! (did you even know there was an official state drink?). There’s even more below…
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- The State Nickname of Kentucky is The Bluegrass State. New York gets two: the state is both The Empire State and The Big Apple.
- The State Outdoor Musical of Kentucky is ”The Stephen Foster Story.” New York doesn’t have a State Outdoor Musical but the do host lots all over the city!
- State Butterfly: Kentucky (below left) and New York (right)
- The State Dance of Kentucky is Clogging (!!) and the (maybe unoffical) State Dance of New York is the Lindy Hop
- The State Flower of Kentucky is Goldenrod while New York has the Rose.
- Kentucky has a State Tug-o-War Championship: The Forsdville (Ohio County), but sadly, New York does not.
- New York has an offical State Muffin: the apple muffin, but Kentucky does not officially honor muffins.
- A #1 brand bought at the Gotham City Designer Outlet in Kentucky is New Balance and a #1 shoe brand bought by our New York customers from our online store is Marc Fisher.
 Viceroy Butterfly |
 Red-spotted Purple/ White Admiral Butterfly |
 New Balance WA450 sneakers |
 Marc Fisher Osteria 4 wedges |
Think you can top our fun facts? Tell us something interesting about New York and Kentucky by commenting on this blog (yes, you have to research both states like we did), and you could win a free $5 gift certificate to our online store, www.GothamCityOnline.com. Hey, it looks like your 4th grade teacher was right, State Reports are totally useful in the real world!! : )
I think Kentucky’s official drink should be sweet tea (or a mint julip made with our own bourbon!)… New York’s could be the manhattan cocktail, of course (which has bourbon too!).
Good idea Jeff! You’re our first comment, so you’re the first winner of a $5 gift certificate. We’ve been getting a lot of great mens shoes in lately so we’re sure you’ll find something you like.
We have more gift certificates to hand out! Let’s get some more comments!
Both New York and Kentucky host one stop in the Triple Crown.
Nice work Taylor! You’ve also won a $5 credit to our online store!! The Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing is composed of 3 races: one in Louisville, Kentucky, one in Elmont, New York and one in Baltimore, Maryland.
It looks like you don’t have a Gotham City Online account yet, but contact us on our Live Chat when you are ready to place an order (referencing the hidden email address you provided to comment here) and we’ll issue you your $5 credit!