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State your State!

By Kristal Kraft

Real Estate Agent with Novella Real Estate

September 08, 2006 11:50 AM

We assume because we live in an area, everyone knows where that is. Did you know there is also a:

Denver, Iowa?
Denver Indiania?
Denver, Missouri?
Denver, Pennsylvania?
Denver, Alabama?
Denver, Arkansas?
Denver, Florida?
Denver, Georgia?
Denver, Idaho?

I don't know why town namers can't think of new town names. Why do the pick existing names? Don't they know that Google HATES duplicate content? Don't they know it is difficult to keep things straight? What happens when you book a ski trip and end up in Denver, Alabama?

Just to set the record straight, I am Kristal Kraft, Denver, COLORADO REALTOR.

And you?

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Eric Bouler

Gardner Realtors, Licensed in La. - New Orleans, LA

Listening to your Needs

That is where Louisiana names are unique. They do not get duplicated often because many people couldn't spell them again. This is due to who settled the area. a lot of French and Indian names. Is there a New Olreans, Colorado in the rockies?

Most of the other Denvers dont have an airport!!!

Sep 08, 2006 11:57 AM

Angela Santana

Century 21 Green Acres - La Grange, IL

Hi Kristal, I am Angela Santana (Agent Ang) from Illinois. I never knew that there were so many Denvers! I added you as an associate from Alex Harb who commented on you from his latest blog. Thanks!

Sep 08, 2006 12:32 PM

Teri Isner

Keller Williams Realty at the Lakes - Orlando, FL

GRI, CRS, CIPS

Could have fooled me never knew you had so many relatives...can't think of anyother Orlandos but what's in a name it is Italian or Spainsh but if you search it Orlando Bloom usually comes up too!!

Sep 08, 2006 12:50 PM

Alexander Harb

Knights Investing - Mesquite, TX

Dallas, Texas Real Estate Investing

Hey Kristal...thanks for those bullets lady...I just got a listing!!!!!

:-D

Sep 08, 2006 12:55 PM

Sara Lipnitz

Max Broock Realtors - Birmingham, MI

A few months ago the "McNews" (AKA: USA Today) wrote an article about the top 50 Restaurants in the US. They wrote that the Rugby Grill at the Townsend Hotel in Birmingham Michigan was in Birmingham Alabama. Even the reporters can't keep it straight.

Sep 08, 2006 01:12 PM

Eric Bouler

Gardner Realtors, Licensed in La. - New Orleans, LA

Listening to your Needs

Wonder what town is in the most states, something like Monroe, Jackson or Jefferson. Main street is most likely in every state. Something you can research next.

Sep 08, 2006 01:27 PM

Maureen McCabe

HER Realtors - Columbus, OH

Columbus Ohio Real Estate

fun to do Google graph of the different cities named Columbus

Columbus vs. Columbus vs. Columbus

Columbus Ohio is the biggest and best Columbus.

A list in Wikipedia lists a Columbus in

Arkansas
Georgia
Illinois
Indiana
Kansas
Kentucky
Mississippi
Montana
Nebraska
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Texas
Wisconsin

What does Denver mean? Or was Denver someone?

Sep 08, 2006 07:46 PM

Mitchell J Hall

Manhattan, NY

Lic Associate RE Broker - Manhattan & Brooklyn

There is a Manhattan Kansas and Manhattan Beach CA, there is a Harlem Georgia, Chelsea Massachusetts, Chelsea and Soho are in London.

Mauren, My office is on Columbus Avenue not far from Columbus Circle.

New York was originally named New Amsterdam by the Dutch

But the city is so great they named it twice NewYork, New York

Sep 09, 2006 12:34 AM

Kristal Kraft

Novella Real Estate - Denver, CO

Selling Metro Denver Real Estate - 303-589-2022

Remember John Denver? Oops he came later. I really don't know, I must go check on that.

There a Harlem in the Neitherlands too. I think the Dutch named a lot of our places, the Dutch certainly got around!

Sep 09, 2006 01:40 AM

Eileen Landau

BAIRD & WARNER, NAPERVILLE - Naperville, IL

ABR, CRS, e-PRO

There is only ONE NAPERVILLE!

We're in DuPage county. In Illinois, 30 miles west of downtown Chicago.

MONEY Magazine named NAPERVILLE THE #2 city in the country for its schools, its parks, its charming downtown and its inventory of homes.

Just don't get me started...or read my other blog!

Sep 09, 2006 05:25 AM

Mitchell J Hall

Manhattan, NY

Lic Associate RE Broker - Manhattan & Brooklyn

Kristal they were pretty smart buying Manhattan Island for $24 worth of trinckets from the Indians. Most NY names are from the Dutch. First we were a Dutch colony, then British, I think French too at one point.

Sep 09, 2006 08:48 AM

Kristal Kraft

Novella Real Estate - Denver, CO

Selling Metro Denver Real Estate - 303-589-2022

Mitchell,

One of my favorite lines of all time was delivered from our tour guide while touring a castle in Germany. He said, "I speak 7 languages (then he rattled them off) and I understand several more, so if you speak a language I didn't mention, just try me, I may surprise you. After all, I'm a Dutchman!"

Sep 09, 2006 11:13 AM

Alisa Hagner

Home Team Advocates/ Your Choice Real Estate Group - Highlands Ranch, CO

Actually, his name was John W. Denver, Governor of the Kansas Territory. In a bit of irony, General William Laimer named the city after the Governor had resigned his post.

Want more irony? In 1976 Denver had won the bid to hold the olympics, but the people voted against funding the high cost through bonds.

Sep 21, 2006 12:35 PM

Kristal Kraft

Novella Real Estate - Denver, CO

Selling Metro Denver Real Estate - 303-589-2022

Yup, and Laimer only got a square. It was also Gov. Lamm that didn't think we needed to build 470, because nobody would ever live down there in Highlands Ranch. Now we need 2 470's!

Visionary...not.

Sep 21, 2006 12:54 PM

Ben Kakimoto

Keller Williams Greater Seattle - Seattle, WA

Seattle Condo Specialist

I always thought Springfield was one of the most replicated place names (don't know why, maybe has something to do with the Simpsons). Anyway, I looked it up on Wikipedia and there are over 40 Springfields in the US, 5 of them in Wisconsin. Luckily, there is only one Seattle, named after Chief Sealth.

Sep 21, 2006 06:02 PM

Kristal Kraft

Novella Real Estate - Denver, CO

Selling Metro Denver Real Estate - 303-589-2022

Wow Ben, how could there be 5 of the same name towns in the same state? It must drive the USPS crazy!

Marion is the town name I see so often. I think every state must have one. Maybe it's a requirement.

Sep 22, 2006 12:12 AM

Carol Williams

Although I'm retired, I love sharing my knowledge and learning from other real estate industry professionals. - Wenatchee, WA

Retired Agent / Broker / Prop. Mgr, Wenatchee, WA

Only one Wenatchee and that's in the geographic center of Washington State. Wenatchee is an Indian word meaning "robe of the rainbow".

Nov 09, 2006 11:23 AM

Chris Griffith

Downing-Frye Realty, Bonita Springs, FL - Bonita Springs, FL

Bonita Springs Listing Specialist - Agent

I get dozens of flyers from developers, builders, realtors and the like daily. They're all offering fabulous incentives and upgrades. I don't know where the heck they are! Sometimes I send an email and point it out. What a waste of time and money to email and market on the web and no one knows how to find it.

I also have a gripe about yard signs (area code), email (aol/hotmail address), and email signatures that do not carry the zip code, city, state, etc. Every piece of marketing material should be a flood of information. If on the off chance someone wanted to call or find you, could they find you?

Nov 25, 2006 10:28 AM

Kristal Kraft

Novella Real Estate - Denver, CO

Selling Metro Denver Real Estate - 303-589-2022

Chris ~ I so agree with you. Builders have the egotistical thing going where they ASSUME we know where their obscure development is...a map or directions are seldom included.

They flunked Advertising 101

Who What Where Why When?

Nov 25, 2006 11:30 AM