The Magic City

E4563
city nickname

The Magic City is a nickname for Birmingham, Alabama, highlighting its rapid growth during the late 19th and early 20th centuries as an industrial and economic center.

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Label Occurrences
The Magic City canonical 2

Statements (25)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city nickname ⓘ
appliesTo Birmingham, Alabama, United States ⓘ
surface form: Birmingham, Alabama
associatedCity Birmingham–Hoover metropolitan area ⓘ
surface form: Birmingham metropolitan area
associatedCityIncorporationYear 1871 ⓘ
associatedWith Birmingham industrial history ⓘ
Birmingham skyline ⓘ
associatedWithIndustry iron and steel industry ⓘ
manufacturing ⓘ
railroads ⓘ
category Nicknames of cities in the United States ⓘ
connotation economic opportunity ⓘ
rapid urban growth ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
language English ⓘ
periodOfRapidGrowth early 20th century ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ
reasonForNickname economic development ⓘ
industrial expansion ⓘ
rapid growth ⓘ
refersTo Birmingham, Alabama, United States ⓘ
surface form: Birmingham, Alabama
region Southern United States ⓘ
surface form: American South
state Alabama ⓘ
usedInContext historical description ⓘ
local branding ⓘ
tourism promotion ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Birmingham, Alabama, United States → nickname → The Magic City ⓘ
subject surface form: Birmingham, Alabama
Birmingham → nickname → The Magic City ⓘ
subject surface form: Birmingham, Alabama