The following is my latest Ultimate Blogging Challenge Entry. Enjoy!
Meriden is known as Connecticut’s Silver City. This is because our founders thought that we weren’t quite good enough to be considered Connecticut’s Gold City. This feeling of ‘second best’ is really what sets Meriden apart from other New England cities.
Meriden is halfway between Hartford and New Haven: The Perfect Location! In the words of Robert DeNiro, who filmed JACKNIFE in our lil’ city:
I go to Paris, I go to London, I go to Rome, and I always say, ‘There’s no place like New York. It’s the most exciting city in the world now. That’s the way it is. That’s it.
And Meriden, my friends, is only 2 hours from New York! Imagine that!
Although I’ve only lived here for a year, it feels like forever. Because I’m so new to Meriden, I decided to take this Ultimate Blogging Challenge to the streets. I went to all my favorite hot spots and created the Meriden Monopoly Game Board below. Click on the individual properties to see the a photograph of the location with some a brief description that will hopefully help you get a feel for my city! Use your browser’s back button to return to the Monopoly Board.
I love Meriden, you will too.
Click “more” for the monopoly board.
A. Maze. Ing.
Wow. Love the golden Batmobile.
I’m glad you recognized it as the batmobile! Yes, far too much effort went into this one.
Wow! Mike, that’s really well done!!!
thanks!
Mike, the Monopoly is excellent. If I’m not mistaken, the HofR is in something like Park’s Place area, or perhaps Boardwalk’s….excellent placement if that is the case!
“…too much effort…”
No shit! That thing must have taken hours…
10 hours to be precise!
Actually there was quite a bit of strategic placement. The Monopoly board works so that as you depart from GO the properties increase in value as you go counterclockwise. Yes, the House of Rock is in the most expensive spot on the board: right where Boardwalk would be.