Motown

[nq:1]Where is the word "Motown" from?[/nq]
From the nickname for Detroit, itself a shortening of Motor Town, from the association of the city with the auto industry.

Skitt (in Hayward, California)
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I believe it from Motor town (Detroit?) but I'm not sure.

[nq:1]Where is the word "Motown" from?[/nq]
I have always assumed it is short for "Motor Town", as a kind of nickname for Detroit, as Los Angeles is called "La La Land", and New York is known as the "Big Apple".
The Detroit area is the where (I think) of the big 4 auto companies had assembly plants mainly GM and Ford.
The "Motown" sound referred to a record label that promoted many you

[nq:1]Where is the word "Motown" from?[/nq]
Motor Town (Detroit).

[nq:1]The Detroit area is the where (I think) of the big 4 auto companies had assembly plants mainly GM and Ford.[/nq]
Big Three: GM, Ford, and Chrysler. There was a lot more than assembly going on. All three had or have corporate headquarters in the Detroit area. Ford is actually located in Dearborn. I worked for six months in 1955 as a co-op student at Ford's proving ground in Dearborn. It w

[nq:2]Where is the word "Motown" from?[/nq]
[nq:1]From the nickname for Detroit, itself a shortening of Motor Town, from the association of the city with the auto industry.[/nq]
Actually, Detroit is the "Motor City." "Motor Town" and "Motown" are casual versions. All those nicknames come from the association with the auto industry, as you said.
Maria Conlon
Long-time resident in th

[nq:2]From the nickname for Detroit, itself a shortening of Motor Town, from the association of the city with the auto industry.[/nq]
[nq:1]Actually, Detroit is the "Motor City." "Motor Town" and "Motown" are casual versions. All those nicknames come from the association with the auto industry, as you said. Maria Conlon Long-time resident in the Motor City & environs.[/nq]
Well, I thought

[nq:1]The Detroit area is the where (I think) of the big 4 auto companies had assembly plants mainly GM and Ford. ... sound" (I am too old to have been listening to the music when it was big time), but many can.[/nq]
Of course, the job prospects of a city with 4 auto companies attracted people from areas like New Orleans, and hense musicians looking for "real jobs"
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[nq:2]Actually, Detroit is the "Motor City." "Motor Town" and "Motown" ... Maria Conlon Long-time resident in the Motor City & environs.[/nq]
[nq:1]Well, I thought of saying Motor City, as that comes to my mind more easily, but I thought I had ... with trivia is there is so much junk rattling around in my skull that it never finds an appropriate roost.[/nq]
Studebaker was in South Bend, In

[nq:1]Where is the word "Motown" from?[/nq]
Berry Gordy.