Talk:Corpus Christi, Texas

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Residents of both Calallen and Flour Bluff (and occasionally Clarkwood and Annaville) often refer to those places as separate communities, but in every legal sense they are a part of Corpus Christi and have been for some time.

Calallen primarily refers to itself as separate out of a sense of elitism.

Contents 1 Origin of the name? 2 The Armpit of Texas? 3 Concerts 4 History

[edit] Origin of the name?

Can someone who knows please add information on why this city is named after a Christian feast? --Angr/_comhrá 10:06, 13 May 2005 (UTC)

The article does not fully tell the naming of the city. This is a quote from the City of Corpus Chrisi's official web site:

"In 1519, on the Roman Catholic Feast Day of Corpus Christi, Spanish explorer Alonzo Alvarez de Pineda discovered a lush semi-tropical bay on what is now the southern coast of Texas. The bay, and the city that later sprung up there, took the name of the feast day celebrating the 'Body of Christ.'"

[edit] The Armpit of Texas?

The tourism board really promotes it as that? People actually call it that? I mean= in a non-derogatory way?

The history shows it was a vandalism on the 19th that somehow escaped notice (?!)... --RealMontrealer 04:27, 22 September 2005 (UTC)

Sadly, that's Wikipedia for you. Sometimes people just don't see things. (216.26.131.177 05:59, 24 September 2005 (UTC))

Actually it IS commonly called "The Armpit of Texas". Here in Corpus, it's pretty universal. Super high humidity, and the odor of microbial imbalances wafting in from the bay are probably what gave it that name.

[edit] Concerts

This article doesn't mention the American Bank Center or Concrete Street Theater?-Giant89 16:44, 9 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] History

Why does this city have no history? All the other cities do. - Teofil Bartlomiej 02:57, 15 December 2006 (UTC)