Talk:Tallahassee, Florida

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[edit] Why the capital?

Why is Tallahassee the capital of Florida and not e.g. Miami, as one could assume? 82.83.12.207 00:13, 8 Feb 2004 (UTC)

Because back when it became the territorial capital, the only towns worth mentioning in the state were Pensacola and Saint Augustine, so the capital was placed roughly equidistant travel time between them (IIRC). (Of course, that's already in the article, so I could have saved the typing. ;) ) - Aerobird 00:16, 7 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] FSU

An anonymous user used this in justifying the removing of some information: History of FSU is misleading... it was all-male at first before becoming co-ed, before becoming all female, before becoming coed again . Simpler to keep that detail out.

Shouldn't this new information be verified and placed in the article?

--Ram-Man 02:31, Apr 28, 2004 (UTC)

[edit] Photos

Regarding the photo request, I can look into getting a photo of the capitol complex and the skyline from, say, Pensacola Street. It'll be in a few weeks, though. TrbleClef 03:16, 11 Dec 2004 (UTC)

I added a photo of the Florida State Capital Building. JeffreyAllen1975 16:16, 3 December 2005 (UTC)

  • Great photo! I moved it down a bit, since I think the general style convention is to put the infobox first. --JW1805 (Talk) 17:49, 3 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] External links in main article...

All those external links in the "Education" section strike me as a little odd; shouldn't those be links to Wiki pages (red or otherwise)?


[edit] Extend

For an article about a city, this is not very long. Consider extending it. Krashlandon 17:49, 10 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Image Collections

I moved these image collection links from the 'external links' section to here. Listed on the page, it really borders on linkspam, but I think having them listed here could be useful as a reference. Dr. Cash 17:45, 26 January 2006 (UTC)

  • Harper Collection 1,300 images of Tallahasseans and the Tallahassee area, 1884-1911. From the State Library & Archives of Florida.
  • Granger Collection 1,650 images of Tallahassee and surrounding areas, 1940s-1950s. From the State Library & Archives of Florida.
  • Red Kerce Collection 800 images of historical people and places in Tallahassee and the surrounding area from 1940-1964. From the State Library & Archives of Florida.

[edit] hospitals

Is there allowed to be a section on hospitals, or are city templates only allowed certain sections? I'd like to add info in for TMH, Capital Regional, and FSU Med school. ⇒ SWATJester Ready Aim Fire! 22:35, 7 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] New map

Er...the county highlighted in the statewide map is not Leon, but rather Madison... - Aerobird 03:11, 10 February 2006 (UTC)

How embarrassing is that? It's fixed now. ℬastique▼parℓer♥voir♑ 13:39, 10 February 2006 (UTC)
Yeah, we don't like them Madison boys out here! (especially because that county is one of the biggest highway speeding-traps in the state, if not the US.) ⇒ SWATJester Ready Aim Fire! 16:54, 10 February 2006 (UTC)
It's because of all those Bridges in Madison County. groan ℬastique▼parℓer♥voir♑ 19:36, 10 February 2006 (UTC)
That's a new one on me; never had any problems or heard anything about Madison's sheriffs being particulary radar-gun-trigger happy. (Now Waldo and Hawthorne, on the other hand...) - Aerobird 03:54, 11 February 2006 (UTC)

no not the sheriffs...it's the highway cops. You can't go on I10 through madison without seeing the cutouts in the median for them to speed trap you from.⇒ SWATJester Ready Aim Fire! 04:42, 11 February 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Chiles High School

Removed Chiles H.S. from this page as it's outside the city limits by a good ways. Technically this is a correct move but for those living in Tally - I would think most actually consider the county as Tallahassee since there are no other municipalities here. USA Noles1984 14:49, 23 March 2006 (UTC)

I reinserted it. Even though it is not technically a part of the city, it is most closely associated with the Tallahassee. Maybe it should just be noted that way. official webpage even says "Tallahassee" on the top of the page. AriGold 15:06, 23 March 2006 (UTC)
Also, there's been yap lately that Tallahassee might be considering consolidation with Leon County, a la Jacksonville/Duval County, which would make both Bradfordville ('proper' home of Chiles H.S.) and Woodville simply neighborhoods of Tally... - Aerobird 16:14, 23 March 2006 (UTC)
I'll agree with your above statement on Chiles, Aerobird. I think I can swallow consolidation now since the city is handling the sewer system where I live as pitiful as it is. USA Noles1984 16:24, 23 March 2006 (UTC)
It should stay inserted. While techinically outside of city limits, Tallahassee public schools are run by the county, and Chiles is part of the county school system. I disagree with saying that the school is located in 'neighboring Bradfordville', as I've always been convinced that Bradfordville is as much a section of town as is Killearn, downtown, the campuses, etc. There is no 'town' of Bradfordville.
In the above you mention "Tallahassee public schools..." The schools are administered by Leon County so therefore there are no Tallahassee schools. Secondly you state "I've always been convinced that Bradfordville is as much a section of town as is Killearn, downtown, the campuses, etc. There is no 'town' of Bradfordville."
True, there is no town of Bradfordville but Bradfordville is not "a section of town." Academically and legally it is unincorporated and not a part of Tallahassee. 25px|USA Noles1984 15:01, 28 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Tallahassee Flag

User:Angr removed the City of Tallahassee's flag with no explanation. I have returned it until there is a valid reason for initial removal.25px|USA Noles1984 16:04, 28 May 2006 (UTC)

That flag is not the actual flag. We got a new city flag. I don't know how to post stuff, but I'll send a link over and you can put it up. Tlhcubsjaz 06:10, 2 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Expanded Tallahassee history

I'm currently putting together a compreshensive History of Tallahassee with photos for submission in the near future. Some may want to expand on this article prior to - which can be done at Tallahassee, Florida/Sandbox. It needs to be somewhat completed up through current years before posting. I'm still working on the Tallahassee Bus Boycott and old Tallahassee hotels for interest. 25px|USA Noles1984

[edit] Newsweek high school rankings

I have removed this information from the article because all of the rankings were outdated, and did not match the list for 2006. These rankings change every year, and any reference to them must be carefully referenced, and stated to make clear which year's list is being used. It would be best to not list individual school rankings in this article; It looks tacky. I would also note that the 2006 Newsweek list includes 1100 schools, up from 1000 in 2004 (I haven't located the 2005 list). -- Donald Albury(Talk) 11:18, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Notable residents?

I see that Burt Reynolds was just added to the list of Notable residents of Tallahassee. I'm uncomfortable listing someone as a notable resident of Tallahassee when the only time they spent in Tallahassee was as a student at FSU. Any other thoughts? -- Donald Albury(Talk) 23:57, 18 August 2006 (UTC)

  • Students should indeed be counted as residents, imho. Some students live in their college town for as many as 8-9 years (because of grad school or apathy ;-) ). There is no reason to exclude someone who lived in a certain town for education. It's no different than someone moving to a town for work for a couple of years. My only concern is with listing athletes from FSU or FAMU, as the list would grow to be huge. AriGold 13:47, 21 August 2006 (UTC)
I think it can be taken too far. Take Burt, for example. Born in Lansing, Michigan, raised in Riviera Beach, Florida, attended high school in West Palm Beach, attended FSU, had to drop out for a while because of an injury and attended Palm Beach Junior College in Lake Worth (I've seen photos from the 1950s of him in plays at the Lake Worth Playhouse), returned to FSU, worked in theater in upstate New York and in New York city, went to Hollywood, California, of course, has spent years at his ranch in Jupiter, Florida, and who knows where else. So, how many different cities, towns, whatever, get to claim Burt Reynolds as a resident? -- Donald Albury(Talk) 00:49, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
I've been a resident of many cities. I don't understand how someone's celebrity status can be used as means of limiting where they have been a resident. Because they are famous then we are to hold their place of residency to a different standard? I don't know, it seems weird to me. Like you're trying to label a certain person to make things easier almost. This isn't a month long vacation we're talking about. If you live somewhere for school, for a signifigant duration or years, you're a resident. It seems pretty simple to me. By the time you die, you could have been a resident of dozens of cities, states, countries, etc. AriGold 15:24, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] New history article

Most of the history of Tallahassee was moved to a massive History of Tallahassee, Florida article which I created so that it could be expanded upon correctly and in depth. Noles1984 20:51, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Events moved, Urban Planning and Expansion moved

I moved the section Festivals and events up to under points of interset for a better flow or read. I moved Urban Planning and Expansion since it's technical in nature and other cities have demographics where that section was. Noles1984 17:52, 17 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Sports teams

What happened to the Tigersharks? - Aerobird 14:22, 27 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Fixed internal links

Links to Leon County Emergency Service, FAMU Police etc. were not links to specific articles on those subjects but rather to general internal links like Police, etc. Emergency Services. Noles1984 15:52, 30 December 2006 (UTC)

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