Big Smoke

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The Big Smoke is a nickname applied to various cities, including:

• Belfast
• Dublin
• Glasgow
• Johannesburg
• New York City
• London, labelled as such since the late 19th century, and applied in particular to the Great Smog of 1952
• Manchester, during the industrial revolution.
• Melbourne, labeled as such in the late 19th century during the industrial boom following the Victorian gold rush, often by provincial Victorians and by people from other parts of Australia.
• Sudbury, Ontario, labeled for Vale smelter's large smoke stack.
• Sydney
• Brisbane
• Toronto
• Vancouver, British Columbia
• Mexico City
• Auckland, New Zealand

Other

• The boxer Jack Johnson was also referred to as "Big Smoke".
  • "The Big Smoke" is a book by Adrian Matejka, about Johnson.
• The Big Smoke is an opinion website, catered to an Australian audience.
• Melvin "Big Smoke" Harris, fictional video game character of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

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