Name the City.

[LaoFan]

Play this game with a group of friends as we travel. We take a picture of the city we're in and everybody guesses.

Rules are: if you've lived in the country, you can't answer.

[mikejh]

Best guess would be Crumstown, Indiana, USA

[TacoSauce]

 Notable features:

• A Bay -- suggesting a coastal city
• Several palm trees -- suggesting a tropical latitude
• Smaller non-SUV cars with wide license plates -- suggesting not the USA
• Green and maintained grass -- suggesting a location that gets a reasonable amount of rain
• An impressive bridge span -- suggesting a newer city in a country with both the $$ and brains to build (e.g. not the USA)

That's as far as I get.

[JohnS]

That photo looks very similar to the last scene of the 2009 Clint Eastwood film, "Gran Torino". In the film, Clint's character, Walt Kowalski leaves his cherished Gran Torino to his neighbour, Thao and we see him driving the car along Jefferson Ave in Detroit, Michigan.

[Chibearsv]

  On 3/28/2025 at 11:54 PM, JohnS said:

That photo looks very similar to the last scene of the 2009 Clint Eastwood film, "Gran Torino". In the film, Clint's character, Walt Kowalski leaves his cherished Gran Torino to his neighbour, Thao and we see him driving the car along Jefferson Ave in Detroit, Michigan.

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Not many palm trees in Detroit 😁

[JohnS]

  On 3/28/2025 at 11:55 PM, Chibearsv said:

Not many palm trees in Detroit 😁

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Or perhaps sailboats on the lake, either? Who knows?

[Chibearsv]

  On 3/29/2025 at 12:02 AM, JohnS said:

Or perhaps sailboats on the lake, either? Who knows?

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Probably not yet 🥶

[tbelle7]

  On 3/28/2025 at 11:55 PM, Chibearsv said:

Not many palm trees in Detroit 😁

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Can confirm.

[benfica_77]

This reminds me of those guys playing geoguesser on YouTube which I love watching.

I'm gonna say Seattle? It would be warm enough for a palm tree.

 

 

[tbelle7]

That appears to be the Coronado Bridge in....San Diego.

Great idea for a thread though.

[TheDonTX]

  On 3/29/2025 at 12:28 AM, tbelle7 said:

That appears to be the Coronado Bridge in....San Diego.

Great idea for a thread though.

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It is SD. Knew it right away! I think I could guess pics from anywhere along SD’s coastline. I can't believe out of all cities and pics its this one. How cool. Born and raised ❤️

[Habanoschris]

Great idea for a thread 

[rascalmonkey]

Was in San Diego for a conference last November + decided all I would eat the entire weekend was fish tacos  So many great spots - but fish guts in barrio logan was my favorite! +++ super cool neighborhood!

https://www.yelp.com/biz/fish-guts-san-diego?osq=Fish+Tacos

[Habanoschris]

Funny, but one of my best memories about San Diego was a great little burrito joint - this was in like 1999 though lol.  

[JohnS]

  On 3/29/2025 at 12:12 PM, Habanoschris said:

Great idea for a thread 

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I'll just be frank and admit that I have no idea where that is, I'd only be guessing.

[Habanoschris]

I had no idea it was San Diego. Guessing is the name of the game. 🤣

[Habanoschris]

Presidente👌 (sorry to confuse the thread-very enjoyable cigar)

[Habanoschris]

  On 3/29/2025 at 10:26 PM, JohnS said:

I'll just be frank and admit that I have no idea where that is, I'd only be guessing.

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Hint, it's in the USA...

[JohnS]

  On 3/30/2025 at 12:42 AM, Habanoschris said:

Hint, it's in the USA...

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Thank you. Well, that narrows it down then! 😂

[ha_banos]

I try to play this at home with the Google photos that pop up on my TV. I'm crap at it then too.

[LaoFan]

  On 3/30/2025 at 12:42 AM, Habanoschris said:

Hint, it's in the USA...

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Billionaire's row stood out more than even that one.

I appreciate that unless you have actually been here, this would be close to impossible to nail down. 

Good luck with these drone shots.

[Habanoschris]

  On 3/30/2025 at 1:37 PM, LaoFan said:

Billionaire's row stood out more than even that one.

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Well played 👍.  My next move was going to be labeling the freedom tower & the Empire State Building. The photo was a bit vague - required zooming. 

[chasy]

You guys would get a kick out of GeoGuessing:

 

[Cigar Surgeon]

San Diego but I used Google lens 🤣

[LaoFan]

  On 3/30/2025 at 1:37 PM, LaoFan said:

Billionaire's row stood out more than even that one.

I appreciate that unless you have actually been here, this would be close to impossible to nail down. 

Good luck with these drone shots.

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Tamarindo, Costa Rica.