All of our cities and states have their interesting histories (not really yours, only mine does) that we can all be proud of or just baffled by. Sometimes the history is something that only the They Might Be Giants will appreciate.
Well, in the honor of Constantinople and New Amsterdam comes Pig's Eye, the city name that may only be rivaled by Porkopolis (apparently just a nickname, but a wicked nickname).
Pig's Eye, the once great name of what we now all refer to as Saint Paul, was the heart and center of all culture in the entire world and center to civilization during the... I had to stop myself there. None of that culture and worldwide civilization stuff is true. Pig's Eye is just a great name for a great city.
It all started with Pierre "Pig's Eye" Parrant, that nice looking man who thrived in a town that eventually was named after him (well at least after his nickname because I am fairly certain that his parents (nor legally through some government document) gave him the middle name Pig's Eye with or without the quotation marks around it).
We should all read/research the wonderful history of old Pig's Eye through various sites, look up information on Pig's Eye brand beer or look up information on what became of Pig's Eye following the name change to Saint Paul (in case you were wondering, it is still awesome).
What terrible and horrific names did your "I've only had one name and no imagination" city have in the past.
***Be warned if you do a image search on Pig's Eye. I did that to try and find a nice image of the Pierre of the likeness of him in the beer brand. It wasn't pretty, unless you like pictures of pig's eyes. I don't.***
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