Live Around the 518: Small-town charm helped Glens Falls earn ‘Hometown USA’ nickname
Glens Falls is often referred to as "Hometown USA." The nickname wasn't created by public relations people in the city. It came from a national magazine in the early 1940s whose editors went looking for a small town that represented life in America at the time, and found Glens Falls.
Glens Falls is often referred to as “Hometown USA.”
The nickname wasn’t created by public relations people in the city. It came from a national magazine in the early 1940s whose editors went looking for a small town that represented life in America at the time, and they found Glens Falls.
It was a place where life was going on – dances, school, parades, recreation, business and industry, while people in the city were also enthusiastically supporting the war effort with paper drives and scrap metal drives.
Learn more about how the nickname is a point of pride for the city by watching the video of Mark Mulholland’s story.