Crown City

Crown City is a city that is over 100 miles from Elwood City. On the way there you pass through a lot of farmlands. Despite the distance, George walked from Elwood City to there in 11 hours in "The Long Road Home" to raise money for autism research.

Even though Crown City is a parody of New York City, the Reads went to the latter with Buster and his father, Bo, in the pilot episode of Postcards from Buster. Buster also went there two other times in the series.

Song

The kids sing a song about Crown City in "Muffy Goes Metropolitan" that goes like this.

Crown City, you're dynamite

You're peaches and cream

Try your luck there, kid - Crown City!

Crown City! One heck of a diamond by the sea!

General Information

Crown City first appeared in "Muffy Goes Metropolitan". It is located near an ocean according to the song, but it has a bridge similar to the Brooklyn Bridge. It has its own professional baseball team called the Crown City Kings that played the Elwood City Grebes in the World Series, and also a professional hockey team that played the Elwood City Otters in the playoffs at the end of "Bitzi's Beau".

• Little Lady Dollar Mart
• Inside Little Lady Dollar Mart
• Poetry Club
• Fish Market
• Entering the city
• A hot dog stand
• Bus stop
• This sign advertises Crown City's status as the "Big Banana".

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Architecture

The architecture in Crown City

Skyscrapers

A bridge in Crown City, a parody of the Brooklyn Bridge

The view of Crown City in the evening

A building similar to the Empire State Building can been seen in the background of this picture.

Subway

Crown City has its own subway system. There are performers and food stands in the stations.

The first station, built in 1903

Crown City is famous for its pretzels filled with cheese.

In Comparison to Elwood City

Some episodes portray Elwood City in a different light compared to Crown City. "Muffy Goes Metropolitan" portrays it as a grand city that is much larger than Elwood City and referred to it as a place for weekend vacations. Other episodes, such as "The Long Road Home" portray it as simply a sister city to Elwood City. Some have speculated that Elwood City might be a suburb of it.

Trivia

• Crown City is nicknamed the "Big Banana". This is probably because it is a parody of New York City, which is nicknamed the "Big Apple".
• It hosts a Crown City Physics Prize won by Keith Powers, Alan's uncle. This was reported on by the Elwood City Times.
• Buster reveals in "Muffy Goes Metropolitan" to Arthur, Francine, Muffy, and Sue Ellen that he was in a pie-eating contest at the mayor's house but doesn't inform them where he placed in it.
• There is a real Crown City in Ohio, along the Ohio River.