As far as I know, Astoria is a town in Queens, a suburb of N.Y.

As long as you're not there for too long, enjoy it FFS! Go up on them there hills and see where the Columbia river starts, the bridge to Chinook, WA, and all that. I wish I was there now.

Many of the native Astorians have Norwegian blood as a result of the large number of Norwegian immigrants to Astoria 150 years ago. The primary industry of Astoria then, as it is now, is fishing.
According to Stewart Holbrook, a little over a hundred years ago some Norwegian fishermen caught half a dozen human corpses in their nets after their bodies had been thrown overboard by a passing ship. Apparently, a famous crimper in Portland named Joseph "Bunco" Kelly had shanghaied these men, selling them to a captain in need of crew who was to depart Portland very early the next day. Kelly had found them passed-out in a storage basement near a waterfront saloon. Thinking they were stealing liquor, these men poisoned themselves drinking formaldehyde which belonged to a near-by mortuary.

This doesn't really make Astoria an interesting town to visit, but if Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3: The Secret of the Ooze is your thing, you can rest easy knowing that too, was shot there.

Imagine.

chingalera wrote:As far as I know, Astoria is a town in Queens, a suburb of N.Y.

Queens is not a fucking suburb, it's one of the boroughs.

There's five of 'em.

Astoria is a neighborhood in Queens. There's an airport there too.

burun wrote:

chingalera wrote:As far as I know, Astoria is a town in Queens, a suburb of N.Y.

Queens is not a fucking suburb, it's one of the boroughs.

There's five of 'em.

Astoria is a neighborhood in Queens. There's an airport there too.

NYC visitors-

You have not visited NYC properly until you have eaten in Queens. Astoria has some serious shit.

I lived in Astoria for four years and I loved every minute of it. Queens kicks much ass.

Brinkman wrote:This doesn't really make Astoria an interesting town to visit, but if Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3: The Secret of the Ooze is your thing, you can rest easy knowing that too, was shot there.

Part 2 was was the ooze. Part three was when they went to ancient Japan. I think that Astoria substituting feudal Japan is way more impressive than Vanilla Ice and his "Turtle Rap".

Just wanted to hijack and say how much Queens rules. Best meals ever, cheapest living in NYC and no RISD fruits looking for a place to ape Gang Of Four lp's.

Christopher J. McGarvey wrote:

Brinkman wrote:This doesn't really make Astoria an interesting town to visit, but if Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3: The Secret of the Ooze is your thing, you can rest easy knowing that too, was shot there.

Part 2 was was the ooze. Part three was when they went to ancient Japan. I think that Astoria substituting feudal Japan is way more impressive than Vanilla Ice and his "Turtle Rap".

I am delighted that my "JAPAN - COUNTRYSIDE - EXT" fix is a short drive away! Not just the Japan of the 17th century, but Japan as featured in Ringu 2 (via Ring 2)...

"Come to Astoria, Oregon's Norwegian Japan"

Christopher J. McGarvey wrote:

Brinkman wrote:This doesn't really make Astoria an interesting town to visit, but if Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3: The Secret of the Ooze is your thing, you can rest easy knowing that too, was shot there.

Part 2 was was the ooze. Part three was when they went to ancient Japan. I think that Astoria substituting feudal Japan is way more impressive than Vanilla Ice and his "Turtle Rap".

Well that is your just opinion my friend. I think that most people would agree with me in stating that Vanilla Ice and his landmark "Turtle Rap" made this into the cinematic treasure that we all adore.

"Come to Astoria, Oregon's Norwegian Japan."
"Also visit Queens, NY, home of the OTHER Astoria, as well as somebody's favorite falafel or something."