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Matt Groening grew up in Springfield, OR (also Portland, the streets names sharing a lot of character's names), it was only after he placed it in Springfield th
by gibbetsandcrows 2y ago
Matt Groening grew up in Springfield, OR (also Portland, the streets names sharing a lot of character's names), it was only after he placed it in Springfield that he realized Springfield could be anywhere. He apparently makes direct references to local landmarks and establishments, and certain characters are rumored to have been based off of locals.
- woodson 2y agoPortland embraces it, see for example the Ned Flanders Crossing, on Flanders St, no less: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ned_Flanders_Crossing https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ned_Flanders_Crossing (The Simpsons character is named after the street.)
- rufus_foreman 2y ago>> Matt Groening grew up in Springfield, OR No he didn't. 742 SW Evergreen Terrace. Somewhere around here: https://www.openstreetmap.org/search?query=742%20sw%20evergreen%20terrace%2C%20portland%2C%20or#map=18/45.516198/-122.712028 https://www.openstreetmap.org/search?query=742%20sw%20evergr...
- gibbetsandcrows 2y agoLiterally in my post. He moved to Springfield after living in Portland.