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It’s no surprise that I’m a huge fan of The Simpsons (Worst. Kept. Secret. Ever.) and have been so since I was a kid. Any cromulent fan knows that historically the show has been very cagey about Springfield’s location, because it’s a very common town name, and thus everyone could choose to believe that The Simpsons’s Springfield was also their Springfield.\u00a0 When I was a kid growing up in the midwest, I was certain that the ‘real’ Springfield was Springfield, Illinois.\u00a0 Even though sometimes they went to the ocean. Or climbed mountains.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In 2010, Matt Groening let it slip that the ‘real’ Springfield was Springfield, Oregon, which I suppose shouldn’t have come as a surprise, given that Matt is from nearby Portland, and many townspeople’s names come from Portland’s street names<\/a>. Springfield, Oregon has embraced their cartoon likeness, and in 2014, they dedicated a wall to a giant Simpsons mural to take their relationship to the next level. A groin-grabbingly good mural.<\/p>\n

\"oregon-day-one-6-of-14\"<\/a>New York’s thataway, man!<\/em><\/p>\n

\"oregon-day-one-7-of-14\"<\/a>It’s the Springfield tire yard! The fire is forthcoming, presumably.<\/em><\/p>\n

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There’s also a small free Springfield museum that supposedly has a Simpsons couch for photos, but thanks to my blundering numbskullery while planning, they were closed on the day I rolled through. DOH! Next time, Springfield.<\/p>\n

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