Astoria
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Populated places in the United States
(listed in order of population)- Astoria, QueensAstoria, QueensAstoria is a neighborhood in the northwestern corner of the borough of Queens in New York City. Located in Community Board 1, Astoria is bounded by the East River and is adjacent to three other Queens neighborhoods: Long Island City, Sunnyside , and Woodside...
, neighborhood in New York City - Astoria, OregonAstoria, OregonAstoria is the county seat of Clatsop County, Oregon, United States. Situated near the mouth of the Columbia River, the city was named after the American investor John Jacob Astor. His American Fur Company founded Fort Astoria at the site in 1811...
- Astoria, IllinoisAstoria, IllinoisAstoria is an incorporated town in Fulton County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,193 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Astoria is located at ....
- Astoria Township, Fulton County, IllinoisAstoria Township, Fulton County, IllinoisAstoria Township is one of twenty-six townships in Fulton County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,517.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Astoria Township covers an area of ; of this, or 1.17 percent is water....
- Astoria, South DakotaAstoria, South DakotaAstoria is a town in Deuel County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 139 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Astoria is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all of it land....
Other locations
- Astoria, Budapest, a major junction in central Budapest, named after the Astoria Grand Hotel at its corner
- Astoria (cinema)Astoria (cinema)Astoria is one of Stockholm's oldest cinemas and one of the last still open cinemas with only one salon.Astoria is also the name of a cinema-chain in Sweden. The group is the second largest in the country and has cinemas in Stockholm, Malmö and Göteborg...
, a cinema in Stockholm, Sweden - Astoria CanyonAstoria CanyonAstoria Canyon is a submarine abyss 10 miles offshore from the mouth of the Columbia River....
, a submarine abyss 10 miles (16 km) offshore from the mouth of the Columbia River - Hotel Astoria (Copenhagen)Hotel Astoria (Copenhagen)Hotel Astoria is a design hotel located next to the Central Station in Copenhagen, Denmark. The building is an early example of Functionalist architecture in Denmark.-History:...
, Denmark - Hotel Astoria (Saint Petersburg), Russia
- London AstoriaLondon AstoriaThe London Astoria was a music venue, located at 157 Charing Cross Road, in London, England. It had been leased and run by Festival Republic since 2000. It was closed on 15 January 2009 and has since been demolished...
, a former music venue - Coast Guard Air Station AstoriaCoast Guard Air Station AstoriaCoast Guard Air Station Astoria was established August 14, 1964 at Astoria Regional Airport in Warrenton, Oregon.The unit houses 67 active duty, 24 reserve duty and one civilian personnel. The unit operates three Sikorsky HH-60 Jayhawk helicopters. According to a 2003 press release the unit's...
, a U.S. Coast Guard facility in Astoria, Oregon
Other things
- Astoria (album), an album by The Shys
- Astoria, Amsterdam, a Jugendstil Office building in Amsterdam which served as the international headquarters of Greenpeace
- Astoria (book)Astoria (book)Astoria is a novel published in 1836 by Washington Irving, at the behest of John Jacob Astor, about the American West....
, a biographical account about John Jacob Astor by Washington IrvingWashington IrvingWashington Irving was an American author, essayist, biographer and historian of the early 19th century. He was best known for his short stories "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and "Rip Van Winkle", both of which appear in his book The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. His historical works... - Astoria (film), a 2000 film about a Greek-American family, directed by Nick Efteriades
- Astoria (recording studio)Astoria (recording studio)Astoria is a grand houseboat, adapted as a recording studio by its owner, Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour. It is moored on the River Thames near Hampton Court...
, David Gilmour's recording studio/houseboat
Fictional people or places
- Astoria (Discworld), the Ephebian goddess of love in Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels
- Astoria, fictional character from Cerebus the AardvarkCerebus the AardvarkCerebus the Aardvark, or simply Cerebus , is an independent comic book, written and illustrated by Canadian artist Dave Sim, with backgrounds by fellow Canadian Gerhard. Cerebus ran for 300 issues from December 1977 to 2004, and was over 6000 pages long, the longest-running original...
- Astoria Greengrass, the wife of Draco MalfoyDraco MalfoyDraco Malfoy is a fictional character and a major antagonist in J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series. He is a Slytherin student in Harry Potter's year. He is frequently accompanied by his two accomplices, Vincent Crabbe and Gregory Goyle, who act as henchmen...
from the Harry PotterHarry PotterHarry Potter is a series of seven fantasy novels written by the British author J. K. Rowling. The books chronicle the adventures of the adolescent wizard Harry Potter and his best friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, all of whom are students at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry...
series - Astoria (muppet), wife of Muppet Show character Waldorf
- Astoria, fictional country in Jura SoyferJura SoyferJura Soyfer was an important Austrian political journalist and cabaret writer.-Life:...
's play of the same name - Astoria, name of the town in the movie The GooniesThe GooniesThe Goonies is a 1985 American adventure-comedy film directed by Richard Donner. The screenplay was written by Chris Columbus from a story by executive producer Steven Spielberg. The premise surrounds a band of pre-teens who live in the "Goon Docks" neighborhood of Astoria, Oregon hoping to save...
See also
- Astoria BydgoszczAstoria BydgoszczAstoria Bydgoszcz is a Polish basketball team, based in Bydgoszcz, playing in 2. Polish League, but in the past, play in Polish Basketball League and Korać Cup-Team history:...
, a sport association and basketball team in Bydgoszcz, Poland, established in 1924 - MS Astoria, a cruise ship in service with Transocean ToursTransocean ToursTransocean Tours is a Germany-based cruise line that operates three ocean-going cruise ships on the German and British markets, as well as five river cruise ships on the German market...
2002-2009 - "Project Astoria", nickname for ADO.NET Data ServicesADO.NET Data ServicesWCF Data Services is a platform for what Microsoft calls Data Services. It is actually a combination of the runtime and a web service through which the services are exposed. In addition, it also includes the Data Services Toolkit which lets Astoria Data Services be created from within ASP.NET itself...
- So Long, AstoriaSo long, astoriaSo Long, Astoria is the fourth full-length album released by The Ataris on March 4, 2003.This is The Ataris' first album on Columbia Records, having previously been signed to independent punk label Kung Fu Records. It peaked at No. 24 on the Billboard 200 and has been certified gold status...
, an album by The Ataris - Waldorf-Astoria HotelWaldorf-Astoria HotelThe Waldorf-Astoria is a luxury hotel in New York. It has been housed in two historic landmark buildings in New York City. The first, designed by architect Henry J. Hardenbergh, was on the Fifth Avenue site of the Empire State Building. The present building at 301 Park Avenue in Manhattan is a...
, New York City - USS AstoriaUSS AstoriaFour ships of the United States Navy have been named Astoria, after the town of Astoria, Oregon., was laid down in 1867, but renamed Omaha prior to her commissioning., a cargo ship, was seized by US Customs at the outbreak of World War I., was a heavy cruiser commissioned in 1934 and lost in the...
, several U.S. Navy vessels, a steamship