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Monterey Park

(Encyclopedia) Monterey Park, city (1990 pop. 60,738), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a growing residential suburb of Los Angeles; inc. 1916. It is a wholesale, retail, and financial services center.…

Bay Shore

(Encyclopedia) Bay Shore, uninc. village (2020 pop. 29,799), Islip town, Suffolk co., SE N.Y., on the south shore of Long Island, at the widest point…

Crawley

(Encyclopedia) Crawley, city and district, West Sussex, SE England. Crawley was designated one of the new towns in 1946 to alleviate overpopulation in…

Secunderabad

(Encyclopedia) SecunderabadSecunderabadsĭkŭnˈdərəbädˌ [key], former city, Telangana state, S central India. Known as the twin city of Hyderabad, it has been a part of Hyderabad since 1960.…

Skokie

(Encyclopedia) SkokieSkokieskōˈkē [key], village (1990 pop. 59,432), Cook co., NE Ill., an industrial suburb adjacent to Chicago; inc. 1888. Its varied products include communications, computer, and…

Ebbw Vale

(Encyclopedia) Ebbw Vale Ebbw Vale ĕbˈ&oomacr; [key], Welsh Glyn Ebwy, town, Blaenau Gwent, SE Wales. A…

Consumers' Union

(Encyclopedia) Consumers' Union, product testing and rating organization founded (1936) to provide consumers with information and counsel regarding major retail goods and services. Through its…

La Mesa

(Encyclopedia) La MesaLa Mesalə māˈsə [key], city (1990 pop. 52,931), San Diego co., S Calif., a suburb of San Diego; inc. 1912. It is a retail center and a popular residence for upper- and middle-…

Southfield

(Encyclopedia) Southfield, city (1990 pop. 75,728), Oakland co., SE Mich., a suburb of Detroit, on the Rouge River; laid out 1817, inc. as a city 1958. There are electronics research, meat-processing…