Is that some of that plastic fake ralph (the stuff you buy at the novelty gag store) on top of the sandwich?

Pictures please. It depends on the skill of the embroiderer and the complexity of the design.

I am from Buffalo. I left in 1994, but my whole extended family is still there except for a niece and nephew in the military. They have had a serious brain drain for several decades, but in talking to one of my brothers a couple of weeks ago, he told me he never thought he would see the type of turnaround Buffalo is experiencing in his lifetime, and he is very encouraged. He was really excited about the Elon Musk solar plant. There is a new medical school complex which is driving a lot of revitalization, too. There are some great houses, but many of them are old and need a lot of work. Taxes can be high, but they are less in the city vs. the suburbs. One of my nieces teaches science in a Buffalo high school, and yes, it's pretty bad. My parents sacrificed so we could attend Catholic schools, which were relatively cheap back then. Now Catholic schools are almost like paying college tuition. Which speaking of college tuition, SUNY Buffalo is extremely affordable, even for out of state. I do not miss the snow! As soon as I graduated graduate school, I bought a Mustang convertible and never looked back. And where I live now, half of Buffalo is here, I swear. Would I move back? That's a very hard question. DH is from Chicago, and we would rather have the mild winters here or move out west.

As you all know, a lot of the upper midwest is f-l-a-t. (My DM, a native of Rhode Island, claimed that she used to drive up and over RR crossings, just for the variety.) I grew up in Park Ridge, Illinois. The "Park" part is common in many place names. The "Ridge" celebrates the infinitesimal bit of altitude above sea level that exists in the center of town. This name replaced the much less 'cultured' name of Bricktown. (An abundance of clay soil led to the founding of brick works.) Our little town and the one next to it had its own telephone company for ages. I remember an early phone directory that extolled the virtues of Park Ridge, inviting Chicagoalns to move there, "Out of the Smoke Zone -- Into the Ozone". (Well, what did they know?)