Springfield, Oregon securing its link to The Simpsons with a mural
In a 2012 interview with Smithsonian Magazine, Matt Groening kind-of, sort-of admitted that The Simpsons’ Springfield was named after Springfield, Oregon. Having grown up in Portland, it was only logical that Groening pulled influences from his home state—even if the Springfield that’s home to the Simpsons family is a constantly shifting, ever-expanding landscape, unlike any Springfield that actually exists. Now the Oregon town will establish a more official claim on its link to the series by having a Simpsons mural painted on the side of its Emerald Art Center this September.