I almost cried as I read this, imagining the many small towns crumble under the guise of progress. I'm from a small town in Oklahoma that now has nothing left other than a two pump gas station, one 'cafe' and grocery store plus some old crumbling buildings. It seems that neither the influx of new business nor the resistance of it can save them. A way of life lost and mourned.
My unrecognizable hometown but for the Carnige Library, St. Aloysius Church now the Arcadia Historical Society (thank goodness most artifacts were saved), and a few sentimental homes I lived in as a young girl. Family members from far and wide shared a happy day. Thank goodness!
Crime has also increased dramatically!!! I even saw prostitution openly on Main Street. Local police have all quit. Now the residents must depend on county police.
I almost cried as I read this, imagining the many small towns crumble under the guise of progress. I'm from a small town in Oklahoma that now has nothing left other than a two pump gas station, one 'cafe' and grocery store plus some old crumbling buildings. It seems that neither the influx of new business nor the resistance of it can save them. A way of life lost and mourned.
My unrecognizable hometown but for the Carnige Library, St. Aloysius Church now the Arcadia Historical Society (thank goodness most artifacts were saved), and a few sentimental homes I lived in as a young girl. Family members from far and wide shared a happy day. Thank goodness!
Crime has also increased dramatically!!! I even saw prostitution openly on Main Street. Local police have all quit. Now the residents must depend on county police.