tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19517251.post3654133798761726233..comments2024-03-13T04:00:21.690-05:00Comments on Life 101 : Ghost townRick Watsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01005727239466916086noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19517251.post-46405476651237068162017-08-19T23:35:22.250-05:002017-08-19T23:35:22.250-05:00I love ghost towns and think there is a certain ap...I love ghost towns and think there is a certain appeal to them. It could be that I think the ghosts of the past are around. This photo you took seems to echo my thoughtsBirgithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439720285857050428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19517251.post-62806561952279929852017-08-19T17:28:51.451-05:002017-08-19T17:28:51.451-05:00Awesome photoAwesome photoJo-Anne's Ramblingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11418152399382818709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19517251.post-25519757721653712212017-08-19T15:54:23.552-05:002017-08-19T15:54:23.552-05:00I still miss the old stores in the town where we l...I still miss the old stores in the town where we lived until I was eight years old, especially the drug store where my sister and I would pay a dime to share a cherry coke. It must have been a good way for my mother to get rid of us for a while on summer afternoons.<br /><br />Love,<br />JanieJanie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19517251.post-36257596391079545232017-08-19T11:32:55.558-05:002017-08-19T11:32:55.558-05:00Sad, but a fact of life!!Sad, but a fact of life!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19517251.post-8582328250746622192017-08-18T20:13:48.850-05:002017-08-18T20:13:48.850-05:00It's sad when a community dies, but I guess no...It's sad when a community dies, but I guess nothing lasts forever. I do wish we had old abandoned buildings nearby that I could turn into an art studio.stephen Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659054447637207734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19517251.post-8928656452534719052017-08-18T19:23:51.544-05:002017-08-18T19:23:51.544-05:00I miss the old downtown areas and the small towns ...I miss the old downtown areas and the small towns that are vanishing because of progress...I love places like this.Jimmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00079471254681821763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19517251.post-12315061481142671552017-08-18T15:56:23.997-05:002017-08-18T15:56:23.997-05:00I love this. I suspect there's a little part ...I love this. I suspect there's a little part of all of us that longs for the way things used to feel.Mevely317https://www.blogger.com/profile/14786988262452989091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19517251.post-64581231079153776342017-08-18T13:00:01.433-05:002017-08-18T13:00:01.433-05:00My town was turning into a ghost town. They have b...My town was turning into a ghost town. They have been trying now for years to bring it back to life. It's slowly getting there but nothing stays. I blame it on the city restrictions. They need to lighten up and let the town thrive. Also, there is a homeless shelter in the center of our uptown so that brings a lot of rift raft to the streets. Sad.<br />LisaLisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03109633602729593188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19517251.post-63092135345692647962017-08-18T12:53:43.738-05:002017-08-18T12:53:43.738-05:00The drugstore in the town I consider home is still...The drugstore in the town I consider home is still there and operating under the same name. It is one of the few things left from the past.Emma Springfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10543689047463574012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19517251.post-89980874238054585542017-08-18T10:15:58.132-05:002017-08-18T10:15:58.132-05:00i really don't know which is worse. A booming ...i really don't know which is worse. A booming small town or a ghost town. Explaining... Our little mill town was dying. half the downtown stores boarded up. Police department down to three cars. 22 of the 26 mills closed. THEN we hired a City manager. YOU NEED liquor by the drink and draft beer. The city had been dry for ever. But now the streets are booming again. We now have at least 8 bars/restaurants and two breweries. Ten police cars, new police station and plenty of traffic. Not one empty store in town, all remodeled for antiques or drinks. But it is no longer headed for the ghost town venue YET!<br />But across the interstate in North Bel town, things are still dying. Ghost towns still live in the hearts of the folks born and raised there.jack69https://www.blogger.com/profile/12884137603402812926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19517251.post-962981761980712282017-08-18T08:07:37.294-05:002017-08-18T08:07:37.294-05:00Parts of my town is like yours...boarded up window...Parts of my town is like yours...boarded up windows and doors on buildings that used to be filled with customers. Reminds me of those ghost towns out west when the gold rush lured so many folks there. People go where the jobs are. Sadly there aren't half as many here as there used to be.I'm mostly known as 'MA'https://www.blogger.com/profile/12107548726472541669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19517251.post-42309034050438677762017-08-17T23:09:04.312-05:002017-08-17T23:09:04.312-05:00There are too many ghost towns now. World wide. ...There are too many ghost towns now. World wide. I suspect that most of us would be happier in towns than we are in cities...Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.com