West Virginia reminds me of the 1950s (love it) (Hundred: house, theater)

[Retired Navy]

Originally Posted by David Kennedy

Semi-pasture-ized...depends on which end of the cow you are walking...rear-end, definitely....takes me back to the days when we brought the cows in for milking...always barefoot in the summer.. got betwix the toes...must have been medicinal...I've lasted this long...somethings are never forgotton...

That's a memory for me that had long been forgotten until I read your post David. Thanks for bringing it back (I'd give you points if I knew how) If a kid ever once stepped in warm cow dung barefoot, by accident, I can assure you that the next time was on purpose.

[awakenthesun22]

What is the most traditional unchanged town in West Virginia?

Most likely Helvetia would be at or near the top of the list for this question.

[harborlady]

bobilee- wow I wonder what it sounds like. maybe our digital age will catch up and let us hear samples without having to buy what we haven't heard. Too much legal mumbo jumbo with napster/kaza and weasel programs attacking computers imbedded in the music- nobody wins with that nonsense.
itunes site seems to only offer samples of what is new or popular, and older music falls by the wayside from analog technology default. Not sure what expense is involved converting things to digital mastering. Old films have similar problem-- stored on celluloid. Preserving them digitally is more of a charitable act from what I gather, with exception of charging nostalgic folks an arm and a leg for collections of old shows on DVD.

Cows in WV- i saw one or two family farms in my travels. Somewhere along the midland trail from white sulphur springs on the way toward beckley, or maybe it was between beckley and charleston? A few more scattered north of jane lew once you get away from the interstate. Bucchannon appears to have acreage that used to be prime farming, but redevelopment going on? I didn't see family farms around but it might have been because I wasn't on back roads so much as sticking with rte 33.

Where the heck is mobley?

[amerideaf]

>>>Mobley is my favorite<<<

Is this town in Wetzel County?

[ArizonaBear]

A small side note here:

The 1950's was an era when things were improving dramatically for many Americans------many 'poor' people were catapulted into at least lower middle class etc.

[David Kennedy]

Mobley cannot be seen by the 'overhead spy satelites...for some reason, those large white 'V's painted on the edge of the asphalt do not show up...yes, it's in Wetzel County....and it shouldn't show up on Google...It's a Top Secret location..perhaps, I've said to much already.

[harborlady]

LOL DK I asked because it doesn't register on the state map. They want it that way? Nuff said.

[Threerun]

Too bad a lot of the larger cities are dying. Clarksburg, Martinsburg, Fairmont.. It's pretty sad to see all the vacant store fronts on those beautiful city streets and walks.

My boss, who's lived in Clarksburg/Fairmont all his life, has fond memories of all the ladies and gents strolling the shopping distict downtown not that long ago. He'd say "You should've seen all the gorgeous 'skirts' at lunch time! You couldn't walk two abreast on the sidewalk it was so crowded".

Totally different now. No more Traders Alley, mens clothiers.. Really makes me wish I was born 30 years earlier.

[snorpus]

HL,

I can attest to the existence of Mobley. From Pine Grove, you follow the North Fork of Fishing Creek up towards Barker. At Barker, instead of turning left to go to Hundred, you continue straight for 3-4 miles to Mobley. DK probably knows the other way in, from Mannington I think.

Let's just say that they don't worry about ARMs and Starbucks very much in Mobley. Now, this daggone rain we've been having is another issue...

[Threerun]

I'm about sick of the rain. I dodged huge drops getting my strips and corn off the grill. It just ain't right...