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I'm sure like many on this forum, I can remember going to my Dads hometown when I was a kid. My family were visiting my Grandparents. It was a farming town in Northern Maine with a population of a few hundred people. I can remember my Dad borrowing my Uncles old Dodge pickup and riding into town. We had to stop and wait for the train to cross the road, and I can remember a feed store with quite a few old pickups parked out in front, a diner, a drug store, gas station, and market. Being a kid from the suburbs, I couldn't help but think how boring! Well that small town is gone now, like so many in this country, but I am hopeful it is out there somewhere for my family. I dream of me driving that old pickup, heading down to the feed store, and maybe "shootin the breeze" with my neighbor about what crop would be best to plant come spring. A town with a set of railroad tracks running down Main Street, a water tower off in the distance. I place where time stands still.
I've read there are still many places like this in states like Kansas and Nebraska. Would love to here more places. Even if you don't have time to describe it, just the name of the town would be great! I can do my own research from there. Thank you all for your time
I'm sure like many on this forum, I can remember going to my Dads hometown when I was a kid. My family were visiting my Grandparents. It was a farming town in Northern Maine with a population of a few hundred people. I can remember my Dad borrowing my Uncles old Dodge pickup and riding into town. We had to stop and wait for the train to cross the road, and I can remember a feed store with quite a few old pickups parked out in front, a diner, a drug store, gas station, and market. Being a kid from the suburbs, I couldn't help but think how boring! Well that small town is gone now, like so many in this country, but I am hopeful it is out there somewhere for my family. I dream of me driving that old pickup, heading down to the feed store, and maybe "shootin the breeze" with my neighbor about what crop would be best to plant come spring. A town with a set of railroad tracks running down Main Street, a water tower off in the distance. I place where time stands still.
I've read there are still many places like this in states like Kansas and Nebraska. Would love to here more places. Even if you don't have time to describe it, just the name of the town would be great! I can do my own research from there. Thank you all for your time
Yes on Kansas and Nebraska -- also Missouri, Iowa, the Dakotas, Oklahoma, Indiana, downstate Illinois. A big chunk of this country is still like that.
There are plenty of small towns in New Mexico like that; in fact, some of them are used in films on the Old West, and no special props are needed! Many are populated by Hispanic families who have been in the area 400 years. There are also towns like that in "Gold Country" in California's Sierra foothills; one of the most affordable areas in CA. Look at Placerville, for example.
I'm sure like many on this forum, I can remember going to my Dads hometown when I was a kid. My family were visiting my Grandparents. It was a farming town in Northern Maine with a population of a few hundred people. I can remember my Dad borrowing my Uncles old Dodge pickup and riding into town. We had to stop and wait for the train to cross the road, and I can remember a feed store with quite a few old pickups parked out in front, a diner, a drug store, gas station, and market. Being a kid from the suburbs, I couldn't help but think how boring! Well that small town is gone now, like so many in this country, but I am hopeful it is out there somewhere for my family. I dream of me driving that old pickup, heading down to the feed store, and maybe "shootin the breeze" with my neighbor about what crop would be best to plant come spring. A town with a set of railroad tracks running down Main Street, a water tower off in the distance. I place where time stands still.
I've read there are still many places like this in states like Kansas and Nebraska. Would love to here more places. Even if you don't have time to describe it, just the name of the town would be great! I can do my own research from there. Thank you all for your time
I bet Miami, OK would fit your bill. My paternal grandparents, and my dad was from there.
When we were kids, sometimes one of the grownups would give us money and let us go to the local little (and I do mean LITTLE grocery) to get a gallon of milk, and whatever change was left, let us get some penny candy.
When my grandpa was young, he was the lifeguard at the local community pool. Later, he became a house painter. Once, he pulled a drowning kid out of Neosho River. Everyone seemed to know who my grandpa and grandma were.
All small towns aren’t the same. I would never buy in any area that is seeing a huge population decline. Neat and tidy towns that are in more desirable natural settings are a much better proposition for those that can afford it.
Sounds like you are describing my town, Cornville, Az. Unfortunately, with the influx of people wanting to live in Sedona, the entire area (Verde Valley, Az) is growing and losing that small town feel.
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