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Title: The towns that time forgot. SmallTown, USA, struggling.
Post by: Brad Johnson on July 17, 2015, 02:26:59 PM

An exceptionally good article on my tiny home town of Crowell, TX, and how it, like many other small rural communities, is struggling simply to survive.

http://www.dallasnews.com/news/state/headlines/20150717-the-other-texas-the-boom-forgot-rural-foard-county-struggles-to-stay-afloat.ece

Brad

Title: Re: The towns that time forgot. SmallTown, USA, struggling.
Post by: RoadKingLarry on July 17, 2015, 03:03:07 PM

Many parallels with the little town I call home. Population about the same.

Title: Re: The towns that time forgot. SmallTown, USA, struggling.
Post by: Tallpine on July 17, 2015, 04:45:19 PM

Pretty much exactly describes the little town that is our county seat:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5cPIrvnWc4

Title: Re: The towns that time forgot. SmallTown, USA, struggling.
Post by: Perd Hapley on July 18, 2015, 05:56:21 PM

There have always been ghost towns, but I wonder if this won't level off a bit, as more people begin working from home. If there are further advances in communication and transportation, might our economy and population get less centralized? We've already seen the shipping container move manufacturing out of the city limits. Maybe it will spread to more and more rural areas.