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re: RURAL TEXAS: Towns DYING A Slow DEATH - Far Off The Interstate
Posted on 12/10/22 at 8:00 am to Teddy Ruxpin
Posted on 12/10/22 at 8:00 am to Teddy Ruxpin
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I find that kinda funny and wonder what the dynamics are of that relationship.
There entire town probably knows who it is, too.
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Posted on 12/10/22 at 8:11 am to Street Hawk
Lived in a small town for most of my life. Great place to raise a family.
Unfortunately small towns depend on one or two industries and sooner or later that industry fails. If they’re close enough to larger towns or small cities they can survive. If not as children get older they move away for work.
Unfortunately small towns depend on one or two industries and sooner or later that industry fails. If they’re close enough to larger towns or small cities they can survive. If not as children get older they move away for work.
Posted on 12/10/22 at 9:01 am to Obtuse1
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When driving down from Denver headed to Amarillo after you get of the I-25 at Raton Pass and onto US-87 there is a long stretch of tiny little dead towns one after another.
Clayton New Mexico used to have one of the best Mexican food restaurants I have ever been to. I don't remember the name but it was in an old hotel.
Posted on 12/10/22 at 9:10 am to Street Hawk
My wife grew up just outside Wingate, Tx. We still get out there from time to time but her parents moving away definitely a good thing.
Posted on 12/10/22 at 9:23 am to llfshoals
As others have said, it's small towns across America.
Logging, mining industries hard hit. Farming not as labor intensive and the decline of the family farm.
Driving through NW FL and south AL and seeing the homes and businesses close and literally disappear in nature is sad. Seeing abandoned churches hits me the hardest as they show both the spiritual and economic decline....
Logging, mining industries hard hit. Farming not as labor intensive and the decline of the family farm.
Driving through NW FL and south AL and seeing the homes and businesses close and literally disappear in nature is sad. Seeing abandoned churches hits me the hardest as they show both the spiritual and economic decline....
Posted on 12/10/22 at 9:43 am to La Place Mike
Don’t roll into Raton on a Sunday and expect to find a place for a decent meal. Only place we could find open was K-Bobs Steakhouse. We had to move a couple of booths until we found one with usable seats.
Posted on 12/10/22 at 10:02 am to Potchafa
I would love to have 100 acres or so in the middle of nowhere just to camp and walk around on.
Posted on 12/10/22 at 10:12 am to biglego
My wife has an interest in 1680 acres in 3ctor County she'd entertain offers on.
Posted on 12/10/22 at 10:14 am to TigersnJeeps
quote:a select few, at least where I’m from, were able to sort of reinvent themselves with tourism (golf resorts) & maybe another niche industry or two but yeah, for the most part it’s pretty bleak
As others have said, it's small towns across America. Logging, mining industries hard hit. Farming not as labor intensive and the decline of the family farm.
This post was edited on 12/10/22 at 10:15 am
Posted on 12/10/22 at 10:17 am to GreatLakesTiger24
I don't care if the small town i live near totally goes away.
As long as my cattle farm and Lake Texoma down the road exist, I don't care about town. I only go to town once every 10-14 days anyway.
As long as my cattle farm and Lake Texoma down the road exist, I don't care about town. I only go to town once every 10-14 days anyway.
Posted on 12/10/22 at 10:29 am to El Segundo Guy
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My wife has an interest in 1680 acres in 3ctor County she'd entertain offers on.
With mineral rights?
Posted on 12/10/22 at 10:31 am to El Segundo Guy
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I don't care if the small town i live near totally goes away.
Bingo, my happiness doesn't depend on other people.
Posted on 12/10/22 at 10:33 am to redstick13
They've talked about possiblyincluding them. Oxy is the biggest outfit. 2 other companies have working wells but Oxy is biggest.
Posted on 12/10/22 at 10:34 am to Spoonbilla
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I have no idea why people chose to settle in that environment.
My mom's side of the family is from Whitt, TX. I think they settled there because that is where the wagon wheel fell off.
Posted on 12/10/22 at 10:35 am to La Place Mike
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Clayton New Mexico used to have one of the best Mexican food restaurants I have ever been to.
Still there
Posted on 12/10/22 at 2:44 pm to Wabbit7
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Anyone here ever passed by Shafter Texas just before the border? It's got like 11 people living there.
Yes sir, on the way from Marfa to Presideo. Shafter is a true ghost town in every sense of the word
Posted on 12/10/22 at 2:55 pm to Jim Rockford
She was incredibly hot in that movie.
Posted on 12/10/22 at 3:01 pm to TigersnJeeps
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As others have said, it's small towns across America. Logging, mining industries hard hit. Farming not as labor intensive and the decline of the family farm.
Agree. Unfortunately our economy the last 40 or so years has favored the lobbyists of the large corporations who bend the laws to hurt small businesses. Washington and the “coastal” class have massively benefited from globalization. Couple that with agricultural changes and you get pressure on small towns. It will be interesting to see if the trends of deglobalization breathe new life into certain areas of the country. We need to manufacture and produce more of our own goods in this country.
This post was edited on 12/10/22 at 4:25 pm
Posted on 12/10/22 at 4:24 pm to Potchafa
Tulia, TX
Great place to grow up but it ain't what it used to be. Our time may have overlapped. No way we didn't know each other if so.
Great place to grow up but it ain't what it used to be. Our time may have overlapped. No way we didn't know each other if so.
This post was edited on 12/10/22 at 4:37 pm
Posted on 12/10/22 at 6:11 pm to Obtuse1
Been there done that more times than I'd like. Took the northern route thru Kansas once just to avoid it >> (not worth the extra time.)
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