Fill her up, check my oil, and wash my windshield
Working on the Railroad
Main Street, California Pennsylvania
Fiddles Confectionery ... Brownsville Pennsylvania
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This weekend I traveled about to new places to which I have never been. Small town America, Western Pennsylvania, was the theme this weekend. I made a visit to California and Brownsville PA. Brownsville is known for the manufacture of large river barges, and California is home to California College. Both towns are in a blight due to the loss of work as companies folded during the switch from a World Manufacturing Pittsburgh-area-Powerhouse, to the new world of out sourced products. The population is older in these towns when the young working age men and women moved to where work was a current part of the landscape. Both of these towns and their counties are second countrywide to parts of Florida in the average age of its senior population.
This is wartime, and you over there need jobs upon your return home. You may find your small town not capable of providing jobs to support your needs. If you do, such life in small town America has its benefits; low crime that is commensurate with the age dynamics of the area, the price of housing prices is low, the lifestyle is less stressful than big city life, and it is a much safer place to raise your children on many levels.
I added a few pictures that I made today. They tell their own story about this area. Enjoy the photos, and keep small town America on your priority list when you finally plant your feet back on American soil! If you need any help with finding thriving small-town-America, give me a call!
1. In Brownsville the gas station attendant stills pumps gas for you! Small town service that is classic Americana in a big-hearted way.
2. Hard work stills goes on in some career fields. In this image men are working the rails.
3. Main Street, California Pennsylvania. When college is out for the year, the streets are void of youth. As you can see, the streets on this Sunday afternoon are void of just about everyone.
4. Brownsville, even during the hard times still supports You … The Troops! In this life style choice they beat out New York City hands down!
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Keep your head down,
Henry Hill, Plum Pennsylvania
1 comment:
HI there, I was googling Brownsville, PA and came across one of your pics!!!! The boy pumping gas is my cousin Sean Bradey....just thought it was ironic!
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