Definitely classic small-town America. I live just south of a small town named Clinton. Population 2500 (+/-)
Many of the towns around here are 100-400 population
Most schools were relocated to the edge of town once the city grew up. Land was cheaper and, of course, they needed room for their outdoor sports and a parking lot. Sadly, those beautiful buildings were usually torn down. Around here they often use the old school for administration. And many of the old buildings are down to one story, the upper floors having been taken by a tornado.
I do have a friend who came from Wisconsin, but in the Eau Claire area.
My first car was a ‘49 Dodge. It was ancient, but it could be had for $100. Semi-automatic. It must have been a gas hog-I didn’t keep track of mileage in those days-but gas was cheap.
Compared to what's on sale these days, I'd rather enjoy that 'vintage' design. Apart from that, I recall that driving schools no longer teach young people how to handle manual transmissions in Norway…they'd be utterly lost.
I would have killed to have a car like that in HS! The car I had was a land yacht and I loved it, but, at the time, I thought the older cars had more class.
Definitely classic small-town America. I live just south of a small town named Clinton. Population 2500 (+/-)
Many of the towns around here are 100-400 population
Most schools were relocated to the edge of town once the city grew up. Land was cheaper and, of course, they needed room for their outdoor sports and a parking lot. Sadly, those beautiful buildings were usually torn down. Around here they often use the old school for administration. And many of the old buildings are down to one story, the upper floors having been taken by a tornado.
I do have a friend who came from Wisconsin, but in the Eau Claire area.
The old towns are nice for walking
I also think that cars looked better back then.
My first car was a ‘49 Dodge. It was ancient, but it could be had for $100. Semi-automatic. It must have been a gas hog-I didn’t keep track of mileage in those days-but gas was cheap.
It wasn’t fashionable, but it ran
Well, leaving 'fashionable' aside, you mean these beauties?
https://duckduckgo.com/?t=ffab&q=49+dodge&atb=v275-1&iax=images&ia=images
Compared to what's on sale these days, I'd rather enjoy that 'vintage' design. Apart from that, I recall that driving schools no longer teach young people how to handle manual transmissions in Norway…they'd be utterly lost.
Exactly. They were like tanks!
I taught both younger sisters to drive a stick in my VW bug
I would have killed to have a car like that in HS! The car I had was a land yacht and I loved it, but, at the time, I thought the older cars had more class.