The Death Of A Small Town Part 1

Amie Vanderford went to Cairo, IL. It’s a city that my parents talked often about and talked of a different place than the one I’ve seen. Actually, it was my folks that gave me an oral history of what it was and what it became.

The town died in some ways many years ago and is a shadow of what it once was.

This is fantastic and I encourage you read every word and see her photos at Flickr.

H/T Lindsey

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Posted by newscoma on Apr 26th, 2009 and is filed under Tennessee.

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4 Responses to “The Death Of A Small Town Part 1”

  1. galaxiecarol says:
    April 26th, 2009 at 9:04 am

    I’ve been to Cairo. I went with a friend whose family spent much time there when she grew up. It is a devastating trip for those who have fond memories of a terrific city on the rivers.

  2. newscoma says:
    April 26th, 2009 at 9:20 am

    It just keeps dying. It’s been a few years but I went up there tooling around and came away so sad. It wasn’t what my parents had told me and you saw it dying in front of you.

    So sad.

  3. Ron says:
    April 26th, 2009 at 10:57 am

    Those are some incredibly sad images.

  4. newscoma says:
    April 26th, 2009 at 11:01 am

    They really are.