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Once Upon a Time Middletown

tariely

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Once upon a time, Middletown was a resolutely farming town. It can easily be seen when flying over (the next local airport is in Mount-Valin). What can also be seen is that it is not anymore, although farms are valiantly resisting the encroaching residentials, commercials and industrials.

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2.Agro-industrials were the first to develop, as usual :

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5. And some farms are still doing well :

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6. Once the hospital, high school and college were built, and people came flocking from the neighbouring villages, it was the beginning of the end for Farm-City...

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8. Still, here and there in the town,  you find reminders, relics of the past (no doubt soon to be converted into little country estates for Mount-Valin's mucky-mucks.)

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11. The old-timers shake their heads : would you believe the cemetery, which once marked the southern limits of Middletown, is now almost in the center of the town ?

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12. Residentials and commerciOld%20townchurch%20x5-XL.jpgals have all but won the day, now :

 

Next time : Commerce & Industry are doing fine, though.

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Wow, I do love the sense of rural America that you have made in this entry. Its a bit like time travelling back in a time-capsule to a virtually bygone era.

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They are lovely pics, and what a fine thing to come home to after a week away from the computer.  More, please?

David

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Yo --

#5 is particularly fetching.  The old red barn and silo is very realistic.  My grandfather had one much like that (abandoned many years ago -- even then) on his land.  Takes me back to a much simpler time and place -- seems far away -- and the clothes I wore then were much, much younger.

It IS, indeed, nice to see you back on the CJ circuit.

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Very nice detailed town ! Love the mix of old agriculture and vintage neighbourhoods and businesses. Dairy farm and greenhouses areis custom lot ? Cows will soon run out of gras are they only shiped there for milking ? Well done !

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3 hours ago, kschmidt said:

 Dairy farm and greenhouses are custom lot ? 

Naaah. SPAM stuff -- not being a lotter, I customize with MMPs ! :-)

 

 

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Guys, how do I answer you all, but in one fell swoop ? You know, like "hidden content" or something ?

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