tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343608.post4809970425960111294..comments2024-03-28T15:17:18.477-05:00Comments on Orange Crate Art: Main StreetsMichael Leddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05547732736861224886noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343608.post-27128901429715063662018-10-19T13:41:08.323-05:002018-10-19T13:41:08.323-05:00Amish flight!
I noticed a photo online of a tour ...Amish flight!<br /><br />I noticed a photo online of a tour trolley going by the little movie theater. There’s also a train to tour the area. I found this sentence on <a href="https://visitpa.com/cities/wellsboro" rel="nofollow">a Pennsylvania website</a>: “Overwhelmed tourists in search of civilization can stroll the gas-lit streets of Victorian downtown Wellsboro.” What I don’t understand: Wikipedia gives pretty modest median incomes — $30,169 for a household, $39,898 for a family — but the <i>Times</i> article has someone (in 2005) buying a $305,000 second house in Wellsboro. A tale of two towns, the locals and the more affluent part-time residents?Michael Leddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05547732736861224886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343608.post-4426205356900308532018-10-19T11:03:49.350-05:002018-10-19T11:03:49.350-05:00I wasn't there that long, but I didn't get...I wasn't there that long, but I didn't get much of a touristy vibe. We tripped over it after, IIRC, going to Pine Creek Gorge. I didn't realize until much later that it's on the list of PA's most picturesque towns or something like that. There's really not much in the Pennsylvania Wilds except outdoorsy and roadside attractions. It does remind me of an article I read eons ago about a charming Amish town in Ohio that tourists loved so much they started moving in. The Amish quietly left, and it became Just Another Town.Slywyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01424323662407341123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343608.post-40110436198653826282018-10-19T08:59:51.907-05:002018-10-19T08:59:51.907-05:00Beautiful. The only thing that puts me off is the ...Beautiful. The only thing that puts me off is the tourism: I’d like a town that time forgot, more <i>Twilight Zone</i>. But in that case, nobody would know about it. :)Michael Leddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05547732736861224886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343608.post-78808044436223606922018-10-19T08:02:13.831-05:002018-10-19T08:02:13.831-05:00More, albeit from a "places to live" per...More, albeit from a "places to live" perspective: https://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/30/realestate/greathomes/30havens.html<br /><br />Old article so not sure how much has changed. I liked the houses on Main Street.Slywyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01424323662407341123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343608.post-67044901264697865632018-10-18T21:52:48.005-05:002018-10-18T21:52:48.005-05:00That diner! It might be possible for me as a leisu...That diner! It might be possible for me as a leisurely detour from I-80.Michael Leddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05547732736861224886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343608.post-66292492160371751912018-10-18T21:11:57.532-05:002018-10-18T21:11:57.532-05:00I think you would love Wellsboro, Pennsylvania. I ...I think you would love Wellsboro, Pennsylvania. I came upon it accidentally during my visit to that area, and didn't get to spend nearly enough time there. Just enough to get Hershey's ice cream at a little shop. (Hershey's ice cream is unrelated to Hershey's chocolate.)<br /><br />https://uncoveringpa.com/visiting-wellsboro-pennsylvania<br /><br />I wish I had taken photos.Slywyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01424323662407341123noreply@blogger.com