One of my favorite small towns is Jordan, NY, where the Erie Canal once passed through, though no longer.
In the center of town there is a Historic District, and the buildings are mostly well-preserved.
I visited last friday on the '75, parking in front of Tom's Automotive garage. It is at a five corners which once had a statue in the center of the intersection.
Down one street there are row houses and small shops.
...and a former factory....
...and Tom Foote's garage, which he has owned for many decades.
Tom's place is not so well-preserved, but it does have historical significance, I eventually discovered.
No one was home at 3:00pm , but a local fellow suggested he went home early, and I was directed to the local library where there was historical information probably available.
It was just down the street.
The librarian was very sweet and soft-spoken. She reminded me of a former girlfriend, so I fumbled my initial words, seeking info for my on-line Old Garage game.
But she was on it right away, and I took pictures over her shoulder as she pulled books from the shelves.
First , she revealed that her library had originally been a Old Garage !
See the garage on the left, and the current library on the right:
And then the revelation of the origins of Tom's garage. It was a trolley (an electric commuter train) station in the early 1900's.
On the left the trolley station 1910:
The trolleys looked like this:
I returned today, hoping to find Tom, but at 4 pm , he seemed to have gone home.
Ah, small town life, I figured. Close the shop when it feels right, and you can almost taste the cold beer on your tongue..
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