tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011529.post116776138751612815..comments2023-10-23T02:11:07.155-07:00Comments on "ELMO'S JUNCTION": "The Final Days of a White Elephant"~D.Puck'http://www.blogger.com/profile/03641671598660511400noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011529.post-1168052385038563472007-01-05T18:59:00.000-08:002007-01-05T18:59:00.000-08:00Re: "The Park". Yeah. just something else for pe...Re: "The Park". Yeah. just something else for people to piddle with here in the middle of <I>Nowheresville</I>, Ky. Shame all of this money isn't being used to actually revitalize actual <B>business</B> in the downtown area, since there's really only a few things that bring anyone here locally at all to the town's center anymore (i.e.,the post office, pharmacy, and occasionally the theatre). Personally I'd like to see the whole downtown section closed off, fill them with little stores like Gatlenburg and promote it as such. Since this town lost its original identity years ago, it needs to create an entirely new one, otherwise it'll eventually become nothing but a returement village.~D.Puck'https://www.blogger.com/profile/03641671598660511400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011529.post-1168050905009777762007-01-05T18:35:00.000-08:002007-01-05T18:35:00.000-08:00Yeah, well, I'm a little mystified as to exactly w...Yeah, well, I'm a little mystified as to exactly what they hope to accomplish with that park...still, it's promised to be a nice place so what the heck. Doubt I'll ever spend any time there!<BR/><BR/>Personally, I wish they had torn the Owens down <I>years</I> ago...that's what I meant. It's been a sad eyesore for over 20 years now...Johnny Bacardihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07051009739174204952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011529.post-1168049272915884902007-01-05T18:07:00.000-08:002007-01-05T18:07:00.000-08:00Hi "Johnny"! No, the sign was taken down probably...Hi "Johnny"! No, the sign was taken down probably sometime in the 1990's. It sat beside the building that's the pizza place now for a while, then sorta <I>disappeared</I> (so I'm glad I took a photo of it). It's sad, true, that the building wasn't saved before it got to the point of being as it is now, but the point's sorta mute since it's gone beyond anything save total reconstruction from the ground up. I think local interest has now shifted to the park being built behind the theatre.~D.Puck'https://www.blogger.com/profile/03641671598660511400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011529.post-1168046716724587772007-01-05T17:25:00.000-08:002007-01-05T17:25:00.000-08:00Nice post. I like that idea about building a wall ...Nice post. I like that idea about building a wall with the bricks.<BR/><BR/>Y'know, I don't think I was ever in the Owens more than once or twice- I recall having some pictures made there when I was in elementary school, '66-'69 perhaps. Still, I can respect what it used to mean to the town, and it's been a real shame that it's been allowed to sit there in such disrepair for so long.<BR/><BR/>Is that sign still up? I haven't noticed it in years...Johnny Bacardihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07051009739174204952noreply@blogger.com