Small towns naturally popped up to support and profit from small farm communities when travel was slower and more difficult. With the rise of the BTO, the small town no longer has a purpose. How is a Co-op in town going to survive when there's just a handful of big farmers? No need for a local bank, everyone banks online. No need for a hardware store, grocery store, gas station, everyone just goes to Wallyworld tree towns over.
So now a town has to figure out another way to make money. Some try to become tourist destinations, but it seems only a handful of towns per state can sucessfully go that horrible route. Here in Wisconsin, it seems that the Wisconsin Dells has "won" that race, with Door County and Bayfield as runners-up. I don't think Catfish capitol or city of the dome is gonna take over...
Yup, small towns are dead. Progress (good or bad) killed them. I don't think there's anything that will bring them back.
Also, fairs were popular when entertainment was rare. It was a once a year event that brought the whole town together to compete on who grows the best tomatoes, who bakes the best pie, and who produces the nicest hog. Now, everyone gets their food at the aforementioned store. Who's gonna bake a pie for a fair? The Grant County fair is this weekend and my kids are in 4H, so we spent a lot of time in the Youth and Ag building. The crops, baked goods, canned goods, leathercraft, crocheting, and clothing were very light in competition. Photography, dioramas, and legos were very popular. Attendance is much lower than I remember as a kid. Why go to the fair? There's a TV in my house! I'm guessing a lot of fairs are gonna quit in the next years.
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