Our own vintage town

[hatguy1]

I was thinking of starting... with a central square type setup. out.

Yes, a central town square would be very cool. We could also incorporate several neighborhood squares (miniature parks) every so many blocks in the residential areas.


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[hatguy1]

But we could have a warm town and a cold town and connect them by twain.

Kind if like a winter/summer home?


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[LizzieMaine]

Or, build the town in a deep valley -- there'd be plenty of snow in the mountains for those who want it, while the town itself could remain snow-free. The mountains would also have the advantage of blocking modern digital television signals, and would make an excellent barrier to keep tourists away.

 

[Touchofevil]

My Lady and I have often spoken of how nice it would be to have such a place to live. If only we could get Bill Gates on board.

 

[buelligan]

There are plenty of small almost empty communities in Ohio where the coal ran out/ the steel moved away/ the pottery left/ or any other number of negative economic impacts happened and the people moved out but the structures still exist. I always thought that the town that East Palestine OH where my grandfather grew up would be a wonderful little town if the economy wasn't so bad in that area. Would be nice to see someone do something like this in that area.

 

[hatguy1]

Yes, a central town square would be very cool. We could also incorporate several neighborhood squares (miniature parks) every so many blocks in the residential areas.

Old town Savannah, GA utilized this theme very effectively. What a beautiful genteel city.

 

[jamespowers]

Good heavens..you all know what would happen dont you? The town would be inundated with people wanting to move there! then what? you know it will begin to degrade if that happens- are you prepared to have population limits?

Yes and testing for new residents. Fail and you don't live here.

 

[jamespowers]

The main sticking point always winds up being snow. There are snow lovers and snow haters, and never the twain shall meet. But we could have a warm town and a cold town and connect them by twain.

You can't connect Evil Snow with Paradise. It just won't work.

 

[jamespowers]

The mountains would also have the advantage of blocking modern digital television signals, and would make an excellent barrier to keep tourists away.

Well that and the ten foot electrified fence.

 

[jamespowers]

My Lady and I have often spoken of how nice it would be to have such a place to live. If only we could get Bill Gates on board.

No Hippies on the Board![bad]

 

[jamespowers]

There are plenty of small almost empty communities in Ohio where the coal ran out/ the steel moved away/ the pottery left/ or any other number of negative economic impacts happened and the people moved out but the structures still exist. I always thought that the town that East Palestine OH where my grandfather grew up would be a wonderful little town if the economy wasn't so bad in that area. Would be nice to see someone do something like this in that area.

Too cold. Ohio is out.

 

[vitanola]

Too cold. Ohio is out.

That insistence is certainly modern, given the center of population of the country in the Era. Ihe South would be out, I should think, as the summers there are not comfortably borne without air conditioning. Whilst air conditioning was available to a limited extent during the Era, one cannot spend all of one's time at the Pictures.

Southern Michigan, central Indiana, southern Wisconsin, southern Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Ohio or western Pennsylvania would be good bets. I think that south central MI, east central Ohio and western PA have numbers of well-preserved town sites which are very cheap and perfect for restoration.

 

[buelligan]

Too cold. Ohio is out.

To cold? Why I'll have you know it's supposed to be -17 here Tuesday you must be thin skinned.

 

[Touchofevil]

No Hippies on the Board![bad]

I should clarify, Bill Gates' "money" is what I meant. Hippies would obviously not be welcome.

 

[Touchofevil]

Well that and the ten foot electrified fence.

And a moat?

 

[jamespowers]

And a moat?

With piranha.

 

[jamespowers]

That insistence is certainly modern, given the center of population of the country in the Era. Ihe South would be out, I should think, as the summers there are not comfortably borne without air conditioning. Whilst air conditioning was available to a limited extent during the Era, one cannot spend all of one's time at the Pictures.

Southern Michigan, central Indiana, southern Wisconsin, southern Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Ohio or western Pennsylvania would be good bets. I think that south central MI, east central Ohio and western PA have numbers of well-preserved town sites which are very cheap and perfect for restoration.

Warm weather preference is nothing new. The native Americans may have come over the ice bridge but they sure managed to come down to America rather than stay in the snowy mess that they found themselves in. lol lol
All of those towns you mentioned are cheap for a very good reason---it is too damned cold there. Also cold effects buildings in very bad ways. You would have to just about rebuild every abandoned building because their pipes are all likely gone, electrical all gone, sewer system all cracked and gone etc., etc. Cold? No thanks.
Remember Civil War soldiers fought in the Georgia heat in heavy WOOL uniforms. How far we have fallen if we cannot stand heat in far less heavy clothing today. We shall endure!

 

[jamespowers]

I should clarify, Bill Gates' "money" is what I meant. Hippies would obviously not be welcome.

Ok, now that works for me.

 

[jamespowers]

To cold? Why I'll have you know it's supposed to be -17 here Tuesday you must be thin skinned.

:faint: I prefer to live in a place suited for human habitation---not polar bears.

 

[vitanola]

Warm weather preference is nothing new. The native Americans may have come over the ice bridge but they sure managed to come down to America rather than stay in the snowy mess that they found themselves in. lol lol
All of those towns you mentioned are cheap for a very good reason---it is too damned cold there. Also cold effects buildings in very bad ways. You would have to just about rebuild every abandoned building because their pipes are all likely gone, electrical all gone, sewer system all cracked and gone etc., etc. Cold? No thanks.
Remember Civil War soldiers fought in the Georgia heat in heavy WOOL uniforms. How far we have fallen if we cannot stand heat in far less heavy clothing today. We shall endure!

Yes, but those that could (the ante-bellum Southern Aristocracy, for example) went North in the heat of the summer whenever they could. Industrial and commercial development also lagged greatly in the torrid regions. On the other hand, the change of seasons is rather deeply ingrained in the general American culture of the Era, save for the special and rather peculiar (but nonetheless distinctly American) culture of the West Coast.

I've restored quite a number of antique structures which have been unoccupied for a decade or more. It is not the big deal that you seem to fear.