Highrise In A Low Rent Town

Our town’s architecture has more mix than the mayor’s German Shepard - Chihuahua guard dog. There’s Spanish Colonial as well as turn-of-the-century brick and mortar. And what I like to call Old West Wood-on-Wood. All serve their purposes and certainly add to the character of Nowhere. A New York City fellow caused quite a stir in town back in the 1970s. This big city architect was passing through Nowhere on his way to somewhere but decided to stay. Most folks figured he musta been running from an ex-wife or girlfriend. Or both. He was a friendly sort on the surface but turned out to be as slick as his oiled hair. He attended a town council meeting to present his architectural plans for a high rise apartment building in Nowhere. Can you imagine?! The whole thing was rejected unanimously, of course. The one council member in attendance that night (yes, that constitutes a majority) didn’t know a soul in town who would consider moving out of their own house and into this box.

When government works, Life Is Good.