Small Town America – A Retrospective

Twenty years back in time. The Small town America project began in Albuquerque, New Mexico on April 9th, 2006 – and ended in Honolulu, Hawaii on March 24th, 2007. Three hundred and fifty days on the American highway – ‘In Search of Small Town America’.

Small town America. The front of a roadmap of New Hampshire, a description of the State, and pictures showing the gable end of a clapboard building and the colourful frontage of a souvenir store.

Small town America. State 25 New Hamshire. 'The...

Back twenty years to... Saturday, September 30th, 2006. Day 175. Getting lazy at the halfway mark – a couple of days off at the ocean. Museums, Green Mountains and green...

Small town America. State 25 New Hamshire. 'The Granite State'.

Back twenty years to... Saturday, September 30th, 2006. Day 175. Getting lazy at the halfway mark – a couple of days off at the ocean. Museums, Green Mountains and green issues. The faceless 'Old Man of the Mountain', the tourist town of Lincoln – and the obvious problem with deer hunting.

Small town America. The front of a roadmap of Vermont, a description of the State, and a picture of the American flag hung vertically on a brick wall and a sign in a window: 'Vermont says No to War'.

Small town America. State 24 Vermont. 'The Gree...

Back twenty years to... Friday, September 22nd, 2006. Day 167. 'Leaf-peeping' country in the fall. The esteem of a US post office, three Rules for Robots, peace, protest and disaffected...

Small town America. State 24 Vermont. 'The Green Mountain State'.

Back twenty years to... Friday, September 22nd, 2006. Day 167. 'Leaf-peeping' country in the fall. The esteem of a US post office, three Rules for Robots, peace, protest and disaffected youth. Ben and Jerry's, Norman Rockwell, 'Ticonderoga' and beer-can and cardboard recycling – at last.

Small town America. The front of a roadmap of New York, a description of the State, a picture of the 'Woodstock' monument, one of baseballs for sale, and another of an aggressively worded 'Notis'.

Small town America. State 23 New York. 'The Emp...

Back twenty years to... Monday, September 11th, 2006. Day 156. '9/11'. The so seminal Woodstock Music Festival, frozen yogurts and ice cream. Baseball in Cooperstown and Doubleday Field. The spectacular...

Small town America. State 23 New York. 'The Empire State'.

Back twenty years to... Monday, September 11th, 2006. Day 156. '9/11'. The so seminal Woodstock Music Festival, frozen yogurts and ice cream. Baseball in Cooperstown and Doubleday Field. The spectacular beauty of Niagara Falls, and houses all made out of shuttering-board.

Small town America. The front of a roadmap of Pennsylvania, a description of the State, a black and white picture of the owner of an auto parts store and a picture of a sunny outdoor gathering.

Small town America. State 22 Pennsylvania. 'The...

Back twenty years to... Tuesday, September 5th, 2006. Day 150. The fabulous 'Tobias Autoparts' store, the 'all new' McDonald's – and 'Come to Christ or Go to Hell'. Gettysburg Addresses,...

Small town America. State 22 Pennsylvania. 'The Keystone State'.

Back twenty years to... Tuesday, September 5th, 2006. Day 150. The fabulous 'Tobias Autoparts' store, the 'all new' McDonald's – and 'Come to Christ or Go to Hell'. Gettysburg Addresses, simpler times at the handicrafts show, forgotten wartime heroes and the very first 'Founding Fathers'.

Small town America. The front of a roadmap of Ohio, a description of the State and a photograph showing a 'Frisch's Big Boy Burger effigy and sign in Milford, Ohio.

Small town America. State 21 Ohio. 'The Buckeye...

Back twenty years to... Monday, August 28th, 2006. Day 142. 'Fisch's Big Boy Burgers', a cardboard cut-out Roy Rogers, the super-kitschy Springmill drive-in movie theatre and the grandly ornate Ritz...

Small town America. State 21 Ohio. 'The Buckeye State'.

Back twenty years to... Monday, August 28th, 2006. Day 142. 'Fisch's Big Boy Burgers', a cardboard cut-out Roy Rogers, the super-kitschy Springmill drive-in movie theatre and the grandly ornate Ritz cinema. The historic and poignant Underground Railroad, and a lakeside 'seaside resort'.

Small town America. The front of a roadmap of Indiana, a description of the State and pictures of a stained glass window with two bowling pins, a cruciform and a blue ceramic storefront.

Small town America. State 20 Indiana. 'The Hoos...

Back twenty years to... Thursday, August 24th, 2006. Day 138. The Amish Community, The RV Hall of Fame, and a tour at the 'birthplace' of my motorhome. The never built...

Small town America. State 20 Indiana. 'The Hoosier State'.

Back twenty years to... Thursday, August 24th, 2006. Day 138. The Amish Community, The RV Hall of Fame, and a tour at the 'birthplace' of my motorhome. The never built settlement of Radioville, the small town of Patriot and the gangly and ghastly, 'yellow-legged mud-dauber wasp'.