Main Street, Catskill, NY

 

Have a great week

Main strret

The difference in both architecture and the general goings on  between American main streets and those in Europe are great but I appreciate this diversity. I just love the old American buildings and the traditional stores but alas, they are slowly disappearing while being replaced by the malls that have become their  functional equivalents. Too bad.

Have a great weekend..get ready for the Fourth of July

The Fourth of July holiday is  almost upon us and the country is getting ready to celebrate

Main Street. [Part 1]

This is Stonington Borough's Main Street that has now become full of boutiques and expensive places to eat. There are the usual espresso joints that should be avoided as what they pass for espresso is pathetic. As a matter of fact it's difficult to get any good coffee these days; it's all very watery. I remember when this was real place with many luncheonettes that catered  to the local Portuguese fisherman and other local residents when one could get a very nice meal at a reasonable place. Because of the inevitable gentrification, these have all been turned into expensive boutiques. We noted a dearth of people on a normal week day. Perhaps things pick up during the weekend and more into the summer months. Our visit was in middle June. Needless to say the place looked somewhat depressing. It is, nevertheless, a beautiful town worth visiting and we go there at least once a year.