Elderly woman behind the counter in a small town- Pearl Jam

An elderly woman can't seem to remember a boy coming home to his town after several years. Ahh..the good old days.

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[ChargerRT440]

Part of my job includes traveling around Texas; I'm always reminded of this song as I drive through many dying small towns. The young people escaped as quickly as they could, while the older residents survive as best they can.

Very nice slide show.

[rbe6f]

I am not from a "small town" in this sense, but this is a great song. I live outside of Buffalo, NY ... a once major US city. I have also driven all over the country and seen a lot of small towns dying. It's very sad what is going on, the way our economy works all of us young people are basically forced to move to a new huge city like NYC or somewhere down south to find a job. I'm afraid the real American identity could be lost in the future to a few select enormous metropolitan areas

[BrotherAtticus]

Support rural communities!

[Plhmel561]

The first time I heard this song I was driving on Winchester St. in Keene NH. That must have been 92 or 93. It was on an alt rock station, the call letters of which I have forgotten since. It sent chills down my spine. I must have heard the song thousands of times since. Still get chills. My mind also goes right back to that area, which I have long since left, making me another statistic in those who left small towns--or small cities which Keene is--for South Florida.

[govols94]

...memories like fingerprints are slowly raising.....One the best lines ever.

[kevinwenke]

@rbe6f Funny thing about that is that Buffalo/Niagara was once considered to be developed as "Metropolis" by King Camp Giliette (the razor guy) where the entire country would live there and live off the power of the Niagara gorge. The rest of the country would be used to farm. That was around 1900 when Buffalo was one of the largest cities in the country. That would have put an entirely different face on the USA.

[massey4business]

Nicely done...

[asavietto]

@AllISawWasBlack EXACTLY

[causeandeffect81]

I just wanna scream HELLO! Pearl Jam at the apex of creativity.

[centerforce2]

This so reminds me of my hometown, population 600. There was one general store run by an elderly woman for 50+ years. They don't accept credit cards, but you can put stuff on your bill.

[ChargerRT440]

@jeffkeeper01 You're spot on with that! I want to stop to look around & talk with locals about the history; time constraints keep me from always having that luxury though. I was in Monahans not long ago & saw the old abandoned Sunset Motel. I was told it folded after I-20 bypassed it. But that has happened nationwide with the highway system when travelers were diverted & many towns suffered because of it. And yes, a great song.

[jeffkeeper01]

@ChargerRT440 I'm from West Texas, so I get to see alot of the small towns dying as well. Its sad to see, but just driving through them almost takes you back in time. Great song