Wolcott, Indiana: Fading Beauty
Feb 3rd, 2010 | By Jessica Nunemaker | Category: Wolcott, little Towns
Wolcott is very small. According to the Wiki, Wolcott had a town population of under 1000 at the 2000 census. So, when I say it is very small, you know I am in no way exaggerating. The trouble is, this small town looks like it is dying a very slow and painful death.
You can see from my photos that Wolcott has (or once had) a really amazing downtown. I mean, look at all that detail and unusual touches! But for whatever reason…those days seem far in the past.
Most buildings needed paint and basic repair at the minimum. Many downtown buildings and businesses were for sale or boarded up. We didn’t see very many people around the downtown (true it was super cold but it was also a Saturday) for very good reason – there’s almost nothing there.
You already saw my post about Why I Do What I Do based on a sign I found taped to the window of a Wolcott restaurant. But, there is hope.
There was a “coming soon” sign at a building that foretold of pizza and soft drinks. The business owner of Timeless Treasures was in process of relocating to a larger building across the street – and wow does her shop look amazing! Stay tuned for more about that.
As you can see, there was also this amazing Wolcott House on the way in to town. Yes, it really was that amazing. Guess you’ll have to come back to find out more about that one, too!
Of course, I have way more photos of Wolcott than I can fit here so be sure to check out my Flickr page for more Wolcott goodness. Because, struggling small town or not, Wolcott had plenty of goodness.
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February 6th, 2010 at 1:24 pm
This is such a cute idea for a blog – I love the little towns throughout America that all have such different yet vibrant personalities. If I ever travel to Indiana, I’ll be sure to check out Wolcott!
February 6th, 2010 at 7:38 pm
Hi there, thought I’d drop by your blog since you visited mine. Wolcott looks like a nice little town! I’m looking forward to looking around your site!
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February 6th, 2010 at 7:39 pm
We took a family vacation a couple yrs ago (a road trip – Ohio to San Fran and back) I’ll tell you what..there’s a LOT Of little gems of towns all over the good old US of A!
This is fun! What a nice read! Thanks for finding me! This is a neat idea!
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February 6th, 2010 at 8:37 pm
Very pretty little town. My Aunt lives in Ft. Wayne. We always loved coming to your state on our vacations in the Summer : )
February 6th, 2010 at 8:37 pm
PS You should link this up to Unknown Mami’s Sundays in my City tomorrow : )
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