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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