Tuesday, March 10, 2009

A tour of a once flourishing past...




















Think of the society that built this past, a Victorian era of flourish. A new country, a new found wealth, prosperity everywhere...where has it gone...river cities all over the state have gone to ruin, as well as all over the United States, as greed pushes manufacturing out of the country where child labor and unscrupulous business practices are overlooked by corrupt law officials and city officials...just look away and the poor suffer even further degradation.
As I wander the streets of Burlington Iowa, I see the same thing as in my little burg, attorneys offices, insurance offices, real estate offices...gone are the establishments that serviced the people and made the communities what they were. These are the only business' making money these days... do you see anything wrong with this picture...