[empath75]

Yeah I was going to say. All those quaint American towns that look like they came out of a time capsule are that way because they've been in decline since those buildings were built and nobody has invested money into new buildings or businesses.

[HeyLaughingBoy]

... or the locals realized that the buildings were beautiful as is and didn't change much. I know a number of towns around here that probably don't look much different than they did 50 years ago and they're thriving.

One of the nice things about small towns is that there's usually available real estate to put up new buildings without tearing down the old ones.