Driving through Corinth, Mississippi on windy sunny day

[xzmattzx]

I actually like seeing a something like this, a highway on the edge of a town in some place I've never been close to and some state I've never been to. I get to see which chains are popular in that part of the country (we have Wendy's, Starbucks, Chick-Fil-A, Arby's, and a couple Checkers; we do not have Krystal or Zaxby's). I also get to see gas station brands, like Blue Sky (I've never even heard of them). I also get to see things like local restaurants like that Huddle House.

I take your pictures to be evidence that every place has a history and a story to tell. Most people on here would scoff at pictures of a highway strip. But I see 50- or 60-year old buildings or strip malls looking to keep afloat after rapid suburbanization after World War II, and optimism that this town in Mississippi could be a lot bigger, and then the market re-calibrated and some of the buildings were not needed. You get a sense of the local economy even with pictures of seemingly boring, bland, everywhere buildings and businesses.

You have got to do something about getting the dashboard, rearview mirrors, and windshield markings out of your pictures. Zoom in before you take the picture, or crop them before uploading them onto a website.