Darla & All, If you are setting at the red light in Clarksville facing west at night, the huge, high, golden arches will be the major attention grabber in you view. This is not a complaint, but a statement of contrast in relation to the history represented on the square and immediate area. I think it is great that Clarksville warranted McDonald's coming to Clarksville. I am in Clarksville several times each month, and I was just a little startled myself at my perception of my view at the moment for the red light. To me it reminded me more of the importants of history. You are of course correct about the Flags & the yellow ribbons in Clarksville. I have recently said the there are people in Clarksville doing a great job in Clarksville to give a face lift to the historic city. I see may historic houses in Clarksville, when I was a boy growing up in Clarksville, I just saw some old houses. Many I just did not see at all due to lack of interest. The Bell house for example was just a big old house that my cousins lived in. I stayed in the house in bed one day after I had my tonsils take out at the age of 6 (1948) in the old hospital. We did enjoy sliding on the banisters, but they were not easy. Later, Jim Giddens, Paris, Tx ----- Original Message ----- From: <HORSEnAROUND247@aol.com> To: <TXREDRIV-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2003 5:09 PM Subject: Re: [TXREDRIV] just talk & more rambling > Hello Jim & others > I just wanted to put my input on what I saw in Clarksville yesterday, as > I was driving down main street I saw big yellow bows and ribbons tied on > doors, tree's, etc. Also lining Main Street was United States Flags,on each > side of the road. I live here so I dont notice those Golden Arch's (unless > kids are begging ) but it was with pride that I noticed the yellow ribbons & > flags. My personal opinion, I hope they remain where they are untill this war > is over. As a reminder of the men & women who are fighting for our country. > I hope you dont take me wrong, as Im not complaining at all about what you > said, I just wanted to say what I noticed & I belive alot of times, when one > lives somewhere, it gets to where you dont notice things because it's a > everyday occurance, but put something new up & I notice. > Have a great day > Darla Campbell > Clarksville, Texas > Also I wanted to point out to anyone in RR Co that may know what to do about > this, there are countless streets inside the city limits that have no stop > signs, I have thought about doing a project myself & getting a map to pin > point each place that there are crossroads & no stop signs on either side. > But as with the creeks not having names, I figured that there was no money > for signs. Just a concern of mine, especially for drivers that are not aware > of this problem, (the ones whom like me when I moved here last summer), that > may drive, see no stop sign in front of them & drive on. And at same time > another driver thinking the same thing, it's a accident waiting to happen all > over town. > Again just my opinion. > > > ==== TXREDRIV Mailing List ==== > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

Interesting isn't it...on one side it is great that Clarksville is gaining some more business, but on the other side it over shadows the true draw to the town. My wife and I have discussed this same situation in her hometown of Lovington, NM. It was a small sleepy town when I first visited there in 1994, but today they have quite a few of the major fast food chains, 3 grocery stores, and a few new businesses, not to mention a few new hotels on the edge of town. I think that it is a necessary evil to have these type of situations happen, BUT I think it is our duty as protectors of our history to curb it some. What I mean is this...I have seen towns say Yes we want "fill in the name", but your sign will not be above x amount of ft tall. Or certain types of buildings have to be a certain distance from the town square. I have even seen towns REQUIRE that a new business build there new office to match that of the other buildings around it (this is generally done around town squares not around the outskirts). Another thing to do is push the taxes up on these businesses a little to improve the older buildings and streets around the town. There are many things to do to build up a town, yet keep the old historic part preserved. I have not observed this as much in Texas as I have in TN, NC, GA, and AL. Especially in TN, where they embrace the history and create a major "tourist trap" to keep their fine city growing without hurting their history. There is a fine line, but I think RR has the history to do it, as long as the proper people run the show and truly have th interest of the city in mind and not just money. Best in Historic Town Preservation, Drew Slate Fort Worth, Tx On Tue, 1 Apr 2003 22:32:36 -0600 "Jim Giddens" <jimg@cox-internet.com> wrote: >Darla & All, > If you are setting at the red light in Clarksville >facing west at night, >the huge, high, golden arches will be the major >attention grabber in you >view. This is not a complaint, but a statement of >contrast in relation >to the history represented on the square and immediate >area. I think it >is great that Clarksville warranted McDonald's coming to >Clarksville. I >am in Clarksville several times each month, and I was >just a little >startled myself at my perception of my view at the >moment for the red >light. To me it reminded me more of the importants of >history. > You are of course correct about the Flags & the yellow >ribbons in >Clarksville. I have recently said the there are people >in Clarksville >doing a great job in Clarksville to give a face lift to >the historic city. > I see may historic houses in Clarksville, when I >was a boy growing up >in Clarksville, I just saw some old houses. >Many I just did not see at all due to lack of interest. > The Bell house for >example was just a big old house that my cousins lived >in. I stayed in the >house in bed one day after I had my tonsils take out at >the age of 6 (1948) >in the old hospital. We did enjoy sliding on the >banisters, but they >were not easy. >Later, >Jim Giddens, >Paris, Tx >----- Original Message ----- >From: <HORSEnAROUND247@aol.com> >To: <TXREDRIV-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2003 5:09 PM >Subject: Re: [TXREDRIV] just talk & more rambling > > >> Hello Jim & others >> I just wanted to put my input on what I saw in >>Clarksville yesterday, >as >> I was driving down main street I saw big yellow bows and >>ribbons tied on >> doors, tree's, etc. Also lining Main Street was United >>States Flags,on >each >> side of the road. I live here so I dont notice those >>Golden Arch's (unless >> kids are begging ) but it was with pride that I noticed >>the yellow ribbons >& >> flags. My personal opinion, I hope they remain where >>they are untill this >war >> is over. As a reminder of the men & women who are >>fighting for our >country. >> I hope you dont take me wrong, as Im not complaining at >>all about what >you >> said, I just wanted to say what I noticed & I belive >>alot of times, when >one >> lives somewhere, it gets to where you dont notice things >>because it's a >> everyday occurance, but put something new up & I notice. >> Have a great day >> Darla Campbell >> Clarksville, Texas >> Also I wanted to point out to anyone in RR Co that may >>know what to do >about >> this, there are countless streets inside the city limits >>that have no stop >> signs, I have thought about doing a project myself & >>getting a map to pin >> point each place that there are crossroads & no stop >>signs on either side. >> But as with the creeks not having names, I figured that >>there was no money >> for signs. Just a concern of mine, especially for >>drivers that are not >aware >> of this problem, (the ones whom like me when I moved >>here last summer), >that >> may drive, see no stop sign in front of them & drive on. >>And at same time >> another driver thinking the same thing, it's a accident >>waiting to happen >all >> over town. >> Again just my opinion. >> >> >> ==== TXREDRIV Mailing List ==== >> >> >> >> ============================== >> To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online >>genealogy records, >go to: >> http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >> > > >==== TXREDRIV Mailing List ==== > > > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online >genealogy records, go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >