December 09, 2010 11:01AM
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ROW Explorer Wrote:
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> A partial snapshot of Gato in 1930. How did Gato
> support two stores?
Same way a lot of small towns did back then. Long drive over bad roads to get anywhere else so they got all the business from the surrounding area. Many rural places in the country a drive of 30 miles was an adventure in 1930 and before. My Dad grew up about 4 miles out of town (Collins, Iowa pop maybe 400 on a good day) and they only made it to town once or twice a month in winter. Now Collins can't even keep a C store, let alone a grocery or hardware - everybody drives to Nevada or Marshalltown or even farther and never thinks twice about it. (and it's been that way since the 1960's, too. Can't even blame it on Walmart.)
hank
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