I lived in a small town in North Georgia that was exactly what it was..small main street, small grocery (called Little Giant), no streetlights outside of town, but it was homey, comfortable and everyone was friendly..I was able to sit on the back patio of my house and literally, not figuratively, put my hand in front of my face on a moonless night and not see it..I could tell where the horizon was by the stars you could see..newcomers came along, decided it should really boom, they got elected to office, opened up the “development” books, and everything they moved there FOR was gone in a matter of 5 years..then THEY get transfers out of town leaving a mess to the rest of us..perhaps you’ve heard of the town..it’s called Alpharetta, Georgia..
Add St.Augustine, Florida, to the casualty list.
Add Kenly, North Carolina.