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To: campaignPete R-CT; Impy

It’s a very sad place, and largely devoid of people. Where there were once rows of 19th century architecture, both business and residences, are now open fields. The “downtown” itself has almost been completely demolished. I’ve been there twice in the ‘90s and many of the buildings I photographed are grassy fields now. It’s a damn shame, since it ought to be a premier rivertown destination at the junction of our two great rivers, the Mississippi & Ohio. So much is gone there that there’s almost nothing “historic” left.

It still remains a county seat (since there’s no town of any size left in Alexander County), but they demolished their stunning old courthouse for an ugly new one some decades ago. They do have a pretty federal building and a mansion several blocks away to tour, but the time for preservation should’ve been 4-5 decades ago when other rivertowns like Cape Girardeau and Galena did so. Anything else would have to be reconstructed.


12 posted on 04/17/2015 4:00:09 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (Resist We Much)
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To: fieldmarshaldj; Impy

I forgot to mention ... I was there in Cairo on the invite of Paul Simon. Not the singer. It was the last time I saw Paul. Poor guy.

In my previous lifetime. Before I became a partisan.


15 posted on 04/17/2015 6:08:57 PM PDT by campaignPete R-CT (-Connecticut Republicanism is a mental disorder. - Ann C.)
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To: fieldmarshaldj

Are there any pics online of the old courthouse?


19 posted on 04/17/2015 8:01:58 PM PDT by Impy (They pull a knife, you pull a gun. That's the CHICAGO WAY, and that's how you beat the rats!)
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