Chautauqua County
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Appalachia
A few weeks ago, I stated binge-watching Justified, a crime series set mostly in the coal country of Eastern Kentucky. The show leans into a lot of the familiar tropes associated with that part of the country: opioid abuse, rural poverty, moonshine, bluegrass music, and multi-generational feuds, just to name a few. It conforms very Continue reading
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Dunkirk
There is an episode of M*A*S*H in which Hawkeye is tending to a patient and talking about that man’s hometown. Hawkeye describes a number of the town’s landmarks including an American Legion Hall, a restaurant that serves “the world’s greasiest French fries,” and a Studebaker dealership that heralded the arrival of new models with searchlights. Continue reading
About Me
Researcher. Marketer. Teacher. Father of adult children and dogs. 20th Century holdover. Central New York native. Long-suffering Buffalo Bills fan. History nerd. Traveler. Vintage advertising enthusiast. Hat wearer.
a.k.a. V.J. 