tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22040291.post7470919946636059052..comments2024-01-09T17:38:35.707-05:00Comments on This Old State: NYT on how Martinsville tried to copy CharlotteUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22040291.post-82558029003217325182009-04-01T00:12:00.000-04:002009-04-01T00:12:00.000-04:00I was "raised" in Martinsville, Va.In my childhood...I was "raised" in Martinsville, Va.<BR/>In my childhood, Martinsville was a lovely tree lined town, with incredable homes, and Im not talking about Mulberry and the lake. Downtown had dizens of 4 and 5 stories houses.First they were all torn down and replaced by stores and banks. there was a lot of money in Martinsville. In the <BR/>80's dozens of manufacturing plants didn't fade away, they all deserted the town and people that made them. Dupont, was the last remaining life support and when it left, that was it.Martinsville didn't die it was murdered.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com