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Why Everything from 1983 Looks Awful

Buildings -- even unique notable ones -- as they reach 40 years old are the highest risk of being demolished as materials get worn out and designs look dated. But given a few decades with appropriate updates, those buildings that survived, often become some of the most treasured buildings in a community.

This is not unlike most automobiles. Automobiles that make it 25 years old, with appropriate repairs, often gain in historic status and value.

It's actually something to ponder. Is it simple survivorship bias, or is it deferred maintenance, that once implemented can save what is otherwise viewed as used up and spent?

Stony Creek

Driving through the hamlet of Stony Creek in Warren County.

Fred Waring – Jingle Bells.

This rather wild old-time radio version of Jingle Bells has been playing on the radio for 73 years now. Fred Waring has to have been a lot of the inspiration for A Prairie Home Companion.

Pine Grove on Interstate 81 in Pennsylvania

Scenic section of Interstate 81, winding out of the flatlands of the Great Valley near Harrisburg into the Appalachian ridge country, getting stuck behind slow moving trucks.