{"id":394,"date":"2009-09-28T18:21:57","date_gmt":"2009-09-28T23:21:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dwaynephillips.net\/takingawalk\/?p=394"},"modified":"2009-09-28T18:21:57","modified_gmt":"2009-09-28T23:21:57","slug":"day-45-the-other-side-of-the-interstate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dwaynephillips.net\/takingawalk\/2009\/09\/day-45-the-other-side-of-the-interstate\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 45 – The Other Side of the Interstate"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Dwayne Phillips<\/p>\n

Today I walked through Reece City<\/a>, Attalla<\/a>, and Steele<\/a>, Alabama. I covered 18 miles – a new high for this year’s effort. The weather was better, but not as fine as I hoped. It was 70 and cloudy in the morning and 82 and sunny in the afternoon. The air was drier than last week, but I think it will be even better tomorrow.<\/p>\n

Reece City<\/a> is a wide spot in the road. It has a little City Hall, a Volunteer Fire Department, and a little park. I put a photo of the fire department on the Wikipedia page for Reece City<\/a>. A nice find was this little general store. What is odd about it is that it was a what looked like a 1\/8 mile-long driveway. The store looks like it is still in business and even selling gasoline. No one was there, but I went by at at about 8 AM.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Attalla<\/a> was depressing. The part that route 11 runs through was full of little houses that are not maintained, have lots of trash about them, and just don’t look good. I hate to say that about a town, but that was Attalla<\/a>. The houses north and south of town looked much better – they were maintained, the grass was cut, and there was no clutter about them.<\/p>\n

I put photos of downtown Attalla<\/a> and the Post Office on the Wikipedia page for Attalla<\/a>. Downtown covered about two blocks by two blocks. All the storefronts were occupied, but the place was deserted. I don’t understand how that happens, businesses with no one visiting them, but that was the case.<\/p>\n

Attalla<\/a> is one of these towns that is on the other side of the Interstate. East of I-59 is the city of Gadsden. Gadsden is much bigger than Attalla<\/a>. I guess it is much newer and much of everything else you could think of. Attalla is on the west side of I-59. Like I wrote, Attalla<\/a> is on the other side. It has been left out of much of the progress of the last few decades. There are two exits from I-59 to Attalla. The southern-most exit has some new stores and fast food places that look better than the rest of the town.<\/p>\n

South of Attalla<\/a> the road improved. There is an 18″ paved shoulder. That doesn’t sound wide, but it is a great improvement over no shoulder, and no shoulder is what Alabama has between here and the Georgia line. I hope the better road will continue.<\/p>\n

South of Attalla<\/a> I saw this little log building. I wouldn’t call it a house, but maybe it is a small cabin of sorts. It is interesting.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The next town is Steele<\/a>. It has a few churches and one gas station on route 11. I put a photo of its post office on the Wikipedia page for Steele<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I was chased by a few more dogs. One was a big hound dog late in the afternoon. Maybe he was tired or maybe it was too hot, but he “chased” me at a walk. I was walking; he was walking, and now and then he would let out a bark or a howl or whatever you call it when hound dogs yell. He walked with me for a half mile before turning for home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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