Reality on Main Street

Let's visit two Main Streets, just to make sure that we are all getting a little dose of reality.

First, a visit to Main Street in Wasilla, Alaska.



Now lets visit the main street of my hometown of Beaver, Pennsylvania. Oh, look who showed up to get in touch with a little reality on main street. We have big news in our little town of Beaver. That's my sister's blog. She still lives in our hometown. Yep, the main street of our hometown is a two lane road, a few traffic lights, lots of churches, and a park that has a lovely gazebo. The tallest buildings are 3-4 stories high and a few cars wide. There's also a historic revolutionary war fort, Ft. Macintosh, along River Road.



Beaver, PA, a real American small town with a real main street. 4,775 people. 96.44% White, 2.64% African American, 0.88% Hispanic or Latino, 0.27% Asian, 0.13% Native American, 0.27% from other races, 0.25% from two or more races. Median household income $42,113. Median family income $57,208. Males had a median income of $43,198 versus $26,709 for females. Per capita income $24,003. About 3.7% of families and 4.9% of the population live below the poverty line. Small town, predominantly white, working people. Fought in every American war beginning with the American Revolution.

Here's the whole speech, in our lovely main street gazebo, beginning with a dose of reality from some small town steelworkers.