Thirty-three thousand souls, but the metropolitan area has over 140K. Wikipedia says "Dalton is home to many of the nation's floor-covering manufacturers, primarily those producing carpet, rugs, and vinyl flooring. . . . In the 1990s, Mexicans began to immigrate to Dalton to work at carpet factories. By 2010, 48% of Dalton's 33,000 residents were Latino."
That seems a rather speedy development.
Well, let's see what's there.
NO IT’S NEXT DOOR
WHY DO PEOPLE KEEP COMING IN OUR PLACE FOR STAPLERS
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“I could’ve gotten my paper down at O&S, but it lacked that regal touch, so I prefer to go to Paper Princess. Or would, if I could make out the sign."
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Ah, the rare chameleon tree.
Or building built with chameleon bricks. Way up top:
Maybe birds or squirrels were getting in.
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“Oh, I knew my twin was gay since first grade."
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It’s not as bad as it could be. The brick is from the era of Bad Glue-On Faux Stone, there’s a Buckaroo awning, but they’ve made the attempt to tie it altogether.
None of this is very interesting. Why did I go here?
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A rather unadventurous building, but it might have looked a bit more interesting before the paint.
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This was exactly how it looked when it went up.
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"Son, we’re all glad you came clean about taking that L-S-D, and we got to admit, it could’ve been worse.”
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A stylish 60s addition to the corner. It’s restrained. Classic. The sidewalks look nice. People like trees. But none of it seems to be enough anymore, does it?
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Took me a while to figure this out. It’s an OUMB, but I’ve never seen modern banks with such an unfriendly ground floor.
WhI think the skylight-half-circle things were added much later after the marble entombment.
Nice, but it's missing . . . what?
Very good! The glass above the windows of the storefronts.
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That . . . is the most severe classical small-town bank I’ve ever heard.
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“Oh, mister, be glad you weren’t here. Worst flood we ever had.”
That’s just an odd building. There’s something odd about all of this.
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Ah, yes, that style. Hotel? Sure! Embassy of small country? Sure! Bank? Sure!
One size fits all.
Well, that’s it. Sorry, Dalton. I’m sure I missed something.
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