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An ancient, wise Kentuckian gives Larry an ominous prediction ■ The “historic” tavern that wasn’t ■ Meet the woman who’s fighting ghosts in Hayti, Missouri ■ The greatest motel chain you never heard of ■ The “Mexican” meal that could gag a maggot ■ Which states are cucked and which are not? ■ The last two employers all Americans may soon be working for ■ Is America doomed? Find out, in Part 3 of Larry’s Forbidden Road Trip!
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When I began this multi-part episode, I thought it would span 2, maybe 3 episodes at most. Silly me. 6,622 miles can’t be compressed so easily.
Part 3 goes from Lexington Kentucky to just across the Mississippi at the eastern edge of a Missouri town called Hayti. It’s dying.
It’s mostly a truck stop now, but when you look at it’s bones, you can see it was once a thriving little town.
Barkovitz Menswear. Once a substantial business. You can imagine guys shopping duds in those display windows – eyeing a suit for a wedding, shoes for new job, maybe a snappy shirt for a first date. Now, it’s a storefront church. People gaze into those display windows looking for salvation.
There are multiple churches in Hayti. They’re not doing any better than the restaurants.
The best place used to be Patty Ann’s Chicken. But the lockdown put it out of business.
Even tiny towns have big city problems.
This in one of the last things you see as you exit Hayti, Missouri.
Lexington Kentucky has an Adam’s Family style house. It’s occupied by attorneys and it’s for sale.
Not too far away is Bardstown, “steeped in history.” You would think this 18th century tavern would have a cool, period bar. You’d be wrong.
The outside looks old and interesting. The inside looks like Friday’s or Chili’s. I didn’t take an interior picture – I was in too big a hurry to leave.
Where to next week? First stop, a larger ghost town in the making – Blytheville, Arkansas.
Does it look ghostly to you?
See you next Wednesday.
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