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Happy Halloween

Haunted Montrose, Montrose, Ga.
Haunted Montrose, Montrose, Ga.

Just looking at this ghoulish photo of an that’s part of Haunted Montrose in Georgia gives us the willies.  The seasonal attraction is a boost to the economy of this small Laurens County town of Montrose, population 154.  Most interesting is how folks in this small community put the town on the map in a non-agricultural time of the year to generate extra revenue.  See earlier photo.

Montrose, located in central Georgia, has a relatively low poverty rate of 11.2 percent, although 30 percent of its children live in poverty. Some 23.6 percent of residents of Laurens County (population 48,434) live in poverty, according to Census data

Photo taken Feb. 16, 2014 by Andy Brack.  All rights reserved.

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Martin’s Grocery, Laurens County, Ga.

Martin's Grocery, Laurens County, Ga
Martin’s Grocery, Laurens County, Ga

VanishingSouthGeorgia.com photographer Brian Brown recently sent along this 2010 photo of Martin’s Grocery in rural Laurens County, Ga.

Some 23.6 percent of residents of Laurens County (population 48,434) live in poverty, according to Census data

Copyrighted photo by Brian Brown, 2010.  All rights reserved.

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Old tenant house near Dublin, Ga.

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VanishingSouthGeorgia.com photographer Brian Brown sent along this photo of an old tenant house near Dublin, Ga., in Laurens County.

Dublin suffered during the recent recession as the unemployment rate for Laurens County, where Dublin (population 16,201) is the county seat, rose to  13.8 percent in July 2011.  Two years later it was about two points lower, but was down to 9.4 percent in December 2013, according to federal government data found at this site.

Some 23.6 percent of residents of Laurens County (population 48,434) live in poverty, according to Census data

Photo by Brian Brown.  All rights reserved.

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Grand house, Dexter, Ga.

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We’re still wondering about the story behind this grand house a few miles west of Dexter, Ga., on Georgia Highway 338.  It’s got, as they say in the housing industry, great bones and appeared to be under renovation.  It’s a little hard to see the beauty of the home, which might remind you of Faulkner’s Rowan Oaks, because of the afternoon shadows from all of the shade trees surrounding it.

Dexter has about 500 people and is a few miles southwest of Dublin, the county seat for Laurens County.  Some 23.6 percent of residents of Laurens County (population 48,434) live in poverty.

Photo taken Feb. 15, 2014 by Andy Brack.  All rights reserved.

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Creepy, Montrose, Ga.

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Just looking at this photo of an abandoned bus and a creepy row of dried corn stalks gives us the Willies.  It’s part of Haunted Montrose, a seasonal attraction in the small Laurens County town of Montrose, population 154.

In the bigger picture, however, what’s interesting is how folks in this small community put the town on the map in a non-agricultural time of the year to generate extra revenue.  See earlier photo.

Montrose, located in central Georgia, has a relatively low poverty rate of 11.2 percent, although 30 percent of its children live in poverty. Some 23.6 percent of residents of Laurens County (population 48,434) live in poverty, according to Census data

Photo taken Feb. 16, 2014 by Andy Brack.  All rights reserved.

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Haunting success, Montrose, Ga.

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This old Cadillac hearse in Montrose, Ga., advertises a clever local success — a ghoulish Halloween sensation called Haunted Montrose.  What apparently happened is some local residents took an abandoned house in the small Laurens County town and converted it into a spine-chilling attraction open a few days each year.  Just walking around the area, which has a creepy corn field, abandoned vehicles and more, might give you the Willies.

But from another perspective, it’s an interesting way in which a small community — 154 people — has put itself on the map in a non-agricultural time of the year to generate extra revenue.  On April 2:  Another photo from Haunted Montrose.

Montrose, located in central Georgia, has a relatively low poverty rate of 11.2 percent, although 30 percent of its children live in poverty. Some 23.6 percent of residents of Laurens County (population 48,434) live in poverty, according to Census data

Photo taken Feb. 16, 2014 by Andy Brack.  All rights reserved.

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Brick shell, Montrose, Ga.

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At one of the main intersections in Montrose, Ga., sits this abandoned brick shell of a building that is across the street from the Montrose Baptist Church along U.S. Highway 80.

The building had few clues as to its past use, but it may have been part of an agricultural business, such as  a farm supply store.

Montrose, located in rural Laurens County in central Georgia, is home to 154 people and a relatively low poverty rate of 11.2 percent, although 30 percent of its children live in poverty. Some 23.6 percent of residents of Laurens County (population 48,434) live in poverty, according to Census data

Photo taken Feb. 16, 2014 by Andy Brack.  All rights reserved.

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Parched, Dublin, Ga.

Neglected door, Dublin, Ga.
Neglected door, Dublin, Ga.

The peeling paint on the doors of this building on Madison Street in Dublin, Ga., illustrates the tough time that parts of the Laurens County community are having.  Nearby in one direction is the tallest building in town, an old bank now empty.  A few doors away on the other side, a pool hall is for sale.

Dublin suffered during the recent recession as the unemployment rate for Laurens County, where Dublin (population 16,201) is the county seat, rose to  13.8 percent in July 2011.  Two years later it was about two points lower, but was down to 9.4 percent in December 2013, according to federal government data found at this site.

Some 23.6 percent of residents of Laurens County (population 48,434) live in poverty, according to Census data

Photo taken Feb. 16, 2014 by Andy Brack.  All rights reserved.

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Lambs, Dudley, Ga.

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If you’re driving on U.S. Highway 80 through Dudley, Ga., just after the big “Jesus is coming soon” sign, you’ll see a pasture full of sheep on the left inside the town limits near Sixth Street.  Here’s another shot highlighted on March 11.

Dudley, home to fewer than 500 people, is about seven miles west of Dublin, Ga., the county seat of Laurens County.  Some 23.6 percent of residents of Laurens County (population 48,434) live in poverty.

Photo taken in Feb. 16, 2014, by Andy Brack.  All rights reserved.

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B-a-a, Dudley, Ga.

Sheep, Dudley, Ga.
Sheep, Dudley, Ga.

 

If you’re driving on U.S. Highway 80 through Dudley, Ga., just after the big “Jesus is coming soon” sign, you’ll see a pasture full of sheep on the left inside the town limits near Sixth Street.

Dudley, home to fewer than 500 people, is about seven miles west of Dublin, Ga., the county seat of Laurens County.  Some 23.6 percent of residents of Laurens County (population 48,434) live in poverty.

Photo taken in Feb. 16, 2014, by Andy Brack.  All rights reserved.