Deserted cities: Delphi the next Radiator Springs?

     We all know that warm feeling of a cozy home town. One that truly represents the definition of a true American community. Driving through the town leaves you with a satisfied feeling of togetherness. But what happens when these once beautiful, lively towns lose all traffic because of a new road? When no one comes anymore because there is now a bigger, better Wal-Mart in a different town? These past-dwelling communities become shriveled up fruits on the apple tree of the world. How is that supposed to make a person feel?

     For me, it hits home. Having heard countless stories from my father about how Burrows was once a respectable city, I am left with a sort of depressed feeling. His tales of the times that he and his brothers and their friends would go to the basketball courts and play ball or how they could go to the grocery store and buy some candy really left me wondering what had happened. In this case, the new highway has completely diverted all traffic away from the city, deeming it virtually cut off from the rest of the world.

     Now, I’ll use an example that most of us can relate to. In the movie Cars, the town of Radiator Springs becomes an uninhabited wasteland due to the new road that comes through outside of town. You can see the sadness that is instilled upon the cars of the town, and it sort of just seeps through the screen and into your body, at least in my case. To me, there is just something saddening about seeing something that was once so bustling become so dead. It’s almost as if an animal were to die while it was still young, still in the prime of its life.

     Why should towns, and people, be taken from us when they still have so much life, so much potential, in the world? I feel so strongly that each Burrows and each Radiator Springs should never have been abandoned due to one road. It is so shameful to see them in that state, but what can you do? There surely isn’t a way to stop all of the cities from becoming that way, is there?

     How long will it be before Delphi becomes one of these towns due to the Hoosier Heartland? It won’t take long, it never does. Soon, we could be one of those arid, deserted towns, just a spot on the map. Our long, rich heritage will be forgotten, along with the people who once lived here. Do you think Delphi is the only place that will lose all of that history? It happens every time one of these towns becomes secluded. I guess there’s still hope, that just  maybe, the highway will bring in more tourists and people who need to stop for supplies. But maybe it won’t, maybe we will become another dot on the map. Is Radiator Springs the Pixar equivalent of our Delphi? Time will tell.

     Think about this. Or else…