# A Sad Story of America

- Link: https://www.oldhouseguy.com/a-sad-story-of-america/
- Published: 2014-04-29T00:00:57-04:00
- Author: Ken Roginski

# Did you ever wonder what that busy intersection in your town looked like 50 years ago?  200 years ago?  

# What will it look like in the future?

Artist [Robert Crumb ](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Crumb) shows us how a
beautiful countryside slowly fades away as population increases and consumerism 
stamps out the living nature.

What have we done to our land?  Will we ever learn? Here is a sad story of America
and how humans and progress can’t help but to destroy beauty.

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**At first man co-exists with nature.** Larger families make farm living easier 
but population escalates as children have children and nature get in the way.

**Consumerism then rules our lives.** Then like Noah and the great flood.  It’s 
time for a cleansing and there is beauty and hope again.  But probably for only 
a short time.  **Man will not learn for his mistakes.**

**This is similar to old houses and neighborhoods.** Changes happen so slowly.  
First it’s the aluminum storm door, then siding, then . . .

**You don’t even notice any difference until later** all these changes add up and
you have something quite different that you began with.  You could only see the 
difference by looking at an old photo or revisiting a location after being away 
for many years.

[_Robert Crumb_ ](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Crumb)_ is an American Cartoonist.
His work displays a nostalgia for American folk culture of the late 19th and early
20th centuries, and sharp satire of contemporary American culture. Here is his website:_
[_www.rcrumb.com_ ](http://www.rcrumb.com)

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