I saw this sign a few months ago and it brought back so many memories, of a time in my life, so I decided to revisit a place I used to see quite often.
When I was going to college, there was a town just south of our border, called Fulton, New York. For we students, it was the place where the Interstate ended and a 2 lane road began. Only around 10 miles from campus, it was the final signal to us, that we really were almost "Home", after a drive of more then 6 hours. Please note that in the middle of winter, it could take 8 to 12 hours to get back to campus, from NY City or Long Island.
One of the things that always got us students, was the sign at the beginning of town, that said...Fulton: City With A Future. What future, we would ask ourselves? All that is there, is a small wide spot in the road. Now, there was the Nestle Chocolate Factory (yummy smells emanated from that plant, even at 6AM). That was when the bus I was traveling in, crossed through Fulton, on it's way to Syracuse and my Internship.
There was a Miller Brewing Plant that opened while I was there, but it is long gone. (I just read that they make biofuels there now) There also was an Alcoa Aluminum Plant, that closed. From what I hear, they made the aluminum cans for the Miller Plant and when that closed, they had no reason to exist.
The last time I drove through the town, it was looking a bit worse for wear, at least on its East Side, but onward it goes, toward its future...whatever that may be.
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