WATERLOGGED OWEGO(photo via PressConnects.com) This is Owego, NY as of early September 8, 2011. It’s a horrible sight and I feel a sickening sadness just thinking about all the small businesses and homes that won’t recover from this. The building right smack in the middle of this photo next to the white church. It’s the Tioga Theater. One of those great old music halls that was converted into a movie theater after touring plays, performers, and rock-n-roll shows became less popular. It was a great place for to see a film and feel like it was special. The big yellow building in the upper left corner is Riverrow Bookshop, a fantastic place you could buy books old and new, along with old maps, photos, and all kinds of collectable ephemera. The had wonderful collections of old pulp fiction, history books, sheet music and vinyl LPs in the basement. Here’s what it looked like this week: (via OwegoPennysaver.com) There are many businesses that will never recover from this. Those that can won’t be the same.  If you want to help provide support for those affected by this devastating flooding, please give to the Broome County United Way. They will make sure all donations help those in immediate need as well as providing support for communities that need to repair and rebuild before the winter months ahead.
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WATERLOGGED OWEGO(photo via PressConnects.com)

This is Owego, NY as of early September 8, 2011. It’s a horrible sight and I feel a sickening sadness just thinking about all the small businesses and homes that won’t recover from this.

The building right smack in the middle of this photo next to the white church. It’s the Tioga Theater. One of those great old music halls that was converted into a movie theater after touring plays, performers, and rock-n-roll shows became less popular. It was a great place for to see a film and feel like it was special.

The big yellow building in the upper left corner is Riverrow Bookshop, a fantastic place you could buy books old and new, along with old maps, photos, and all kinds of collectable ephemera. The had wonderful collections of old pulp fiction, history books, sheet music and vinyl LPs in the basement. Here’s what it looked like this week:

(via OwegoPennysaver.com)

There are many businesses that will never recover from this.

Those that can won’t be the same. 

If you want to help provide support for those affected by this devastating flooding, please give to the Broome County United Way. They will make sure all donations help those in immediate need as well as providing support for communities that need to repair and rebuild before the winter months ahead.

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