Over The River And Through The Woods

When we were kids, going to Grandma's house meant making the 4 hour trek down East on the then-mostly-two-lane 64 and 264. One of the landmarks in the game of "Are we there yet?" was the Chatham County Courthouse . . . which sat smack-dab in the middle of the highway . . . and you had to drive around in a traffic circle. The structure simply would not be ignored. Even in it's near dilapidated state (the last time I saw it), it was a gorgeous building of great character.

Despites my many treks down 64, I had not seen the Courthouse in a long while. The by-pass completely by-passed the landmark.

I find this very, very sad. And somewhat suspect given the small matter of the Edwardian sex tape. I wonder if some misguided someone was trying to destroy it.