Welcome to Future City Illinois. Posh suburb of Cairo.
Nooooooo Fuuuuture. Nooooooo Fuuuture. Nooooooo Fuuuture for you!
Yes, this is the future of America; bleak, depressing, and involving alcohol.
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goauldstink 42 months ago | reply
You know, we were too critical of this little town. I for one forgot that every town has good, honorable people, Godly people in it, no matter how depressed the place is. I appologize for my outburst.
Harper Stone 40 months ago | reply
This photo says so much about our society. Thanks for posting it with a Creative Commons license - I've used this photo in the website of the Living Tree Educational Foundation, on the page The Rural-Urban Imbalance. Check us out, if you'd like to learn more, and thanks again!
darl213p 40 months ago | reply
The white building with the red trim used to be called Bruce School which went from grades 1 through 6. I went to school there in 1st and 2nd grade. Several of my my older brothers and sisters along with some nieces and nephews also attended school there. Several brothers and sisters were raised in Future City. My parents moved from there when I was in 2nd grade. Most of my family have very fond memories of Future City. There are still some wonderful people living there. I still have a few relatives living in Future City and in Cairo, Illinois. I will always feel love for both places.
piercetp3840 25 months ago | reply
I saw that city on a map and wondered what that place was like. Somehow I imagine the cities' founders named it believing that it would become something great some day. Sadly, the small towns of Southern Illinois get very little attention and respect. But having spent time there I believe that they are populated by the kindest people on earth. Metropolis is a wonderful place by the way.