A quick driving tour up Vine Street in Carthage...had cause to swing through there yesterday, and while I certainly didn't capture the feel of the lower strip of Vine, I think I got the character of the upper strip pretty well...

 

First, beautiful St. Matthew's Evangelical.  Never been in it, but it looks gorgeous:

 

 

A Carthigian side-street:

 

 

El Valle Verde corner store, next to Casa Guerrero II:

 

 

Carthage Lodge, 573 F. & A. M.  Googling shows that this Masonic lodge merged with the Norwood lodge.

 

 

A "medical center":

 

 

...and a used car lot:

 

 

I missed a lot of the feel of the street - I mean, I didn't get out of the car, I just pulled over to the side - but there are a lot more shops, and a lot more people, than this thread shows...note that even the Buy Here/Pay Here used car lot is small, unobtrusive, and in an interesting building.  I really am a Carthage fan.

 

That is, I'm a Carthage fan on Vine below Paddock/North Bend.  Here's Carthage's Vine Street above P/NB:

 

 

 

 

 

One fun redeeming item:

 

 

 

 

...and as an added bonus, I saw this bumper sticker on the way home, and thought they really should have printed "not" with a better quality ink..."Addicted to Sports Drugs" isn't exactly a great message to be sending...

 

 

 

Great shots!