If you decide to take a road trip through rural Pennsylvania you will discover many small, charming towns. Clearfield is one of them.

Clean, small, beautiful streets. Not much traffic, people. Very quiet.

If you would start wondering around, you will find pieces of art, located here is there.

Usually, there are river or creek.

And lots of history. Going back to heydays of Industrial boom.

When people are working and making money on coal, steel and actual manufacturing. It was very very good money. Look on these houses …

Each of them has a history behind

And a fact what they are still standing strong is testimony of they build quality. I think each brick is hold up not only by mortar but a good chunk of well-deserved builder’s pride.

Besides of everything else, you will find a charming park or playground

Some people may find them boring or empty but not me. Maybe I am getting old and sentimental or both 🙂 but I see them as charming places, frozen in time, out of chaotic world which called NJ