In the 1970s, the town fell into disrepair. Some houses were abandoned, and the whole place looked like a depressing dollhouse. Then, a group of little people—some descendants of the original owners—bought it back and restored it. Now it’s a historic landmark, which means you can’t bulldoze it to build a parking lot.
Funny trivia: the entire town was once listed as a “nuisance” by the county because of zoning issues. Imagine being a nuisance just for being small. “Sir, your house is too short for the building code.” The residents probably responded by building a tiny podium for the inspector.
The Secret Life of Tiny Infrastructure
The streetlights are lower. The road signs are lower. Even the mailboxes are lower, so a mail carrier in a normal truck has to lean out the window like a contortionist. One resident mentioned that delivery drivers often refuse to go there because they “feel like a clown car just pulled up.”
Also, the bathroom sinks are so low that my six-foot-tall friend accidentally washed his face in the toilet. Okay, I made that last part up, but you get the picture. Everything is scaled for someone who maxes out at four feet eleven inches.
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