The Window of the 7th Street Cafe

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As we pulled onto Cushing's Seventh Street, I noticed the quietness of the community, and the quaintness of the buildings lining "Main Street." I had always wondered what it was like to live and work in a small town, and after driving through it on my way to Tyler, Cushing seemed like the perfect place to learn about. I asked my boyfriend about the town since he is also from a local small town, and he said that to him, Cushing was a fine place to grow up, or retire but not to live. He decided to take me out to eat on Friday evening after midterms at the 7th street cafe where they, "had the best hamburgers in the county, and for $1.99 you can't beat the price." We later visited Cushing on Sunday March 13th at eleven in the morning, and again on Wednesday March 16th around five thirty in the afternoon.

Cushing is located on State Highway 204 and Farm Road 225, eighteen miles northwest of Nacogdoches. Cushing was founded in 1902 when the Texas and New Orleans Railroad announced that the track would pass through the small settlement. The railroad would provide a way to easily ship lumber out of the area while keeping costs low. Cushing was originally built south of the railroad tracks with the streets running east and west, but was later moved to the present location where the streets run north and south. The president of the Southern Railroad, Edward Benjamin Cushing, gave his name to the thriving community (see source #1).

As we strolled through the doors at the 7th street cafe (see pictures #1,2,3), we chose to sit in the corner booth next to the lead-glass window since the five tables were taken by the locals of Cushing (see map). As we ordered our food, I noticed an older man walking down the sidewalk to Joe Corl...

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...ng my several visits in Cushing was a place where the community feels at home, where everybody knows everybody. By fixing these several problems, I believe that Cushing's community could be even closer and revitalized. Both old and young could take a walk downtown without worrying about getting hurt. The downside of fixing some of the problems is that it would raise people's taxes and create a temporary noise problem that most people won't tolerate. Coming from a fairly large city, I have in mind that it is important to have a chance to know people and always try to feel that in your hometown you can always rely on people as well as they can rely on you. People would enjoy themselves therefore being in a better mood which would allow them to become closer with the people in and around the town. Although filled with problems, Cushing is a fine place to live.

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