![1957 Chevrolet Nomad](http://romanoproductions.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/IMG_5586EditedWMRESIZED-300x220.jpg)
Before continuing northward on the Natchez Trace, I decided to check out some cool stuff in and around downtown Jackson. The first experience was at the coffee shop when a local drove up with his windows down, a cigar in hand and smiling in a very nice vintage 1957 Chevrolet Nomad.
![Azalea Flower](http://romanoproductions.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/IMG_5538EditedWMRESIZED-300x200.jpg)
Azaleas were in full bloom and the smell of sweet flower and pine was thick in the air.
![Governors Mansion](http://romanoproductions.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/IMG_5549EditedWMRESIZED-300x200.jpg)
Exiting interstate 55, the Governors Mansion was an amazing site to see with its Mississippi State flag waving in the wind…
![Church Service On The Street](http://romanoproductions.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/IMG_5542EditedWMRESIZED-300x200.jpg)
I’d never seen church service on a street before and watched in awe as a group of faithful followers sang and rejoiced at a major intersection downtown.
![Downtown Clock](http://romanoproductions.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/IMG_5567EditedWMRESIZED-200x300.jpg)
And, Mardi Gras beads from an earlier celebration glistened below a historic clock that loomed over their heads.
![Old Sign](http://romanoproductions.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/IMG_5556EditedWMRESIZED-300x200.jpg)
The Civil War destroyed most of the old homes in the area but, I did find some very interesting signs…
![Old Sign](http://romanoproductions.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/IMG_5551EditedWMRESIZED-300x230.jpg)
![Old Theatre](http://romanoproductions.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/IMG_5563EditedWMRESIZED-300x200.jpg)
On the outskirts near the capitol building was a dilapidated part of town that use to be a thriving area back in the day.
![Hard Times](http://romanoproductions.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/IMG_5559EditedWMRESIZED-300x200.jpg)
Snapping a few photos inside one of the run down shops, I couldn’t help but notice a pair of shoes next to one of many beer bottles and thinking, “What would drive someone to leave them?”
![Old Store](http://romanoproductions.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/IMG_5552EditedWMRESIZED-300x200.jpg)
Wall art and old shops where some people still dream of better…
![Wall Art](http://romanoproductions.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/IMG_5557EditedWM2RESIZED-300x200.jpg)
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