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This was something that just struck me at the end of class. The concept of having 1. a grain elevator 2. a church and 3. a bar in a small town. I quickly formulated what I call the Small Town Phenomenon Thesis. Theses 3 building have such a close relationship that they form a circle in which all must exist or none. We start first with the grain elevator. This is where you would haul your livelihood and more than likely end up more than once during the day for "coffee" and "supplies." You worked hard and at the end of the day, you would end up in the bar. Depending on how hard the day was would determine how much time you would spend in a bar. Go home and go to bed. Repeat. After a week, you would end up in church, and depending on the faith, you would repent for your sins (the bar) and vow to try harder the upcoming week. So, on Monday, you would work harder, and low and behold, you would end up in the bar for longer than the week before. Hence, the 3 keys buildings form a revolving circle, that I believe, helped many small towns survive.