Shelby, NC is a town about an hour or so west of Charlotte along I-85. While I knew a little bit about the town and it’s history, I’m a little embarrassed to admit that in all the time we’ve lived here I mostly regarded Shelby as someplace to get through on the way to or from the mountains.
Friends of ours recently moved to Shelby, and we spent a recent afternoon and evening walking around downtown, having dinner and listening to some live music. The downtown area is a far cry from the Shelby I previously knew, and as the county seat for Cleveland County is quite a bustling place.
Shelby is the birthplace of a number of famous people, including country songwriter Don Gibson, legendary banjo player Earl Scruggs, and country music singer Patty Loveless. Throughout town are a number of statues in the form of record albums that commemorate a number of Gibson’s more famous creations.
No small town would be complete without a number of interesting restaurants. We only tried one, but plan to return often to try some more.
Another nice set of images Tom.
Thank you, John.
Ummm. And the drive-in? I know it’s closed for the season, but it does bear mentioning 🙂
It was by no means a comprehensive visit, Paul. At the very least I’m going to mark my calendar for next year’s Livermush Festival. 😉
Yark! 🙂
Livermush? Again, another nice series. You do a good job in story telling with a handful of images, Tom. Keep it up. Love the courthouse image!
Well yeah, Monte…Livermush! You’ll need to Google it because it is complicated, but it is a staple in certain places around these parts. I’ve had it, and have to say that anything fried and served along some good eggs and grits can’t be all bad. Since it is meat-ish and can be highly processed I tend to avoid it. At least that is my excuse!
I wasn’t sure what I had with the courthouse photo because it was so dark. But it did come out pretty nice, with a little coaxing in Lightroom!