Long gone, but not forgotten

WEST END, NC - - The weathered wood of an out building or barn on a property near where we are staying shows the effects of the passage of time.  About 60 years ago, this area - -West End - - was a thriving location.  Not the quiet place it is today.
      There was a large factory making bedroom furniture; a sawmill; a railroad station where the locals used to gather; a post office; a handkerchief / scarf maker; a grocery store and more.
     Today, any remnants of some of the buildings left are vine covered skeletons or maybe a foundation.  Some brick and mortar hulks remain.  But not the furniture factory, the life blood of bygone WE.  There were empty buildings last year.  Now, there's a big empty field ready for highway expansion.