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Carl Gibson is a freelance journalist and columnist from Kentucky. His work has been published in CNN, The Guardian, The Washington Post, Barron's, The Houston Chronicle, The Independent ...

Two blocks away, a State Farm office was once RBC bank. “Banks used to be on almost every corner,” said Carl Gibson, the longtime co-owner of Lacy’s gift shop on South Greene Street.