Edgewater, Indiana

Facts
It is a small town.

There is no Saks there.

Hoosier pie seems to be a popular signature thing there.

There is a Kmart.

The town has been through a lot.

The town had an auto parts factory that closed down because of outsourcing.

A lot of families left the town.

The biggest industry in the town now is the prison and it's even hard to get a job there.

CNN said that “Edgewater Indiana overflows with bigotry.”

There are not many gay people there.

There is an unpretentious, unattractive, unadorned motel.

There is a Big Boy out by the highway.

There is a mall.

There is an Applebees at the mall.

People there are angry and scared and powerless.

There is an Elks Lodge.

People call the town hick.

The highschool in town is called James Madison Highschool.

There is an arena where there are sometimes monster truck rallies.

There is a 7-eleven convenience store. where students sometimes hangout in front of.

Quotes
"Um, there is no Saks here.”

“[You didn't come here] for the Hoosier pie?”

“We have a Kmart…”

“You have to understand this town’s been through a lot. We had an auto parts factory that closed down because of outsourcing. A lot families left. The biggest industry now is the prison and it’s even hard to get a job there. You picked a strange time to visit.”

“Edgewater Indiana overflows with bigotry.” - CNN

"Please let me leave this horrible place!" - Dee Dee