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Scenes from the World’s Longest Yard Sale

World's Longest Yard Sale

Traffic is jammed, bumper to tailgate, but no one seems to mind. Drivers cruise along at crawl speed, hanging out their windows from time to time to wave and yell friendly greetings to one another. The smell of barbecue hangs like Southern perfume in the sweltering heat, and strains of “Sweet Home Alabama” blast from roadside speakers. In the heart of Dixie, where college football is religion and every day is a good day to celebrate, the World’s Longest Yard Sale might as well be redubbed the Biggest Tailgate Party.


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Carmen Sisson August 9, 2010 August 16, 2014Recent Bylines Alabama, economy, Gadsden, offbeat, poverty, South, TIME, tourism, World's Longest Yard Sale, yard sale 0
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