25. Pit Toilets -- By the 2000 Census, the number of Americans who lacked indoor plumbing was down to 0.6%.
24. Yellow Pages -- This year will be pivotal for the global Yellow Pages industry.
23. Classified Ads -- The Internet has made so many things obsolete that newspaper classified ads might sound like just another trivial item on a long list.
22. Movie Rental Stores -- While Netflix is looking up at the moment, Blockbuster keeps closing store locations by the hundreds.
21. Dial-up Internet Access -- Dial-up connections have fallen from 40% in 2001 to 10% in 2008.
20. Telephone "Land Lines" -- Acording to a survey from the National Center for Health Statistics, at the end of 2007, nearly one in six homes was cell-only
19. Chesapeake Bay Blue Crabs, Maryland's icon, have been fading away in Chesapeake Bay.
18. VCRs -- For the better part of three decades, the VCR was a best-seller and staple in every American household until being completely decimated by the DVD, and now the Digital Video Recorder (DVR).
17. Ash Trees -- In the late 1990's a pretty, iridescent green species of beetle, now known as the emerald ash borer, hitched a ride to North America
16. Ham Radio -- Amateur radio operators enjoy personal (and often worldwide) wireless communications with each other
15. The Swimming Hole, thanks to our litigious society, is becoming a thing of the past.
14. Answering Machines -- The increasing disappearance of answering machines is directly tied to number 20 of our list -- the decline of land lines.
13. Cameras That Use Film -- It doesn't require a statistician to prove the rapid disappearance of the film camera in America.
12. Incandescent light bulbs -- Just a few years ago, the standard 60-watt (or, yikes, the 100-watt) bulb was the mainstay of every U.S. home.
11. Stand-Alone Bowling Alleys -- BowlingBalls.US claims there are still 60 million Americans who bowl at least once a year.
10. The Milkman -- According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, in 1950, over half of the milk delivered was to the home in quart bottles.
9. Hand-Written Letters -- In 2006, the Radicati Group estimated that, worldwide, 183 billion e-mails were sent each day.
8. Wild Horses -- It is estimated that 100 years ago, as many as two million horses were roaming free within the United States.
7. Personal Checks -- According to an American Bankers Association report, a net 23% of consumers plan to decrease their use of checks over the next two years.
6. Drive-in Theaters -- During the peak in 1958, there were more than 4,000 drive-in theaters in this country.
5. Mumps & Measles -- Despite what's been in the news lately, the measles and mumps actually, truly are disappearing from the United States.
4. Honey Bees -- Perhaps nothing on our list of Disappearing America is so dire; plummeting so enormously; and as necessary to the survival of our food supply as the honey bee.
3. News Magazines and TV News -- While the TV evening newscasts haven't gone anywhere over the last several decades, their audiences have.
2. Analog TV -- According to the Consumer Electronics Association, 85% of homes in the U.S. get their television programming through cable or satellite providers.
1. The Family Farm -- Since the 1930's, the number of family farms has been declining rapidly.
See the entire list with more information on each category at: http://baycore.net/mb/index.php?action=printpage;topic=12196.0
24. Yellow Pages -- This year will be pivotal for the global Yellow Pages industry.
23. Classified Ads -- The Internet has made so many things obsolete that newspaper classified ads might sound like just another trivial item on a long list.
22. Movie Rental Stores -- While Netflix is looking up at the moment, Blockbuster keeps closing store locations by the hundreds.
21. Dial-up Internet Access -- Dial-up connections have fallen from 40% in 2001 to 10% in 2008.
20. Telephone "Land Lines" -- Acording to a survey from the National Center for Health Statistics, at the end of 2007, nearly one in six homes was cell-only
19. Chesapeake Bay Blue Crabs, Maryland's icon, have been fading away in Chesapeake Bay.
18. VCRs -- For the better part of three decades, the VCR was a best-seller and staple in every American household until being completely decimated by the DVD, and now the Digital Video Recorder (DVR).
17. Ash Trees -- In the late 1990's a pretty, iridescent green species of beetle, now known as the emerald ash borer, hitched a ride to North America
16. Ham Radio -- Amateur radio operators enjoy personal (and often worldwide) wireless communications with each other
15. The Swimming Hole, thanks to our litigious society, is becoming a thing of the past.
14. Answering Machines -- The increasing disappearance of answering machines is directly tied to number 20 of our list -- the decline of land lines.
13. Cameras That Use Film -- It doesn't require a statistician to prove the rapid disappearance of the film camera in America.
12. Incandescent light bulbs -- Just a few years ago, the standard 60-watt (or, yikes, the 100-watt) bulb was the mainstay of every U.S. home.
11. Stand-Alone Bowling Alleys -- BowlingBalls.US claims there are still 60 million Americans who bowl at least once a year.
10. The Milkman -- According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, in 1950, over half of the milk delivered was to the home in quart bottles.
9. Hand-Written Letters -- In 2006, the Radicati Group estimated that, worldwide, 183 billion e-mails were sent each day.
8. Wild Horses -- It is estimated that 100 years ago, as many as two million horses were roaming free within the United States.
7. Personal Checks -- According to an American Bankers Association report, a net 23% of consumers plan to decrease their use of checks over the next two years.
6. Drive-in Theaters -- During the peak in 1958, there were more than 4,000 drive-in theaters in this country.
5. Mumps & Measles -- Despite what's been in the news lately, the measles and mumps actually, truly are disappearing from the United States.
4. Honey Bees -- Perhaps nothing on our list of Disappearing America is so dire; plummeting so enormously; and as necessary to the survival of our food supply as the honey bee.
3. News Magazines and TV News -- While the TV evening newscasts haven't gone anywhere over the last several decades, their audiences have.
2. Analog TV -- According to the Consumer Electronics Association, 85% of homes in the U.S. get their television programming through cable or satellite providers.
1. The Family Farm -- Since the 1930's, the number of family farms has been declining rapidly.
See the entire list with more information on each category at: http://baycore.net/mb/index.php?action=printpage;topic=12196.0
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