ðə tˈaʊn sˈʌfɚd ɐn ˌiːkənˈɑːmɪk dˈaʊntɜːn ˈæftɚ ðə pɐsˈɪfɪk hˈaɪweɪ bˈaɪpæst ɪɾ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɪks, wɪð ʃˈʊɡɚ pɹˈaɪsᵻz dɹˈɑːpɪŋ ʃˈɑːɹpli.
The town suffered an economic downturn after the Pacific Highway bypassed it in 1966, with sugar prices dropping sharply.