| December 16, 2002 |
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Ghost Town Gallery
The  California Gold Rush in the mid-19th century turned a remote region into a full-fledged state and brought millions of people to the American West. But not everyone stayed, and hundreds of ghost towns litter the area between Colorado and the Pacific Ocean. Two Swiss natives share their love of these abandoned Western buildings and present the stunning photographs on this site. Bodie, California, is a classic ghost town -- back in the 1880s, Bodie had nearly 8,000 residents, 65 saloons, a red-light district, and a Chinatown, but was empty by WWII. Snowy mountains serve as a backdrop to South Park City, Colorado, and its general store, still stocked with antique bottles. There's no hustle and bustle left in Manhattan, Nevada, just an old wooden church framed by a vintage truck's window. The rush may be over in the West, but these photos of arrested decay are gems in their own right. (in History) |
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