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Tag Archives: ghost towns
Ghost town images from Cuervo, NM
During our move to New Mexico over the past week, we briefly stopped in the ghost town of Cuervo, New Mexico. The remains of the town rest along both sides of I-40. However, the most interesting structures can be found … Continue reading
Posted in archaeology, architecture, Cities, culture, fun, geography, highways, historic preservation, history, land use, pictures, place names, planning, recreation, spatial design, tourism, Transportation, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged cities, Cuervo, fun, geography, ghost towns, history, New Mexico, tourism, travel
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Echoes from a 20th Century ghost town – Glenrio, NM/TX
One typically thinks of ghost towns being worn relics from the 19th Century or of earlier time periods. However, in the case of Glenrio, New Mexico/Texas, the town was founded, prospered, and died during a narrow time span within the … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, archaeology, architecture, Cars, Cities, commerce, culture, fun, geography, Highway displacement, highways, historic preservation, history, infrastructure, land use, pictures, place names, Railroads, Small business, spatial design, topography, tourism, Transportation, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged ghost towns, Glenrio, historic preservation, Interstate Highways, mid-century, New Mexico, Route 66, Texas, travel
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Atomic “doomtowns” that once surrounded Chernobyl
The Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster occurred on April 26, 1986, when reactor #4 exploded. Before being brought under control weeks later, extreme levels of radiation had spread outward from the nuclear plant by both wind and rain. This inundated communities all … Continue reading
Posted in atomic age, cities, environment, Europe, film, geography, history, humanity, Maps, movies, pollution, Russia, Statistics, topography, Uncategorized, Women
Tagged Babushkas of Chernobyl, Belarus, CEZ, Chernobyl, Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster, doomtowns, ghost towns, nuclear power, pollution, radiation, Russia, Soviet Union, The Burning Edge, Ukraine, USSR
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Ten Planning Lessons from Old West Ghost Towns
On a recent visit to Arizona and New Mexico, my son and I had the opportunity to visit/view three ghost towns – Fairbank, Arizona; Shakespeare, New Mexico; and Steins, New Mexico. Each had its own history to tell about the … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, Advocacy, agriculture, archaeology, architecture, art, cities, commerce, culture, economics, environment, fun, geography, Geology, historic preservation, history, infrastructure, land use, Mining, pictures, placemaking, planning, pollution, Railroads, revitalization, spatial design, Statistics, sustainability, topography, tourism, Trade, transportation, Travel, urban planning
Tagged Bureau of Land Management, Fairbank, ghost towns, history, Jerome, Madrid, National Park Service, Old West, rail, Shakespeare, stagecoach, Steins
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Ominous Sounding Frontier Town Names
As part of our Frontier Towns series, the following list of town names might make you want to think twice before moving there or living there. Some of the names are famous, while others are infamous. All of them are … Continue reading
Posted in branding, cities, geography, Maps, Mining, place names, placemaking, tourism, Travel
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Your community is a ghost town when…
The fifth of these satirical postings – you know your community is a ghost town when… Nobody is reading this. “Thing” waves hello as you arrive and goodbye as you depart. No one leaves town, they only depart. No one, … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art, branding, cities, civics, civility, commerce, culture, density, downtown, economic development, economic gardening, Economy, film, fun, geography, historic preservation, history, Housing, humanity, infrastructure, movies, placemaking, planning, revitalization, satire, sustainability, Television, tourism, urban planning
Tagged cities, Elliot Street Lunatic, film, fun satire, geography, Ghost, Ghost Town Lullabies, ghost towns, Ghostbusters, Inc, Monsters, movies, music, places, planning, The Ghost and Mrs. Muir, towns, TV
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