MetaFilter posts tagged with ghosttown

Desert Sands Reclaim a Ghost Town

jonson — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 15:09:24 -0800

Kolmanskop, a ghost town buried in the sand

"Almost true freedom."

Sticherbeast — Sat, 02 Jun 2007 04:00:44 -0800

Off The Grid: Life On The Mesa. A new documentary explores life in 15 square miles of northern New Mexico. With no cops, no official authority, and barely any understanding of who even owns the land, a special environment has arisen. Hippies, rednecks, and other assorted loners exist in either the last outpost of true American freedom or "the largest outdoor insane asylum" - and then they are tested by self-proclaimed revolutionaries with their own idea of how to run things. Check out the official MySpace page for the trailer and some clips.

Hart Island

biscotti — Sat, 28 Oct 2006 08:58:38 -0800

Hart Island is a tiny island in Long Island Sound, NY. Formerly the site of a prison, it contains an active Potter's Field with over 700,000 people buried in it, a ghost town, abandoned Nike Missile silos, was the site of a Civil War POW camp, and a long-abandoned sanitarium. It's the subject of a documentary, and has guest starred in at least two movies.

America's Toxic Towns

Otis — Fri, 02 Jun 2006 11:38:30 -0800

Tour America’s Toxic Towns. First off is Times Beach, MO. Uncle Sam bought the town for $32 million, disincorporated it, and evacuated its 2000 residents to spare them from levels of dioxin that were possibly 2,000 times higher than the dioxin content in Agent Orange. Next up is Centralia, PA, completely evacuated due to an underground coal fire that is still burning and may burn for the next 100 years. More recently, American Electric Power purchased Cheshire, OH for $20 million. The town, which was plagued by sulfurous clouds, is now completely deserted. And who can forget the granddaddy of toxic towns, Love Canal.

Wake Nicodemus

ozomatli — Mon, 06 Feb 2006 09:48:13 -0800

NIcodemus, Kansas is the only remaining western community established by African Americans after the Civil War. The promise of freedom and land in the state of John Brown. Though prosperous in the 1880's, it began to fade. Its post office closed in 1953. It is now home to only 27 residents, with an average age of 80, but the "Promise Land" has hope. Wake Nicodemus, wake.

Ghost towns for sale. Bring your own ghosts.

jacquilynne — Tue, 14 Sep 2004 07:59:11 -0800

Ever wanted to get away from the neighbours? Any neighbours? Phelps Dodge, a mining company, is selling off Kitsault, BC, a remote company town built in the early 80s to support a mine that later went bust.

Best.. Urban... Exploration.. Site.. EVER.

keswick — Sat, 22 May 2004 21:23:29 -0800

You've probably seen Modern Ruins, Forgotten New York, and even Lost America... but have you seen the abandoned island of Gunkanjima? [via Boing Boing]

ryanshepard — Thu, 31 Jan 2002 11:32:51 -0800

Urban Exploration, Japanese-style: lavishly beautiful site documenting Japan's modern ruins, via gmtPlus9.