Paul, Bodie is kind of a unique case. It kind of limped along into the late 1930's. The local school finally closed around 1940 and the last permanent residents packed up and left. The state of California took it over in 1962 and made it a state park. They keep it in a state of "arrested decay", which means that they fix roofs and broken windows. Rangers live there year round (they access the town with snowcats in the winter). Because of its incredibly well-preserved state and easy access, it is photographed a lot. Rhyolite (in Death Valley National Park) is another protected ghost town.
There are some other ghost towns in California that are privately owned and have a few permanent residents. Randsburg, Johannesburg, and Keeler spring to mind.... --Mark pnstenquist wrote: >Fascinating. Escellent photos. It's interesting to >think what life must have been like in this town before >it was abandoned. I've often wondered if these towns are >protected. What if someone wanted to move In? Of course >there are no utilities or services, but could someone >buy a building and restore it? >Paul -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
