Comments on: Strange Geographies: A Utopian Ghost Town in the California Desert

By: Theresa

Theresa — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 05:05:56 +0000

I have driven past this place about a thousand times and I never knew the history of it. I always wondered about the chimney stack.

By: Old Rubberlegs

Old Rubberlegs — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 03:53:35 +0000

Another failed socialist experiment. Ah, but this time it was because the greedy Capitalist in the next town over weren’t greedy enough to sell them water.

I’m sure, that if we try it ONE MORE TIME, given JUST THE RIGHT initial conditions, Socialism will work great. Why won’t people just give government coercion a chance!?

“3-thousandth time is a charm!”

By: Alan

Alan — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 04:06:51 +0000

These have to be my favorite readings on Mentalfloss. Very much looking forward to future articles. Thanks Ransom.

By: Corbet

Corbet — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 18:42:10 +0000

I’ve really enjoyed looking at the photos from your outings and I’ve been curious about the kind of camera you use.

By: Liz

Liz — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 05:38:58 +0000

I love Strange Geographies!
Have there been any thought to doing an abandoned military base? There are several in California if one knows where to look. Fort Ord, which is now CSUMB, is almost completely open and retains many of it’s original structures (but it’s unknown for how long) and makes and amazing backdrop.

By: Chellis

Chellis — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:57:02 +0000

Nice!

By: Lisa

Lisa — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 20:54:20 +0000

How did it fail in Louisiana?

By: nikki

nikki — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 19:57:07 +0000

Thanks for another wonderful story, Ransom.

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By: Sara in AL

Sara in AL — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 19:38:34 +0000

“major” of Los Angeles- Should be mayor.

By: Ransom Riggs

Ransom Riggs — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 15:26:20 +0000

Thriving and flourishing as in it went from a dry patch of ground to a town of 1,000 people with its own self-sustaining economy and food production system and school in less than a year.