I detect very little complaining (
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Well of course not. As much as we enjoy your writing, we also understand that you're going through a very busy, stressful time right now and writing might have to be put on the backburner for a bit.
Bodie saw its heyday in 1880 with a Main Street that was over a mile long
Impressive for that era.
whose population was more than 10,000. By 1940, however, it was declared a ghost town. It was abandoned so quickly that many, many artifacts were left behind intact.
I lived in a town like that for almost 4 years.
Now, the California State Park system keeps it in a state of suspended decay
Ah. Was wondering when I saw the photos how come there wasn't more graffiti or vandalism.
I did! For example...
I found this quite interesting. Is that one of the gondolas?
And this... with the firing order right on it.
And this one in particular. Almost... ghostlike.
And this one... the wire explained a lot of why things were still left intact.
(My kids potty-trained on one of those!)
(An impressive intact bottle collection)
Very! Considering the age.
(The most ornate potbelly I've ever seen!)
That really is pretty cool.
Me too!
That mannequin is spooky.
I do wonder if
all of that is original... or placed there by parks.
The firehouse- I thought this was particularly cool!
For sure!
all tried to hook up their hoses to the hydrant. Who had the authority!? Who was going to be the one to put the fire out!?
"Meanwhile, as they argued, Mr and Mrs Johnson could only look on as their beloved home burned to the ground."
On the night of August 10, 1941, the bronze bell from the firehouse belfry was stolen. Soon after, on September 28, 1941, it was returned to Bodie and is still on display today."-
Huh. Must be more to that story.
Most of the inner workings are still in tact.
Really!
There is a limit on the number of people per tour, and they only do a few tours a day, so make sure the Museum is your first stop when you get in town to get your tickets, as they do sell out. You can also book private group tours if you contact the Park.
So did you two do the tour?
an ingenious gondola system that was used to carry ore from the mine directly to the mill.
That's pretty interesting. Never heard of a gondola used to transport ore.
The first school house was burned down by a small boy who had gotten in trouble, and was sent home. He went to the backside of the school and began setting fire to the dry brush for fun. It spread to the building and burnt it to the ground. I guess the teacher learned a lesson that time…
How many kids have dreamed of this... and this kid did it!
A view from inside the schoolhouse, gives you the feeling that the children are just out at play during a break.
Love that globe. I'd really like to take a look at it.
At the time, engineers were afraid the power running through the lines would not be able to turn sharp corners and that it would ‘jump out of the line and into the ground’.
That's fascinating. Really goes to show you just how little it was understood, back then.
Well, that's certainly not something that happens everyday!
Nope!
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