Thursday, October 16, 2008
Bodie State Historic Park is a genuine California gold-mining ghost town. Visitors can walk down the deserted streets of a town that once had a population of 10,000 people. The town was founded by Waterman S. Body (William Bodey), who had discovered small amounts of gold in hills north of Mono Lake. In 1877, the Standard Company struck pay dirt and a gold rush transformed Bodie from a town of 20 people to a boomtown.
Only a small part of the town survives, preserved in a state of "arrested decay." Interiors remain as they were left and stocked with goods. Designated as a National Historic Site and a State Historic Park in 1962, the remains of Bodie are being preserved in a state of "arrested decay". Today this once thriving mining camp is visited by tourists, howling winds and an occasional ghost.
Only a small part of the town survives, preserved in a state of "arrested decay." Interiors remain as they were left and stocked with goods. Designated as a National Historic Site and a State Historic Park in 1962, the remains of Bodie are being preserved in a state of "arrested decay". Today this once thriving mining camp is visited by tourists, howling winds and an occasional ghost.
7 comments:
beautiful image...love the light in the picture
Great to see you back. This is a beautiful image. I really love the composition. It looks and sounds like a very interesting place.
I love the clarity in the picture. This seems like a place where your imagination can run wild back to the times when it was fully populated.
Welcome back Mr. Mapper
Great composition. It almost looks 3D, perfect perspective. You have peaked my interest to go there myself.
Good to have you back posting Mr. Mapper.
That is a beautiful shot. It's almost a must-see place for every local bay area photographer.
Boy, you sure got a super great shot there...
I've had a raging love affair with Bodie since I was a kid...
Great composition and point of view!
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