Jarmo Juntunen
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San Fransisco, California
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Of Ghosts and Ghost Towns
- Thread starter Jarmo Juntunen
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Asher Kelman
OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
I hpe the second one is no ghost!
There’s a huge movement to tackle homelessness, but not in my neighborhood!
Asher
There’s a huge movement to tackle homelessness, but not in my neighborhood!
Asher
Jarmo Juntunen
Well-known member
I was surprised to see the amount of homeless people and beggars in San Fransisco. Sure, I knew about the problem but still the extent surprised me.
Asher Kelman
OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
One issue is that cities that provide more services attract folk from the place that don’t!
Asher
Jarmo Juntunen
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Asher Kelman
OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
Ghost towns are markers of our attempts at ideas that failed because other ideas had beaten them in the market place or rge local resources were somehow used up!
Typical losses of an entire industry were the communities were left behind the time were the candle manufacturers and places that lacked feathers, as electricity and foam rubber largely replaced their use!
Another is the exhaustion of easy mining of a mineral such as iron ore or silver. Then the entire town economy collapses and property is worth nothing.
Jarmo Juntunen: “Of Ghosts”
Here there was no one remaining to steal the once luxurious chair!
Asher
Typical losses of an entire industry were the communities were left behind the time were the candle manufacturers and places that lacked feathers, as electricity and foam rubber largely replaced their use!
Another is the exhaustion of easy mining of a mineral such as iron ore or silver. Then the entire town economy collapses and property is worth nothing.
Jarmo Juntunen: “Of Ghosts”
Here there was no one remaining to steal the once luxurious chair!
Asher
James Lemon
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Asher Kelman
OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
Ironic to have HIGH LIVING poster right behind a homeless camp on a City street!
Asher
Asher
Jarmo Juntunen
Well-known member
I had read about how quickly such towns became to flourish and, also, how suddenly they died. Seeing the remains of that process was really exciting.