20 Abandoned Cities from Around the World

[philw]

http://www.dailycognition.com/index.php/2008/08/30/20-abandoned-cities-from-around-the-world.html

interesting stories behind them,   also included Wittenoom ( from over in Western Australia )

[tombogan03884]

It seems the most common theme, as with our western ghost towns is a one industry town that dies when the industry fades out.
Played out mines, phase out of the product,or collapse of the "company town's" parent company.

Second is social or natural disaster.

[Pathfinder]

I didn't see Detroit on this list.   

Or Chernobyl for that matter.   

And I worked in downtown Gary, IN for nearly 2 years. They ain't far from the truth, it was a boarded up hellhole back then (early 90's) AND the murder capital of the country. Nothing at all to hear gunshots in the distance as we left work.

[Timothy]

I didn't see Detroit on this list.  

Or Chernobyl for that matter.  

And I worked in downtown Gary, IN for nearly 2 years. They ain't far from the truth, it was a boarded up hellhole back then (early 90's) AND the murder capital of the country. Nothing at all to hear gunshots in the distance as we left work.

Chernobyl is the plant, the town is Prypiat.

There was an interesting chronicle running on PBS about the wolves of Chernobyl.  It seems that the wildlife is thriving inside the exclusion zones of Ukraine and Belarus.  Wolf, moose, beaver, raptors and of course 8 ft long catfish inside the cooling ponds.  Their growth in size has nothing to do with radiation, it's their lifespan and lack of predators that contributes to their huge size.

[kmitch200]

Chernobyl is the plant, the town is Prypiat.

There was an interesting chronicle running on PBS about the wolves of Chernobyl.  It seems that the wildlife is thriving inside the exclusion zones of Ukraine and Belarus.  Wolf, moose, beaver, raptors and of course 8 ft long catfish inside the cooling ponds.  Their growth in size has nothing to do with radiation, it's their lifespan and lack of predators that contributes to their huge size.

That third eye is a dead giveaway though. 

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[twyacht]

Surprised that Japanese city right next to the Nuke Plant that had a meltdown wasn't listed after the earthquake. Over 100,000+ people forced to leave. I think it was segmented on 60 minutes.

[Ping]

Really interesting article. Detroit will make the next countdown or if there were 21 instead of 20. Detroit is city that needs leveled and restarted just as Gary, Indiana.