12th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest The American Experience
ARRESTED DECAY

AN ABANDONED HOUSE IN BODIE. BODIE IS A GHOST TOWN IN EAST CALIFORNIA.IT HAS A 10K STRONG POPULATION DURING THE GOLD RUSH BUT EVENTUALLY THE LAST RESIDENTS LEFT AROUND 1940S. ITS TOWN IS A GENUINE WESTERN STORY BUT EVENTUALLY THE TOWN WAS ABANDONED WHEN THE MINING EVENTUALLY STOPPED. THE TOWN IS IN A ARRESTED DECAY AND IS NOW CONVERTED INTO A STATE PARK.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 07.2014
Date Uploaded: 11.2014
Photo Location: Sanger, California, United States of America
Camera: Canon EOS 70D
Copyright: © Nathaniel Gonzales