Wrights, California By Frank Herman Mattern – Greg ... All were once lumber towns. All are ghost towns now. The train stopped at Scotts Valley too, and Santa Cruz, but those cities still thrive.

California is a standout state in the US ... metropolises lie hidden gems waiting to be explored? There are scenic towns in the Golden State that remain off the typical tourist radar.

Take a step back in time while visiting these historic – and slightly spooky – ghost towns. While the term "ghost town" may sound like a village haunted by spirits, it actually refers to an ...

Often nicknamed ghost towns, these once populated places become unoccupied for all kinds of reasons - natural and manmade disasters, changing economic conditions and political upheaval ...

This adaptation of KQED’s five-part video series The Road to Reparations in California examines how thriving Black communities were systematically dismantled and turned into ghost towns, accompanied ...