Ghost Town Vacancy
by Don Struke
Title
Ghost Town Vacancy
Artist
Don Struke
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
In the Nevada ghost town of Rhyolite, these forgotten, rundown cabins once gave shelter to people long gone. What stories could they tell? Wait a minute. I just found this on Wiki, describing the results of gold being found nearby: "Starting as a two-man camp in January 1905, Rhyolite became a town of 1,200 people in two weeks and reached a population of 2,500 by June 1905. By then it had 50 saloons, 35 gambling tables, cribs for prostitution, 19 lodging houses, 16 restaurants, half a dozen barbers, a public bath house, and a weekly newspaper, the Rhyolite Herald." Sooooo, very possibly these are the "cribs for prostitution" which puts a different spin on saying something like "He's got a real nice crib up in the mountains." NOTE: The Fine Art watermark visible in preview windows is not on any print.
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May 4th, 2011
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Sharon Gonzalez
This reminds me of the one of your door somewhere on your portfolio. Interesting info and very cool shot, Don.
Don Struke replied:
Thank you, Sharon! I've been interested in ghost towns forever and this is one with lots of history, as I briefly touch upon in my caption.
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