WesternOutlaw Posted November 13, 2007 Posted November 13, 2007 How many of you have visited a real Ghost Town? Do you like Wild West history, movies, or literature? Share your experiences and interests here. Quote
Apache Posted November 15, 2007 Posted November 15, 2007 Excellent topic, although there probably are not very many who like WW history as Castle seems to dominate. Alas, I have been to a few ghost towns out here in AZ and love the history of the state and the WW. Quote
WesternOutlaw Posted November 15, 2007 Author Posted November 15, 2007 Excellent topic, although there probably are not very many who like WW history as Castle seems to dominate. Alas, I have been to a few ghost towns out here in AZ and love the history of the state and the WW. Any pictures Apache? Arizona would be a great state for Ghost Towns. Do they do anything for Halloween? Haunted Ghost Town tours or anything like that? Quote
Commander Andrew of 501 st Posted November 15, 2007 Posted November 15, 2007 i've been to tombstone here in Az Quote
WesternOutlaw Posted November 15, 2007 Author Posted November 15, 2007 i've been to tombstone here in Az Excellent! Do you have any pictures of Tombstone? I've never been there but have read about it. Quote
Johnny 5 Posted November 15, 2007 Posted November 15, 2007 I've been to the state park in Goliad, Texas Quote
WesternOutlaw Posted November 15, 2007 Author Posted November 15, 2007 I've been to the state park in Goliad, Texas If you have any pics, please share. I've never been to Goliad, what's there? Are you a Wild West fan? Quote
Wout Posted November 15, 2007 Posted November 15, 2007 I was once in Denmark and then we ride through an area west of Esjberg (to the south west of Jutland). and there was a village were all the houses their windows were barrikated? with wood. The town was once a normal village but in that time the place was become a training place for the Danish military. No ghost seen, but it was not a very happy place. Quote
Klaus-Dieter Posted November 15, 2007 Posted November 15, 2007 (edited) Since I live in Germany I haven't been in a ghost town before. But I know ghost towns from my previous English lessons when I was at school, I know them of course from pictures, from specialised books I bought because I'm very interested in WW and from the excellent Karl May books and movies. By the way: Apache, many people being very interested in the new "Castle" line doesn't mean that none of them would like to have new WW or Ghost Town sets and it doesn't mean that these sets would wouldn't be successful. Edited November 15, 2007 by Klaus-Dieter Quote
WesternOutlaw Posted November 17, 2007 Author Posted November 17, 2007 By the way: Apache, many people being very interested in the new "Castle" line doesn't mean that none of them would like to have new WW or Ghost Town sets and it doesn't mean that these sets would wouldn't be successful. I agree with KD. I'm a big castle fan and had classic castle sets long before the WW theme came out. Some individuals (neither of you gentlemen) stereo-type WW fans as not liking city, space, and other themes. This is completely untrue - but perhaps a different discussion. In regard to Ghost Towns, I was hoping that a few of you would share some Ghost Town experiences and/or images. How did you start liking the WW theme? Were you into WW history before Lego or after? PS. Oh, KD: I remember getting a pair of jeans as a kid while visiting Germany. I got them back to the U.S. and discovered that they had a round Fort Laramie, Wyoming coin or metal emblem on the back. I thought this was different in that Fort Laramie is an old WW fort - strange thing to find in Germany. I had guessed that Ameriacn Wild West History must be somewhat popular in Germany. Are there any theme parks related to the WW in Germany? Quote
Klaus-Dieter Posted November 17, 2007 Posted November 17, 2007 (edited) There are some theme parks related to the WW in Germany: The Karl May Museum in Radebeul near Dresden. I don't know more but there surely are more. Close to Munich there is an event taking place - I think - every year where WW sceneries are set up on a field near a little village (regrettable I don't know its name) and then you can e. g. ride a horse, drink a whiskey in the saloon or shoot. And there are even some open air WW theaters like the one in Bad Segeberg near Hamburg and the one at the Karl May Museum. But I haven't been to any of them yet. Edited November 17, 2007 by Klaus-Dieter Quote
WesternOutlaw Posted November 17, 2007 Author Posted November 17, 2007 I bet they're a lot of fun if anything like the Folks Fests I remember. Quote
Klaus-Dieter Posted November 18, 2007 Posted November 18, 2007 (edited) Since I tried it twice to send you back an answer to your PM, TheBrickster, but it didn't work (After having sent the PM there is no entry in My Controls that I sent a PM to somebody - I don't understand!), here my answer: This would be a very nice idea! Klaus-Dieter Edited November 18, 2007 by Klaus-Dieter Quote
WesternOutlaw Posted November 19, 2007 Author Posted November 19, 2007 ------------------------ OFF TOPIC, BUT:----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Since I tried it twice to send you back an answer to your PM, TheBrickster, but it didn't work (After having sent the PM there is no entry in My Controls that I sent a PM to somebody - I don't understand!), here my You have to click "send a copy to myself" or something like that. I received both your messages and sent you a reply. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quote
zouave Posted November 19, 2007 Posted November 19, 2007 I've always seen ghost towns in western movies but I've never been to one. I will if I ever get the chance to. However, I did see a show on the history channel called wild west tech. There was a guy with a large collection of antique guns who auctioned off an authentic ghost town. Quote
Kikuichimonji Posted November 19, 2007 Posted November 19, 2007 I visited the ghost town of Bodie (in California if I remember correctly). Pretty cool, I loved all the dead machinery lying all over the place and the buildings which looked like they could collapse every moment. I have some pictures lying around if anybody's interested. Quote
WesternOutlaw Posted November 20, 2007 Author Posted November 20, 2007 I did see a show on the history channel called wild west tech. There was a guy with a large collection of antique guns who auctioned off an authentic ghost town. Yes, that's an excellent show. David Carradine hosts the newer shows. Those of you who don't know David Carradine, he played Grasshopper in the Kung Fu series. "you must grab the pebble from my hand Grasshopper"... I visited the ghost town of Bodie (in California if I remember correctly). I have some pictures lying around if anybody's interested. Yes, please share. I'd love to see a few. Quote
snefroe Posted November 20, 2007 Posted November 20, 2007 ok... so basically, a ghost town would be a settlement that was left behind by the inhabitants once the reason for having a settlement there disappeared... nope, don't think i've ever been in such a WW settlement, however, there are many roman cities who could be seen as ghost towns, towns that were completely evacuated before or after a catastrophy... There is a WW theme park in Italy, somewhere close to Verona, but can't think of the name right now... Quote
WesternOutlaw Posted November 21, 2007 Author Posted November 21, 2007 As promised: Great pictures K. I love the old blue truck. These inspire me to want to build some more WW MOCs. Quote
WesternOutlaw Posted November 21, 2007 Author Posted November 21, 2007 nope, don't think i've ever been in such a WW settlement, however, there are many roman cities who could be seen as ghost towns, towns that were completely evacuated before or after a catastrophy...There is a WW theme park in Italy, somewhere close to Verona, but can't think of the name right now... Hey Sne. It's neat to see you post here. Usually, I think Ghost Towns refer to old American Wild West history from the 1800s. But then again, I'm sure any town that has been abandoned could be considered a Ghost Town. I'm not familiar with any Italian/European WW theme parks. I came across Gardaland in the Verona province but I'm not sure if this is a WW theme park - although it looks fun. ---------------- Sorry about that double-post. I thought my 2nd reply would be added to the first. Quote
Kikuichimonji Posted November 21, 2007 Posted November 21, 2007 Hey Sne. It's neat to see you post here. Usually, I think Ghost Towns refer to old American Wild West history from the 1800s. But then again, I'm sure any town that has been abandoned could be considered a Ghost Town.I'm not familiar with any Italian/European WW theme parks. I came across Gardaland in the Verona province but I'm not sure if this is a WW theme park - although it looks fun. ---------------- Sorry about that double-post. I thought my 2nd reply would be added to the first. If I remember correctly, Bodie was abandoned in the 1930's. It was a mining town, and the mine ran empty, so everybody left since there was no work anymore. I doubt there are much towns from the Wild West remaining, unfortunately. Quote
snefroe Posted November 21, 2007 Posted November 21, 2007 (edited) Hey Sne. It's neat to see you post here. Usually, I think Ghost Towns refer to old American Wild West history from the 1800s. But then again, I'm sure any town that has been abandoned could be considered a Ghost Town.I'm not familiar with any Italian/European WW theme parks. I came across Gardaland in the Verona province but I'm not sure if this is a WW theme park - although it looks fun. ---------------- Sorry about that double-post. I thought my 2nd reply would be added to the first. yeah.... well don't tell anyone but i not only collect the space sets, but also the WW sets... you could say i'm only collecting quality :-P , and if there's a topic you started, it probably is about WW sets... close enough anyway :-P and btw, there are azillion ghost towns in 'lucky luke', but then they often are towns haunted by ghosts... or Daltons... or somebody else trying to make a buck out of it... Gardaland was the one i was looking for. we went there 25 years ago and i'm quite sure it was all western back then. I still remember the gunfights and a small dark house with a cowboy in it... i didn't dare to enter that house though, afraid of being shot :-X :-P Edited November 21, 2007 by snefroe Quote
Klaus-Dieter Posted November 21, 2007 Posted November 21, 2007 ------------------------ OFF TOPIC, BUT:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------You have to click "send a copy to myself" or something like that. I received both your messages and sent you a reply. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thank you for that information, TheBrickster! By the way: Does you topic only mean WW Ghost Towns or general Ghost Towns (towns where nobody lives anymore)? Quote
WesternOutlaw Posted November 27, 2007 Author Posted November 27, 2007 Does you topic only mean WW Ghost Towns or general Ghost Towns (towns where nobody lives anymore)? I was really referring to Wild West Ghost Towns, but did you have a town in mind? Quote
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