1. Tyler Hall 10-19-2015 Multimedia Storytelling

2. This city was supposed to be able to inhabitant 2.5 million people, only up to 25,000 did. Hundreds of massive skyscrapers were constructed and many have been left abandoned halfway through construction.

3. Back between A.D. 800-1100 was the time to go visit Chaco; served as a ceremonial, civic and commercial center. Consists of four villages and other sparse ruins. Planning a time to Chaco? There’s a perfect 9 mile (14km) paved loop road that runs through the canyon.

4. St. Elmo used to be a booming mining town and was an ideal trading post along the railroad routes running through Central Colorado. In 1922, the railway shut down and that resulted in the town shutting down as the money just wasn’t there anymore. People who love to hike and offroad drive, pay a visit to St. Elmo.

5. China has invested in several multi-billion dollar construction projects that are throwing up gigantic cities all over the country and Wenzhou is one of them. Supposed to hold 2 million people, only 20-30 thousand people live there. China uses popular cities around the world to replicate and make their own version. (Wenzhou resembles Paris.)

6. Bhangarh was once the local capital of Northwestern India. Legend contests that this town is severely haunted and there’s crazier stories surrounding the city’s rise and extremely rapid decline. Bhangarh Fort is haunted and entry into it is prohibited by Indian Authorities because of many unholy happenings around it. (Hanging out around sunset is also not allowed.)

7. Both abandoned by 1958; Humberstone and Santa Laura are sister towns that were mainly used by saltpeter (or sodium nitrate) miners. Preserved well through time, these buildings and the main attractions include a theater with original chairs, houses, a cast-iron swimming pool made from the hull of a ship; a hotel, and grocery shops complete with prices.

8. Once a town of over 8,000 residents and a booming gold mining town, Bodie used to be a rather hoppin’ town. Famous in the later part of the 19 th century for gunfights and brawls. In the 1880’s, the mines became largely depleted and the people began to flee town, ending in complete abandonment.

9. Used to be an arctic coal mining town controlled by the U.S.S.R. (In it’s past life, it was a premiere Soviet settlement with barrack’s for worker’s, a sports center and a dire love for their leader Lenin.) Abandoned in 1998; it’s definitely a ghost town with all the buildings, library, theater, and a music hall with the world’s northernmost grand piano.

10. Once a wealthy Roman seaside resort, this town was buried under ash and rock back in A.D. 79 due to Mount Vesuvius deciding to erupt. To this present day, there are excavations done by archeologists all the time and they have discovered a rather fascinating list of objects including villas, shops, bathhouses, and an incredible range of everyday objects.

11. After the Greco-Turkish war concluded in 1923, Greeks were sent back to their homeland and due to that, it forced towns such a these (Kayakoy) to be completely abandoned. Remains of this village are being preserved as a historical site and even to this day, many tourists visit.

12. To conclude on this Power point; this was a very fun topic to research and do a slideshow on. I loved doing this topic because I’m a big traveler and have really increased my travels around the U.S. a ton in the past few years! As far as content goes for this slideshow, I got all the pictures and information off of the site I got through Forbes at Vault of Variety. On Vault of Variety; there’s plenty of other slideshow opportunities to look at.