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Podcast: The Ludlow Massacre Site
The scene of one of the darkest moments in American labor history has been left essentially untouched since the tragedy.
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Podcast: Arthurdale
Hear the saga of an ambitious, government-backed homestead project that never quite lived up to its hype.
La Calera, Colombia
La Siberia
An abandoned company town and cement factory outside of BogotĂ¡, now haunted by ghosts and scofflaws.
architecture
The Strange Second Life of Ohio's 'Big Basket' Building
In 2020, guests will be able to bask in the glory of a seven-story, basket-shaped hotel.
Harrogate, England
Abandoned Scar House Village
The remains of a remote village that once housed over 1,200 dam workers and their families.
Campbell, Ohio
Iron Soup
There is beauty and history in the ruins of this former company town.
East Chicago, Indiana
Marktown Historic District
This old steel industry company town has a tradition of parking cars on the sidewalk so people can walk in the narrow streets.
Anamosa, Iowa
Stone City
Remnants of a quarry company town still stand on the banks of the Wapsipinicon River.
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Why the Hallmark Card Company Owns Thousands of Priceless Artworks
Exploring the modern art collection at Hallmark HQ in Kansas City.
Chicago, Illinois
Pullman Historic District
First planned industrial community in the United States.
Arthurdale, West Virginia
Arthurdale Historic District
The brainchild of Eleanor Roosevelt, her "Little Village" was a collectivist dream.
Verona, Wisconsin
Epic Campus
Software company Epic Systems has created one of the strangest and largest workplaces of all time.
Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
Broughton, Nova Scotia
The remains of an attempt to carve a thriving metropolis from the forest, and once home to the first revolving door in North America.
Quincy, Florida
The Town of Coca-Cola Millionaires
How Quincy, Florida became the richest town per capita due to one man's shrewd business acumen and taste for fizzy drinks.
Weatherly, Pennsylvania
Eckley Miners' Village
This eerily well-preserved coal town was saved from destruction by a Sean Connery movie.
Danville, Vermont
The Forgotten Village at Greenbank's Hollow
Industrial ruin decimated this tiny New England company town in a fashion no one saw coming… and even fewer remember today.
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Coltsville, USA: Inside America's Gun-Funded Utopia
Trinidad, Colorado
Ludlow Massacre Site
The scene of one of the darkest moments in American labor history has been left essentially untouched since the tragedy.
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