The Story
Unlike the movie ghost towns of the Old West, the ghost towns in Florida dont have tumbleweeds rolling on deserted dirt roads, abandoned wooden saloons, and lone drifters on horseback. Although the landscape may have dramatically changed, many of these oncethriving communities declined due to widespread economic changes, disastrous weather, company closings, or vital industries disappearing or moving elsewhere. In fact, some of these socalled ghost towns have been absorbed by larger cities still inhabited by Floridians today. In Historic Photos of Florida Ghost Towns, author Steve Rajtar takes readers decades back in Floridas history to discover these ghost towns through the lens of two hundred blackandwhite photographsin some cases, the only remains of these forgotten towns. Explore the landscapes, houses, schools, businesses, organizations, places of worship, and people who once called these nownonexistent towns home. Imagine what life was like in hundreds of these tightknit communities as you explore a century and a half of this sunny, populous state that many still call home.
Description
Unlike the movie ghost towns of the Old West, the ghost towns in Florida dont have tumbleweeds rolling on deserted dirt roads, abandoned wooden saloons, and lone drifters on horseback. Although the landscape may have dramatically changed, many of these oncethriving communities declined due to widespread economic changes, disastrous weather, company closings, or vital industries disappearing or moving elsewhere. In fact, some of these socalled ghost towns have been absorbed by larger cities still inhabited by Floridians today. In Historic Photos of Florida Ghost Towns, author Steve Rajtar takes readers decades back in Floridas history to discover these ghost towns through the lens of two hundred blackandwhite photographsin some cases, the only remains of these forgotten towns. Explore the landscapes, houses, schools, businesses, organizations, places of worship, and people who once called these nownonexistent towns home. Imagine what life was like in hundreds of these tightknit communities as you explore a century and a half of this sunny, populous state that many still call home.
