USS Plainview (AGEH-1) The USS Plainview (AGEH-1) emerged as a beacon of naval innovation, epitomizing the Cold War era’s technological aspirations. Conceived as the world’s largest hydrofoil, it was constructed by the Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company in Seattle, Washington. This vessel was unique, named after Plainview, New York, and Plainview, Texas, reflecting a national spirit of progress and innovation.
The mining district of Gilman, Colorado, located at an elevation of 8950 feet on Battle Mountain, was a center of lead and zinc mining during the Colorado silver boom of the 1880s. However, in 1984, the Environmental Protection Agency declared the town a superfund site, and decided to close the mining district due to concerns about toxic pollution. The town
The Redman-Hirahara House in the Pajaro Valley, south of Watsonville, California was constructed in 1897. The house is located on a 1.8-acre parcel of land. The Queen Anne Victorian style home was designed by architect William Weeks for beet farmer James Redman. Weeks was a well-known architect, known for designing the Casino Arcade at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, among
The Cincinnati Mall, while not entirely vacant just yet, is hanging on by a thread. It’s unclear exactly how much longer this mall has, but it’s sad to see such an incredible place on its way out.
Before the use of radar in war, soldiers and other military personnel made use of binoculars and compasses from posts built along the coast. They would relay coordinates to other posts, and this information would be triangulated to determine their exact locations. If you find yourself traveling Highway 1 through California, you may come across a stretch of road where
Not far south of Casa Grande, Arizona you’ll find an odd collection of structures out in the middle of the desert, set just off the side of the road. Locals and explorers know these structures simply as “the domes,” or “the domes of Casa Grande.” For over thirty years, these domes have sat decaying in the desert heat, being bombarded
The historic Albert Cofta farmhouse
The Longhorn Army Ammunition Plant created most of the explosives used during WWII. It’s now a national wildlife refuge.
The ghost town of Eagle Mountain, California has sat vacant for decades, crumbling away in the heat of the California desert. The town sits about twelve miles north of Desert Center at the base of the Eagle Mountain iron mine, which was once California’s largest iron mine. Over the years, this once lively town in Riverside County saw numerous uses,
It was in this old Uniontown, Albama home where 13-year-old Allan Lucy was murdered by his adoptive father in 1985. For nearly ten years the murder was covered up, and stories were fabricated that Lucy had run away one night, taking all of his belongings with him. Allan Lucy lived in this home with his adoptive parents, Philip and Margaret
