The world’s ghost towns: before and after they were abandoned
Peter Moore
25 March 2024
Haunted histories
Edward Magele/CC BY 3.0 and Marcos Gittis/Alamy Stock Photo
Then: Bodie, California, USA
California State University, Chico, Meriam Library Special Collections
Now: Bodie, California, USA
eye35.pix/Alamy
Then: Plymouth, Montserrat
Patrick Robert/Sygma/CORBIS/Sygma via Getty Images
Now: Plymouth, Montserrat
david sanger photography/Alamy
Then: Hashima Island, Japan
Public domain/Wikimedia Commons
Now: Hashima Island, Japan
Hemis/Alamy
Then: Craco, Italy
Public domain/Wikimedia Commons
Now: Craco, Italy
Vito Arcomano/Alamy
Then: Grytviken, South Georgia
Frank Hurley/Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge/Getty Images
Now: Grytviken, South Georgia
Robert Wyatt/Alamy
Then: Wittenoom, Western Australia, Australia
Philip Schubert/Flickr/CC BY 2.0
Now: Wittenoom, Western Australia, Australia
Alan Bilsborough/Alamy
Then: St Elmo, Colorado, USA
Historic American Buildings Survey/Library of Congress
Now: St Elmo, Colorado, USA
Stephen Saks Photography/Alamy
Then: Humberstone, Chile
Biblioteca Nacional de Chile
Now: Humberstone, Chile
Stuart Gray/Alamy
Then: Varosha, Cyprus
Edward Magele/CC BY 3.0
Now: Varosha, Cyprus
Marcos Gittis/Alamy
Then: Kolmanskop, Namibia
Bildarchiv der Deutschen Kolonialgesellschaft, Universitätsbibliothek Frankfurt am Main (A_0MM_5634)
Now: Kolmanskop, Namibia
Peter Sumner/Alamy
Then: Ocean Falls, British Columbia, Canada
Keystone/Getty Images
Then: Ocean Falls, British Columbia, Canada
A.Davey/Flickr/CC BY 2.0
Then: Belchite, Spain
Sueddeutsche Zeitung Photo/Alamy
Now: Belchite, Spain
David Chapman/Alamy
Then: Pyramiden, Norway
Buiobuione/CC BY 4.0/Wikimedia Commons
Now: Pyramiden, Norway
antimo andriani/Alamy
Hallsands, England, UK
City of Plymouth Archives and Records/Public domain/Wikimedia Commons
Hallsands, England, UK
Marc Hill/Alamy
Then: Oradour-sur-Glane, France
AFP via Getty Images
Now: Oradour-sur-Glane, France
Arterra Picture Library/Alamy
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