Boom Town Dust
Since 1962, the town of Bodie California has been frozen in time, a case of arrested decay. Bodie State Historic Park was once a gold rush town that saw thousands move there in the late 1870s. By 1880, the main street was lined with 65 saloons. The town grew large enough to have its own Chinatown. Bodie's furious growth gave it a reputation as much for violence as wealth: "the bad man from Bodie" became a catch phrase. But the wild times wouldn't last. In just a few years the population began to decline from a peak of more than 7,000 to fewer than 700 by 1910. As the population declined many left possessions behind.
When objects left by the people who once lived there were lifted by later visitors, some lived to regret it.
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