# "Ghost Towns of China" **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [December 19, 2010, 10:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ghost-towns-of-china/207408 "2010-12-19T22:22:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![MP\_B240](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mp_b240/32/5697_2.png) [@MP\_B240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MP_B240)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2010, 3:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ghost-towns-of-china/207408/21 "2010-12-20T15:39:23Z")
> [@boxxa](#): > > So did they build these in hopes that people would leave the crowded cities and move to these cities or were these once inhibited and are now vacant? it’s got nothing to do with moving people in order to create more space in crowded cities. this follows the idea of FEMA camps, basically large empty concentration camps that are intended to be used for detaining large amounts of people “IF” a big crisis arose. and saying something like it is used for “water reclamation” plant is typical in order to keep suspicion down. it doesn’t seem as hostile as typical fema camps, with barbed wire fences everywhere, but for anyone following the whole upcoming economic meltdown / de-populization thing, this is what it seems like ---
**Author:** ![travisn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/travisn/32/5046_2.png) [@travisn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/travisn)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2010, 4:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ghost-towns-of-china/207408/22 "2010-12-20T16:49:36Z")
> [@BoOsT-HuNgRy](#): > > wow how did you stumble upon this ? i know it was on the web but what were you googling ? I get this daily email of ‘cool stuff’ and one thing turned into another… ---
**Author:** ![Coldaccord](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/coldaccord/32/7272_2.png) [@Coldaccord](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Coldaccord)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2010, 6:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ghost-towns-of-china/207408/23 "2010-12-20T18:41:18Z")
> [@Blue Eyed Devil](#): > > Remember the… no of course you don’t but, Sears used to build “craftsmen” homes. I wonder how long it will be before WalMart builds the “Chinese” home here. It will give a whole new perspective to the housing bubble. In asheville nc I stayed at a buddy’s place, the house was purchased out of a sears roebuck catalog in 1926 ---
**Author:** ![Bakes](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bakes/32/7469_2.png) [@Bakes](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bakes)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2010, 6:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ghost-towns-of-china/207408/24 "2010-12-21T06:49:22Z")
> [@Coldaccord](#): > > In asheville nc I stayed at a buddy’s place, the house was purchased out of a sears roebuck catalog in 1926 Wow, that seems strange today…I’d never heard of such a thing. ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2010, 6:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ghost-towns-of-china/207408/25 "2010-12-21T06:52:13Z")
Have you heard of Craftsman style homes? It all makes sense now huh? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![theblue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/theblue/32/5074_2.png) [@theblue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/theblue)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2010, 6:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ghost-towns-of-china/207408/26 "2010-12-21T06:55:27Z")
I want a Harbor Freight house… it might fall apart after 6 months, but another one is only $19.95 with coupon. ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2010, 6:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ghost-towns-of-china/207408/27 "2010-12-21T06:59:58Z")
> [@Coldaccord](#): > > In asheville nc I stayed at a buddy’s place, the house was purchased out of a sears roebuck catalog in 1926 asheville fucking rocks. I’m getting married there next fall! lol Highland Gaelic Ale, FTW > [@civichb](#): > > Wow, that seems strange today…I’d never heard of such a thing. > [@Blue Eyed Devil](#): > > Have you heard of Craftsman style homes? It all makes sense now huh? 😉 They literally we’re ordered out of a catalog and delivered in a giant parts pile via freight train. Pretty cool shit actually. It was an innovative idea at the time. It’s actually really impressive that in a lot of areas, these things are still standing, and in great shape!! The ones I mentioned above in th historic Raleigh neighborhood probably can’t be touched for less than $300-400k (that’s all about location though). lol. ![http://www.antiquehomestyle.com/img/23sears-woodland.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/a/d/ad12362d5bb766bc1a1a19b6feebf7a4b097fe90.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2010, 2:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ghost-towns-of-china/207408/28 "2010-12-23T14:40:25Z")
Video from the ground: ---
**Author:** ![MP\_B240](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mp_b240/32/5697_2.png) [@MP\_B240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MP_B240)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2010, 2:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ghost-towns-of-china/207408/29 "2010-12-23T14:44:25Z")
[http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1975397\_2094500,00.html](http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1975397_2094500,00.html) check out those pictures, some close ups [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ghost-towns-of-china/207408.md?page=1)