abandoned community
Deserted former town
An abandoned community is a town, village, or settlement that has been vacated by its inhabitants.
Economic collapse, natural disasters, environmental contamination, or resource depletion typically drive the exodus: Mining towns became abandoned communities when the ore ran out.
Ghost town is the more common term in American English.
- ghost townDeserted former inhabited place
- old westPrevious western orientation
- ruinComplete destruction or collapse
- dustFine settled particles
- economic collapseCatastrophic failure of finances
population decline · echo · rewilding · urban legends · boarded · rot · folklore · broken · hollow · dead end · nostalgia · urban renewal · time capsule · former glory · vacant lots · migration · left behind · lost cause
abandoned communityboomtown
Rapidly growing community
vibrant community · economic hub · economic center · commercial center · downtown
abandoned communityfrontier town
Settlement at expansion's edge
pioneer settlement · planned community · new development · colony
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