The story with most ghost towns built on old train tracks is simply when the train stops running the town slowly dies. The businesses close, then the kid's move away when they grow up along with any families that can afford to move. Then the hold outs get old and die off. It's crazy how quickly it could happen back then... Quick enough for people today to call "mysterious". For someone that knows Alabama better than I do, I'm curious when those tracks stopped being run.
An Abandoned Town…. Wow! I love to look back at abandoned, ghost towns as I travel by them on the highways and I also imagine what life must had been for those folks and why they became abandoned towns. Thanks Bama Mike. 👍👍
Good day to you ( BAMA MIKE ) & this is my kind of WALKS!!!! Oh how I love the buildings, sheds, Barnes, & such. But hey better watch were you step because of snakes!!!!! 😊😊😊
I live in the uk, it’s so teeny we couldn’t lose a town if we tried.. this is amazing! We do however have an old city underground that can be accessed through the beer cellar of a pub called the pack horse.. right under where I was born! :)
@@kennethwalton2380 we’re about the size of one of your states.. maybe two.. you can drive one side to the other in 2.5 hours.. and drive the length in 5 hours or so..
I bet the town had a graveyard. To bad you couldn’t find it. Sad that are so many towns like this. There’s a old abandon town down the Columbia river called Ringgold. In high school you could still find bed frames , lanterns and the like. I haven’t been back since graduation. I like stories like this. Thanks Michael, that was very enjoyable. Stay safe.
Awesome. Thanks for checking it out and sharing it with us. Be careful being alone out there exploring. You never know who you might encounter. Be safe. Were you able to find any original pics of the town when it was thriving?
Very cool find ! , I'm a Civil War and Old West history geek and I really like this kind of thing . Keep up the great work and stay safe out there , your channel rocks ! .
Very cool little documentary to watch up here on a rainy night on the Oregon coast. It's wonderful that you captured Robinson Switch for posterity before Mother Nature finished reclaiming it. Your channel is excellent!
I wanted to let you know . This Saturday the 14th 7:30 pm - 9 pm we will be holding the 20 year vigil for Shannon Paulk . The vigil will be at pratt park amphitheatre in prattville alabama . I saw your podcast on Shannon and just wanted to reach out and invite you . Can't find an email for you so sharing here .
You waited till 10 minutes and 30 seconds in to tell us about it being a mystery that nobody knows where the people went in the town they just came up missing one day? Don't you think that would be something to start with.?
I had just stumbled across the place and I was filming as I went. The exact moment I read that piece of information as I was there I turned the camera on and recorded it.
Bama Mike I found everyone that lived there They’re all still at the Maxwell Air Force Base prison for growing refer, They said they’d be home in a few more years so take care of the place lol
This is just how it is. this will be what become of all of us . Go through the city village throughout out 4 billion years . Its 😂Just nature of things
Amazing video & buildings. Thank you Mike 👍
I love finding old buildings from way back......
Thank’s for sharing Mike 👌🏼😍
The story with most ghost towns built on old train tracks is simply when the train stops running the town slowly dies. The businesses close, then the kid's move away when they grow up along with any families that can afford to move. Then the hold outs get old and die off. It's crazy how quickly it could happen back then... Quick enough for people today to call "mysterious". For someone that knows Alabama better than I do, I'm curious when those tracks stopped being run.
Love these type of videos.
An Abandoned Town…. Wow! I love to look back at abandoned, ghost towns as I travel by them on the highways and I also imagine what life must had been for those folks and why they became abandoned towns. Thanks Bama Mike. 👍👍
Glad you stumbled upon this, did your research, and shared this with us. 👍💕😊
Good day to you ( BAMA MIKE ) & this is my kind of WALKS!!!! Oh how I love the buildings, sheds, Barnes, & such. But hey better watch were you step because of snakes!!!!! 😊😊😊
Thanks Mike for this video I love history matter were it is
Interesting find Mike
What an astounding find, Mr. Bama. Ghost towns are really interesting.
Love seeing old buildings and towns! This was great!!! Thank you!!!
Intriguing film, well done.
Regards from Greece
I live in the uk, it’s so teeny we couldn’t lose a town if we tried.. this is amazing! We do however have an old city underground that can be accessed through the beer cellar of a pub called the pack horse.. right under where I was born! :)
I thought that the UK was about the same size as the US until recently lol
@@kennethwalton2380 we’re about the size of one of your states.. maybe two.. you can drive one side to the other in 2.5 hours.. and drive the length in 5 hours or so..
Oh there are any number of remains of deserted small villages and hamlets, many abandoned during the Black Death.
I bet the town had a graveyard. To bad you couldn’t find it. Sad that are so many towns like this. There’s a old abandon town down the Columbia river called Ringgold. In high school you could still find bed frames , lanterns and the like. I haven’t been back since graduation. I like stories like this. Thanks Michael, that was very enjoyable. Stay safe.
On the Oregon or Washington side of the Columbia?
Awesome, thanks!
Great video man I am from York Alabama
Abandoned places are definitely awesome! Awesome, fantastic, cool, and lots of mystery for why towns go abandoned. I enjoy mysteries. 😎💖
Hey Mike! Great video. Thanks for taking us here
AWESOME!!!😀 vid I never knew about that town and i live here in cullman Al. I'll have to start exploring around me more in bama.
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It is an incredible looking place. Crazy a whole town can just close. Frozen in time. Thanks for the story! Love your channel!❤️
Awesome. Thanks for checking it out and sharing it with us. Be careful being alone out there exploring. You never know who you might encounter. Be safe. Were you able to find any original pics of the town when it was thriving?
A meth lab is one possibility
How interesting 🤔! Never heard of this....and probably wouldn't of if it weren't for you! Thanks! From Montgomery al
Very cool find ! , I'm a Civil War and Old West history geek and I really like this kind of thing . Keep up the great work and stay safe out there , your channel rocks ! .
I'd like to see it in the winter when all the brush is gone, you know, before all the buildings are totally gone.
Very cool little documentary to watch up here on a rainy night on the Oregon coast. It's wonderful that you captured Robinson Switch for posterity before Mother Nature finished reclaiming it. Your channel is excellent!
This is so awesome. I am going to ride down from Birmingham and explore that place.
It’s really cool
I’m from Bham and I’m thinking on it too
Holler we may go together so we have backup if we stumble across something we don’t need to lol
You should of checked for a cemetery. Maybe it’s covered with green growth and hiding!
Very cool
It’s amazing those hay bales had not combusted decades ago
Never can tell what you will find. Good find and thanks for sharing. 😎
2:42 is such a cool shot. The visual balance and movement is great. Would make for a good painting
That is just West of Montgomery AL. Amazing there are abandoned towns in the East/Southern Coast.
I wanted to let you know . This Saturday the 14th 7:30 pm - 9 pm we will be holding the 20 year vigil for Shannon Paulk . The vigil will be at pratt park amphitheatre in prattville alabama . I saw your podcast on Shannon and just wanted to reach out and invite you . Can't find an email for you so sharing here .
Hello, Monica, could you tell me a little about this you just shared? Can anyone attend? Thanks.
Here you go Janet Yovonne Stuckey ua-cam.com/video/QxH8cTYeACY/v-deo.html
From missouri, love your content. thanks bama mike!!
Fascinating >< Thank you
Great video. You documented what was left.
The old America I wish we could go back to
Hello Bama💙🤗🙏 very cool 😎
Am I the only one who thought of “Danger Will Robinson!“?!?!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Wow how Amazing
Any creative business person should move in and take over the properties and do them up
I wish I had the $
I’d appoint myself chief of police and the town would be ran like it was the 50’s
You waited till 10 minutes and 30 seconds in to tell us about it being a mystery that nobody knows where the people went in the town they just came up missing one day? Don't you think that would be something to start with.?
I had just stumbled across the place and I was filming as I went. The exact moment I read that piece of information as I was there I turned the camera on and recorded it.
It is a shame that they can't make a state park out of the place what history
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I guess they didn't believe in windows back in the day.
Sorry Mike that meant to say I love history no matter where it is
Could it be a storm or tornado wiped them out?
I wonder how many people lived there
Probably about 1K
@@kennethwalton2380 thank you. Sorry it took me a year to respond. I just saw this comment while rewatching this video.😂
Bama Mike I found everyone that lived there
They’re all still at the Maxwell Air Force Base prison for growing refer, They said they’d be home in a few more years so take care of the place lol
Mike check out the old Coke ovens in abernat ala
This is just how it is. this will be what become of all of us . Go through the city village throughout out 4 billion years . Its 😂Just nature of things