Bankersmith - which was briefly known as Bikinis, Texas, after it was acquired by an Austin-based "breastaurant" chain - initially went on the market in January for $1.5 million. But only a handful of new buyers actually wanted them. This village on the top of a mountain seems like something out of a fairytale. "Somebody who wants to own their own private luxury resort in a very rapidly growing area.". It conjures images of abandoned houses left behind in the Wild West. These 20 cottages in Western Australia are surrounded by 100 acres of land. Since these homes are halfway finished, you would wonder why no one has bought these and at least completed the ghost town. Located in Big Bend National Park on the southern border of Texas, the now-abandoned Mariscal Mine was once a major source of cinnabar ore that provided nearly one-fourth of the mercury produced in the U.S. between 1900 and 1943. So right about now you may be asking yourself what is wrong with it? 30+ Abandoned Places For Sale in Oklahoma | AbandonedAR Business continued largely unchanged until a third and final fire in 1919 finally drove Aldridge Lumber Company out of business for good. Once they fix up the 20 houses on the property, they may be able to sell the individual homes to families, and make it into a true town, rather than a campground. For example, one marker tells of the sad fate of Mary Anne Rudinger, who was the first settler to die upon the establishment of the village: Carrying smaller children over streams, she became ill and died on May 25, 1847. This 62 acre historic village went up for auction and guess what? There is a town called Machynlleth nearby, which was the ancient capital of Wales. And I cant imagine that you could get cell service, let alone an internet connection. Take only photos, leave only footprints. If not, its still fun to dream. Resembling spaceships with their elliptical shape and bubble windows, the homes were constructed primarily of fiberglass and plastic and consisted of 16 pieces that could be easily broken down and reassembled in a new location if the owner so desired. The mill shut down a few years before its main building burned down in 1977, and the last residents had reportedly left by the late 1990s or early 2000s.
