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Sunday, September 27, 2009

Drawbridge, CA: The Bay Area's Last Ghost Town

Posted By on Sun, Sep 27, 2009 at 9:08 PM

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Not really sure what to think we continued, left and right of us were foul-smelling sloughs, dried fields of packed mud and train debris.
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The lack of a map and formal directions left us second-guessing ourselves, as there was really nothing distinguishable for a landmark.
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But our blind faith paid off as buildings started to form slowly on the horizon. After several miles, several trains flying past we crossed a rail bridge onto Station Island and started to explore the abandoned buildings of Drawbridge CA.
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We spied an old rusted latch and lock, covered in spider webs from years of exposure.

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