tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171420941776673660.post1833493622325028217..comments2024-03-28T02:29:13.507-07:00Comments on Legal Ruralism: The fall of (an) EmpireLisa R. Pruitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16469550950363542801noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171420941776673660.post-24826182128951994152011-09-28T12:18:12.403-07:002011-09-28T12:18:12.403-07:00I am curious to what extent this is happening in o...I am curious to what extent this is happening in other parts of the country. Are small manufacturing towns in other states, such as in the Midwest, disappearing as well? Or is this peculiar to Nevada?<br /><br />Also, I am curious about why people do not stay and operate the town on their own. I would assume for many residents they do not have enough time or resources to create new industry or services. Also, why don't some people stay in the town and commute to other towns or cities? Maybe these small company towns are too far away, but I also wonder if the residents of these towns have a different sense of place. Do people in these small company towns have the same connection with the land, people, and culture that many have with other small communities that are operated by their own citizens?KBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14517191832417555528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171420941776673660.post-46469312544208334542011-09-21T12:27:07.498-07:002011-09-21T12:27:07.498-07:00I like the "Welcome to Nowhere" sign bec...I like the "Welcome to Nowhere" sign because it shows the sense of humor. Is Gerlach a company town as well? If it is, I wonder what kind of industry supports it. Perhaps Gerlach will survive because the industry is a natural resources one, permitting Gerlach to weather the recession.<br /><br />These type of company towns always fascinate me because when the company dries up, the town usually gets deserted. Three-hundred is a pretty sizable number, rurally speaking. I wonder what is stopping the citizens from operating the town on their own.princesspeachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06812874736023254802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171420941776673660.post-39675076272212350852011-09-07T17:48:22.339-07:002011-09-07T17:48:22.339-07:00Just recently California's last company town &...Just recently California's last company town "shut down" as well. But there appears to be more of a future for Scotia after the company, then what has happened to poor Empire.<br /><br />Pacific Lumber Company (commonly known as either PL or PALCO) founded Scotia in my home county of Humboldt. Under original ownership, the town seemed to have a long and bright future, but in 1985 PL was the victim of a hostile take over. By 2000, the Maxxam corporation had drained PL's resources that were once thought to be inexhaustible. In 2007, PL filed for bankruptcy and the town went into holding.<br /><br />The holding company has just recently decided to make Scotia an independent town.<br /><br />http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-scotia-20110901,0,3215596.story<br /><br />Scotia's residents are hoping to attract more small businesses to use the empty mills and buildings once used by PL, and they have had some success.<br /><br />Is there any hope that Empire while be able to reinvent itself too?ScottA.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18192646741353414328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171420941776673660.post-13958773019619684322011-09-07T17:45:24.669-07:002011-09-07T17:45:24.669-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.ScottA.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18192646741353414328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171420941776673660.post-9047697822885811762011-09-07T12:07:21.807-07:002011-09-07T12:07:21.807-07:00I remember hearing about this. Very interesting, a...I remember hearing about this. Very interesting, and I think a unique feature of the West's "company towns." <br /><br />It seems especially interesting this week, following the Burning Man festival. Gerlach is the "gateway to the Black Rock Desert," where Burning Man takes place. Every year, as many as 50,000 festival-goers pass through Gerlach on their way to the week-long Burning Man. If Gerlach is thrown together with Empire, it seems that Gerlach has not been able to capitalize on this event (or on the beauty of the Black Rock Desert) in the same way that Reno(where Burning Man supplies are sold in bulk) has.JLShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00483353744677142000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171420941776673660.post-41974677555116196382011-09-07T10:38:07.385-07:002011-09-07T10:38:07.385-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.KBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14517191832417555528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171420941776673660.post-52821769957978676112011-09-07T01:20:33.833-07:002011-09-07T01:20:33.833-07:00This makes me wonder to what degree we can analogi...This makes me wonder to what degree we can analogize these "company towns" with gentrified nature rich towns.<br /><br />What happened when the real estate bubble burst and people could no longer afford their second homes? Also, I wonder if there is any town that was once gentrified and which later its lost cache? <br /><br />If "company towns" are any indication, once a rural town is reliant on a source of income (in one instance on the company and the other service jobs) it is difficult for them to adapt accordingly.Patricijahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07301065108893875589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171420941776673660.post-39295344678083876412011-09-07T01:17:13.771-07:002011-09-07T01:17:13.771-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Patricijahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07301065108893875589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171420941776673660.post-79414214527316190992011-09-06T22:46:21.476-07:002011-09-06T22:46:21.476-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.princesspeachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06812874736023254802noreply@blogger.com