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Part of the ongoing project: Route 66 – Fading America
On the Texas–New Mexico border along Route 66 sits Glenrio, a town that never quite disappeared.
Jerome Arizona Mining Town — Route 66 Photography
Perched on Cleopatra Hill above the Verde Valley, Jerome began as a copper mining town in the late 1800s. When the mines closed in the 1950s the population collapsed, leaving behind a hillside of abandoned buildings, stairways, and industrial remnants overlooking the desert.
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