http://urbanhonking.com/actionitems/2006/05/31/sitting_with_ghosts/ By Matt McCormick Fri, 23 Sep 2016 06:31:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://urbanhonking.com/actionitems/2006/05/31/sitting_with_ghosts/#comment-63 Sun, 22 Jun 2008 23:29:17 +0000 http://urbanhonking.com/actionitems/2006/05/31/sitting_with_ghosts/#comment-63 Yeah, that site’s been around for a while. I never figured out how Lonerock could be the story of people who didn’t show up until 15 years after its founding. (For the record it was first settled by George Boone, one of Dan’l’s shirttail relatives, around 1885.)
As to Kinzua, you missed one turn that would have gotten you there. However, due to recent changes in land ownership, Kinzua is no longer accessible from that direction. You may still be able to get there from Fossil. (I don’t know where the locked gate is, exactly.) In any case, while it has an interesting history, Kinzua was removed in its entirety by the logging company that built it. This occurred at some point in the late 1970’s. Not a single building remains to mark the site, although it remains on most maps. When I was a kid (1980’s) we used to get a lot of ghost town buffs passing through that had gotten lost trying to find Kinzua. Probably not worth the trip just to find an empty valley.
Happy Trails!

]]> http://urbanhonking.com/actionitems/2006/05/31/sitting_with_ghosts/#comment-62 Sun, 08 Jun 2008 22:37:05 +0000 http://urbanhonking.com/actionitems/2006/05/31/sitting_with_ghosts/#comment-62 hey jason,
thanks for your comment. lonerock is a beautiful place, don’t get me wrong. and as far as the ghost town thing, blame these guys: http://www.ghosttowns.com/states/or/lonerock.html
if you know how to find Kinzua (and think it’s worth the trip) please let me know! my gazzetere seemed impossibly wrong.

]]> http://urbanhonking.com/actionitems/2006/05/31/sitting_with_ghosts/#comment-61 Sat, 07 Jun 2008 23:06:34 +0000 http://urbanhonking.com/actionitems/2006/05/31/sitting_with_ghosts/#comment-61 Nice pics, but don’t be fooled by one person. Lonerock has never billed itself as a ghost town. Just the opposite in fact. During my childhood there, we were still convinced we were a town. It still has a city council and a mayor. With the possible exception of the late-comers you mentioned, no one out there needs or desires the patronage of ‘city folks’, suckers or otherwise. The building restoration occured mostly during my childhood, and happened largely because we were still using those buildings and they were falling down around us.
Also, you never found Kinzua because you were on the wrong road. (Judging by your picture)
Happy hunting next time.

]]> http://urbanhonking.com/actionitems/2006/05/31/sitting_with_ghosts/#comment-60 Mon, 18 Jun 2007 16:58:36 +0000 http://urbanhonking.com/actionitems/2006/05/31/sitting_with_ghosts/#comment-60 How strange,
I was just passing through Condon this last weekend
and also took photos of that house, the birds fly through it and make a nice sound.
Condon also has an Art festival next weekend that has a lot of Portland people there and a really nice opening with snacks, music, and nice people. It is a Biennial and it’s pretty great.
Have fun roaming about!

]]> http://urbanhonking.com/actionitems/2006/05/31/sitting_with_ghosts/#comment-59 Mon, 14 May 2007 20:23:06 +0000 http://urbanhonking.com/actionitems/2006/05/31/sitting_with_ghosts/#comment-59 Hello,
I was wondering if I could use the picture of the white house for a teaser image of my novel that I am currently writing for my website. It will not be used when published.
Thanks for your time!

]]> http://urbanhonking.com/actionitems/2006/05/31/sitting_with_ghosts/#comment-58 Fri, 30 Mar 2007 21:29:16 +0000 http://urbanhonking.com/actionitems/2006/05/31/sitting_with_ghosts/#comment-58 That white house looks haunted and Its so pretty, Love the land too

]]> http://urbanhonking.com/actionitems/2006/05/31/sitting_with_ghosts/#comment-57 Thu, 01 Jun 2006 17:38:29 +0000 http://urbanhonking.com/actionitems/2006/05/31/sitting_with_ghosts/#comment-57 Brother, these ghost posts are beautiful. Thank you.

]]> http://urbanhonking.com/actionitems/2006/05/31/sitting_with_ghosts/#comment-56 Wed, 31 May 2006 14:35:00 +0000 http://urbanhonking.com/actionitems/2006/05/31/sitting_with_ghosts/#comment-56 Road trips designed as a means of escape always reminds me of the album “Knock Knock” by smog.

]]> http://urbanhonking.com/actionitems/2006/05/31/sitting_with_ghosts/#comment-55 Wed, 31 May 2006 12:21:08 +0000 http://urbanhonking.com/actionitems/2006/05/31/sitting_with_ghosts/#comment-55 the last photo is really nice. i always enjoyed visiting the dilapidated towns (and there are too many to count) of upstate New York when i lived there.

]]> http://urbanhonking.com/actionitems/2006/05/31/sitting_with_ghosts/#comment-54 Wed, 31 May 2006 09:57:26 +0000 http://urbanhonking.com/actionitems/2006/05/31/sitting_with_ghosts/#comment-54 Little Debbie, man.

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