Vulture City, AZ

Vicelord John · #1 Posted: **Dec 31, 2009, 1:36 AM**

This city was a gold mining town that excavated over $200,000,000 in gold and hasn't been lived in for over 60 years.

HooverDam · #2 Posted: **Dec 31, 2009, 2:31 AM**

Very cool, looks like youve been doing a lot of traveling around AZ lately.

You might find this book interesting if you haven't seen it already:
http://www.amazon.com/Arizona-Ghost-...2226657&sr=8-1

Vicelord John · #3 Posted: **Dec 31, 2009, 2:33 AM**

I looked through that book and ive already been to a few of those plus some places i know about that arent in it.

And yeah. Lots of places in my home state i dont know about yet.

stepper77 · #4 Posted: **Dec 31, 2009, 4:53 AM**

Cool shots. Thanks!

xzmattzx · #5 Posted: **Dec 31, 2009, 5:45 AM**

Great pictures! It's cool to see a ghost town on here. I hpoe that you had a chance to visit more.

Tempe_Duck · #6 Posted: **Dec 31, 2009, 5:46 AM**

Great pictures. Where is this place? Google maps has never heard of it.

PHX31 · #7 Posted: **Dec 31, 2009, 7:26 AM**

Is there a reason you didn't take some of those bottles or furniture?

TAZ4ate0 · #8 Posted: **Dec 31, 2009, 5:03 PM**

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Originally Posted by Tempe_Duck

Great pictures. Where is this place? Google maps has never heard of it.

Vulture City is just NW of Phoenix, near Wickenburg. The Vulture gold mine was named after the town, or maybe it's vice versa.

BTW - Nice pics VJ.

Vicelord John · #9 Posted: **Dec 31, 2009, 5:13 PM**

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Originally Posted by PHX31

Is there a reason you didn't take some of those bottles or furniture?

deja vu · #10 Posted: **Dec 31, 2009, 7:22 PM**

Yeah - why didn't you snatch up a rusted out bed frame or two?

CPVLIVE · #11 Posted: **Dec 31, 2009, 7:38 PM**

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Originally Posted by PHX31

Is there a reason you didn't take some of those bottles or furniture?

This also leads into a question I have. No, not that you didn't take anything, but why hasn't someone? Knowing people - it seems amazing that someone hasn't vandalized the place. I've seen alot of ghost towns and most of those kinds of items (bottles, furniture etc.) are long gone.

Vicelord John · #12 Posted: **Dec 31, 2009, 9:26 PM**

It is well guarded and is maintained.

It looks much more eerie in the pics than it really is.

Locofresh55 · #13 Posted: **Dec 31, 2009, 10:50 PM**

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Originally Posted by HooverDam

Very cool, looks like youve been doing a lot of traveling around AZ lately.

You might find this book interesting if you haven't seen it already:
http://www.amazon.com/Arizona-Ghost-...2226657&sr=8-1

I have that book HooverDam and I was impressed by it. I bought it when I first moved to Tucson in 2006. It is amazing that some of these places are stuck in time and appear right out of an old western movie. I also like that the book has GPS info as well. Great pics john!

Leo the Dog · #14 Posted: **Jan 1, 2010, 12:20 AM**

Very nice, never knew that was up there.

The $200,000,000 of gold, is that in today's gold prices?? ($1,100/oz)