Does Coffey covet Shanghai's "European-style ghost towns"?

Photo credit: The article.

Jumping Jehosaphat -- don't let Adam and the Redevelopmentals see this, or we'll be mowing downtown shotgun houses to build replicas of the Magic Kingdom.

You think I'm kidding, but is the decision-making process in New Albany much different from the top-down diktats in China?

Shanghai's European-style ghost towns – in pictures (The Guardian)

Just a decade after six European-style towns were built to absorb Shanghai’s increasing population, China’s slowing economy has left them mostly deserted. James Bollen’s images record the failure of these empty copycat boroughs.

Haunting abandoned buildings, from Pripyat to Nawbany.

Lemme tell you, Jake. When it comes to haunting abandoned buildings, we New Albanians know the feeling. First, the article, and then some local views.

The 38 Most Haunting Abandoned Places On Earth. For Some Reason, I Can't Look Away

By Jake Heppner (Distractify)

These real life ruins offer an eerie glimpse into a world without humans. Their dark walls inspire a sense of wonder like I've never felt before.

Eyesore Project in Gary, Indiana.

Thanks to M for this link.

Eyesore Project targets Gary's abandoned buildings, by Marisa Kwiatkowski (NWI.com)

A 12-year-old girl was sexually assaulted in Gary recently after her alleged aggressor dragged her into a nearby abandoned home, police said.

For years, officials have argued that crime festers in the city's empty or abandoned buildings. Now, nine of those properties are being targeted by the Lake Street Community Oriented Policing Office's Eyesore Project. The office is manned by volunteers recruited by the Miller Citizens Corp.'s Public Safety Committee, according to the organization.