The Cancelled City That Cost Billions
The Cancelled City That Cost Billions
There’s a growing trend to revolutionize the very ideas of what cities could be right now. It seems like all across the world, everyone is wanting to build the next green city, the next island paradise or even the next Wakanda. It might be worth noting that this sort of trend has happened many many times before. While this attitude led to the creation of several of the finest Metropolises ever constructed, it has also led to several embarrassing failures. One in particular is the tragedy of California City. The dream for this city was incredible. It sought to combine the industry of a city like Los Angeles with the suburban small town charm that was idealized during the 1950s. It had revolutionary parks, city layouts and power structures that promised to change everything. The city never became what it sold itself as but it got really good at just the selling. The city became famous around the country due to the aggressive advertising campaign that brought in a huge influx of cash. Only this proved to be their downfall as well. The lawsuits that followed cost the town everything and it never recovered. Today, it is a shell of its dream. A charming small town perhaps, but nowhere near a metropolis that could rival Los Angeles in terms of population or scope. It’s only hope now may be the cannabis industry which could start another land selling campaign that rivals the one that began the city in the first place. So what happened to California City? Only one way to find out! Subscribe for more amazing videos! ► http://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-Richest ◄ VIDEO DESCRIPTION GOES HERE Written by: Jordan Phillips Narrated by: Jordan Phillips Edited by: Pablo Di Leva For copyright matters please contact us at: legal@valnetinc.com CHAPTERS: 00:00 Intro 00:16 The Dream 02:15 The Reality 04:17 The Builder 08:08 Outro
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There’s a growing trend to revolutionize the very ideas of what cities could be right now. It seems like all across the world, everyone is wanting to build the next green city, the next island paradise or even the next Wakanda. It might be worth noting that this sort of trend has happened many many times before. While this attitude led to the creation of several of the finest Metropolises ever constructed, it has also led to several embarrassing failures. One in particular is the tragedy of California City. The dream for this city was incredible. It sought to combine the industry of a city like Los Angeles with the suburban small town charm that was idealized during the 1950s. It had revolutionary parks, city layouts and power structures that promised to change everything. The city never became what it sold itself as but it got really good at just the selling. The city became famous around the country due to the aggressive advertising campaign that brought in a huge influx of cash. Only this proved to be their downfall as well. The lawsuits that followed cost the town everything and it never recovered. Today, it is a shell of its dream. A charming small town perhaps, but nowhere near a metropolis that could rival Los Angeles in terms of population or scope. It’s only hope now may be the cannabis industry which could start another land selling campaign that rivals the one that began the city in the first place. So what happened to California City? Only one way to find out! Subscribe for more amazing videos! ► http://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-Richest ◄ VIDEO DESCRIPTION GOES HERE Written by: Jordan Phillips Narrated by: Jordan Phillips Edited by: Pablo Di Leva For copyright matters please contact us at: legal@valnetinc.com CHAPTERS: 00:00 Intro 00:16 The Dream 02:15 The Reality 04:17 The Builder 08:08 Outro
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