But I need to know the story behind the mannequin with the chain around its neck. That's just something you stumbled across while wandering the wild lands? Is it a grave? A shrine? Were there any worshipers?
I wish I could answer these reasonable questions! I came across it in Slab City – one of the largest, most infamous squats in the States. That place is full of strange and interesting things...the mannequin wasn't at all out of place!
Slab City, California
Slab City, also called The Slabs, is largely a snowbird community in the Sonoran Desert located in Imperial County, California, 100 miles (161 km) northeast of San Diego and 169 miles (272 km) southeast of Los Angeles within the California Badlands, and used by recreational vehicle owners and squatters from across North America. It took its name from concrete slabs that remained from the abandoned World War II Marine Corps barracks of Camp Dunlap.
Several thousand campers, many of them retired, use the site during the winter months. The "snowbirds" stay only for the winter before migrating north in spring to cooler climates.
I had first heard of that place while watching the movie Into the Wild. Saw it in more photos and videos later on. I'd probably enjoy seeing all of these oddities in their natural habitat. The only problem is, I'm Canadian, so I'd probably melt.
Thanks, friend! :)
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But I need to know the story behind the mannequin with the chain around its neck. That's just something you stumbled across while wandering the wild lands? Is it a grave? A shrine? Were there any worshipers?
I wish I could answer these reasonable questions! I came across it in Slab City – one of the largest, most infamous squats in the States. That place is full of strange and interesting things...the mannequin wasn't at all out of place!
Slab City, California
Slab City, also called The Slabs, is largely a snowbird community in the Sonoran Desert located in Imperial County, California, 100 miles (161 km) northeast of San Diego and 169 miles (272 km) southeast of Los Angeles within the California Badlands, and used by recreational vehicle owners and squatters from across North America. It took its name from concrete slabs that remained from the abandoned World War II Marine Corps barracks of Camp Dunlap.
Several thousand campers, many of them retired, use the site during the winter months. The "snowbirds" stay only for the winter before migrating north in spring to cooler climates.
I had first heard of that place while watching the movie Into the Wild. Saw it in more photos and videos later on. I'd probably enjoy seeing all of these oddities in their natural habitat. The only problem is, I'm Canadian, so I'd probably melt.