tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post9065843225800250179..comments2024-03-25T07:27:23.874-07:00Comments on Places That Were: Eerie Ghost Town of Model, Colorado and Abandoned School in TyronePlacesThatWerehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08906573012383225740noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-53525607502738186422022-10-14T17:23:31.459-07:002022-10-14T17:23:31.459-07:00I just stumbled on this but wanted to comment. my ...I just stumbled on this but wanted to comment. my wife and I drove through Ludlow and Model 3 years ago or so, Model was fascinating but kind of a creepy vibe so we didn’t stay long , someone was for sure living in the back of the grocery store and possibly one of the homes near by . We took a couple good photos and got out of there Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-79429985409515240772022-09-20T02:26:54.606-07:002022-09-20T02:26:54.606-07:00They call it, "Giving it a go". Colorado...They call it, "Giving it a go". Colorado has always lured adventure/fortune seekers, a few up and move everything there in hopes of sustaining themselves but life is really hard and desolate there., not much in the way of opportunity so most fail miserably and wander back from whence they came..., as I did. I left a lifetime of stuff too. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-20494004974379731212022-09-20T02:16:44.961-07:002022-09-20T02:16:44.961-07:00Water-no water, no town. Eisenhower drained the re...Water-no water, no town. Eisenhower drained the reservoir and sent that water to Kansas. That's what I've been told anyhow. Town still has one of the deepest water wells in the county, but not enough to support agriculture or much else. I currently own the store front, my buddy Hughey the mercantile building. End goal is to create a HipCamp spot there but I'm currently working a 2 day ride from there and it'll be a bit. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-38872954485873837612022-04-15T06:19:11.905-07:002022-04-15T06:19:11.905-07:00Yes good Charile sheehorn and his wile Elvira Yes good Charile sheehorn and his wile Elvira Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06485309505314627686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-3381139702015962202022-04-15T06:17:26.617-07:002022-04-15T06:17:26.617-07:00I remember you as well. My sister stayed the night...I remember you as well. My sister stayed the night over tou house worh you. You were very young at the time Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06485309505314627686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-15740309762358798342022-04-15T06:07:25.889-07:002022-04-15T06:07:25.889-07:00I lived next door to the school house I lived next door to the school house Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06485309505314627686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-876494887889715052021-11-23T23:46:06.669-08:002021-11-23T23:46:06.669-08:00No one has said yet what happened to this town?? W...No one has said yet what happened to this town?? Why did people up and leave everything? It's like a nuclear fallout ...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15592535728240843666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-61257029406210730452021-01-03T08:25:53.812-08:002021-01-03T08:25:53.812-08:00We just explored Model and posted some pics on my ...We just explored Model and posted some pics on my photography page on Facebook. The biggest question I have is why everyone left in such a hurry that they left all their belongings. Can you help explain that?<br />RobSquirePhotographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10165570040190954246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-71521660825809111132020-12-27T17:10:38.197-08:002020-12-27T17:10:38.197-08:00I lived in model from a young age with my grandpar...I lived in model from a young age with my grandparents and 2 brothers. We lived in what was called the brown house as my aunt and uncle lived in the blue house. We raised goats and had untamed cats, maybe a long ago relative of one you saw. I was there when the schoolhouse that is mentioned burned to the ground. We used to ride our bikes and play on the tracks. We moved to the adobe house but always ended up back in the brown one, mostly because of my grandma's goats. When I was there the store was operational and we always went there with our friends to buy can and sodas from Charlie and his wife. There were very kin people. The wife suffered bad effects from a stroke so she couldn't speak and shuffled about the store but very nice. Oh man so many memories about that place, it was my home for so many years. I miss it sometimes but it was a hard lifeAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03008510474806875345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-79846242873169413562020-04-18T17:25:31.940-07:002020-04-18T17:25:31.940-07:00Im considering purchasing some land in model and t...Im considering purchasing some land in model and the comments were encouraging. Glad to have gotten a few perspectives of the area. Hopefully one day the town will come back to life.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05275589122799804270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-25343422361201940592020-04-15T15:58:58.444-07:002020-04-15T15:58:58.444-07:00Thank you! I'm glad you found it too :)Thank you! I'm glad you found it too :)PlacesThatWerehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08906573012383225740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-2599873102683624072020-04-15T15:55:46.331-07:002020-04-15T15:55:46.331-07:00Hi Boston Tommy,
Thanks for commenting. It's n...Hi Boston Tommy,<br />Thanks for commenting. It's nice to meet you. I'm glad to hear the place has been fixed up. I'd love to see your pictures. Where can I see them?PlacesThatWerehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08906573012383225740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-47343010653139350472019-11-30T17:45:44.396-08:002019-11-30T17:45:44.396-08:00From Canada,toured through that area probably in t...From Canada,toured through that area probably in the late eighties and have never see such a sight of total abandonment anywhere and have never forgotten it. What really happend there?The official reason is corporate farms taking over and drought.There isnt' an acre of land farmed for about 50 miles,not a cow,horse or any farmyard animal,nothing but weeds!!Corporate farms don't buy huge tracts of land to just to let it grow weeds.Same with drought,the weaker farmers go first and by the time the rains return there are always a few strong farmers left that absorb their neighbors.We missed Model but did tour the school.The desks were in neat rows with the kids books still on and in the desks.Above pictures of Model show houses with the furniture all left,as well as dishes on the table and clothes in the closets.It's like every one was forced to leave with little or no notice!! Did they test a nuclear device here,or was that military plane that crashed near here carrying some kind of ordinance that was found to be detrimental to humans and animals decades later?? Something is just not right here!! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02755333907150891666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-83012627327436684252019-07-25T15:37:00.334-07:002019-07-25T15:37:00.334-07:00Hey I'm him....well my buddy n I ....i comment...Hey I'm him....well my buddy n I ....i commented earlier about ur trip....His name is Hughey and yes he is armed always lol but nice guy...i have piks of the store n its contentsAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05597164707363626303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-38738531178776780682019-07-25T15:33:27.176-07:002019-07-25T15:33:27.176-07:00He owns the Ghostbusters car too....he is guna fix...He owns the Ghostbusters car too....he is guna fix it up and put it in the annual weird car float parade they have in TrinidadAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05597164707363626303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-28249977553646574992019-07-25T15:31:55.393-07:002019-07-25T15:31:55.393-07:00Hey Jim I was the resident living in the store tha...Hey Jim I was the resident living in the store that you took pictures of with the barking 🐕....at the time u put this article up a buddy if mine purchased the store the buildings all around it and the house of the loner u took pictures of......I have sinced moved but the landowner is still there look him up we really fixed up the place nice....his name is Hughey. Mine is Boston Tommy....i have some old pictures as well of all the hidden gems we found in the bldgs if you care to see themAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05597164707363626303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-6884534633413400862019-07-05T12:13:08.910-07:002019-07-05T12:13:08.910-07:00@gmdefazio, back in March of this year I shared yo...@gmdefazio, back in March of this year I shared your post with my mom and she remembered you, though she couldn't recall the family name (she was dying at the time). I'd enjoy reconnecting. My email is yann(dot)dubois(at)gmail(dot)com. <br />I don't think I can attach photos to posts on here but my parents had quite a few photos of Model back in the day.... I'd be glad to share!Yannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17995494027163979497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-91720511462236204922019-07-05T12:05:41.747-07:002019-07-05T12:05:41.747-07:00I remember you and your brother well! Would love t...I remember you and your brother well! Would love to reconnect with him if possible - my email is yann(dot)dubois(at)gmail(dot)com<br />I'm sure my sister would love hearing from you as well.Yannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17995494027163979497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-85000917880955839092019-06-19T14:11:22.803-07:002019-06-19T14:11:22.803-07:00My grandmother and my aunts ad uncles lived here a...My grandmother and my aunts ad uncles lived here also. It's an amazing place. I'm glad I found this blog.Bechttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02253042839235545806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-42748372729815673012019-06-19T14:09:32.614-07:002019-06-19T14:09:32.614-07:00I remember you and your family. I lived in Model a...I remember you and your family. I lived in Model also. I lived across the tracks in the first house. Yann you were in my brothers class at school and your sister was in my class. Bechttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02253042839235545806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-4804160101279461932019-02-21T20:57:09.405-08:002019-02-21T20:57:09.405-08:00My mother drew a picture of the little church, wit...My mother drew a picture of the little church, with the mountain in the distance. The mountain that looks like a man laying on his back resting. I went to the school in Hoehne for 7th and 8th grade. Waited for the bus at the store. Dust storms were horrible to walk in. I remember the family from across the road, they had a few horses and that is where I first rode a horse. What an amazing place to live. I think perhaps my favorite place. I love to tell my students about Model. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16023864118749541644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-23910605570171547052019-02-21T20:48:46.556-08:002019-02-21T20:48:46.556-08:00I know your parents. I was a young girl. I had j...I know your parents. I was a young girl. I had just turned 12. Your parents were so amazing. My sister got a baby goat for her birthday from your dad. Your mother taught me how to make salt dough. I think we lived there from 1975-1976. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16023864118749541644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-77989662464722818912019-02-21T20:44:49.785-08:002019-02-21T20:44:49.785-08:00My family and I lived in Model when I was in the 7...My family and I lived in Model when I was in the 7th and 8th grades. I loved the little town. When we first moved there, we lived in the yellow house. My uncles family lived in the blue house. Later we moved to the blue house. After we moved to NY my sister stayed with my grandparents and they lived in the brown house. There wan an orange house that was never lived in because of water rights. There was an adobe house next to the yellow house and a white house on the other side of it. We used to borrow bikes from the store owner. His name was Charlie and he and his wife owned almost all of the houses. The old school house was owned by a family from who had immigrated from France and they raised goats. I loved every minute of living in the wonderful little town. When I lived there the population was 27, but only if you counted the family that lived on the other side of the railroad tracks.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16023864118749541644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-42171802496164987202019-01-12T12:04:02.102-08:002019-01-12T12:04:02.102-08:00That must have been neat to live in an old schoolh...That must have been neat to live in an old schoolhouse. It's a shame it burned down. I wish I could have seen the town when it was still populated. Small towns have such great character.PlacesThatWerehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08906573012383225740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-20391282530295932672019-01-12T12:01:44.400-08:002019-01-12T12:01:44.400-08:00Thank you! I'd love to see your photos if you ...Thank you! I'd love to see your photos if you find them.PlacesThatWerehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08906573012383225740noreply@blogger.com