Broadmoor Village; the little community that embodies the American ethic of independence; survives despite neighboring annexations; budget crises; and even Mother Nature. This subdivision was built in San Mateo County by the Stoneson Company just after World War II; targeting returning veterans and their families. Established before Henry Doelger made neighboring Westlake; Westmoor; St. Francis; and other communities since annexed by Daly City; Broadmoor has repeatedly chosen to stay unincorporated and independent. This attitude has shaped Broadmoor through the years to assert its autonomous stature while surrounded by larger cities.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. very good on historical material. not so much on comtemporaryBy Vegas SlimOverall I like this book mainly for the exhaustive historical analysis Hall offers. The book is full of photos from various historical societies with Halls description and analysis below each one. I bought the book mostly looking for information on visiting ghost towns in Southern Nevada and at first was disappointed that the book focuses so much on history. But after reading the book I appreciate Halls passion and herculean effort to bring together disparate information on all these ghost towns. I still wish the author had combined his historical analysis with a little more on visiting these sites today. Hall certainly does talk about visiting today (with a keen eye toward preservation) but this book would be better with maps and. even a brief. "how to visit." He states. for example. that Candelaria "is a wonderful ghost town to spend time exploring" (p. 97) but provides no details on getting there. etc. Perhaps I am expecting too much from the book since there is so much information online now.There are no ghost towns from Clark County (home of Las Vegas) in this book. This seems a major oversight as Clark county has many interesting ghost towns that can make fun daytrips from Vegas (e.g.. Potosi and St. Thomas). In fact the ghost towns discussed are not that "southern" geographically speaking. Nevertheless. this book is an excellent resource to supplement your outings to Southern Nevada ghost towns. In sum. this is a very good book for historical and some contemporary information on the nine ghost towns Hall presents. I learned a lot from the book. but it had potential to be so much more.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. mining bookBy ladybugwell done. great photos. areas covered well. some photoswe had never seen before.Very enjoyable to read as well just to look at.0 of 1 people found the following review helpful. One StarBy cabokalzthanks.
