Ghost towns are no big deal, really. There’s plenty of them out west, and most states have at 
least a handful of their own (my home state of Ohio has more than a dozen, including the interestingly-named
Knockemstiff and Cheshire).
Ghost cities, though, are another matter. While most people, especially those living in the Rust Belt, are familiar with the ongoing decline of cities like Cleveland, Flint, Michigan, and dozens of other former steel towns and manufacturing centers, it’s difficult to imagine an entire city being abandoned and left to rot.
