California's landscape holds the secrets of boom towns built and abandoned by industries that fueled their creation. Once touted as limitless lands of free opportunity, California's history reveals a complex web of private and public interests. The film takes viewers on a journey through time, exploring locations shaped by the rise and fall of major industries, from mining and lumber to oil and military, and ultimately, the dominance of multinational corporations and urban sprawl.
California Company Town
Abandoned industrial hubs in California's forgotten towns are struggling to hold on to the rapidly fading American Dream.
