Gallery: Economic Collapse Seen Through Aerial Photos of Abandoned Mansions

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    Lake Las Vegas/Macdonald Ranch 05.2012

    *Roma Hills homes and foreclosed Obsidian Mountain develpment, Ascaya lots beyond. Henderson, NV 2012.*
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    Michael Light
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    8-11 LLV

    *Empty lots in the Lake Las Vegas "guard-gated” community, Marseilles. Henderson, NV 2011.*
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    *"Monaco" Lake Las Vegas homes on gated Grand Corniche Drive. Henderson, NV 2010.*
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    6-08 LLV

    *Barcelona homes and Lake Mead recreation area. Lake Las Vegas, Henderson, NV 2011.*
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    7-10 LLV

    *Barcelona homes and the edge of Lake Mead recreation area. Lake Las Vegas, Henderson, NV 2011.*
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    1-02 BM

    *Sun City MacDonald Ranch hiking trail looking Southeast, unbuilt Ascaya lots and Black Mountain beyond, Henderson, NV 2010.*
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    5-07 LLV

    *Halted Bella Fiore houses and bankrupt Falls golf course. Lake Las Vegas, Henderson, NV 2011.*
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    Lake Las Vegas/Macdonald Ranch 05.2012

    *Unbuilt Ascaya development looking Southeast after $250 million in mountaintop removal and terracing. Henderson, NV 2012.*
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    2-06 BM

    *Unbuilt Ascaya lots and cul de sac looking West, Henderson, NV 2012*
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    11-20 LLV

    *“Casa Palermo” Lake Las Vegas Homes looking Southwest. Henderson, NV 2010.*
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    Lake Las Vegas/Macdonald Ranch 05.2012

    *Abandoned Three Kids manganese mine, adjacent To Lake Las Vegas. Henderson, NV 2012.*
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    New Construction On East Porter Drive, Looking South, Camelback

    *New construction on East Porter Drive, looking South, Camelback Mountain beyond. Scottsdale, AZ 2007.*
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    Future Tract Homes Looking Southwest, Near Anthem, AZ, 2007

    *Future tract homes. Looking Southwest. Near Anthem, AZ, 2007.*
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    The New Gilded Age, Camelback Mountain Looking Northwest, Scotts

    *"The New Gilded Age." Camelback Mountain looking Northwest. Scottsdale, AZ, 2007.*
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    Interchange of Highways 60 and 202 Looking West, Mesa, AZ, 2007

    *Interchange of Highways 60 and 202 looking West. Mesa, AZ, 2007.*
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    Sun City, AZ, 2007

    *Sun City, AZ 2007.*
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