St. Marie, Montana

Posted May 24, 200916 yr

What a place..

Population: 182

Housing Units: 1,035

The closest place to get gas, milk, or eggs is 17 miles south in Glasgow.

"It is located at the site of the former Glasgow Air Force Base. When the Air Force base was decommissioned, the housing was purchased and offered for sale to private individuals." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Marie,_Montana

Skyline Shot ;-)

May 24, 200916 yr

Why in the world are you in Montana?????

That looks post apocalyptic. Could you find a more depressing town?

May 24, 200916 yr

Awesome photo tour of bleakness in the midst of desolation! :wink:

Imagine that place in Montana winter.

A lot of military base buildings, especially the older frame-constructed ones, were built with the intention of using them for only a few years. They stayed in use far beyond their intended lifespan, and I can only imagine what they'd be like after years of neglect. Looks like a good set for a horror film involving extraterrestrials landing in the middle of nowhere; I'd be afraid to go out after dark.

May 24, 200916 yr

Awesome photo tour of bleakness in the midst of desolation! :wink:

Imagine that place in Montana winter.

A lot of military base buildings, especially the older frame-constructed ones, were built with the intention of using them for only a few years. They stayed in use far beyond their intended lifespan, and I can only imagine what they'd be like after years of neglect. Looks like a good set for a horror film involving extraterrestrials landing in the middle of nowhere; I'd be afraid to go out after dark.

I know! It doesn't look like a place where I could dumpster dive at all. Sad, because the entire town is a dump.

May 24, 200916 yr

Wow, this place looks absolutely hellish. Why isn't the place empty.

...check out this page on St Marie: http://www.missouririverrealty.com/st.%20marie.htm

They're calling it a "retirement community"

May 24, 200916 yr

Well I guess if you want to own a home for 20,000 and live off Social Security, you can't beat it!

May 24, 200916 yr

Holy Hell.

"You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers

May 25, 200916 yr

Holy smoke! The cabinets shown in one of the photo sets are 1950s - 60s Geneva, enameled steel. That's top-of-the line stuff, and those look in good shape.

The doors and shells on those are double-walled steel, with fiberboard fillers in the doors to deaden sound. Close them and they sound like an old-fashioned big American car door - solid. The shelves are chrome-plated wire racks, similar to oven racks. You can see up through the bottoms of the shelves in the upper cabinets to see what's on them.

May 25, 200916 yr

That looks like a place asking to be urbexed. Those home all look in good shape. I'll admit, if you could fill all those units with retirees, it may not be all that bad of a place to live.

May 25, 200916 yr

Oh my god. Chris, can you take me there, please!??

May 25, 200916 yr

Why in the world are you in Montana?????

That looks post apocalyptic. Could you find a more depressing town?

Shaker Square?

May 25, 200916 yr

Why in the world are you in Montana?????

That looks post apocalyptic. Could you find a more depressing town?

Shaker Square?

You're lucky I have a hangover!

I'll make this short and sweet

May 25, 200916 yr

Sorry, couldn't resist. A double shot espresso will fix that hangover.

May 25, 200916 yr

Anybody interested in flipping this town? New paint, new shrubs!!!

May 25, 200916 yr

Sorry, couldn't resist. A double shot espresso will fix that hangover.

Gatorade.

Anybody interested in flipping this town? New paint, new shrubs!!!

Only if we can get Glasgow involved. We need some mass transit going to that Amtrak Station there.

May 25, 200916 yr

There used to be a rail spur going up to St. Marie, the tracks are now gone, but the railroad bed is still there.

May 25, 200916 yr

So many pictures of such an picturesque place.

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