We used to go camping in the California City desert all the time. It is super weird seeing cul-de-sacs and street signs with nothing but dirt.
this post was submitted on 12 Nov 2023
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I don’t think this empty stretch of land would qualify as a city in any sensible definition. But sure third largest.
Its not third largest because its empty land, otherwise other neighboring cities like tehachapi and Tejon ranch would have it beat. They call it thurd largest because they have designated streets with names that have nobody living on it.
Very interesting article. Cheap land, sure. But, how's the fishing?
I drove through once to check it out.
It’s a weird-ass place. Like someone took a small desert town and stretched it over miles of empty scrubland.