Sat Apr 3, 2021, 07:57 PM

Abandoned $1.6 billion Missouri resort community goes viral - abandoned during construction in 2008

https://nypost.com/2021/04/01/abandoned-1-6-billion-missouri-resort-community-goes-viral/

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It’s scarier than a haunted house — and way more expensive!

A spine-tingling ghost town of mansions in Missouri, which was supposed to become a $1.6 billion resort community, went viral on social media this week.

Spooky footage shows the large, crumbling abodes abandoned among overgrown plants at the Indian Ridge Resort in Branson — more than a decade after the housing market crisis, TikTok user @carriejernigan1 posted over the weekend.

“Have you ever seen a subdivision full of abandoned mansions?” she asks in the video, which had raked in more than 2.1 million “likes” on Thursday.

“This was supposed to be a 1.6 billion dollar resort community. It was going to have one of the country’s largest water parks, golf courses, hotels conference centers and shopping,” she said.

“But instead it turned into a ghost town when the 2008 housing crisis hit. Five people had ended up in federal prison. And 13 years later the houses just sit here.”

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Abandoned $1.6 billion Missouri resort community goes viral - abandoned during construction in 2008 (Original post)	Demovictory9	Apr 3	OP
china is rife with ghost towns like that	dixiegrrrrl	Apr 3	#1
there are lots of ghost towns. this one is both ugly and beautiful	Demovictory9	Apr 3	#2
That's very common in NJ.	OhZone	Apr 3	#8
A lot of pricey suburbs near bustling cities are like that. In California, $1,000,000 houses have	Blue_true	Apr 3	#9
yes, tiny yards where land is pricey... but outside Branson??	Demovictory9	Apr 3	#12
There are fools born everyday.	Blue_true	Apr 3	#22
In a lot of places in California a $1M house is a 1-story 3BR/2BA ranch-style from the '70's (n/t)	Spider Jerusalem	Apr 3	#13
That is the downside of areas that have big time innovation going on, creating a bustling economy.	Blue_true	Apr 3	#24
In Cal. those McMansions are everywhere	dixiegrrrrl	Apr 3	#25
Who is the total idiot who built all those houses on Spec?	Bristlecone	Apr 3	#3
plan was started at height of housing bubble, I think some went to jail over this	Demovictory9	Apr 3	#5
You're right. I re-clicked the Post link and scrolled down	Bristlecone	Apr 3	#14
Someone could have salvaged thousands and thousands of	DURHAM D	Apr 3	#4
The waste is sinful	Delarage	Apr 3	#15
Exactly. What obscene waste. (n/t)	SMC22307	Apr 4	#32
Man. I hope that Stephen King come across those pictures.	Blue_true	Apr 3	#6
I used to drive past that on my way to and from work everyday...always known in the area...	wcmagumba	Apr 3	#7
Why does it look like someone threw oatmeal on them? ha	OhZone	Apr 3	#10
the random brickwork is awful	Demovictory9	Apr 3	#11
They stopped before the work was done	FakeNoose	Apr 3	#17
ahhh.. you are right... they would have plastered on some stuff on the flat walk part that would	Demovictory9	Apr 4	#28
Attack of the Slime Creatures from Outer Space.	Buns_of_Fire	Apr 3	#18
I've seen rescue animals with better mange than those things have.	TheBlackAdder	Apr 3	#19
Pterodactyl flyover?	oasis	Apr 3	#20
Looks like there was more brickwork that just fell off and left the random	Liberal In Texas	Apr 3	#26
Those are some shitty parcels too. Bet there's a lot of hydrologic action against those foundations.	TheBlackAdder	Apr 3	#16
Here's a good example for those who would invest in fake planned communities	FakeNoose	Apr 3	#21
It's pointed out during the video that the "mansions" are actually duplexes.	Mazeltov Cocktail	Apr 3	#23
They were probably intended to be vacation homes	TexasBushwhacker	Apr 3	#27
yes, they are townhouses.	Demovictory9	Apr 4	#29
Speaks volumes about global capitalism's failures alongside our massive homeless problem.	KY_EnviroGuy	Apr 4	#30
lumber recovery would be an option	onethatcares	Apr 4	#31

Response to Demovictory9 (Original post)

Sat Apr 3, 2021, 08:05 PM

dixiegrrrrl (59,582 posts)

1. china is rife with ghost towns like that

their planned economy has its share of similar failures,

Abandoned $1.6 billion Missouri resort community goes viral - abandoned during construction in 2008

1. china is rife with ghost towns like that

2. there are lots of ghost towns. this one is both ugly and beautiful

8. That's very common in NJ.

9. A lot of pricey suburbs near bustling cities are like that. In California, $1,000,000 houses have

12. yes, tiny yards where land is pricey... but outside Branson??

22. There are fools born everyday.

13. In a lot of places in California a $1M house is a 1-story 3BR/2BA ranch-style from the '70's (n/t)

24. That is the downside of areas that have big time innovation going on, creating a bustling economy.

25. In Cal. those McMansions are everywhere

3. Who is the total idiot who built all those houses on Spec?

5. plan was started at height of housing bubble, I think some went to jail over this

14. You're right. I re-clicked the Post link and scrolled down

4. Someone could have salvaged thousands and thousands of

15. The waste is sinful

32. Exactly. What obscene waste. (n/t)

6. Man. I hope that Stephen King come across those pictures.

7. I used to drive past that on my way to and from work everyday...always known in the area...

10. Why does it look like someone threw oatmeal on them? ha

11. the random brickwork is awful

17. They stopped before the work was done

28. ahhh.. you are right... they would have plastered on some stuff on the flat walk part that would

18. Attack of the Slime Creatures from Outer Space.

19. I've seen rescue animals with better mange than those things have.

20. Pterodactyl flyover?

26. Looks like there was more brickwork that just fell off and left the random

16. Those are some shitty parcels too. Bet there's a lot of hydrologic action against those foundations.

21. Here's a good example for those who would invest in fake planned communities

23. It's pointed out during the video that the "mansions" are actually duplexes.

27. They were probably intended to be vacation homes

29. yes, they are townhouses.

30. Speaks volumes about global capitalism's failures alongside our massive homeless problem.

31. lumber recovery would be an option