I was wondering that too, seems unlikely for a town that small, found on another site that “they were rumored to have been moved from Las Vegas to Goldfield, but their origins are unknown.”

someone should do one of actual then and now pics of la in 2000 vs. now, LA’s going through a huge renaissance right now

That first pic is definitely not from 2001, the chrysler pacifica came out in ‘03. But other than that the only huge difference is that indoor malls aren’t nearly as popular now, although they were certainly in decline by ‘01.

It isn’t, and that’s precisely the problem. We continue to be blissfully unaware that many of the stores we frequent donate massive sums of money to political candidates that don’t support our positions on many issues. This is one of the reasons that our government is completely inept and useless at making any progress nowadays; when it’s not in the interest of the companies that support the lobbyists, its not on the agenda. That’s why its up to us as consumers in a capitalist society to at least voice our support in favor of companies who either stay out of political matters (this is somewhat unlikely I understand, although its not non-existent, some companies are neutral) or those that actively support progressive ideals. Since this is primarily how our society runs, one of our avenues of real change is to voice our opinions with our wallets by being informed of matters such as Urban Outfitters support of candidates like Rick Santorum, etc.