California City: The gigantic master planned community that never really grew up
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- čas přidán 12. 05. 2022
- One developer's 1960s dream is the 3rd largest city in California in terms of size, but its tiny population makes it a small town with lots of room for growth. A Bartell's Backroad adventure.
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This is an incredibly fascinating story, and I really wish that someday Cal City does grow to what it hoped to be.
Probs would’ve became just another Bakersfield
I bought a 4 bedroom Clayton manufactured home in 2012. I lived there for 6 years and up graded the place. Then in 2019 I sold it for $144,000. And I moved to a beautiful city, far away. I bought a home.
What city did you move to
California City needs a casino, a hotel resort, water park, an amusement park.... Anything to help bring people in. This place always amazes and hope to check it out one day haha
I live hear and we had a big corrupt government with lots of stolen money so I don’t think any of that could happen
And not many people here should be gambling
People live there because they like it the way it is
When Great America closes? They should rebuild it out there! That alone would drive tourism and second house purchases in the city... Or how about 3-D printed adobe houses? Or making California City, 100% solar powered... As if it wasn't already... ;-)
A bullet train from Los Angeles to California City can make any Los Angelino see this place as a good place because that train can bring them up there in 30 minutes or less... (The Los Angeles Subway System might be a good idea to do....all the way to California City....😇)
Bingo! Make California City the next major railroad suburb...
Finally, a place I can safely fly my drone.
We bought land in california city 3 years ago. Still not sure how we wanna use it though but we like that we have 11 acres there esp given the climate of everything going on.
@xtrmst_01 we plan to which is why we are taking the time to hold it for now
@xtrmst_01 no I think you make an excellent point which kind of supports our “wait and see” stance. We’ve visited a few times and there are a few businesses like McDonald’s and Starbucks that have moved there since we purchased the land. We are trying to wait and see what kind of growth the town tends to have so we can then determine what is the best use of our land. At the moment a casino wouldn’t be a good way to go because our land is waaaay for out from the current “main” part of the town. But as it expands outwards, there could be need for room/board time spaces, healing resorts, or something like that. So time we tell. And thankfully we aren’t in a rush. I still believe eventually that area will have to boom as everywhere else is running out of space for expanding real estate.
@@colormehopeful6984They do have a college campus so maybe student apartments?
I see a lot of people moving from big cities to small cities like bakersfield , visalia , tulare , porterville, delano , earlimart because houses there are a little bit cheaper.
Tulare is growing fast
Moved from San Francisco to Bakersfield in 2020. Looking to buy land in Cal City.
why
@@GoonRides $
My dream is that one day his dream comes to fruition. Would love to build a home there and open a community center if more people would move there.
I purchased 20 acers here I love the trails and the land mass is enormous
The municipality of this city should urgently develop electricity, water and sewage in the second community. All the lands are sold, but they end up reselling them because there is no development there, or there are interests involved that do not want to do it; There they carry out sports on the properties already sold. The municipality must acquire more economic funds to continue with development in the second community. Some of the owners are large businesses that would help a lot for market growth.
Could we get an update since Tulare Lake is back
In the year 2126, California City could have even exceeded New York City as the most populated city in the country.
I used to live here lol
Me too
Would've been another Phoenix.
ca-city city hall urgently needs to develop basic water and electricity services in unbuilt areas, but it already has new owners of plots, they are eager to live there, let's hope in 2024 there will be more Urban development, many acres with owners but without services basics, it would be very interesting since the city would grow faster.😂😂😂😂😂😂
Was there 20yrs before they got a rite aid prison and Mc"d it's a small town c
Could really so some ghetto rally there.
It was a peaceful place, but it didn't have enough stores.
Its boring but maybe it needs a car racetrack
Willow Springs is right down the road, like 30 mins away
@@GoonRidesis willow springs better than calif city?
Why doesn't the Californian Government just build homes for homeless there?
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This is a real estate development scam. 👎
One of the worst little hillbilly-style cities in California. The city is run by uneducated and qualified local hillbillies. The cities largest employer is the city itself. Where nepotism runs rapidly.. If you're thinking about living there. have your funereal expenses prepaid, because should you get sick and need emergency services, you most likely will be dead in your house before help arrives. The city police department is one of the worst as they hire the worst since that's all they can afford, with numerous lawsuits from ex-employees. The growth that California City would need will not happen for the next 60+ years if you can wait that long then it's a good investment.
This is usually how it goes living in isolated towns of under 20k population.