Metropolis: A Multimillion Dollar Scam in the Desert

[@three6ohchris]

The "electrical tube" that's shown at 4:15 is porcelain/ceramic which is why they used it as an insulator to prevent electrical wires from sparking and igniting when they were routed through wooden studs and/or walls. It's kind of obvious, but I figured I'd add the little tidbit in case someone was curious or just didn't know.

[@joyburton3967]

Thank you, EWU Crew! ⚘️🙋‍♀️

[@steven.h0629]

Makes you reflect on your own place in history as you watch a film where everything has passed.

[@cowboygeologist7772]

Great video; thanks for posting. I have never made it there, but have read about it.

[@_Stormfox_]

I could listen to this great narrator with his wonderful voice for hours! I love the EWU channels - EWU crew, you are the BEST!!! ❤❤❤❤

[@Maxdekriek]

Great story /history ... as alway's.... thank you guy's..... greetsz from holland...max..

[@edvisme]

I have been to this Ghost Town many of times. I know the area very well. One important fact about this town that was left out of this documentary is Bishop Creek Dam. The Dam shown in this documentary was the lower retention pond (where the old, weathered bridge was." Farther up from that pond/stream area is the real Bishop Creek Dam. It can be seen via Google Earth. In its day Bishop Creek Reservoir was a marvel.

[@AmandaMae8619]

Thank you for ur work again !! Can’t wait to watch this

[@pippa3150]

Fascinating storytelling. Thank you!

[@FUNKY_BUTTLOVIN]

Miss you guys visiting places like this!

[@42calking53]

Right

[@cindywoods9800]

@@42calking53yes!

[@mingram008]

Very, very interesting story!

[@Terraceview]

Well told story, thanks.

[@Mermare]

Very interesting. Thank you.

[@Destiny-bt7oi]

Fascinating history lesson, thank you EWU Crew ❤ you held my attention captive throughout. 🥇 You guys are the best!

[@Destiny-bt7oi]

(shared on Twitter although I'm mostly invisible there)

[@mikeclay2381]

Thank yall for all the work yall have been putting out, I’ve have gotten my wife watching the EWU crew now. 20:04

[@susandubron9863]

My father in law live there. He said he would wake up with stripes of snow on his blankets. The snow blew threw the wooden house.

[@theglizz5797]

No one believe you😂 how old are you 87???

[@susandubron9863]

@theglizz5797 He lived in Metropolis, Nevada. It is now a ghost town. He was born in 1912. You're a fool.

[@cindywoods9800]

@@theglizz5797you speak a English much?

[@kmm129]

Really enjoyed this walk through history.

[@deecooper1567]

Thank you from a Nevada resident 👵🏻👩‍🌾❣️

[@Rusty_Nickle]

They could have just stole their water like California Citys stole so much water from people and that problem still hasn't been rectified

[@Dwayne-mb2uj]

I live in Rio Rancho NM a real estate con?scam that became a real city after the government came in and took the assets and put people in prison.

[@gloriald444]

Thanks Y'all 💛 great video!!!

[@cartershank8364]

Nice change ....love to see more....but the regular stories are great too!

[@danielciobanu2859]

Love you guys, really love everything you do! :)

[@janetdear6429]

Interesting video thanks raven 🖤

[@studiokohl1]

My family didn't buy land in paradise valley arizona for 2 dollars an acre because of the lack of water. To them, South Phoenix had better farm land for about 100 an acre. So they bought by the river bottom, now the clearance for the airport. That was in 1925 and 1928 when most had moved to Arizona from casper Wyoming. They got sick of the wind and Prarie fires they felt with as share crop farmers in the Dakota territory before moving to casper wy.

[@RobertaFierro-mc1ub]

What a Great Channel! Im a sub now!

[@simonagree4070]

Cool little ghost town. I visited in 2001. You could still swing on the monkeybars (sorta) at the old school. Some of the neighbors like to dump trash there, so not everything you see is an artifact of the old town. It would be a hoot to leave a statue of Superman in the middle of the night.

[@madenabyss6981]

Great video Ewu Crew 👍

[@deddie4645]

Nice video

[@andrewward2010]

That car and all those other objects left to rot in the desert. Over time those buildings will come crashing down too.

[@kathylarson8876]

Always found so sad the end of these towns

[@aubreylore7134]

I drove through here and explored a few years ago. Was a very interesting little site.

[@GenXfrom75]

Why in the world would you start building a city without a guarantee of water access?!?😮

[@deecooper1567]

Scam 😤👵🏻👩‍🌾❣️

[@AGOTHWEDNESDAYT.V]

💯🤣Exactly.

[@bogbupog]

Listening to the narrator properly pronounce Nevada is music to my ears.

[@wcmwfab935]

Our government is giving 30+ billion dollars a day away.

[@williamharris8367]

To whom? How can an ordinary citizen get involved?

[@wcmwfab935]

@@williamharris8367 sorry it's part of dismantling America

[@cindywoods9800]

You have to be an ILLEGAL alien or Ukraine from what I can see

[@wcmwfab935]

Weather controlling criminals and their pyrotechnics anyhow

[@jakeminner6650]

7:22 bottom right coming out fromthe wall. What the ..... is that? Tell me im not the only one who saw that?

[@jakeminner6650]

Never mind, just Bush, lol. I had to watch it again. My bad....🙈

[@FairyPrincess42]

I'm ol;d enough to remember what bush was surprising. Thank you, Betamax Porno.@@jakeminner6650

[@catwoman472]

Lol nice catch. That was awesome

[@lablackzed]

🤔intresting.

[@cindywoods9800]

Either a bush or a furry rabbit or varmit. Definitely something! Great catch:)

[@jocelynmartin1572]

Why did a LDS town need 5 saloons?

[@theoztreecrasher2647]

Presumably for the same reason that all religious fanatics need a way to get money out of those that they consider inferior. The saloons would "cater" to folks like the railwaymen and other non-Mormon workers and the Church funds would not leave the town.

[@thornil2231]

😂😂😂

[@ArcadeTheatre]

Windows XP graffiti is pretty funny.

[@speez71]

Did that say saloon. In an LDS town?

[@joycebrown1413]

I was thinking this also, I was " What "?.

[@jocelynmartin1572]

And FIVE of them!

[@shazam3218]

Back in the Desert where the Coyote and Lizards fly.

[@zoeyrochellezhombie829]

After Lori Daybell and Ruby Franke, am I the only one who thinks LDS ITSELF is a scam?

[@Thechangelingpnw]

The more you learn about the origins of the church and founders, the more that seems the case.

[@farcamp]

A women killer and a woman child abuser and it’s a scam? Can only imagine what you think about society at large - they’ve done way worse than that. Dolt.

[@jasonconrad4314]

If you looked up the history of Joseph Smith, you wouldn't think it was a scam, you would know it.

[@TechMan1900]

It’s a cult

[@2FRESH-4U]

From the very beginning why you think they got jojo smith

[@kouldbanyone4983]

How does one imagine a farming community would produce without ensuring water supply and sorting out water rights in the region? Unbelievable.

[@maryanngubala381]

A what up emma how have you been and the family. Me and my wife still like watching your shows.

[@williamharris8367]

6:32 -- Five saloons to serve a population of 700 people, the majority of whose faith prohibited the consumption of alcohol. Who were the customers? This makes no sense. Let's say that 40% of the population was non-LDS. That's 300 people, or a maximum of only 60 potential customers per saloon.

[@spitfirered]

👍👍💯💯👏👏✔✔

[@bibmitchell6542]

I enjoy your channels. I'd enjoy them a whole lot more without the annoying watermark. It gets in the way sometimes

[@johnking6252]

Love these little pieces of americana so much more interesting than the offerings of today, just saying. ✌️👍🇺🇲

[@nemodapimpfish]

Why are saloons so hard to believe for most here? There was other things than just alcohol served in them, foods, and other beverages.

[@who034]

Isn't comical about humans thinking that whenever they face a problem the solution is to just kill off the object of their displeasure. It never dawn's on them that this idea doesn't work.

[@The_Conspiracy_Analyst]

I dont think it's fair to call it a "scam" really. It was a viable plan, and this was a period many communities were being built around massive irrigation projects (most notably the Imperial Valley). Also Mormons had been doing just this sort of thing for a half a century, so they were experts at it by this point. There WAS available water for their plan, it just so happened that other nearby communities won priority for that water.

[@MrGp3po]

I agree. Heck, Lovelock sued over water and is hundreds of miles away. This area has terrific agriculture where water is available and soils not too alkali.

[@ahlamnoori77]

I m very like his voice

[@tolik5929]

More like 30's - 40's vehicle . Most likely , late 30's . No cars were made during WW2 .

[@three6ohchris]

Who is the guy that was on site, giving the tour to us? I hope he has a channel or something because I feel like he would be a great tour guide on video.

[@Elmer-hf1je]

Why are a lot of the photos of people blurred out , especially the rich of the time ?

[@faeriespirit6028]

It’s like fyre festival in black and white

[@ZakAttack_11]

Aten-shei films was the historian narrating?

[@Johnketes54]

Where do i know this voice?

[@tnbear123]

I hate when they're out a watermark on the entire screen. Will look for another video of this subject without the water mark.

[@dima5467]

not first

[@jimmiev]

EWU Yeeessss

[@DanceySteveYNWA]

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[@AFloridaSon]

I thought we were about to. I miss those videos.

[@DanceySteveYNWA]

​@@AFloridaSonI know right? I had a small nostalgic feeling for 2015 OG content, like you said.. 😂

[@tommyswoodpileadventuresan9552]

Can we re-water it?

[@garywheeler7039]

It would have to be some kind of limited development using "earthships" with indoor greenhouses, water recycling, very little water use. Indoor gardening, maybe retired couples that did not need health care.

[@bethbartlett5692]

A sad story, maybe one day, alternative energy forms and available methods water resources could offer an opportunity for the city to emerge again. All desert cities require innovative energy and water plans, conservation and environmental awareness. As more minds awaken, thought maturing expands, we can be much wiser caretakers of this beautiful olanet and with our realization of the value of the "Universal Law of Attraction" + our Power of Thought Energies, we can man8fest beautiful things in Harmony and with Wellbeing for ourselves, nature, and the environment. I just know, these values will be shared and our Human Mind are/will continue to evolve, together with the plan of Infinite Intelligence, amazing experiences are on the horizon. Best Thoughts ...

[@catwoman472]

I live in Utah

[@SPARTAN085B]

Nice watermark, ruined the video.

[@shaylamcgrady1048]

His watermark only “ruins the video” for people who wants to steal his shyt. You might as well move on because it’s on every single one ✌🏾🫠

[@theglizz5797]

Lol it's a desert people 😂😂😂

[@Joshua-ho5qm]

Third

[@edwinpalmer4529]

P r o m o s m

[@Silentwolf1821]

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