http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Cima_CA.html Cima is a former railroad and mining town located along the Union Pacific tracks in the Mojave Desert. There are still a couple of occupied structures, and a large microwave antenna. Posted September, 2008. Return to Ghost Towns list http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Cima_CA.html#0 55d5b933-907f-4f03-82b6-1e4b28d0389b http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Cima_CA_files/Media/IMG_2330/thumb.jpg http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Cima_CA_files/Media/IMG_2330/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">IMG_2330<br/></p><p class="Caption"><br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption">July 2009 -- The Cima Store is one of the few occupied structures in Cima, CA.</p></div></div> http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Cima_CA.html#1 5abb5e6d-72cf-4c5d-88d6-b4ee4ddcca14 http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Cima_CA_files/Media/IMG_2331/thumb.jpg http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Cima_CA_files/Media/IMG_2331/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">IMG_2331<br/></p><p class="Caption"><br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption">July 2009 -- The Cima Store is one of the few occupied structures in Cima, CA.</p></div></div> http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Cima_CA.html#2 b2358225-cc63-4348-be6e-14c0ba3e940c http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Cima_CA_files/Media/w9473_15Cima/thumb.jpg http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Cima_CA_files/Media/w9473_15Cima/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">w9473_15<br/></p><p class="Caption"><span class="style_3"><br/></span></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption"><span class="style_3">August 2008 - One of several dilapidated wooden buildings at Cima, CA.</span></p></div></div> http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Cima_CA.html#3 e942e59a-d9f0-4869-9faf-68f7c0b3c407 http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Cima_CA_files/Media/9473_13Cima/thumb.jpg http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Cima_CA_files/Media/9473_13Cima/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">9473_13<br/></p><p class="Caption"><span class="style_3"><br/></span></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption"><span class="style_3">August 2008 - Opposite side of the building in the previous photo. Located in Cima, CA.</span></p></div></div> http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Cima_CA.html#4 80dc3cd8-8c39-498d-93c9-223a7e0b240a http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Cima_CA_files/Media/9473_14Cima/thumb.jpg http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Cima_CA_files/Media/9473_14Cima/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">9473_14<br/></p><p class="Caption"><span class="style_3"><br/></span></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption"><span class="style_3">August 2008 - Interior of wooden shack at Cima, CA.</span></p></div></div> http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Cima_CA.html#5 3691a571-80e8-46e5-abb3-01f24ca87f7b http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Cima_CA_files/Media/9473_16Cima/thumb.jpg http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Cima_CA_files/Media/9473_16Cima/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">9473_16<br/></p><p class="Caption"><span class="style_3"><br/></span></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption"><span class="style_3">August 2008 - Tail of the railroad wye at Cima, CA. The purpose of the concrete structure or foundation is unknown.</span></p></div></div> http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Cima_CA.html#6 8cf7e4bd-cf50-4285-9366-a5d90cec6326 http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Cima_CA_files/Media/9473_19Cima/thumb.jpg http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Cima_CA_files/Media/9473_19Cima/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">9473_19<br/></p><p class="Caption"><span class="style_3"><br/></span></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption"><span class="style_3">August 2008 - Time takes a toll. Just a few years ago I was able to walk around inside these wooden buildings at Cima, CA. Now they&#x2019;re just rubble.</span></p></div></div> http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Cima_CA.html#7 613cf401-0a21-46e9-bec9-97e566d1df2d http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Cima_CA_files/Media/w9473_17Cima/thumb.jpg http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Cima_CA_files/Media/w9473_17Cima/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">w9473_17<br/></p><p class="Caption"><span class="style_3"><br/></span></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption"><span class="style_3">August 2008 - An odd little monument or memorial alongside the road at Cima, CA.</span></p></div></div> http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Cima_CA.html#8 8975bca1-07f0-4740-948b-4a1e1b2c9be6 http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Cima_CA_files/Media/w9473_20Cima/thumb.jpg http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Cima_CA_files/Media/w9473_20Cima/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">w9473_20<br/></p><p class="Caption"><span class="style_3"><br/></span></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption"><span class="style_3">August 2008 - This is the largest of the abandoned buildings still standing at Cima, CA.</span></p></div></div> http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Cima_CA.html#9 5ed015b8-9886-4901-a863-4f16db68c3ae http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Cima_CA_files/Media/w9473_21Cima/thumb.jpg http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Cima_CA_files/Media/w9473_21Cima/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">w9473_21<br/></p><p class="Caption"><span class="style_3"><br/></span></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption"><span class="style_3">August 2008 - This is the largest of the abandoned buildings still standing at Cima, CA.</span></p></div></div> http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Cima_CA.html#10 6765cbd3-aa88-4855-afa9-e97c67d63e1d http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Cima_CA_files/Media/w9473_22Cima/thumb.jpg http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Cima_CA_files/Media/w9473_22Cima/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">w9473_22<br/></p><p class="Caption"><span class="style_3"><br/></span></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption"><span class="style_3">August 2008 - A tall microwave tower rises from the background behind this ancient building at Cima, CA.</span></p></div></div> http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Cima_CA.html#11 a7034bae-f3ee-40a4-ba85-13f9706332ec http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Cima_CA_files/Media/w9473_23Cima/thumb.jpg http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Cima_CA_files/Media/w9473_23Cima/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">w9473_23<br/></p><p class="Caption"><span class="style_3"><br/></span></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption"><span class="style_3">August 2008 - The walls of this shack in Cima, CA are made from railroad ties that have been cut or split lengthwise. It leans precariously. I propped a couple loose boards against it, which perhaps will keep it standing a little longer.</span></p></div></div> http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Cima_CA.html#12 1d29d56a-f842-4cfc-aed7-e29da7d9634e http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Cima_CA_files/Media/w9473_24Cima/thumb.jpg http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Cima_CA_files/Media/w9473_24Cima/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">w9473_24<br/></p><p class="Caption"><span class="style_3"><br/></span></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption"><span class="style_3">August 2008 - Automotive relics at Cima, CA.</span></p></div></div> http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Cima_CA.html#13 605da6cc-dffe-4278-a176-22c2137ede39 http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Cima_CA_files/Media/9473_25Cima/thumb.jpg http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Cima_CA_files/Media/9473_25Cima/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">9473_25<br/></p><p class="Caption"><span class="style_3"><br/></span></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption"><span class="style_3">August 2008 - This deep shaft was recently uncovered behind one of the old buildings at Cima, CA. Its proximity to the town buildings, and lack of a tailings pile, makes me suspect this was a well rather than a mine.</span></p></div></div>