Drop City was a counterculture artists' community that formed near the town of Trinidad in southern Colorado in 1960. Abandoned by 1979, Drop City became known as the first rural "hippie commune".
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The Ultimate Painting, by Drop Artists, 1966, acrylic on panel, 60" × 60"
Pythagorean Tree, by Drop Artists, 1967, acrylic on panel, 48" diam.
Slab City, also called The Slabs, is an unincorporated, off-the-grid alternative lifestyle community consisting largely of snowbirds in the Salton Trough area of the Sonoran Desert, in Imperial County
Drop City
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The Second Guardshack, originally installed as a security measure by the United States Marine Corps, now painted with a sign welcoming visitors to Slab City
The Slab City Christian Center in October 2007
Salvation Mountain – God is Love; 2015 photo
"East Jesus" sculpture garden entry