Gigantic City
USA /
New Jersey /
Buena /
World
/ USA
/ New Jersey
/ Buena
World / United States / New Jersey
city, abandoned / shut down
In Atlantic County, two minutes' travel west from Mays Landing brings
you to Gigantic City. Yes, southern New Jersey contains a place
called Gigantic City. Gigantic City appears on the Champion Map,
about a mile west from Mays Landing along Route 40.
The town is stupendous - in conception. Wide streets are named after
great American cities - Los Angeles, Baltimore, San Franciso,
Cincinnati. These transect big-city avenues: Strand, Broadway,
Market, Fulton, Venice.
The briefest visit to Gigantic City will show you the mayhem of
downtown. The noise, the congestion. The souped-up pedestrians and
rocketing taxies.... Actually the only crowd is of mosquitoes, the
only noise from the breeze, the only congestion is clouds. If nothing
else, Gigantic City illustrates how plans may come and go, but names
abide forever. "What happened with Gigantic City," said Doddson, "was
that at one time it existed as a proposed development, but the plans
never panned out. And the place itself was taken over by Mizpah."
you to Gigantic City. Yes, southern New Jersey contains a place
called Gigantic City. Gigantic City appears on the Champion Map,
about a mile west from Mays Landing along Route 40.
The town is stupendous - in conception. Wide streets are named after
great American cities - Los Angeles, Baltimore, San Franciso,
Cincinnati. These transect big-city avenues: Strand, Broadway,
Market, Fulton, Venice.
The briefest visit to Gigantic City will show you the mayhem of
downtown. The noise, the congestion. The souped-up pedestrians and
rocketing taxies.... Actually the only crowd is of mosquitoes, the
only noise from the breeze, the only congestion is clouds. If nothing
else, Gigantic City illustrates how plans may come and go, but names
abide forever. "What happened with Gigantic City," said Doddson, "was
that at one time it existed as a proposed development, but the plans
never panned out. And the place itself was taken over by Mizpah."
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 39°29'51"N 74°50'31"W
- PRSL Newfield Branch 17 km
- PRSL Ocean City Branch (abandoned) 27 km
- PRSL Sea Isle City Branch (Abandoned) 29 km
- PRR Cape May Branch (Abandoned) 34 km
- Ski Mountain / Action Mountain (former site) 36 km
- PRR Wildwood Branch (Abandoned) 50 km
- PRSL Wildwood Branch (Abandoned) 52 km
- PRR Chester Creek Branch (Abandoned) 69 km
- B&O RR Landenberg Branch (Abandoned) 83 km
- PRR Octoraro Branch (Partially Abandoned) 121 km
- Richland, New Jersey 2.8 km
- Buena Vista Township, New Jersey 5.1 km
- Millmay, New Jersey 7.7 km
- Mays Landing, New Jersey 10 km
- Hamilton Township, New Jersey 10 km
- Weymouth Township, New Jersey 11 km
- Dorothy, New Jersey 12 km
- Atlantic County, New Jersey 17 km
- Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey 24 km
- Cumberland County, New Jersey 29 km
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