25 U.S. Towns That Shrunk or Disappeared After the Post-War Boom

Interstate highways revolutionized American travel, but they also sealed the fate of many small communities along older routes. Cisco thrived during the 1940s and 1950s as a railroad town and oil refueling stop for travelers. When Interstate 70 bypassed the community, business dried up almost overnight. Today, Cisco attracts photographers and artists drawn to its weathered buildings and desert isolation.