Searching for Charles Fourier in the Ruins of a Socialist Utopia Outside LA
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The article explores the abandoned Llano del Rio cooperative, a socialist utopia near LA, and its connection to Charles Fourier's ideas, sparking interest in the community about historical utopian experiments.
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Remains of this ideology persist as Earthship constructions on the outskirts of CA. Slab City is another paradigm.