The Story Behind Bodie, Ghost Town
Everyone left Bodie. The buildings stayed. Here is what the print shows, why it feels the way it does, and how to hang it so the purple dusk reads from across the room.
By the Frontier Prints team · Published
What the Bodie print shows
Bodie, Ghost Town is done in a vintage travel poster style. Weathered wood storefronts run across the front of it. A white steepled church stands off to one side. Tumbleweeds roll through a purple dusk, and a crescent moon sits up in the sky. The type reads BODIE across the top and GHOST TOWN below, so the piece tells you where you are from the other side of the room.
The story behind Bodie, Ghost Town
The short version is the line on the piece. Everyone left Bodie. The buildings stayed. That is the whole feeling we were after. Not a ruin and not a disaster, just a town people walked away from, with the storefronts still standing. The purple dusk and the crescent moon do most of that work. It reads quiet, not scary, which is why it still looks right on a wall in February.
The poster language matters here too. Big type, flat color, one clear scene. If you want to understand why that style holds up on a wall, our guide to vintage western travel posters goes through it.
Bodie, Ghost Town in black with the slim white mat.
Where Bodie hangs well
Bodie is built for a dining room, over a sideboard. The row of storefronts gives it a long horizontal weight that matches that furniture line, and the purple warms up under evening bulbs. It also holds a living room wall, an office, or one slot in a gallery wall of travel posters.
- Dining room, centered over a sideboard or buffet
- Living room, as the single anchor piece on a short wall
- Office, where the type gives you something to look at between calls
- Gallery wall of travel posters, grouped with other old west towns
Measure the furniture first and size up from there. Our art print size and frame guide covers the math, and how to hang your print covers the rest.
Frames, sizes and what it costs
Every piece is made for you when you order, in the USA. Frames come in black, white, walnut and natural wood, with an optional slim white mat. Walnut and natural wood pick up the weathered storefronts. Black makes the purple sky snap. White keeps the whole thing light. Framed pieces use an acrylic or styrene front, never glass, and they are framed by hand in Phoenix. They ship flat in a protective box and arrive ready to hang.
| Size | Framed | Framed + white mat | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 x 14 | $50 | $110 | $130 |
| 16 x 20 | $65 | $185 | $205 |
| 18 x 24 | $75 | $250 | $270 |
| 24 x 36 | $90 | $350 | $370 |
Prints that go with Bodie
Jerome, Arizona is the natural partner. Brick buildings stack up Cleopatra Hill under an orange full moon, bats overhead, JEROME and ARIZONA in bold cream type. Ghost Town Motel drops you on the highway instead: a red sign with a star and a VACANCY light, and one small ghost peeking out from behind a curtain. Ghost Rider is the quietest of the group, a pale blue phantom cowboy and his horse crossing under a cream full moon on deep navy.
Haunted West
Jerome, Arizona
From $40.00
Haunted West
Ghost Town Motel
From $40.00
Haunted West
Ghost Rider
From $40.00
Three that hang well beside Bodie.
Hung in a row, the four read like one road trip. Match the frames and keep three to four inches between them. You can see the rest of the spooky side of the shop in Haunted West, or take the pairing already done for you with the Old West Towns set.
Questions and answers
What does the Bodie, Ghost Town print show?
Weathered wood storefronts, a white steepled church and rolling tumbleweeds under a purple dusk with a crescent moon. The type reads BODIE and GHOST TOWN, in a vintage travel poster style.
What frame color looks best with Bodie, Ghost Town?
Walnut and natural wood echo the weathered storefronts. Black makes the purple sky snap. White keeps it light. All four frame colors cost the same, and the slim white mat is a $20 add on.
How long does a framed Bodie print take to arrive?
Every piece is made to order. Orders with a framed piece ship within 5 to 7 business days, then arrive 3 to 7 business days after they ship. You get a tracking number as soon as it ships.
Who is this print a good gift for?
Road trippers, gold rush history buffs and ghost town hunters. We can include a gift note and ship straight to the recipient if you want it sent direct.