"The inland empire" an area covering Riverside and San Bernadino counties in southern California, used derogatively by L.A. hipsters for anyone not from Los Angeles,
Ah man, I got to drive to the 909 to see my in laws this weekend.
A Shackteau is a humble, weather-beaten, structurally questionable shelter located in a spectacular or highly coveted place—Wales, Jackson Hole, Sun Valley, Crested Butte, coastal Maine, the Alps—where the building itself may be worth almost nothing, but the dirt, view, access, and mythology make it absurdly valuable.
In use:
Shackteâu - We thought it was an abandoned shed until the realtor called it a rare alpine Shackteâu with unobstructed views and listed it for $2 million.