Historic Route 66 Ghost Towns (& Not-So Ghost Towns). Part 1 : California
Season 6, Episode 268, May 06, 09:00 AM
This week we hop into our ride and cruise the Historic Route 66 and check out some Ghost Towns, almost ghost towns and totally not ghost towns. In Part 1 of this series, we stop in California and check out the following locations:
Bagdad, Calico, Chambless, Essex, Ludlow, Newberry Springs and Siberia.
CREDITS & LINKS
OPENING SONG:
Courtesy of the amazing country legend, my friend, Bobby Mackey
COVER PHOTO:
Found on WikiMedia Commons
TOP IMAGE:
The abandoned Dry Creek service/gasoline station on National Old Trails Road (formerly U.S. Route 66) in Newberry Springs, California. A faded painted sign on the building front that appears to read “Italian and American Dishes” can be seen in the photograph. Originally built in 1951 as a diner ("Tony's Café") with railroad ties and plastered with stucco, it expanded into one of the Whiting Brothers' many roadside service stations (#45) until its closure after Route 66 was bypassed by Interstate 40.
Amin Eshaiker
Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0
BOTTOM LEFT IMAGE:
The original Ludlow Cafe located on National Old Trails Road (formerly known as U.S. Route 66) in Ludlow, California. The cafe opened in the 1940s and closed after Route 66 was bypassed by the newly built Interstate 40. The building was demolished in 2015.
Thomas Shahan
Creative Commons Attribution 2.0
BOTTOM RIGHT IMAGE:
Hist. Route 66 near Amboy, California, USA
Dietmar Rabich
Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0
PIXABAY:
https://pixabay.com/music/mystery-mysterious-celesta-114064/
https://pixabay.com/music/electronic-scary-spooky-creepy-horror-ambient-dark-piano-cinematic-115052/
https://pixabay.com/music/beats-bewitched-121509/
https://pixabay.com/music/mystery-music-box-for-suspenseful-scenes-166461/
https://pixabay.com/music/modern-country-western-165285/
https://pixabay.com/music/build-up-scenes-ghost-town-ballad-198998/
https://pixabay.com/music/video-games-ghost-town-166358/
https://pixabay.com/music/modern-country-western-duel-165284/
https://pixabay.com/music/beats-ghost-money-city-173819/
https://pixabay.com/music/alternative-mexican-ghost-town-146146/
https://pixabay.com/music/modern-country-western-acoustic-guitar-149685/
Bagdad, Calico, Chambless, Essex, Ludlow, Newberry Springs and Siberia.
CREDITS & LINKS
OPENING SONG:
Courtesy of the amazing country legend, my friend, Bobby Mackey
COVER PHOTO:
Found on WikiMedia Commons
TOP IMAGE:
The abandoned Dry Creek service/gasoline station on National Old Trails Road (formerly U.S. Route 66) in Newberry Springs, California. A faded painted sign on the building front that appears to read “Italian and American Dishes” can be seen in the photograph. Originally built in 1951 as a diner ("Tony's Café") with railroad ties and plastered with stucco, it expanded into one of the Whiting Brothers' many roadside service stations (#45) until its closure after Route 66 was bypassed by Interstate 40.
Amin Eshaiker
Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0
BOTTOM LEFT IMAGE:
The original Ludlow Cafe located on National Old Trails Road (formerly known as U.S. Route 66) in Ludlow, California. The cafe opened in the 1940s and closed after Route 66 was bypassed by the newly built Interstate 40. The building was demolished in 2015.
Thomas Shahan
Creative Commons Attribution 2.0
BOTTOM RIGHT IMAGE:
Hist. Route 66 near Amboy, California, USA
Dietmar Rabich
Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0
PIXABAY:
https://pixabay.com/music/mystery-mysterious-celesta-114064/
https://pixabay.com/music/electronic-scary-spooky-creepy-horror-ambient-dark-piano-cinematic-115052/
https://pixabay.com/music/beats-bewitched-121509/
https://pixabay.com/music/mystery-music-box-for-suspenseful-scenes-166461/
https://pixabay.com/music/modern-country-western-165285/
https://pixabay.com/music/build-up-scenes-ghost-town-ballad-198998/
https://pixabay.com/music/video-games-ghost-town-166358/
https://pixabay.com/music/modern-country-western-duel-165284/
https://pixabay.com/music/beats-ghost-money-city-173819/
https://pixabay.com/music/alternative-mexican-ghost-town-146146/
https://pixabay.com/music/modern-country-western-acoustic-guitar-149685/