As a lifetime Barstownian, I appreciate this video more than you could imagine. A lot of good, hard-working folks here say "thank you"...
@barrycuda3769
Жыл бұрын
I'm watching this in New Zealand ' for me the main thing I think of is the Barstow to Vegas dirt bike race 'which as far as I know was shut down years ago by the BLM ' also sometimes I check out the live railcam for a bit of train action . I've been seeing you tube videos lately about other Californian desert towns that unfortunately have gone downhill with crime ' homelessness ' drug use ' it's a real shame 'I hope Barstow hasn't gone that way.🙂
@wmcbarker4155
Жыл бұрын
Hells Angels great clubhouse there you should visit, have fun!!
@adair4847
Жыл бұрын
AM FROM Barstow its the home Meth and BNSF and were I-40 begins or ends
@mobiltec
Жыл бұрын
@@adair4847 There isn't a town or city in the US that doesn't have meth. I didn't see a lot of graffiti so that's a good thing.
@barrycuda3769
Жыл бұрын
@@wmcbarker4155 what sort of fun do they have ?
@anthonypoulos1370
Жыл бұрын
Barstow owes you for this great historical presentation. Keys to the city maybe?
@garymcmullin2292
Жыл бұрын
I was born there in 1949 and stayed until about 1973 when I moved away. Back then it was a more lush desert and less overrun out in the wilds. You either like desert with its extremes of heat, dryness or you think it is an experience in hell. There are places and wildlife to see, fun experiences that most people just never get around to doing because they are unaware or just not interested. You need to stay there for some years to see what it offers over many passing seasons. A single visit is just not going to leave a good impression.The rich heritage of the Route 66 town is gradually fading, but back when I was a kid the influence of Route 66 travel was everywhere, buildings, businesses built to accommodate the travel route. And there was a certain Southwest flare to a lot of the architecture that was enticing. When you take in all the surrounding areas of Hinkley and Lenwood to Newberry Springs it is a vast expanse of interesting and for me at least, appealing country side. I have been gone a long time now, but I get homesick now and then to go back and spend some time seeing the sights.
@rafetomsett5804
Жыл бұрын
Gary we are the same age. I lived in Barstow from 1954 to 1962 while my Dad was in the Marines. I went to Waterman School in the third grade and Cameron School 4th, 5th and 6th grade finishing 7th at the Jr. High. My had the camera store in the Williams Street shopping center where KIOT radio studio was located, also Lassen's Market. Ed Hackbarth owned the Taco Tia by the bridge over the railroad tracks and we went to the Grand Opening of Del Taco in Yermo. All this before the freeway opened and Main Street was very busy! Really great Barstow memories!
@garymcmullin2292
Жыл бұрын
@@rafetomsett5804 ya know Barstow is not the kind of place that makes a splash with people when they are driving through or spend just a short few days. If you are there for some years you learn to adapt to the sometimes harsh weather and some at least, will come to love what the community has to offer. I spend a lot of time thinking back these days, I had way more fun than I appreciated at that time. Now it is all just a far removed memory. I have been in the south central part of Washington for 44 years now, it is home, but I still feel a pull, back to my first home!
@davidbrainerd6539
Жыл бұрын
@@rafetomsett5804 I was also born in Barstow in 1949 and stayed until graduation from John F. Kennedy High School in 1971. My dad knew Ed Hackbarth and did some work for him opening Del Fried Chicken. Got payed in chicken! We had fried chicken for months! I also went to Cameron Schoolstarting in 1956. Also remember the 17 cent tacos at Taco Tia and the 24 cent burgers from next door.
@mamaofboys1339
Жыл бұрын
I grew up in Barstow 90's-00's and I have to say you gave a great tour of our town. All my family has since moved to Apple Valley and I now live in Georgia. Growing up in Barstow was great and I wouldn't change it for anything. This made me miss living in Barstow
@Star-bd8zm
Жыл бұрын
If it goes to pot they should welcome everyone with a billboard of you wearing your 5 leaf green sequined show girl extravaganza outfit
@Star-bd8zm
Жыл бұрын
Why is this staying at 1 second
@RockNRoller66
Жыл бұрын
Give us a story about the High School.
@ErnestoWorks
21 күн бұрын
How is it where you moved
@juliediza1572
Жыл бұрын
Barstow was a nice little town 30 years ago, I know because I was born and raised there and retired from the Railroad in Barstow. I used to live very close to the Drive In and knew the person who made those car art creation, there used to be many more but I guess they were sold off. Thanks for the video you always make the best out of nothing 👍
@OffroadFun
Жыл бұрын
Eddy Parker was always building something cool. RIP Gregg, Eddy, and Sandy...
@davebergmann5177
8 ай бұрын
11 years there. 70-81. Not a pleasant place. Many ups and downs with the humpyard, the Yellow Freight dock and the outlets going under. Years after I left it had hit bottom. All my abodes less one were boarded up or turned into dumps. Came later and things had gotten better. Go through every 5 years or so. No thanks.
@jeffhodges7504
12 күн бұрын
Ya my baby sitter used to live over by the drive in miss hall
@TERoss-jk9ny
Жыл бұрын
I grew up in Victorville, hauled military equipment out of Barstow/Nebo. Went to many, many mines in those mountains! My uncle Charlie was still jumping trains in the late 60’s! He was in his early 60’s. The stories he could tell. Left California in ‘92, and only go back to visit. Rarely… Worked at Del Taco on 7th street in Victorville from ‘80 to ‘83. Caroline Villars owned it. Good memories.
@dethray1000
Жыл бұрын
i had roots in Hesperia 50ties,60ties before any stop lights and the train went right thru town--my family fav was hesperia inn and the lake--the mojave river was everywhere above ground mostly---dad always said some day this "wasteland" would be houses!
@chrisleggett685
Жыл бұрын
I live in apple valley. Lived here in the same house since 1974.
@TERoss-jk9ny
Жыл бұрын
@@dethray1000 : I remember sitting at the crossing as a kid in the early 70’s while riding to the dump with my Grandpa. Remember going to the liquor stor next to Owens market so uncle Charlie could get his whiskey. Weird how things pop into your memories? Crazy
@JaPo92
Жыл бұрын
lol my friends worked at the Del Taco on 7th Street for a few years, 30 years after you!
@TERoss-jk9ny
Жыл бұрын
@@JaPo92: It’s a small world.
@shannonshepard3021
Жыл бұрын
My grandpa was a Hobo for a time in his younger years, and he would talk with anyone who would listen to his stories of riding the rails and the jobs he would do. Thanks for sharing! This was a Great Adventure!💜👍
@brianmatthews4149
Жыл бұрын
That's neat.back in the day he was considered a traveling gypsy.
@richardelliott8352
Жыл бұрын
A hoe daddy used to be common slang used by surfers to denigrate people who didn't surf. As people became less familiar with farm implements , and movies started talking about pimps and ho's , it died out.
@aaronk534
Жыл бұрын
In 2001, as a trucker, I got left in Barstow, 2 weeks before Christmas with $30 and Im from the East Coast. Lol it was an interesting week
@johnathandavis3693
Жыл бұрын
No- Del Taco #1 Is near the Harvey House on 1st street. It is the oldest, and I believe under original ownership. The Very first Del Taco was in Yermo, and the building is now an independent taco stand, but retains the original Del Taco signage...
@jeffhodges7504
12 күн бұрын
Ya I remember eating at that dell taco when I was a kid back in the 70s I miss Barstow and my dad he lived there almost all his life was a firefighter there and he also worked at goldstone really do miss those days
@christophersanders5007
Жыл бұрын
I remember back in the late 70's to early 80's when Barstow was just a one exit town with a Flying-J truck stop. We called it "Beerstow" back then because it was where we would stop to restock up on beer before we headed out to the desert to go off roading and dirt biking.
@jennablerose2168
Жыл бұрын
Here in Apple Valley we call it Barstool, lol🤣✌ The original Del Taco is off Main St the drive-thru is in a narrow alley with an old 2 story building right next to it. I ❤Barstow
@milesandhikes
Жыл бұрын
I've been following you for years Sarah, and it never seizes to amaze me what an incredible story teller you are! You could be reading Ikea assembly instructions and it would still be entertaining! I love your channel 😍 And I agree, Barstow is quite interesting, I have explored it quite a few times as well.
@jerrywalz9056
Жыл бұрын
Always a pleasure to go traveling with you. Thanks Wonderhussy.
@websterbarstone
Жыл бұрын
You absolutely outdid yourself on this one, Wonderhussy. What a great tour, sprinkled with your inimitable humor. You were on top of your incredible game today, which is my way of saying I enjoyed this video even more than usual.
@BMUSTDIE
Жыл бұрын
“We were somewhere around Barstow on the edge of the desert when the drugs began to take hold. I remember saying something like "I feel a bit lightheaded; maybe you should drive...." And suddenly there was a terrible roar all around us and the sky was full of what looked like huge bats, all swooping and screeching and diving around the car, which was going about a hundred miles an hour with the top down to Las Vegas.”
@sharimc72
Жыл бұрын
THIS!!!!!😂 Always what I think of when I hear Barstow!!!! 🦇
@sharimc72
Жыл бұрын
🦇"WE CANT STOP HERE, THIS IS BAT COUNTRY"🦇
@crucialtaunt5717
Жыл бұрын
@@sharimc72 Me too!
@sharimc72
Жыл бұрын
@@crucialtaunt5717 😂EPIC!!
@epi4925
11 ай бұрын
RIP Hunter S Thompson
@johnrush4571
Жыл бұрын
The "beautiful Dodge" is a '59 model. The fins were the same from '57 thru '59, but the side trim changed each year. The "adorable little car" is a Metropolitan, commonly known as a Nash Metropolitan, though some were badged as Hudsons. They were made in England by Austin. After the 1957 model year, the Nash and Hudson names were eliminated, but Metropolitan production continued into the early 1960's. The earliest models had a bar grille, so the one in the video is probably a 1956 or later model (unless it's an earlier one with a later grille).
@dethray1000
Жыл бұрын
as a kid we knew them as nash ramblers
@dlschgo
Жыл бұрын
The Metropolitan was designed in Kenosha, Wisconsin. It was patterned from a concept car, the NXI (Nash Experimental International), that was built by Detroit-based independent designer William J. Flajole for Nash-Kelvinator. It was designed as the second car in a two car family, for Mom taking the kids to school or shopping or for Dad to drive to the railroad station to ride to work:-- the "commuter/shopping car" with resemblance to the big Nash, but the scale was tiny as the Met's wheelbase was shorter than the Volkswagen Beetle's. The Metropolitan was also sold as a Hudson when Nash and Hudson merged in 1954 to form the American Motors Corporation (AMC), and later as a standalone marque during the Rambler years, as well as in the United Kingdom and other markets. Nash's management calculated that it would not be viable to build such a car from scratch in the U.S. because the tooling costs would have been prohibitive. The only cost-effective option was to build overseas using existing mechanical components (engine, transmission, rear end, suspension, brakes, electrical), leaving only the tooling cost for body panels and other unique components.
@johnrush4571
Жыл бұрын
@@dlschgo Thanks for the details. The Standard Catalog of Independents says very little about the car, and then only under the Hudson make. According to them, it was sold by Hudson dealers from May 1954 through the end of calendar 1956. It was identical to the Nash model, except for the grille insert, which had an 'H' rather than an 'N'. And the inserts had to be installed by the dealers.
@djoldskool5763
Жыл бұрын
The Nash Metro is big enough to do the do in. Don’t ask me how I know. 😉
@residentpotato6023
Жыл бұрын
Wonder Crusty has seen the backseat of quite a few of those.
@skycop56
Жыл бұрын
Saw you last year. You’ve continued to evolve into the best history source for Western life. I’m not surprised. Keep at it and you’ll have a million subs soon.
@onrycodger
Жыл бұрын
I think Barstow benefits from you making this cool 😎 video about them. The mayor should honor you with the keys 🔑 to the city. We love ❤️ you Wonderhussy!
@DG-mo5kr
Жыл бұрын
Nice video! As a trucker I go thru Barstow every now and then. Always happy to stay there. A nice place of history.
@barke27barker19
Жыл бұрын
I remember back in the early 90s that outlet mall was PACKED on weekends. Sad.
@MrAjbaca
6 күн бұрын
But do you remember the actual Barstow, on main Street ,mall being packed on the weekends? With K-mart on one end and Sears on the other. That was a great time! Lol
@lawrencelucero8487
Жыл бұрын
We Barstownians appreciate the coverage of our unique community. Been a subscriber for years. Love your take on the spots and sights in Barstow. The "Hub of the High Desert! " Huge rail yard expansion coming will change much of that rail area you filmed. That bridge will be replaced. I suggest the Desert Way Station with a large meteorite on display, and the Early man site outside town.
@Joel-McConnell
Жыл бұрын
Average home price in Barstow currently is $254,300 which is pretty cheap for CA as a whole. The entire state of CA average is $716,909 which is nuts! Thankfully I already own a home here, but all my three sons have had to leave to try and find better lives for themselves which sucks for us as a family.
@nowhereman7398
Жыл бұрын
I was hitchhiking to New Mexico back in about 1969, and got stuck in Barstow for 3 days.
@BrainPlasma
Жыл бұрын
I heard there was an overpass in the town where hitchhikers could be out of the sun and would write how many days they were stuck there.
@briangarrow448
Жыл бұрын
I’m amazed at how many smaller cities get these negative reputations. I’ve traveled across the western United States, working in construction and for the majority of my travels, I enjoyed my time in the non-destination cities. The people are friendly and the cost of everything is cheaper than the big cities.
@solonwoodall1330
Жыл бұрын
Me too....
@dethray1000
Жыл бұрын
same here--and i grew up in Pasadena in a elite area,hi flootin friends--worked out of some real low places--a place is what ever you make it--had nothing but great times,made so long time friends--we would go to the bars in barstow where the marines hung out--met some nice marine girls who took us to the base..fun
@residentpotato6023
Жыл бұрын
The only armpit hairier than Barstow is Wonder Hussies.
@Stealthnomad007
Жыл бұрын
"Anus of ...." your wordsmithing is hysterical...thks for the entertainment lol
@Cklasvegas
Жыл бұрын
I loved your Barstow tour!! I've been driving through Barstow for almost 50 years!! The Harvey House, omgosh, I never knew!! I will see Barstow now with new eyes, thanks to you, delightful Wonderhussy!! You're the best ❤️❤️
@wvmontani
Жыл бұрын
That "cute little car" is a Nash Metropolitan.
@Mari-go5hc
Жыл бұрын
I knew that was a Nash as soon as I saw it! Most people wouldn't have a clue. My Aunt would not drive anything but a Nash Rambler, and the first car I remember riding was a Nash as well. Those cars were built to last, that's for sure!
@michaelshannon7199
Жыл бұрын
Just for your info Sarah, The railroad has a big train yard, and a large facility out side of town. Check it out. Mike.
@frednorman1
Жыл бұрын
I LIKE Barstow.. I’ve spent many a night there before heading up to Death Valley and Trona pinnacles to go camping… another way of looking at it, it’s a beacon of civilization in the north Mojave- they have grocery stores, restaurants, and places to spend the night.
@rikspector
Жыл бұрын
Wonder Hussy!, I'm originally from New Jersey where, I think, the first drive in theaters were located. I just checked, the first drive in theater was in Pennsauken N.J. in 1933!!!! So thumbs up to Barstow, probably the last and only Drive In Theater in Mojave Desert where one can enjoy the submarine races:) Cheers, Rik Spector
@peterwaroblak166
Жыл бұрын
I always stop in "Barstool" check out the huge "Old Woman" meteorite at the desert museum
@michaelmckelvy9165
Жыл бұрын
That N-out burger right there is always been good and consistent.👽👽👽👽
@johnbogle6475
Жыл бұрын
Being from N NV I sometimes travel through Barstow. I almost never stop and I used to call it "Barstool California" but NO MORE. This video has made me want to take another look. Thank you so much for yet another fascinating video.
@robertf4540
Жыл бұрын
Great video Sarah! That little car is a Nash Metropolitan. They were made from 1954 to 1962.
@SearchingForTruth13
Жыл бұрын
Live in high desert so been there few times. They had a car show going. Was so neat. Love the murals and thrift stores.
@Nostrudoomus
Жыл бұрын
Holy desert sunburn, WONDERHUSSY does Barstow! I think the whole town is EXHAUSTED! Whenever you find a place like Barstow you have to find the BEST hamburger 🍔 shop, there is ALWAYS at least one hamburger 🍔 that really hits the SPOT!
@SoCalReviewPLUS
7 ай бұрын
She funny! Thanks for the visit !!!
@beedonn9260
Жыл бұрын
Hey Sarah, I just want to say we love it when you sing. So can you please sing on every episode because your fans love it
@johnnethery3661
Жыл бұрын
Grew up in hinkley , and I have a 1889 map, that shows Barstow, as grapevine, and the river flowed all year, until about 1952, it used to be ok there,
@jeffhodges7504
12 күн бұрын
Ya my mom grew up in hinkley Donna Daniel until she married my dad from Barstow Larry hodges
@MrAjbaca
Жыл бұрын
The Goldstone complex is amazing to see in person. They used to do tours, I'm not sure if they still do.
@landmermaid6427
Жыл бұрын
Oh my goodness...Do those Del Taco strawberry shakes still have bits of REAL strawberry chopped in ... Those are the best shakes and those French Fries are the BEST...So yes there should be a cannabis mall to go along with the Del Taco 🤗🤠
@rocknreef
Жыл бұрын
Great vid 2 places to see if/when you return- Cafe 247-In Lucerne valley Slash X-between cafe 247 & Lucerne valley
@Hiker_who_Sews
Жыл бұрын
What a fun walk down memory lane for me. My dad left the Mojave Desert in 1933 and became a hobo/migrant farm worker until the US Army offered him a job to fight in WWII. After the war he returned to the desert. Thanks for having me along!
@delstanley1349
Жыл бұрын
12:46 Shout out to "Hobo Shoestring" a modern OG and one of my favorite YT channels. He is still doing and loving that life. Health issues have sidelined recently, but he is still going.
@kxrv6629
Жыл бұрын
This video epitomizes what I love about you and your videos Sarah. Your open mind and enthusiasm for just about any thing or place imaginable. Your channeling of Huell Howser was flying in full freak here in Barstow. I have spent a fair amount of time in Barstow over the years. One year i even ate my birthday dinner at a fancy restaurant in the hilltop area. I have stopped at the Harvey House several times and you were lucky so many of the museums were open. I have yet to see the Route 66 museum. Do come back. Sadly, one of Barstow’s most iconic Route 66 spots, the El Rancho, a motel constructed of railroad ties, recently burned down. Thanks for what you do and how you do it!
@pimpdaddy7327
Жыл бұрын
Oh yes Ol Barstow, a secret party town;) Awesome footage of classic Barstow Huss. I always loved my Grandma's stories about the 50s, 60s, and 70s out there! Oh and Huss strawberry 🍓 is my favorite shake too bud;) Strawberry is another secret OG California recipe😜 Dang Huss don't give it all away😜🍓🍓🍓🇺🇸🥳
@allan9603
Жыл бұрын
Sarah you're just hilarious 😂 Great singer too!
@larry785
Жыл бұрын
Back in 1994 I was part of a group that acquired part of a small radio telescope dish from NASA at the Goldstone complex. It was truly a magical experience.
@jeffhodges7504
12 күн бұрын
Ya my dad worked out at goldstone he took me and my sister out there a few times was pretty neat
@brianfuller757
Жыл бұрын
I lived in Barstow and my friends still live there. It's actually quite nice if you like desert and it's full of cool stuff..And there's a lot of desert. In other words, Barstow is amazing and really underrated. Great video
@paulf3685
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Wonderful! Love your stuff ❤️
@harrycohlmia2260
Жыл бұрын
Sarah, loved this video, went through this town in 1971 on way to Travis AFB , Fairfield, Ca
@mikehenson9984
Жыл бұрын
The Del Taco in Barstow is amazing. The food is so much better than the other Del Tacos around the country
@hhawg1
Жыл бұрын
One of your best videos Miss Wonderhussy. Your the greatest.
@shannonekstrand5504
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting this video we're heading through Barstow in a few days. Del Taco might need to be a stop.
@marvinbush9330
Жыл бұрын
Wonderhussy, we don't know what's gonna happen to Barstow, but we know we love you.🥰😜🥰😝🥰
@pinksparkle258
Жыл бұрын
Always wanted to take the old '66 Suburban down Route 66...with a ice chest full of beers & snacks...just mosey on down that road!! Then maybe come back home on the old Lincoln highway...🥰 Clink 🍻
@vernwallen4246
Жыл бұрын
Thanx W/H for your time and effort.This is another"outa'the ball park".🗽👍💕
@pimpdaddy7327
Жыл бұрын
There is some serious history that goes way back over that way!🧐
@muddogtracker7449
Жыл бұрын
Barstow was my regular lunch stop a lot of years ago. The only thing I found in Barstow was nice folks and a good meal.. But unfortunately, I was always in a hurry....
@evancortez2
Жыл бұрын
When I first drove from LA to Vegas about 30 years ago, everybody was telling me, oh you gotta stop at Barstow for the outlet shopping, the deals there are insane! For the longest time that was what Barstow was known for, the outlet stores, and for the longest time, every time I'd drive from LA to Vegas I'd always stop in Barstow, always. But over the years I've just bypassed Barstow and go straight to Vegas.
@tomtheplummer7322
Жыл бұрын
Gypsy’s, tramps and thieves 🎶🎶🎵 Share it Cher. 🥰😎👌🏻👍🏻🎼🎶😊
@stevenlapham5254
Жыл бұрын
Wonderhussy's honesty combined with her amazing entertainment and pursuit of local history pulls me in everytime...thank you
@bo5965
Жыл бұрын
Another fabulous adventure !
@michaelvanhorn3271
Жыл бұрын
It always amazes me how people get bored, I really don't understand. I love these videos because there is something in almost every one that I can research and learn something.
@vegasr8iders43
Жыл бұрын
Those vehicles looked like something out of a Mad Max movie
@randytroxell4974
Жыл бұрын
Love the artwork on the cup! The restaurant auta pay you and use your design!!!!
@rbmatch1
Жыл бұрын
There is also a Harvey House in Needles, CA on route 66. I was lucky enough to rummage through it BEFORE they started remodeling it. It was amazing to see all of the old rooms and beds and the restaurant equipment. As much as you like old abandon stuff, you could have spent a week there exploring it. I also had the privilege of moving and rebuilding the last iron railroad light in the state to the front of this Harvey House. There is a museum across the street and i love going in there to talk with the older ladies that have lived in this town for ever.
@wayneleonard6434
Жыл бұрын
She certainly sings well! Very entertaining. ❤
@UniusPoenitentis
6 ай бұрын
I love Barstow! I've been staying here for years while taking my annual Desert Southwest road trips. Thanks for sharing a bit more about the city than I've experienced.
@martygeorgescu4159
11 ай бұрын
A big slice of southwest Americana served up in fine style by Sarah. Well done, Barstow is well worth a day / day and half.
@wdjones4735
Жыл бұрын
That was really amazing! Go Barstow👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🥳
@flatworm00
Жыл бұрын
Barstow has the best McDonalds in California! They used to have the largest jawbreakers I have ever seen in the store...Lots of cool historic stuff to look at.
@michaelrios296
Жыл бұрын
Riverside CA. Has a Drive in movie theater!
@grampabill
Жыл бұрын
Another Wonderhussy Gem! Beautiful Downtown Barstow & Hobo History! Thank you Wonderhussy!
@garymcmullin2292
Жыл бұрын
Hey Wonderhussy... be watching for opportunity to do a story about the Mojave river flowing. With all the snow and rain possibly yet to come it is more than likely going to result in water release from Lake Arrowhead for flood control. It is awesome, other worldly to see a strong river flow in that region, snaking down through dry desert until it just swallows up into the sands out in the Newberry area. Rare event and fun to see. As a kid living there I used to dream that the river would be permanent when those rare flows happened, a place to fish and hang out on the shoreline....dreams of kids!
@mrromantimothy
Жыл бұрын
The Mojave River is the only river in the world that runs away from the ocean, after Newberry springs it flows back towards the ocean underground to Victorville then underneath the San Bernardino mountains and comes out as the Santa Ana River.
@jamesreck8476
Жыл бұрын
Used to think riding the rails would be a fun adventure until they all started falling off the tracks and crashing, now I think I'll just walk.
@peterdubyoski4622
Жыл бұрын
I went to Barstow to see the biggest McDonald's in the world and it burned down hours before I got there.
@Elhastezy888
Жыл бұрын
🤣 omg
@marauderhot
Жыл бұрын
Del Taco Should make the cup you designed... PERFECT.
@trickygenenorman2560
Жыл бұрын
You have to really experience what is known as the "Barstow Mentality"to truly understand. Glad to see that the Harvey House was saved and apparently restored to building code standards. The first time around with the restoration the idiots didn't do that and some of it collapsed from the Landers/Big Bear quake. It certainly is in better shape than when the Barstow Fry Team would frequent it when it was abandoned.
@keonikaig9247
Жыл бұрын
Awesome grl.... Who'd of thunk.. 🤔 Love'd it... 👍❤
@gordybishop2375
Жыл бұрын
My farther worked at Goldstone for 33 years. I did three summers there while in college
@jeffhodges7504
12 күн бұрын
Ya that’s cool my dad Larry Hodges worked out there too for about 35 years I bet your dad knows my dad I remember they used to car pool in those vans sometimes my dad would drive the van home
@douglasgault5458
Жыл бұрын
I never appreciated the Harvey House back in the late 60s & 1970. I stayed there 4-6X when traveling from Vegas to Bakersfield Also the best Low Flying Pilot I ever knew lived just outside Barstow on the old route 40. Called his place the "Midnight Landing"
@pimpdaddy7327
Жыл бұрын
Omg I Know I'm dreaming of a Deal Taco shake now😭
@leveragedpromise1
Жыл бұрын
Route 66, the Mormon Trail, and the Spanish Trail. Wonderhistory!
@pisces76
Жыл бұрын
Great information, I appreciate the research on this one WH ❤❤❤
@ms.jessadventures
Жыл бұрын
I love Rainbow Basin there, some of the biggest grow-ops I've ever seen are out there. And some of the best boondocking ever is out there especially near Opal Mountain and mines are out there. There's also Mars and Venus there. Off-roaders technically all live around Barstow because they're such an incredible amount of off-roading to do there.
@edjacobson8480
Жыл бұрын
Use to go dirtbike riding around Rainbow Basin. No restrictions back then. No campground fees. No campground host there. When I was there last, the campground host wanted to fight me.
@ms.jessadventures
Жыл бұрын
@@edjacobson8480 strange I go way back there and never seen anybody when I'm there technically except for off-roaders but I go way back where you can boondock the campground is cute but I've never stayed there. I go out more by Opal Mountain.
@SierraJohn
Жыл бұрын
Good job. You made Barstow look interesting.
@davidbrownjr.6487
Жыл бұрын
WELL DONE! STANDING OVATION🔥🔥🔥
@MrAjbaca
Жыл бұрын
Hello from Barstow
@jerryjohnson5378
Жыл бұрын
Thats pretty awesome one place ive always wanted to go
@softail1951
Жыл бұрын
Platas mexican food is the best you've ever had.. It's great! Been there for decades and family run!
@desertcricket113
Жыл бұрын
Welcome to Btown. Some serious history in Dagget too! Oh and Boron will keep you busy.
@DJPLAST2
Жыл бұрын
You missed the HUGE rail yard in the north west area of Barstow. That is where the rich railroad workers work, they probably own some of those “doctors houses”. You are correct about the Del Taco, I knew the Mom and Son team that was were instrumental in establishing the chain.
@MrAjbaca
Жыл бұрын
At 18:25 you're just one street over from my house and that is the Chief of Police's house....
@Cruor34
6 ай бұрын
Considering moving there for a job on base. Looking for a place where I won't constantly smell pot, neighbors wouldn't be afraid of my "California legal guns" and haver my car broken into. I assume that is about where I would want to be?
@MrAjbaca
6 ай бұрын
@@Cruor34 which base, MCLB or Fort Irwin? There are a couple houses available in the area. There's also a few apartment complexes down the street.
@Cruor34
6 ай бұрын
@@MrAjbaca Fort Irwin. I searched apartments and nothing has washer/dryer in unit. That is really scary. I have not had to do my laundry outside my home since I was in the army.
@MrAjbaca
6 ай бұрын
@@Cruor34 I do know that the Barstonian Apartments have in-apartment washers and dryers. My Aunt and Uncle used to live out there years ago.
@phila3884
Жыл бұрын
That scholarly essay on what is a bum vs a tramp or hobo etc on the historical marker...priceless!
@pimpdaddy7327
Жыл бұрын
Huss would be a great profiler!. She's a real Cali girl. Gosh I miss those days. I had a 1986 Station wagon in highschool lol 😂 Shaggin Wagon. Lol, sorry chat I love you too😉
@ItsMeNanaD71
Жыл бұрын
Oh praise the Lord, our midweek break from all the craziness.
@TheBandit7613
Жыл бұрын
Nothing wrong with Barstow. I always stop there to eat on the way to LA. (Yes, maybe a piss too)
@jazzdeeva6615
Жыл бұрын
Have you seen the movie The Harvey Girls with Judy Garland 🥰 My dad use to hop trains as a teenager. He was from Oklahoma. He got drafted in the army at 20 years old for WWII. He loved that song King of the Road.😉
@davidtaylor5204
Жыл бұрын
There's a PBS documentary from the 1970's-'80's that attends the last convention of American hobos in Kansas. The hobos had a culture with music, poetry, even fashion.
@13699111
Жыл бұрын
Another great adventure wonderhussy !!!
@michaelterrell
Жыл бұрын
I used to build the receivers for NASA's Deep Space program.
@lindabriggs5118
Жыл бұрын
Used to live west of Barstow in the Antelope Valley in Palmdale during the 1970's and loved wandering around the Mojave and Barstow areas. Then later years I would travel through Barstow from where I lived in Eastern Utah on our drive to visit relatives in north San Diego for the holidays. Would always stop in Barstow to eat, watch the trains, and to stretch our legs a bit. My kids loved it as well. I miss that old desert. There is alot of history people drive past everyday and never stop to check it out. Thank you Sarah! Enjoyed the trip down memory lane with you, as always.
@patrickblock2477
Жыл бұрын
Harvey Houses were known to be the place to find someone to marry back in the day. Could be the next TV series.
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