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@@desertodavid... To consider this video is to have missed each location he or someone else did to visit those locations and with a partner woman and a drone. It should just be considered a review of upcoming videos narrating those tourist places to go to who enjoy ghost towns in Arizona locations. I personally skip and don't go into ghost towns and now abandoned buildings in Arizona because of the vandals and graffiti idiots who destroy historical relics of the past. I don't like walking in torn apart interiors and low art graffiti vandalism places meant to degenerate the original builders of what was once a great architectural design attempt.
I LIVED in the Painted Desert Motel in the mid 70's. My father bought the place and did some restoration and re-opened it around 1976. We lived there for about a year before moving back into Holbrook after he sold it. We rebuilt the diner and we lived in the office family home and my uncle who worked doing maintenance and maid duties lived in one of the rooms. Strange to see a place you have lived in a video like this.
That is the most information I've ever read about this place, and thank you so much for sharing! I always find the backstories so interesting. I always say, even though these places are old, falling apart, and quite possible may be torn down....back in the day, these places were someone's home, pride and joy! Thank you again for sharing your story.
My son still lives in Hobrook as far as I know and my ex's family home was on E Buffalo just before the fair grounds - - I grew up in Snowflake and in May 1970 got on a Greyhound in Holbrook to go to Albuquerque to take my induction physical before flying to Fort Ord California for Army basic training
I just moved from Scottsdale to Bangkok Thailand 7 months ago. Arizona was a fantastic state to live in and I miss it dearly. Moving out here to this country I now realize how good I had it there in the US.
Hey Jessie, great video! So FYI: Route 66 is typically pronounced as “Route SIXTY-SIX” and not “Six Six.” It’s the first time hearing someone refer to the highway as “Six Six” and it just doesn’t sound right. LOL 😂
Oh I know lol, truth be told, me and one of my buddies came up with the idea to purposefully mispronounce it while we were working on the script to get a reaction out of people haha........and after reading all the comments I would say mission accomplished 😆
@@Porsche996driver Old enough to remember the Tom Snyder Show? He introduced the musical act as "The U-2". BOTH times they played, lol. Not nitpicking, just funny.
I grew up in a house on Route 66, and in the evenings my sibs and I would sit on big chunks of petrified wood in our front yard and watch vehicles go by from every state in the country. Thanks for a great video about my home state!
I think it's really cool that you had petrified wood on your property! Wish I had a nice piece for myself, so if you can send me some please let me know (I'll pay for the shipping) or send me info where I can find the property. Thanks. ;)
@@jacky3580 Reruns of F Troop have a sizable footprint in my childhood memories. addendum: Tail end of gen X here. Show had finished airing over a decade earlier by the time I entered the picture. ffs, that show was hilarious. At a time when I was notoriously jaded against just about everything from the cowboy/western genre (excepting blazing saddles) and prior to Young Guns 2 changing my mind about that, I utterly loved this show.
WOW.... talk about a brush with greatness. Just saw him last week in Auntie Mame and on that episode of Columbo. We used to watch that show every day in summer back 50 years ago
Arizona native here! SIX GENERATIONS! We were here before AZ was even a state! My great great grandfather was a sheep herder and his kids grew up with the Babbit brothers
Domes are gone now in Casa Grande, they demolished them a couple weeks ago. As far as the gas station jail in the SRC. The jail was added as a tourist attraction when the gas station was open, not sure when it finally closed but I'm saying in the 2000's too. Great video :)
oh thats a bummer. was there any explanation as to why? I would guess just a liability/safety hazard. I have noticed as the population grows in places anything cool like that has to be knocked down because too many people start going and abusing it. there used to be way more ghost towns and old mines you could even go into back when I was a kid. now it is almost all gone.
@@AsTheWheelsTurn for decades they have been a danger to those who risk jail and their health to see them. They were falling apart. I use to party and chill at the domes.
My dad was too cheap to pay for a motel so when we visited relatives it was always a 21+ hour road trip. Once we sat at that gas station in the Salt Creek Canyon for a couple hours waiting for it to open because we couldn't make it to the next station.
The Santa Claus building used to be a little mom & pop food mart.. unfortunately, the couple that ran it were robbed and killed at gunpoint, after that it shut down and never reopened… That was probably almost 40 years ago..
I traveled Route 66 starting in 1960, we made family excursions every year. All the great tourist traps along the highway, which us kids saw mainly at night while dad slept. lol loved the rattlesnake pits, and turquoise jewelry hand maid by genuine Indians! And let’s not forget the dinosaurs, ghost towns, and the Tee Pee Hotel! It was a great childhood!
I liked F Troop. There was a cartoon on the Underdog program called Go Go Gophers. It was set in the Civil War Era and the 2 Indian gophers were always causing mayhem with Colonel Mustard or some such name.
LOL... was it that long ago... I was a kid watching it in reruns... FIFTY YEARS AGO... besides trying to explain the "INDIANS" and the Chief's accountant might be difficult for the younger generations... though who knows.. he'd probably find it balls out funny
The drive through the Salt River Canyon used to be the way to get to the Valley from Show Low and Snowflake where we lived before the road through Heber that went over the Mogollon Rim to Payson was made into a paved highway. While deer hunting in the area a rock punched a hole in our gas tank so we jammed a piece of wood in the puncture and surrounded it with chewing gum then headed to the gas station in the bottom of the canyon where the mechanic removed the gas tank and repaired it so we could be on our way. The drive down the canyon back then was scary because the brakes on cars back in the late 50s and early 60s were not even close to what today's cars have and if you went over the edge it was a long way down plus riding the brakes heated the old drum brakes and shoes til they'd give off a very distinct smell which added to the sensation that you'd be much happier when you were out of the canyon and back on top in whichever direction you were headed.
I dig the story!!!....thank you for sharing!....as beautiful as a place it is, and even with the car I do have.....I still get nervous driving down there!
@@jessiesdroneadventures7464 I was a fairly well known athlete in high school graduating from Snowflake High in 1968 and I mention that because we played Miami and Globe so we took out athletic bus down through the canyon to get there - - so if you thought a car was bad a converted 1960s school bus was a nightmare I hated that part. Plus the old Rte. 66 was still in use going through most towns that I-40 now bypasses with Two Guns and places along 66 still operating and we traveled long distances back then - - hey we even had Needles California on our schedule for awhile as well as Kingman and Window Rock out on the Navajo Res. When I went back to Snowflake for our 50th class reunion I wound up with a room in Holbrook and most of the guests were actually trying to drive the parts of 66 that they could still access and I mean folks from Europe and Japan - - its almost like a cult following these days
Hopefully, you had a manual transmission car, because when i go to Pinetop for vacation, i use my 5mt and leave it in 2nd or 3rd gear and am hardly ever using the brakes!
Santa Claus, AZ on US 93 north of Kingman was also a Post Office. Locals would drive there to mail Christmas cards to have them post marked “Santa Claus, AZ” Other would send their Christmas cards in a parcel addressed to the Post Master and include a couple of bucks cash to have their cards post marked from there. It also had a gas station, curio shop and if I recall a small diner.
The domes from the beginning of the video were demolished not too long ago. They had repeatedly found bodies in trash bags. And the place was extremely haunted I have been there myself a few times and can personally attest to that
Yeh, they had been featured in 'ghost hunting' videos, and the idea of a body dumping spot... that is so sad. May the spirits of those murdered rest in peace with our Lord.
It's absolutely heartbreaking to witness the widespread vandalism in these locations. Each of these places once symbolized hope and a fresh start for their owners, only to meet such a tragic fate. The harsh passage of time has been merciless to these buildings.
Prescott native, raised in Paulden and lived in Yavapai county for 37 years. My grandparents relocated to the state somehwere around the late 50's to mid 60's and were missionaries to the Apache & Navajo tribes. I relocated to central Texas 2 months ago to start a new and promising job with a growing company, as well to relocate my family out here to start a new life. Arizona isn't the same anymore and, while it's my born home, it doesn't feel like where I should be anymore. I've been all over the state throughout my life and have had the great privelege of taking my wife and kids to places there that they had either never seen or heard of. Abandoned places there aren't too surprising, but it's nice to see a recap of some of the more well known spots to help keep that history alive.
I used to eat at that Pancake House in 2002, on my way to and from Witch Wells, where I lived. I have memories of it. So strange to see it as a ruin now. Cool video.
I live in Witch Well! Been here about 5 years. 😆 None knows where it is, even people in the surrounding areas... 😆 I found out that Hwy 191, used to be Hwy 666. This sure is an interesting place for sure!
As an Arizona native, I've always pronounced it Grand not Grande, and the majority of AZ natives do too. But it's funny because even the residents of Casa Grande even argue over how its pronounced. And watching this video is actually really cool to see what's in my state. I love abandoned places, so definitely adding these to my list!
I find a lot of words in this area are either changing how they're pronounced or changing the whole word! For example, Arizona has for years had huge dust storms. Suddenly they're being called "haboobs". Why? (it even sounds stupid to say it)
I remember very clearly stopping at the Fort Courage site as an seven year old in 1974 on a road trip from Albuquerque to Salt Lake City with my mother and grandmother. It was pretty cool. Gassed up and ate at the pancake house. Still have an old photograph from there.
I have visited several of these. I have even eaten in the pancake house when it was open, though they had already closed the "Fort". It wasn't bad but they were not really welcoming to tourists, it seemed they were catering to local folks. As others have said, the domes are gone. They were an experimental design that didn't really work out. As for Phoenix Mart, there are rumors of Mob involvement, or other shady dealings as part of the reason why the financing fell through. It is interesting to know about the resort near the Salt River Canyon, if that had worked out, it would have been a nice destination.
We drove route 66 in 1976 when I was 10. I have pictures of some of those places around here somewhere. We drove all the way from Sana Monica to Chicago. Good Times.
Those pictures would be such a treasure. How neat would that be to see original photos of them and compare them to what those places look like now. Thanks for sharing 👍
@@jessiesdroneadventures7464 I'm in the midst of re-model hell right now. (I'm so sick of fast food) I'll hunt them down and post them when the dust settles and I can unpack me relics.
In the Apache Tribal HQ at Whiteriver there is a photo taken in the 1930's that shows an early motel at the same location as the abandoned gas station at the bottom of the Salt River Canyon.
Wow!!! That I never knew! And I did a lot of research on this place! I'll have to check that out. Would have been a prime place for a hotel! Thanks for sharing 👍
I didn't notice your response a year ago, when you posted it. I saw the photograph 12 years ago, but I am almost certain it was in the main headquarters building for the White Mountain Apache Tribe at Whiteriver. They had a number of photos on the walls there that I have bever seen anywhere else. The photo must have been taken between the late 1920's and the mid 1930's. The motel was the old motor court type consisting of 6 or 8 bungalows in two rows opposite each other, stretching to the East, away from the highway. I remember looking at the photo and thinking about what an adventure it must have been travelling that route by car in the early days of the automobile.
Santa claus Arizona is totally gone 3 years ago. I almost bought it in the 1970s but the Duval mine owned the waterline. Many wells were drilled to no avail. Vandalism and taggers really did a number on it.
I was reading about the big woman who came up with the idea for Santa Claus Az. The story said it is only 12 or 14 miles from Kingman. They could have put in city water.
Oh man, Globe is one of my favorite towns! I love love love driving the 60 up there just to go through the tunnel some miles outside coming in from Phoenix. I usually make that drive when I’m feeling super depressed or just in my head. (Or Wikenburg) but last time I drove up to globe, it looked like they were widening the rd and making some sort of bypass maybe and no longer have that tunnel. I wanna say in between surperior and Globe is where all the road work had been 😞 It’s also quite fun telling people I’m in Miami. 😂 everyone thinks I mean Florida, but the only one that understands where I am mmmmmm and headed to or from is my dad.
There's an abandoned mine that we called, "Devil's Cavern" in between Chuchu, and Casa Grande. I've visited it a few times, even though it is private Reservation land. It's an amazing site. A crevice in the side of a mountain that opens up to an open air area inside the mountain. There's still metal spikes in the walls, a small well water hole with fish, a deep shaft that is so deep, you can't hear a rock hit the bottom. It's temperature is cool, even in the summer. It's a very creepy place. I've heard some crazy stuff goes on there much like the domes in Casa Grande, (which are actually tore down now).
@@chadgraziano5827 if you take Interstate 8 to the 15, to Chuichu, i think it's after Chuichu not between Casa Grande and Chuichu like I mentioned. It's not easy to see from the road, it's an easy hike up some rocks and there is a barbwire fence you gotta get over. Lol be safe it's a dangerous spot.
There isn't a mountain that is on Reservation land between Chuichi and Casa Grande. The road would probably be Chuiche Road (Hwy 15,) and to the east of it are the Casa Grande Mountains-- not on Reservation. Maybe you're thinking of the mountain south of Chuichi, but definitely not on the road to Casa Grande. -- -- -- I'm not trying to be a Pain, but I'd like more info on where this place is.@@J_Bird77
@@adamakaru2683 what’s to like about Phoenix. 1) great paying jobs if you have a skill set to offer. 2) amazing real estate market 3) 8 months of fantastic sunny 80 degree days. 4) still very affordable compared to cities with similar population. What’s your reason for not liking Phoenix?
Very nice overview, enough info to gain some insight, while piquing the curiosity for more ☺️ (By the way, it's, "Route Sixty Six." It's kind of famous. 😉)
Jessie, thank you for this post. I live in Prescott and you have peeked my interest in visiting some ot these places. I look forward to watching your other postings!! Bestregards, Bob
I grew up in Golden Valley, AZ in the 70's and we went to the santa clause village all the time! As kids is was great, it was staffed and had places we could play, snacks....it was magical. This makes me sad 😢
@@Freya-bs5tx yea its a real drag, I did make one episode out there, but I never went in.....always told myself i was gonna go in next time I was out in the area, but I put it off way too long
Living still in AZ for almost 50 years. Been to the Gold king and when I was little saw the inside of Fort Courage. Santa Clause's owner was a lady from L.A. that was a realtor.
That "Old gas station" in salt river canyon.... this is where we always stopped to get our fishing licenses, we had to drive this way when we went up to Pacheta lake and beyond. I didn't know it was abandoned! I was shocked when i saw it on here, my last memory of it was when I stopped there and had many many MANY times! WOW do I feel old!
The ped bridge at Salt River Canyon was the bridge. It was pretty much a one-way when I was younger. The station there we would stop at to get snacks on the way to the White Mountains. I have seen all but the one in Kingman. You are missing a few other sites, but we will let you find those. Nice video.
I traveled the salt river canyon several times since we spent summers in springerville or show low as a teen. Then as an adult i still go through there when I want a change of scenery going to texas to visit family. Also traveled all along route 66. Plus I traveled going north of flagstaff. Yes our state has such different scenery.
My high school friend's parents own the Anasazi Inn and Trading Post. They lived in the house shown in the video behind the gas station. We both went to Flag High. I spent so much time out there with her and her family. Now mind you this was the early to mid 90s too. Thanks for bringing back some old memories!😲🤣
Hey no problem, appreciate you shedding a little light on the place. Always enjoy reading the memories behind these places. Thanks for checking out the video 🙏
Outstanding video I really enjoyed it! It never ceases to amaze me that you can go way off the grid in the middle of nowhere to some dilapidated structures, and some Nimrod with a spray can will decorate the place with some graffiti. Like an amateur gang member practicing until they can hit the big time and do a bridge or a freight train.
Route 66 is one of America's most famous roads, songs have even been written about it, but this is the first time I've ever heard anyone call it "Route six six".😯
I remember one of the abandoned motels in Grey Mountains, I spent a night in Anasazi Inn in 2010 on my first trip to US. I still have fond memories and lots of pictures from the place, this video comes as a bit of shock to me!
Great collection and there are so many other abandoned places around the Grand Canyon State … my favourite is all the nothing found in Nothing AZ on US-93 (future I-11).
Oh hey thanks!!! I appreciate that and I'm glad you enjoyed the video! Abandoned buildings are pretty cool! Be sure to check back in a couple weeks, I have a part 2 to this video coming out
The Silverado development is interesting, but the housing crash isn’t what totally killed it. There was supposed to be a solar plant, but there wasn’t enough groundwater to support the community and the plant. Kinda seems like something you’d ensure up front, but I’m not a land developer, so...
As a [woman] truck driver I've bypassed those abandoned sites several times and they sadden me, but still I've felt that they have something magical. I'm Greek not telated to any Indian tribe, but i always used to have a huge respect for their culture, history and respect towards nature. So when i left Greece my fellow teachers at the High school i used to work back then gave me as a gift 2 books about Navaho, to wish me goodbye. One day at a checkpoint in AZ a woman officer saw my Navaho chief tattoo on my arm and she got excited: she was a Navaho! It was weird, as if the other teachers in Greece knew that in the fiture I'd be driving a semi truck (10 years now). Thanks for this video, it revived route 66 in my heart❤
So I have actually been to five of these the domes are creepy weird stuff happens there at night. The resort at the top of so River Canyon is also pretty creepy but the overlook with the waterfalls pretty awesome the gas station at the bottom of the canyon, I have been to both when it was open and closed. I’ve also driven across the original bridge. I am 42 years old when I was a kid we would go to my grandmother‘s place in show every summer from Tucson and this would be the way we would go. The gas station at the bottom of the canyon was always an exciting stop get out and stretch our legs. I have pictures inside the jail cell also into the mansion, pretty cool and the artwork on the water tanks on the other hotel is epic and I have a few pictures of those from about six years ago. Great video.
Very cool video...some of these sites would be great for future episodes of the Walking Dead! In my neck of the woods there are dozens of abandoned cabins, inns & other structures in the Delaware Water Gap Nat'l Rec Area. I found one cabin along the Indian Ladders Trail that was open & totally intact! It was furnished in all the rooms & even had old family pictures on the walls & 30 year old newspapers. Since it still had power I think it's used by the park rangers from time to time!
Great video🤙 I love our beautiful & mysterious Arizona❣️ Arizona deserts are my favorite and can't wait to get out to metal detect some great areas this spring & summer💚🌵 I love your exploration of the abandoned motels the most in this video🌴
well thank you! and I agree with you! Arizona is very beautiful and full of mysteries!......I've never tried metal detecting but me and some friends plan to do some magnet fishing here in the near future......Never know what your gonna find
4:08. The gas station at the bottom of the Salt River Canyon had been open since WAY before the sixties. I remember a restaurant there, also. We traveled through there in the 40s and 50s, always stopping for something when we got there.
As a veteran urban explorer of California and Maine, I recommend ditching the "creepy" gimmick because that's all it is. Just enjoy abandoned properties for what they are.
Hey , Jessie. Perhaps we could join up sometime and do some exploring , sometime . I'm retired and always want to see around the next corner or over the next hill . I've been rc modeler for years . Haven't tried fpv yet though. Have you built any of your own machines ? Have a great evening . Thanks for sharing your time and adventures. Stay safe buddy . Terry
# 4: That place was still open in 1998, which was operated as a franchise of Chevron Gas Stations. I guess Armco took over the place before shutting down. I stopped there for a Navajo Taco for lunch inside that "Pancake House" building on a road trip in June, 1998, which was a diner at the time.
Lol, I guess I didn't even realize that, once I started talking with the accent it just sort of happened....one of those in the moment things, haha but hey I think it turned out ok 👍
Really enjoyed this video, fort courage in Houck Az, I had my first job there at the restaurant, was a dishwasher/busboy and it was a stop for Greyhound. Food was good, store was cool with all the souvenirs also had a small store and post office, now the fort tower you could go up it and take some cool photos, last I heard was a buyer from India was interested and was going to rebuild bit as of today nothing yet. Now the grey hills hotel or the Anasazi Inn, I also stayed there a few times and the old gas station next to it was rented as a car sales lot which I worked at, sold cars and had a room and sis security, it was open the last time I passed thru and said to see it in its shape now, bit both locations are worth the visit.
buddy!!! thank you for chiming in! you dont find info like that on the web. Ive always been tempted to make a part 2 for this video and share all the info people have left in the comments.....Thanks for sharing 👍
I grew up as a kid watching F Troup. And I could spend the rest of my life living in anyone of these places. For me they'er perfect, except the fact that everybody wondering around.
I lived in Ft. COURAGE one summer in the 70's. There was an RV park back behind the restaurant. It's where I learned how to make fry bread as a little girl.
In 2008 I looked at Silverado ranch outside of Kingman AZ. It had a huge wash and full of Mojave green rattle snakes. No power or water. I think there weren’t to many people wanting to live in the middle of nowhere. It was about 40 minute drive to Kingman and still nothing to offer besides a Walmart.
the hopes for silverado were too high. I always thought that was weird....sure kingman is close by but if you go southeast the next closest thing is wikieup and and after that Wickenburg.....not much to support the town for nearby job ops
I use to live really close to the Silverado subdivision. Drove past it many times. Those houses where really beautiful. All of the had glass at firsts. Air soft is played there along. I keep hearing the properties have been forsale but never anything new done. The office is not far from there, still lived in to my knowledge
@@robertfatherree5574 US 93 near I40 about 3 miles south of the interchange headed towards Wickenburg. Access to is is the Hackberry Road turn off. You can see it from 93. The old sale house is on the east side. The subdivision is in the west side of 93
Growing up in Window Rock, the Pancake House was operational until mid 2009.y memory isn't the brightest, but i do remember RV and Semi trucks parked outside the pancake house.
The Silverado Development was a favorite of ours. Making regular trips to Vegas from AZ we were curious bout it's growth and who would want to live way out there. On the way back from Vegas, after it was abandoned, I drove back to those homes, by myself, to check it out. Everything of value had been stripped from the homes and it was very creepy. Even though it was the middle of the day I didn't stay long at all. Cool to see it make your list.
There is a small community called Locheil, if my spelling is correct. Its on/ near Mexico and only can be reached on a dirt road. The old schoolhouse is still there. Warning! This road is less travelled and drug traffic can be a problem. Make sure you fuel up in Nogalas before going there.
As much as the details about it being a less traveled dirt road and drug trafficking worry me....at the same time it only intrigues me that much more......never know where my next adventure might take me.....thanks for sharing 👍
@@jessiesdroneadventures7464 fortunately I have not ran into any of these seedy characters. But I feel its important to inform people. There are also warning signs before travelling on these roads. I hupe to let the public know what is ahead. I still travel some of these remote areas becauce some of these abandoned areas are very interesting. Arizona has a lot to offer and Nevada is also my area that I find interesting places. I just want people to keep their heads up so they can feel that sometimes things happen. Its extremely rare that something could happen. Chances are your vehicle can be your setback.
Actually I once read the Gold King Mansion was suppose to be a brothel but Arizona failed to pass legal prostitution like Nevada had so the wealthy men who built it just walked away.
Holy crap. We used to live at that last place from 2006 to 2009! I remember the absolutely insane neighbours. Two of them would build three or four houses at a time each, and lived in the unfinished house once they lost their homes in the city. Another wacky neighbour HATED the developers because he ran cattle and horses free range on that land. People driving the insane 60 miles from the city to the strange little community constantly hit his cattle. We owned one of the mobile homes out there. Both types of neighbours hated us, with the developers wanting the mobile homes to go away and us to build a McMansion (I guess so so they didn't feel so alone in being idiots with their money), and the rancher types just wanted the government building WAY out in the middle of nowhere to go away. That was so weird and cool to see.
Like so much in life, it all came down to money. The interstate bypassing towns on Route 66, mostly in the 1970s spelled the end of prosperity for the smallest of towns and the one stop trading posts. Some such as Winslow and Holbrook hung in there but still face difficult times. Route 66 travelers have pumped much needed dollars back into these communities. I believe it's west of the town of Gray Mountain is the site of a 1957 KC-97 military transport plane crash. I hear the wreckage is still there and only accessible to hikers.
Great video! Love old abandoned places, even though it is kind of sad…Ok, let’s talk about that first video.. actually any of these places.. so over the last eight years or so my life, I’ve had some weird things happen, including glitches, that’s right,glitches! that no matter how hard I try to explain them to myself? I can’t. I have no doubt this world is not the world we have been told it is or what everyone thinks it is..No doubt the paranormal exist and I’ve absolutely caught stuff on recordings , by accident.. when I was the only person around.. and I’ve seen enough shadow figures…and very soon, we’re gonna find that out that this world is not what we thought!.. but that’s a good thing & a whole other topic! So I would never advise anyone and including yourself.. to go to any of these places by yourself, especially where there’s a lot of boulders! If you don’t know what I’m talking about? Well unless you’ve been living under Rock, just look up 411 missing… it’s legit.. it’s real! And if you are going to go by yourself, definitely bring a locator beacon with you.. now, I’m not a gun person, but if I was going to do something like this, by myself, I would absolutely have a gun! A lot of weird stuff happened in places like this that can’t be explained. I definitely would not go at night.. which obviously you didn’t. That was smart…. not saying anything would have happen to you…but it’s better to be safe! Anyway, you have a new fan..A great video. Stay safe wherever you go! 😊
Were any of these roadside service stops STUCKEYS? I may have misspelled it, but remember them all along freeway from California to El Paso Texas. Pecan logs were my favorite thing about STUCKEYS.
I live not too far from an abandoned motel in Mesa, I pass it all the time when im going somewhere, and I’m just dying to check it out sometime! I just have to get someone to take me since I can’t drive. A while ago my friend wanted to take me to the domes to do a photo shoot. It was really heavy energy there, I didn’t know anything about them at the time since I had just moved to az but it was pretty creepy for sure. The pictures turned out fantastic though!!
If im not mistaken I think I know which motel your talking about....but I could be wrong. and yea, when I visited the domes i got a really eerie feeling when I was there, i wasnt scared, but i think it was because it was very silent in those domes and the slightest sound echoed
Years back a friend and I owned a ghost hunting business. Now I have never really been a believer of ghosts or entities. I was more of the camera guy. Until then.. At the domes we experienced footsteps, banging, and even rocks being thrown. The "shadow" is real and haunts the grounds. All of our equipment was reading to leave or die. Run.. Help me.. I was even scratched on my arm while filming. That was a shock! Pretty creepy place.
Yes!!! I’ve experienced those things in several different occasions. The one dome that sits furthest in the back off the rd, that one was called the devils dome. Very first time I went with a group of friends, that dome was still standing (the ceiling had not caved in yet, this was shit…. Circa 2011-2012? Well before ghost adventures lol) anyway, at that time, the ceiling did have a giant hole, where barbed wire noise had hanged from. One thing this video did not mention was that there we’re supposed to be 8 domes in total and only 5 were built. Also there are tunnels that was supposed to connect dome to dome. Back in the day when it was alllllll dirt rd to get there that definitely added to your adrenaline. Now the drive there is so much faster I feel. Oh man I got some stories. Lol
I've lived in AZ all of my life and a lot of it in that area...Picacho, Eloy, CG, Maricopa and finally been living in Phoenix for many years. I've never heard what the history of that land is and why is it haunted. Do you know? Very creepy that's for sure!!!! Thanks for sharing.
Nice collection! Makes me want to learn more. Also curious to know why you pronounce the highway "Route Six Six" instead of the standard way. Is that an Arizona thing?🤔
@@obscuritystuntI take it your not a property owner with a bank loan on it . They are not allowed to demolish any structure The bank forecloses on they own it and hope to sell the land and any assets that may be standing that is why you see so many derelict buildings
graffiti is culture. there's cave graffiti. there's roman graffiti. there's graffiti in the Vatican. it is human nature. it is a marker of ones existence
Thank you so much!! and yes! I got your message, I just recently replied to it....thank you for checking out the video!....glad you enjoyed it! I got some more abandoned building adventures coming in the near future!
Bloody hell !!! My wife and I came over from the UK in 2007 and stayed in the motel at Grey Mountain on a west coast road trip, it wasn’t the greatest then but it served its purpose for the night. It’s a shame to see it abandoned.
I spent ten very long years living in Coolidge, AZ and I watched the Arizona Phoenix Mart being built… and then it wasn’t. I’m a Tucson Arizona native and I have heard the promises of growth around Casa Grande as long as I can remember. At least back to the 1960’s. Arizona has long been a place where semi-shady folks can pitch their dreams. Real Estate schemes, especially, have been popular since before we became a state. My folks bought some useless property in the 1960’s. It was several lots a few miles east of Holbrook, AZ and just south of I-40. The property sits on a large underground salt dome and has no access to potable water. The entire development sits nearly empty today. Just a few old scattered trailer homes and dirt streets with street signs no one reads.
I agree with you. Seems to be a common trend about casa grande....we are going to build this, we are going to transform that.........lots of false hopes of growth
A few miles east of Holbrook would be Sun Valley which really isn't much of anything. Most route 66 books mention very little if anything about it. May have been a trading post before I-40 bypassed it.
@@muffs55mercury61 I believe that my folks property was off Adamana Rd. I don’t remember how many miles east of Holbrook, but coincidentally I’m heading that way in a couple days. Been living in my little travel trailer for the summer and heading back south from Flagstaff. I’ll have to do a little investigating. 👍🏼
Great memories. Like many others watching, long lineage of born and raised AZ. So sad what developers and investors have done and are doing this once great state. And yes, I know every place has to grow.. but it wouldn't hurt to put some time and integrity in to what they're "developing." #EndRant...sorry - Thank you for this video...
Born and raised in South Florida so I completely understand. The difference is we have all this development that actually took hold. That "success" bred more development which lead to more people which lead to more development which lead to... Anything that was abandoned here wouldn't be abandoned for too long. It would be knocked down and something new would take it's place. The result is, on the east coast, from Miami to Vero Beach (about 150 miles) is one, almost unbroken, strip of development along the coast. The interior is sugar cane farms to the south and citrus and dairy to the north. The rest of the state is following suit. I imagine in 50 years or so, the entire state will just be one big development
@@rogermccaslin5963 - lived in So. FL in until 67. I remember swamp, lots of waterways and some farms. Orange groves on hills in central FL. I'm astonished how much it's built out. But, yeah. Same for the Phoenix or greater valley area. It's insane. There were only a half a million people in Phoenix when we moved here back then.
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why talk so fast and rush everything. Could be a relaxing video. As it is, it's obnoxious.
I may have been, or may not have rolling while putting this video together
@@jessiesdroneadventures7464 Figures. So therefore I'm not going to give you any critique whatsoever because it might help you out.
Heads up TH-camr :
If you are trespassing, you likely do not have the right to take photos and videos.
Flying over a property for the purpose of taking photos may be a trespass.
"No Trespassing" signs are not required in order to establish a space as private.
A legal doctrine known as "nuisance" is another potential block against your ability to take photos and videos. In terms of photography and video, a nuisance is some activity that interferes with a property owner's reasonable use of his or her own property.
Advertising the locations of these private properties on TH-cam falls into the category of nuisance.
Do whatever you would like with that information.
@@desertodavid... To consider this video is to have missed each location he or someone else did to visit those locations and with a partner woman and a drone. It should just be considered a review of upcoming videos narrating those tourist places to go to who enjoy ghost towns in Arizona locations. I personally skip and don't go into ghost towns and now abandoned buildings in Arizona because of the vandals and graffiti idiots who destroy historical relics of the past. I don't like walking in torn apart interiors and low art graffiti vandalism places meant to degenerate the original builders of what was once a great architectural design attempt.
I LIVED in the Painted Desert Motel in the mid 70's. My father bought the place and did some restoration and re-opened it around 1976. We lived there for about a year before moving back into Holbrook after he sold it. We rebuilt the diner and we lived in the office family home and my uncle who worked doing maintenance and maid duties lived in one of the rooms. Strange to see a place you have lived in a video like this.
That is the most information I've ever read about this place, and thank you so much for sharing! I always find the backstories so interesting. I always say, even though these places are old, falling apart, and quite possible may be torn down....back in the day, these places were someone's home, pride and joy! Thank you again for sharing your story.
Excellent comment! How weird to see your former place on an 'abandoned' video. Thanks for sharing 😊
@@tammyburke9453qqqqq+qqqqq++qa no
Place still looks shitty😂
My son still lives in Hobrook as far as I know and my ex's family home was on E Buffalo just before the fair grounds - - I grew up in Snowflake and in May 1970 got on a Greyhound in Holbrook to go to Albuquerque to take my induction physical before flying to Fort Ord California for Army basic training
I just moved from Scottsdale to Bangkok Thailand 7 months ago. Arizona was a fantastic state to live in and I miss it dearly. Moving out here to this country I now realize how good I had it there in the US.
Can't say I've ever been to Thailand, but yea, I would imagine it would be quite different than Arizona.
@@jessiesdroneadventures7464 my last road trip one week before I moved I went to Seneca lake and the abandoned jail and gas station. It was wonderful
Enjoying your heated shower head tho? Lol
Live it up!
@@BIGHOUSEBEAMS53 Bangkok is fine and I even made around a hundred TH-cam videos on my life there. But I ended up just missing the United States.
Hey Jessie, great video! So FYI: Route 66 is typically pronounced as “Route SIXTY-SIX” and not “Six Six.” It’s the first time hearing someone refer to the highway as “Six Six” and it just doesn’t sound right. LOL 😂
Oh I know lol, truth be told, me and one of my buddies came up with the idea to purposefully mispronounce it while we were working on the script to get a reaction out of people haha........and after reading all the comments I would say mission accomplished 😆
@@jessiesdroneadventures7464well that kind of crap is enough to make sure I skip your videos in the future.
And if you go west to the ocean it’s called PCH and never “the PCH” lol. 😂
@@Porsche996driver Old enough to remember the Tom Snyder Show? He introduced the musical act as "The U-2". BOTH times they played, lol. Not nitpicking, just funny.
@@jessiesdroneadventures7464doing that made me unsubscribe.
I grew up in a house on Route 66, and in the evenings my sibs and I would sit on big chunks of petrified wood in our front yard and watch vehicles go by from every state in the country. Thanks for a great video about my home state!
Did you call it Route Six Six as in this video or Route Sixty-Six like most of us, and the TV show?
, besides AZ , what was most frequently seen license tag , that u member??
I think it's really cool that you had petrified wood on your property! Wish I had a nice piece for myself, so if you can send me some please let me know (I'll pay for the shipping) or send me info where I can find the property. Thanks. ;)
@@653j521I think MOST People from the Bomber Generation, Will ALWAYS call it Route Sixty-six. Even those from the Seventy still call it by Sixty-six.
@@violetqueen450 My grandfather worked on 66 in Pennsylvania!!
My late neighbor was on F Troop, his name was Forrest Tucker.
Yes he was. I think John Wayne shot him in a movie too!
F Troop was a popular show. But it’s been judged culturally insensitive so it’s not been on reruns.
@@jacky3580 Reruns of F Troop have a sizable footprint in my childhood memories.
addendum: Tail end of gen X here. Show had finished airing over a decade earlier by the time I entered the picture. ffs, that show was hilarious. At a time when I was notoriously jaded against just about everything from the cowboy/western genre (excepting blazing saddles) and prior to Young Guns 2 changing my mind about that, I utterly loved this show.
"How did the Hikowie get their name?" "We went walking and ended up here saying where the heck are we?"@@jacky3580
WOW.... talk about a brush with greatness. Just saw him last week in Auntie Mame and on that episode of Columbo. We used to watch that show every day in summer back 50 years ago
Arizona native here! SIX GENERATIONS! We were here before AZ was even a state! My great great grandfather was a sheep herder and his kids grew up with the Babbit brothers
Neat!....thank you for sharing!
OINLY Native can talk! I don't want to hear white asses.
I am a Cheney from the Gila Valley. My Grandmother was the first female Graham County Recorder. She was 26 at the time.
Hello Edelinda! My family was here way back then too. Nice to meet you! God bless!
@@leonardsmith2198 It appears you are a Smith?
Domes are gone now in Casa Grande, they demolished them a couple weeks ago. As far as the gas station jail in the SRC. The jail was added as a tourist attraction when the gas station was open, not sure when it finally closed but I'm saying in the 2000's too. Great video :)
Thank you!!! And yea the domes are no longer 😔. I was able to grab a little video just after they knocked them down
oh thats a bummer. was there any explanation as to why? I would guess just a liability/safety hazard. I have noticed as the population grows in places anything cool like that has to be knocked down because too many people start going and abusing it. there used to be way more ghost towns and old mines you could even go into back when I was a kid. now it is almost all gone.
@@AsTheWheelsTurn for decades they have been a danger to those who risk jail and their health to see them. They were falling apart. I use to party and chill at the domes.
The chicken scratch reminds me of concrete city , Pennsylvania.
Chick scratch in italian is the word graffiti.
Route six six ( 6 6 ) . You are funny with your pretend to not know .
Does the warehouse have expanding clays that were not removed ?
My dad was too cheap to pay for a motel so when we visited relatives it was always a 21+ hour road trip. Once we sat at that gas station in the Salt Creek Canyon for a couple hours waiting for it to open because we couldn't make it to the next station.
Thank you for sharing!
Sounds familiar
The Santa Claus building used to be a little mom & pop food mart.. unfortunately, the couple that ran it were robbed and killed at gunpoint, after that it shut down and never reopened… That was probably almost 40 years ago..
well that I did not know....Thank you for sharing
That sucks
How sad
Sad
I traveled Route 66 starting in 1960, we made family excursions every year. All the great tourist traps along the highway, which us kids saw mainly at night while dad slept. lol loved the rattlesnake pits, and turquoise jewelry hand maid by genuine Indians! And let’s not forget the dinosaurs, ghost towns, and the Tee Pee Hotel! It was a great childhood!
Plus F Troop on TV
Yes it really was!
People traveled from India to make turquoise jewelry?
@@StageRight123Jesus Christ. He’s talking about native Americans.
Stop the blasphemy
It is sad that the memory of "F Troop" has so vanished. It was a bit less intellectual that Gilligan's Island, but doesn't deserve to be forgotten.
Those were 2 of my favorite shows. Yes. I'm old.
I agree!
I liked F Troop. There was a cartoon on the Underdog program called Go Go Gophers. It was set in the Civil War Era and the 2 Indian gophers were always causing mayhem with Colonel Mustard or some such name.
LOL... was it that long ago... I was a kid watching it in reruns... FIFTY YEARS AGO... besides trying to explain the "INDIANS" and the Chief's accountant might be difficult for the younger generations... though who knows.. he'd probably find it balls out funny
I remember it was very 😂 funny 😅
The drive through the Salt River Canyon used to be the way to get to the Valley from Show Low and Snowflake where we lived before the road through Heber that went over the Mogollon Rim to Payson was made into a paved highway. While deer hunting in the area a rock punched a hole in our gas tank so we jammed a piece of wood in the puncture and surrounded it with chewing gum then headed to the gas station in the bottom of the canyon where the mechanic removed the gas tank and repaired it so we could be on our way. The drive down the canyon back then was scary because the brakes on cars back in the late 50s and early 60s were not even close to what today's cars have and if you went over the edge it was a long way down plus riding the brakes heated the old drum brakes and shoes til they'd give off a very distinct smell which added to the sensation that you'd be much happier when you were out of the canyon and back on top in whichever direction you were headed.
I dig the story!!!....thank you for sharing!....as beautiful as a place it is, and even with the car I do have.....I still get nervous driving down there!
@@jessiesdroneadventures7464 I was a fairly well known athlete in high school graduating from Snowflake High in 1968 and I mention that because we played Miami and Globe so we took out athletic bus down through the canyon to get there - - so if you thought a car was bad a converted 1960s school bus was a nightmare I hated that part. Plus the old Rte. 66 was still in use going through most towns that I-40 now bypasses with Two Guns and places along 66 still operating and we traveled long distances back then - - hey we even had Needles California on our schedule for awhile as well as Kingman and Window Rock out on the Navajo Res. When I went back to Snowflake for our 50th class reunion I wound up with a room in Holbrook and most of the guests were actually trying to drive the parts of 66 that they could still access and I mean folks from Europe and Japan - - its almost like a cult following these days
Hopefully, you had a manual transmission car, because when i go to Pinetop for vacation, i use my 5mt and leave it in 2nd or 3rd gear and am hardly ever using the brakes!
Nothing like the good ol spongy/squishy brake peddle lol
Iv'e seen pictures of the gas station/cafe as it was in the 1950s. And the "walking bridge" was the original highway bridge for US 60.
Santa Claus, AZ on US 93 north of Kingman was also a Post Office. Locals would drive there to mail Christmas cards to have them post marked “Santa Claus, AZ” Other would send their Christmas cards in a parcel addressed to the Post Master and include a couple of bucks cash to have their cards post marked from there. It also had a gas station, curio shop and if I recall a small diner.
Thank you for sharing 👍
Christmas MI, Same thing.
*You are a great story teller.*
Hey thanks! Appreciate it! 👍
The domes from the beginning of the video were demolished not too long ago. They had repeatedly found bodies in trash bags. And the place was extremely haunted I have been there myself a few times and can personally attest to that
agreed, i still wonder if that land will be ever used again, makes ya think
Yeh, they had been featured in 'ghost hunting' videos, and the idea of a body dumping spot... that is so sad. May the spirits of those murdered rest in peace with our Lord.
where else are you supposed to store your bodies?
@@OttoMatiequein ur trunk like a Normal person
I've been there too and it was interesting but absolutely nothing points to being haunted.
It's absolutely heartbreaking to witness the widespread vandalism in these locations. Each of these places once symbolized hope and a fresh start for their owners, only to meet such a tragic fate. The harsh passage of time has been merciless to these buildings.
Prescott native, raised in Paulden and lived in Yavapai county for 37 years. My grandparents relocated to the state somehwere around the late 50's to mid 60's and were missionaries to the Apache & Navajo tribes.
I relocated to central Texas 2 months ago to start a new and promising job with a growing company, as well to relocate my family out here to start a new life.
Arizona isn't the same anymore and, while it's my born home, it doesn't feel like where I should be anymore. I've been all over the state throughout my life and have had the great privelege of taking my wife and kids to places there that they had either never seen or heard of.
Abandoned places there aren't too surprising, but it's nice to see a recap of some of the more well known spots to help keep that history alive.
Thank you 🙏
I used to eat at that Pancake House in 2002, on my way to and from Witch Wells, where I lived. I have memories of it. So strange to see it as a ruin now. Cool video.
Thank you 👍
I live in Witch Well!
Been here about 5 years.
😆
None knows where it is, even people in the surrounding areas...
😆
I found out that Hwy 191, used to be Hwy 666.
This sure is an interesting place for sure!
As an Arizona native, I've always pronounced it Grand not Grande, and the majority of AZ natives do too. But it's funny because even the residents of Casa Grande even argue over how its pronounced. And watching this video is actually really cool to see what's in my state. I love abandoned places, so definitely adding these to my list!
I have that same debate with a lot of people!.......glad you enjoyed!
It so funny, also a native to Arizona, that was the first thing I was going to point out. It's "Grand" lol
Also an Arizona native and I concur. Everyone says "grand".
Casa Grrande is Spanish, not native, it means big house.
I find a lot of words in this area are either changing how they're pronounced or changing the whole word! For example, Arizona has for years had huge dust storms. Suddenly they're being called "haboobs". Why? (it even sounds stupid to say it)
Keep in mind that travel on Apache land requires a permit. Don’t push that envelope
Only off the main highway in rural areas.
Or what?
@@azhiazim Ya get scalped
@@azhiazima felony trespass. It's native american grounds. They don't take lightly to white folks
Wow! I visited the F troop fort as a small child..always wondered where that was. Thanks.
yea no prob 👍
I remember very clearly stopping at the Fort Courage site as an seven year old in 1974 on a road trip from Albuquerque to Salt Lake City with my mother and grandmother. It was pretty cool. Gassed up and ate at the pancake house. Still have an old photograph from there.
Oh neat! Thank you for sharing!
I have visited several of these. I have even eaten in the pancake house when it was open, though they had already closed the "Fort". It wasn't bad but they were not really welcoming to tourists, it seemed they were catering to local folks. As others have said, the domes are gone. They were an experimental design that didn't really work out. As for Phoenix Mart, there are rumors of Mob involvement, or other shady dealings as part of the reason why the financing fell through. It is interesting to know about the resort near the Salt River Canyon, if that had worked out, it would have been a nice destination.
We drove route 66 in 1976 when I was 10. I have pictures of some of those places around here somewhere. We drove all the way from Sana Monica to Chicago. Good Times.
Those pictures would be such a treasure. How neat would that be to see original photos of them and compare them to what those places look like now. Thanks for sharing 👍
@@jessiesdroneadventures7464 I'm in the midst of re-model hell right now. (I'm so sick of fast food) I'll hunt them down and post them when the dust settles and I can unpack me relics.
@@LambentLark let me know when you post them! would love to see them!
Did that trip in 2020. Good times!
Great compilation. Heading out that way next month and this vid just added a few more things to my list. Cheers!
Cheers!! Have fun! Lots to explore!
In the Apache Tribal HQ at Whiteriver there is a photo taken in the 1930's that shows an early motel at the same location as the abandoned gas station at the bottom of the Salt River Canyon.
Wow!!! That I never knew! And I did a lot of research on this place! I'll have to check that out. Would have been a prime place for a hotel! Thanks for sharing 👍
The SRC is the "property line" between the San Carlos and White Mountain Apache Reservations.
I didn't notice your response a year ago, when you posted it. I saw the photograph 12 years ago, but I am almost certain it was in the main headquarters building for the White Mountain Apache Tribe at Whiteriver. They had a number of photos on the walls there that I have bever seen anywhere else. The photo must have been taken between the late 1920's and the mid 1930's. The motel was the old motor court type consisting of 6 or 8 bungalows in two rows opposite each other, stretching to the East, away from the highway. I remember looking at the photo and thinking about what an adventure it must have been travelling that route by car in the early days of the automobile.
Re the gas station at Salt River. My late husband's aunt& uncle owned that i mid - late 60's! He & his brothers would play pool & music.!
Santa claus Arizona is totally gone 3 years ago. I almost bought it in the 1970s but the Duval mine owned the waterline. Many wells were drilled to no avail. Vandalism and taggers really did a number on it.
I was just out at Santa clause location a couple of weeks ago...took some before and after photos
I was reading about the big woman who came up with the idea for Santa Claus Az. The story said it is only 12 or 14 miles from Kingman. They could have put in city water.
I was born in Globe Arizona and raised in Prescott Arizona :) I now live in Las Vegas. I miss AZ for sure.
Oh man, Globe is one of my favorite towns! I love love love driving the 60 up there just to go through the tunnel some miles outside coming in from Phoenix.
I usually make that drive when I’m feeling super depressed or just in my head. (Or Wikenburg) but last time I drove up to globe, it looked like they were widening the rd and making some sort of bypass maybe and no longer have that tunnel. I wanna say in between surperior and Globe is where all the road work had been 😞
It’s also quite fun telling people I’m in Miami. 😂 everyone thinks I mean Florida, but the only one that understands where I am mmmmmm and headed to or from is my dad.
I miss az as well.
Brought back childhood memories. Thank you
No problem 👍
There's an abandoned mine that we called, "Devil's Cavern" in between Chuchu, and Casa Grande. I've visited it a few times, even though it is private Reservation land. It's an amazing site. A crevice in the side of a mountain that opens up to an open air area inside the mountain. There's still metal spikes in the walls, a small well water hole with fish, a deep shaft that is so deep, you can't hear a rock hit the bottom. It's temperature is cool, even in the summer. It's a very creepy place. I've heard some crazy stuff goes on there much like the domes in Casa Grande, (which are actually tore down now).
I live in AZ how do I get there
@@chadgraziano5827 if you take Interstate 8 to the 15, to Chuichu, i think it's after Chuichu not between Casa Grande and Chuichu like I mentioned.
It's not easy to see from the road, it's an easy hike up some rocks and there is a barbwire fence you gotta get over. Lol be safe it's a dangerous spot.
Just look at the left side of the road if you're going south, in the clusters of mountains.
It will look like a slit in the mountain side. Let me know if you find it
There isn't a mountain that is on Reservation land between Chuichi and Casa Grande. The road would probably be Chuiche Road (Hwy 15,) and to the east of it are the Casa Grande Mountains-- not on Reservation. Maybe you're thinking of the mountain south of Chuichi, but definitely not on the road to Casa Grande. -- -- -- I'm not trying to be a Pain, but I'd like more info on where this place is.@@J_Bird77
Phoenix mart would be great for year round indoor car shows.
I hope to see Phoenix, abandoned from Arizona.
@@adamakaru2683 don’t like Phoenix?
@@marioremondino9837 WHAT IT IS TO LIKE ABOUT PHOENIX? SHITTI LITTLE PLACE.
@@adamakaru2683 5M population in Phoenix metro. 5th largest city in the country. Not even close to being small… Pretty sure your brain is small. 🤷🏼♂️
@@adamakaru2683 what’s to like about Phoenix.
1) great paying jobs if you have a skill set to offer.
2) amazing real estate market
3) 8 months of fantastic sunny 80 degree days.
4) still very affordable compared to cities with similar population.
What’s your reason for not liking Phoenix?
Very nice overview, enough info to gain some insight, while piquing the curiosity for more ☺️
(By the way, it's, "Route Sixty Six." It's kind of famous. 😉)
Jessie, thank you for this post. I live in Prescott and you have peeked my interest in visiting some ot these places. I look forward to watching your other postings!! Bestregards, Bob
Hey thanks! Glad you enjoyed! Arizona is full of places like these! More to come in the future 👍
I grew up in Golden Valley, AZ in the 70's and we went to the santa clause village all the time! As kids is was great, it was staffed and had places we could play, snacks....it was magical. This makes me sad 😢
Wow, great video!! I’ve been to a few of these locations, but would love to visit all of them. Keep up the great work!
Thanks!!! Appreciate it!
All those sharp spire covered overhangs like that gas station the overhang ended in a point.
I remember when the pancake house was open, we always stopped. Santa clause was always my favorite stop.
They just tore the Remaining buildings down at Santa Clause too, I always stopped in there on my way to Vegas!
@@jessiesdroneadventures7464 nooooo, as a kid I went then took my kids when I grew up.
@@Freya-bs5tx yea its a real drag, I did make one episode out there, but I never went in.....always told myself i was gonna go in next time I was out in the area, but I put it off way too long
What a beautiful nature/places/shots 🔥
Thank you! Arizona is full of gems!
Living still in AZ for almost 50 years. Been to the Gold king and when I was little saw the inside of Fort Courage. Santa Clause's owner was a lady from L.A. that was a realtor.
Thanks for sharing 👍
Oh that's Mrs Claus
That "Old gas station" in salt river canyon.... this is where we always stopped to get our fishing licenses, we had to drive this way when we went up to Pacheta lake and beyond. I didn't know it was abandoned! I was shocked when i saw it on here, my last memory of it was when I stopped there and had many many MANY times! WOW do I feel old!
haha, thank you for sharing!
The ped bridge at Salt River Canyon was the bridge. It was pretty much a one-way when I was younger. The station there we would stop at to get snacks on the way to the White Mountains.
I have seen all but the one in Kingman. You are missing a few other sites, but we will let you find those. Nice video.
oh there is going to be a part 2 to this video......going to take a little time but the abandoned list is still growing
I traveled the salt river canyon several times since we spent summers in springerville or show low as a teen. Then as an adult i still go through there when I want a change of scenery going to texas to visit family. Also traveled all along route 66. Plus I traveled going north of flagstaff. Yes our state has such different scenery.
It would be great to see establishments that have not been abandoned along Route 66.
no water there
Turn them into charging stations for electric cars. Be the only hope for them.
Good luck over there in winter when your 100k@ car won't run :)
Good point
good work! thank you !
Hey thank you! appreciate you watching the video
Great video as always!
Thank you 🙏
My high school friend's parents own the Anasazi Inn and Trading Post. They lived in the house shown in the video behind the gas station. We both went to Flag High. I spent so much time out there with her and her family. Now mind you this was the early to mid 90s too. Thanks for bringing back some old memories!😲🤣
Hey no problem, appreciate you shedding a little light on the place. Always enjoy reading the memories behind these places. Thanks for checking out the video 🙏
Nice compilation, Jessie. I watched F Troop when I was a kid and it stunk then, by the way.
Lol, thanks for the heads up! I was going to see if I could find some episodes on the web just to check it out, I've been warned haha 👍
Where Indian fights are colorful sights and nobody takes a licken. Where Indian and paleface both turn chicken.
Outstanding video I really enjoyed it!
It never ceases to amaze me that you can go way off the grid in the middle of nowhere to some dilapidated structures, and some Nimrod with a spray can will decorate the place with some graffiti.
Like an amateur gang member practicing until they can hit the big time and do a bridge or a freight train.
Thank you! glad you enjoyed the video! sadly, there are those that cant leave a good thing alone
Route 66 is one of America's most famous roads, songs have even been written about it, but this is the first time I've ever heard anyone call it "Route six six".😯
get your kicks on route six six
I remember one of the abandoned motels in Grey Mountains, I spent a night in Anasazi Inn in 2010 on my first trip to US. I still have fond memories and lots of pictures from the place, this video comes as a bit of shock to me!
thank you for checking out the video!
Great collection and there are so many other abandoned places around the Grand Canyon State … my favourite is all the nothing found in Nothing AZ on US-93 (future I-11).
lol, I love Nothing! I always make a pit stop there on the way to Vegas. It's become a Ritual
Even when there was something in Nothing, there wasn't much. Small store, gas station, and bar.
What a cool video! I've always loved stuff like this! #subscribed
Oh hey thanks!!! I appreciate that and I'm glad you enjoyed the video! Abandoned buildings are pretty cool! Be sure to check back in a couple weeks, I have a part 2 to this video coming out
The Silverado development is interesting, but the housing crash isn’t what totally killed it. There was supposed to be a solar plant, but there wasn’t enough groundwater to support the community and the plant. Kinda seems like something you’d ensure up front, but I’m not a land developer, so...
And now someone wants to put 500,000 new homes adjacent to Queen Creek between now and 2040??? Where's the water coming from???
Where will the water for the whole State of Arizona come from ???
@@azdb2001I'd like to know that too. Developers build these places, take the cash and run. What happens later is not their concern.
@@muffs55mercury61I believe they secured water rights from a farm on the Colorado river somewhere north of Yuma.
My favorite state! Only topographical thing it’s missing is a swamp!
true!
As a [woman] truck driver I've bypassed those abandoned sites several times and they sadden me, but still I've felt that they have something magical. I'm Greek not telated to any Indian tribe, but i always used to have a huge respect for their culture, history and respect towards nature. So when i left Greece my fellow teachers at the High school i used to work back then gave me as a gift 2 books about Navaho, to wish me goodbye. One day at a checkpoint in AZ a woman officer saw my Navaho chief tattoo on my arm and she got excited: she was a Navaho! It was weird, as if the other teachers in Greece knew that in the fiture I'd be driving a semi truck (10 years now). Thanks for this video, it revived route 66 in my heart❤
Glad you enjoyed the video!.....and thank you for sharing 👍
So I have actually been to five of these the domes are creepy weird stuff happens there at night. The resort at the top of so River Canyon is also pretty creepy but the overlook with the waterfalls pretty awesome the gas station at the bottom of the canyon, I have been to both when it was open and closed. I’ve also driven across the original bridge. I am 42 years old when I was a kid we would go to my grandmother‘s place in show every summer from Tucson and this would be the way we would go. The gas station at the bottom of the canyon was always an exciting stop get out and stretch our legs. I have pictures inside the jail cell also into the mansion, pretty cool and the artwork on the water tanks on the other hotel is epic and I have a few pictures of those from about six years ago. Great video.
Hey thank you for sharing! it sheds a lot of light on place like this that...dont get much light anymore....thanks for checking out the video!
Very cool video...some of these sites would be great for future episodes of the Walking Dead! In my neck of the woods there are dozens of abandoned cabins, inns & other structures in the Delaware Water Gap Nat'l Rec Area. I found one cabin along the Indian Ladders Trail that was open & totally intact! It was furnished in all the rooms & even had old family pictures on the walls & 30 year old newspapers. Since it still had power I think it's used by the park rangers from time to time!
Hey thanks!!! Glad you enjoyed the video!
I'm sure I saw that hotel in a movie called little birds.
Great 👍 video 👍
Thank you! Appreciate you checking out the video!
Great video🤙 I love our beautiful & mysterious Arizona❣️ Arizona deserts are my favorite and can't wait to get out to metal detect some great areas this spring & summer💚🌵 I love your exploration of the abandoned motels the most in this video🌴
well thank you! and I agree with you! Arizona is very beautiful and full of mysteries!......I've never tried metal detecting but me and some friends plan to do some magnet fishing here in the near future......Never know what your gonna find
@@jessiesdroneadventures7464 You got that right🤙 Good luck magnet fishing💯 Recover some good items👊
@@tortugalisa4748 will do!!..and same to you! Hope you find some good treasures! 👍
4:08. The gas station at the bottom of the Salt River Canyon had been open since WAY before the sixties. I remember a restaurant there, also. We traveled through there in the 40s and 50s, always stopping for something when we got there.
As a veteran urban explorer of California and Maine, I recommend ditching the "creepy" gimmick because that's all it is. Just enjoy abandoned properties for what they are.
You beat me to the comment. 100% agree. It diminishes the video when the maker starts talking about shadows & creepiness & such.
Dude i love that stuff, love it all. There are some channels that do without but i dont mind it here n there. Some real creepy shit out on the rez
I MISS Maine ❤
I like the creepy stuff, and let him do what he wants
Hey , Jessie. Perhaps we could join up sometime and do some exploring , sometime . I'm retired and always want to see around the next corner or over the next hill . I've been rc modeler for years . Haven't tried fpv yet though. Have you built any of your own machines ? Have a great evening . Thanks for sharing your time and adventures. Stay safe buddy .
Terry
# 4: That place was still open in 1998, which was operated as a franchise of Chevron Gas Stations. I guess Armco took over the place before shutting down. I stopped there for a Navajo Taco for lunch inside that "Pancake House" building on a road trip in June, 1998, which was a diner at the time.
The "Pancake House" must have started out its existence as a Van de Kamp's restaurant. I'd know that architecture anywhere.
I really liked your video. thanks.
hey Thanks @Gregshrud1 , glad you enjoyed the video! Hopefully making a part.2 to this video very soon!
So many abandoned places in AZ!
Cool video. You crack me up how you say Route Sixty Six. "Route Six Six".
Lol, I guess I didn't even realize that, once I started talking with the accent it just sort of happened....one of those in the moment things, haha but hey I think it turned out ok 👍
@@jessiesdroneadventures7464 lol, it’s not the accent, it’s the “six six” instead of “sixty six” 🤣
I came here looking for this comment, lol. I’ve never heard anyone refer to any route that way.
I figured he got it from that song: get your kicks on route six six.
@@raij465 The song "Get Your Kicks on Route 66" by Bobby Troup, definitely pronounced "sixty six" in the song.
Really enjoyed this video, fort courage in Houck Az, I had my first job there at the restaurant, was a dishwasher/busboy and it was a stop for Greyhound. Food was good, store was cool with all the souvenirs also had a small store and post office, now the fort tower you could go up it and take some cool photos, last I heard was a buyer from India was interested and was going to rebuild bit as of today nothing yet.
Now the grey hills hotel or the Anasazi Inn, I also stayed there a few times and the old gas station next to it was rented as a car sales lot which I worked at, sold cars and had a room and sis security, it was open the last time I passed thru and said to see it in its shape now, bit both locations are worth the visit.
buddy!!! thank you for chiming in! you dont find info like that on the web. Ive always been tempted to make a part 2 for this video and share all the info people have left in the comments.....Thanks for sharing 👍
I grew up as a kid watching F Troup. And I could spend the rest of my life living in anyone of these places. For me they'er perfect, except the fact that everybody wondering around.
I lived in Ft. COURAGE one summer in the 70's. There was an RV park back behind the restaurant. It's where I learned how to make fry bread as a little girl.
In 2008 I looked at Silverado ranch outside of Kingman AZ. It had a huge wash and full of Mojave green rattle snakes. No power or water. I think there weren’t to many people wanting to live in the middle of nowhere. It was about 40 minute drive to Kingman and still nothing to offer besides a Walmart.
the hopes for silverado were too high. I always thought that was weird....sure kingman is close by but if you go southeast the next closest thing is wikieup and and after that Wickenburg.....not much to support the town for nearby job ops
Great video, by the way
Thank you!
I use to live really close to the Silverado subdivision. Drove past it many times. Those houses where really beautiful. All of the had glass at firsts. Air soft is played there along. I keep hearing the properties have been forsale but never anything new done. The office is not far from there, still lived in to my knowledge
Where is the Silverado community located?
@@robertfatherree5574 US 93 near I40 about 3 miles south of the interchange headed towards Wickenburg. Access to is is the Hackberry Road turn off. You can see it from 93. The old sale house is on the east side. The subdivision is in the west side of 93
Growing up in Window Rock, the Pancake House was operational until mid 2009.y memory isn't the brightest, but i do remember RV and Semi trucks parked outside the pancake house.
I just moved to Arizona for adventure so I'm adding this to the list!
Have fun!!! thats what is all about!
I moved here last year as well. I love the ghost town
They are fascinating
The Silverado Development was a favorite of ours. Making regular trips to Vegas from AZ we were curious bout it's growth and who would want to live way out there. On the way back from Vegas, after it was abandoned, I drove back to those homes, by myself, to check it out. Everything of value had been stripped from the homes and it was very creepy. Even though it was the middle of the day I didn't stay long at all. Cool to see it make your list.
Hey thank you for sharing and checking out the video! Silverado has always interested me since I first found out about it
There is a small community called Locheil, if my spelling is correct. Its on/ near Mexico and only can be reached on a dirt road. The old schoolhouse is still there. Warning! This road is less travelled and drug traffic can be a problem. Make sure you fuel up in Nogalas before going there.
As much as the details about it being a less traveled dirt road and drug trafficking worry me....at the same time it only intrigues me that much more......never know where my next adventure might take me.....thanks for sharing 👍
@@jessiesdroneadventures7464 fortunately I have not ran into any of these seedy characters. But I feel its important to inform people. There are also warning signs before travelling on these roads. I hupe to let the public know what is ahead. I still travel some of these remote areas becauce some of these abandoned areas are very interesting. Arizona has a lot to offer and Nevada is also my area that I find interesting places. I just want people to keep their heads up so they can feel that sometimes things happen. Its extremely rare that something could happen. Chances are your vehicle can be your setback.
@@montyjones6151lock and load.
Actually I once read the Gold King Mansion was suppose to be a brothel but Arizona failed to pass legal prostitution like Nevada had so the wealthy men who built it just walked away.
Lol
Nice job on the video. Very nice, informative, without rap crap music blaring louder than the narration!! 2 thumbs up!!👍👍
Lol, I know exactly what you mean!!! None of that crap here haha....glad you enjoyed.....and thank you 👍
Enjoyed this thoroughly. Pro Tip: for top 10 videos, always count down to #1.
Appreciate that 👍
Holy crap. We used to live at that last place from 2006 to 2009! I remember the absolutely insane neighbours. Two of them would build three or four houses at a time each, and lived in the unfinished house once they lost their homes in the city. Another wacky neighbour HATED the developers because he ran cattle and horses free range on that land. People driving the insane 60 miles from the city to the strange little community constantly hit his cattle. We owned one of the mobile homes out there. Both types of neighbours hated us, with the developers wanting the mobile homes to go away and us to build a McMansion (I guess so so they didn't feel so alone in being idiots with their money), and the rancher types just wanted the government building WAY out in the middle of nowhere to go away. That was so weird and cool to see.
Whoa haha!! Thanks for sharing! You can't find info like that on Google! 👍
I've always known it as route sixty-six, like the song, never heard 66 before now. Thanks nice video
Thank you!
Like so much in life, it all came down to money. The interstate bypassing towns on Route 66, mostly in the 1970s spelled the end of prosperity for the smallest of towns and the one stop trading posts. Some such as Winslow and Holbrook hung in there but still face difficult times. Route 66 travelers have pumped much needed dollars back into these communities.
I believe it's west of the town of Gray Mountain is the site of a 1957 KC-97 military transport plane crash. I hear the wreckage is still there and only accessible to hikers.
Never heard of that plane crash....Ill have to look into it.....sounds interesting
Great video! Love old abandoned places, even though it is kind of sad…Ok, let’s talk about that first video.. actually any of these places.. so over the last eight years or so my life, I’ve had some weird things happen, including glitches, that’s right,glitches! that no matter how hard I try to explain them to myself? I can’t. I have no doubt this world is not the world we have been told it is or what everyone thinks it is..No doubt the paranormal exist and I’ve absolutely caught stuff on recordings , by accident.. when I was the only person around.. and I’ve seen enough shadow figures…and very soon, we’re gonna find that out that this world is not what we thought!.. but that’s a good thing & a whole other topic! So I would never advise anyone and including yourself.. to go to any of these places by yourself, especially where there’s a lot of boulders! If you don’t know what I’m talking about? Well unless you’ve been living under Rock, just look up 411 missing… it’s legit.. it’s real! And if you are going to go by yourself, definitely bring a locator beacon with you.. now, I’m not a gun person, but if I was going to do something like this, by myself, I would absolutely have a gun! A lot of weird stuff happened in places like this that can’t be explained. I definitely would not go at night.. which obviously you didn’t. That was smart…. not saying anything would have happen to you…but it’s better to be safe! Anyway, you have a new fan..A great video. Stay safe wherever you go! 😊
Thank you! I just bought a Missing 411 book.......its so addicting!!!
Were any of these roadside service stops STUCKEYS? I may have misspelled it, but remember them all along freeway from California to El Paso Texas. Pecan logs were my favorite thing about STUCKEYS.
couldnt say for sure
Civilization hasn't really done well out there...... but it is quite beautiful watching mother earth reclaim her own. Peace ✌️🙏
I live not too far from an abandoned motel in Mesa, I pass it all the time when im going somewhere, and I’m just dying to check it out sometime! I just have to get someone to take me since I can’t drive.
A while ago my friend wanted to take me to the domes to do a photo shoot. It was really heavy energy there, I didn’t know anything about them at the time since I had just moved to az but it was pretty creepy for sure. The pictures turned out fantastic though!!
If im not mistaken I think I know which motel your talking about....but I could be wrong. and yea, when I visited the domes i got a really eerie feeling when I was there, i wasnt scared, but i think it was because it was very silent in those domes and the slightest sound echoed
I’ve lived in AZ most of my life but have only heard of a few of these places. Very cool. I’ll have to check them out
Enjoy!!! And thank you for checking out the video! 👍
Years back a friend and I owned a ghost hunting business. Now I have never really been a believer of ghosts or entities. I was more of the camera guy. Until then.. At the domes we experienced footsteps, banging, and even rocks being thrown. The "shadow" is real and haunts the grounds. All of our equipment was reading to leave or die. Run.. Help me.. I was even scratched on my arm while filming. That was a shock! Pretty creepy place.
Thanks for sharing! I gotta go back there again and do an updated video!
How does equipment read leave or die? I have never heard of a machine that says that. Hmmm
Yes!!! I’ve experienced those things in several different occasions. The one dome that sits furthest in the back off the rd, that one was called the devils dome. Very first time I went with a group of friends, that dome was still standing (the ceiling had not caved in yet, this was shit…. Circa 2011-2012? Well before ghost adventures lol) anyway, at that time, the ceiling did have a giant hole, where barbed wire noise had hanged from.
One thing this video did not mention was that there we’re supposed to be 8 domes in total and only 5 were built. Also there are tunnels that was supposed to connect dome to dome.
Back in the day when it was alllllll dirt rd to get there that definitely added to your adrenaline. Now the drive there is so much faster I feel. Oh man I got some stories. Lol
@@IEchuckie
Do you understand Morse code?
Machines can beep .. You can make out certain readings based on that.
I've lived in AZ all of my life and a lot of it in that area...Picacho, Eloy, CG, Maricopa and finally been living in Phoenix for many years. I've never heard what the history of that land is and why is it haunted. Do you know? Very creepy that's for sure!!!! Thanks for sharing.
Nice collection! Makes me want to learn more. Also curious to know why you pronounce the highway "Route Six Six" instead of the standard way. Is that an Arizona thing?🤔
I purposely pronounced it that way to get a reaction from people....I'd say it worked lol
I remember the iconic ancient dog/horse racetrack coliseum south of the 10 just west of Dysart. Now gone
When I first started doing urban exploration that was a place that came up first, but yea, sadly its now gone
Dude loved your video please make another
thank you!!!! as yes!!! there will be more, I've discovered more abandoned buildings since then
Sad how diverse people and their urban culture of tagging vandalism and arson has destroyed every empty or unused place .
Sad how the rich businessmen never cleaned up their failures to return the land back to its natural state
@@obscuritystuntI take it your not a property owner with a bank loan on it . They are not allowed to demolish any structure The bank forecloses on they own it and hope to sell the land and any assets that may be standing that is why you see so many derelict buildings
graffiti is culture. there's cave graffiti. there's roman graffiti. there's graffiti in the Vatican. it is human nature. it is a marker of ones existence
@@marcel1372 its actually artistic in those places but the crap you see here is just that .
@@obscuritystunt lol, i love it when guys like you get put in their place
I'm William I sent you a message about that fort near the pancake house about f troop keep up the good work and exploring
Thank you so much!! and yes! I got your message, I just recently replied to it....thank you for checking out the video!....glad you enjoyed it! I got some more abandoned building adventures coming in the near future!
@jessiesdroneadventures7464 I live in treasure Island by San Francisco interesting history here too
Bloody hell !!! My wife and I came over from the UK in 2007 and stayed in the motel at Grey Mountain on a west coast road trip, it wasn’t the greatest then but it served its purpose for the night. It’s a shame to see it abandoned.
Thank you for sharing! ....and yea, it's a shame to see it abandoned
Route Sixty Six, not Six Six.
seneca was going to be nice place i drive that area all the time but i remeber seeing some brochures when i was young back in late 70s & 80s
I spent ten very long years living in Coolidge, AZ and I watched the Arizona Phoenix Mart being built… and then it wasn’t. I’m a Tucson Arizona native and I have heard the promises of growth around Casa Grande as long as I can remember. At least back to the 1960’s. Arizona has long been a place where semi-shady folks can pitch their dreams. Real Estate schemes, especially, have been popular since before we became a state. My folks bought some useless property in the 1960’s. It was several lots a few miles east of Holbrook, AZ and just south of I-40. The property sits on a large underground salt dome and has no access to potable water. The entire development sits nearly empty today. Just a few old scattered trailer homes and dirt streets with street signs no one reads.
I agree with you. Seems to be a common trend about casa grande....we are going to build this, we are going to transform that.........lots of false hopes of growth
A few miles east of Holbrook would be Sun Valley which really isn't much of anything. Most route 66 books mention very little if anything about it. May have been a trading post before I-40 bypassed it.
@@muffs55mercury61 I believe that my folks property was off Adamana Rd. I don’t remember how many miles east of Holbrook, but coincidentally I’m heading that way in a couple days. Been living in my little travel trailer for the summer and heading back south from Flagstaff. I’ll have to do a little investigating. 👍🏼
@@IndridCool54 Ok still not too far east of Holbrook. I think that's exit 307.
cool town
Wow, I have been to Casa Grande a lot and never knew about the domes!
Dang!
Great memories. Like many others watching, long lineage of born and raised AZ. So sad what developers and investors have done and are doing this once great state. And yes, I know every place has to grow.. but it wouldn't hurt to put some time and integrity in to what they're "developing." #EndRant...sorry - Thank you for this video...
I agree 100%!
Born and raised in South Florida so I completely understand. The difference is we have all this development that actually took hold. That "success" bred more development which lead to more people which lead to more development which lead to...
Anything that was abandoned here wouldn't be abandoned for too long. It would be knocked down and something new would take it's place. The result is, on the east coast, from Miami to Vero Beach (about 150 miles) is one, almost unbroken, strip of development along the coast. The interior is sugar cane farms to the south and citrus and dairy to the north. The rest of the state is following suit. I imagine in 50 years or so, the entire state will just be one big development
@@rogermccaslin5963 Ugh
@@rogermccaslin5963 - lived in So. FL in until 67. I remember swamp, lots of waterways and some farms. Orange groves on hills in central FL. I'm astonished how much it's built out. But, yeah. Same for the Phoenix or greater valley area. It's insane. There were only a half a million people in Phoenix when we moved here back then.
I have actually been to the gold king mansion in the walipi mountains its a very cool experience to see.
Heck yea it is! last time i was there was by myself and I was the only one out there....very creepy, but a cool experience