I lived in the place you call the the Valintine Station from about 1964 until 1970. The station was called the Great Western. The wide place in the road was named Annadale. The fruit juice place was a lemonade and orangeade stand. The so called Chief’s motel was the Griggs hotel. There was a small gas station and hamburger joint next door. That was Chiefs place. He was the owner of the Great Western in the 50ties. My uncle bought it from him and he move down the street and leased the station and store. Valentine is the Indian reservation town 3 miles east. It was the BIA headquarters. The post office was at that zoo east of Valentine.
My parents used 66 a lot to go from Missouri to Calif so I feel like I grew up on it. This was the 60s when a lot of businesses were still open. A special place to many of us.
I grew up at a gas station. The office was in the front of the house, connected but only accessible from in the driveway by the pumps. The service station was right next to the house. I had to pump gas every time the buzzer went off while I was doing homework. I've always had an affinity to gas stations, especially the old ones and have always wanted to live in one or have a house built to look like one. This place is very cool, and on route 66 to boot. Awesome
I remember walking home with an empty gas can because there was NO WAY I was going to pay 27 cents for a gallon of gas! That was about 1965. In 1974 I regularly drove between Biloxi MS and Ft. Walton Beach FL. I filled my tank for 25 cents/gallon regularly. That's a pretty stable economy for NINE YEARS. Look what's happened to the dollar since then.
Somewhere between 1955 and 1966 there's a place that had $20,000 in damage that time. In today's money, 💰 they went on to say it would be 400 million dollars 💰🤑💰💰! Say yes sir, what has happened to Dollars that's not worth three cents anymore. When I was a kid I remember my mom saying I'm not going to spend 75 cents for a Big Mac.
You should fix up that 57 Ford it looks beautiful, I’m only in high school but I’m restoring a 1948 Buick Roadmaster. My friends and I are planning on taking it on a Route 66 trip when we graduate. We’ll have to stop by.
Glad you enjoyed it! I can't believe how many people travel Rt 66 from the U.K.! I did a video with a nice couple from Bristol. Thank you so much for watching, my goal is to share this with Worldwide ROUTE 66 fans. You have a friend on Route 66 :-)
WOW!!! Nice!!! Brings back a flood of memories traveling along these hot, dusty, lonely, roads in the late 50's to late 60's on our way to/from a vacation spot. Mom, dad, and three kids travelling in a pickup camper or a station wagon/Shasta trailer, none with an air conditioner of course. We would pull into one of these little towns having a string of buildings on both sides of the road. Couple of gas stations, several motels, 3-4 bars, and a mom-n-pop convivence store. Days liked to stop somewhere by about 7:00 PM as he didnt like being on the road after dark. Seems there was always a spot available to park an RV with water and electricity. Dad would check the vehicles, mom would start dinner, us kids would run around jumping over fences and walls oblivious to faded, rusty, bullet ridden keep out and no trespassing signs. Hot???? Absolutely! Sometimes we sought temporary refuge in the convivence store taking our time buying something. When the sun started going down dad would break out the lawn chairs and we'd chat about our next leg of our journey or with another RV traveler next door. Night time was a huge relief from the heat. Often times by morning we would need a blanket or jacket as the desert could get very cold at night. I would absolutely love to relive those days.
This is pretty cool. I prefer Jackson Browne’s version of take it easy. But I have been standing on that corner in Winslow Arizona, that was awesome! Shout out to the guy who may have saved my life that night. I had picked up hitchhikers that would not get out of my car. He told me to wait till he got off work and he would get rid of them. Let’s just say… He did. I spent the night at his house with his wife and five children, they fed me pizza, I slept on the couch and locked the door in the morning when I left. Thank you so much sir. I really do believe you saved my life! If I ever get that way again I’ll make sure to say hi.
When I first hitchhiked to California in February, 1976, I can still recall being upon route 66 - between Flagstaff and Kingman! Probably went right by the place🎉❤😊!
How cool!! I want the old GMC…I’ve seen someone make the front end/grill into a waterfall…into a water feature. Thanks for sharing 🎉 Can’t wait to see more videos
We all wanted to see your home,I understand some people have reservations about that but it would be interesting if you are ok to do another video about the home itself and the Fairlane. If the fairlane turns over,I was an engineering major not a mechanic, you could feed fuel to carb just to start engine.❤ Some guys are hammering you in the comments but I was fascinated by your video.❤
just came across your video..and wow how Lucky you are to live in such a beautiful part of the world..i would Love to visit America one day..God bless. mike..England.
Hopefully in starting this channel we can share it with people who will never be able to travel here. Thank you, working on the next videos, Inside tour next.
😊 Well good man from ❤alentine, you have pulled on many ❤strings with this docu-vlog, mine included.❤😊 Great effort on your part to share this 411 on route 66. I won't go on about my life and times out your way, just know we all, those other peeps here recounting their past, we all have to thank you for reminding us of a time long gone to those that didn't live it back in the day when 66 was the Main Street of America... Best regards, CCR from AR today formerly a route 66 resident that spent some years in an rv at canyon west (bad place to reside imo) to Black Mountain (lovely wee rv park if the desert is your thing)...😊❤
When I was a kid my parents made me ride in the back of a station wagon from MO to CA, all on route 66. I didn't appreciate it back then, but I'd love to do it all over again. Thanks for the tour.
Cool Fairlane. My Dad had a black and white 4 door in the 60s. When we drove from LA to the Seirra we would leave in the middle of the night to avoid the heat. He always had a canvas water bag hanging from the hood latch.
The hession water bag was a familiar sight in rural parts of Australia years ago too ! Some cars would have a special frame to hold it on your car, otherwise, it was held in place on the vehicles roo bar. I still have one.
I've driven over 80% of route 66. During many different trips and I'd like to drive it from one end to the other end. Do that in one long trip. Of course in a classic car
It's interrupted by the train, but even that is awesome because you will hear a far away train whistle first and it echos off the canyon with a cool sound.
@valentinestation4275 I know there won't be a lot of traffic,but return business might make profitable. Keep someone busy,someone on a pension to rely on.
And I thought I was the only nut that though living in an old gas station was a cool idea ! I drive cross country a lot for UPS passing much of Route 66 . Pretty cool place .
I rode right thru there on my bicycle in 2021. I rode from Southern California to Missouri. I took the route from Kingman, thru Peach Springs & back down to Seligman. That Peach Springs loop was nice. Got to see the train pass by the Valentine Indian BIA building as I was riding.
I drive by that spot every time I visit my brother - He's on 66 just a couple miles east of the Grand Canyon Caverns..... I'd love to stop by for and maybe do a video for my channel
You know what, I could live like this. I'm a gearhead, love automotive history, this part of Route 66. I'm kinda a recluse and introvert. Prefer minimal people, but maximum element of such an environment. And all of this, as a residence in a vintage gas station! No idiot neighbors, no rent and landlord bullcrap, no HOAs. Just me and all shown in this video. That 76 Station? Also was a post office, I could send and receive my mail all at once, lol. I'll buy it and turn it into my residence! I'll buy all the cars and trucks too. The garages? I'll reopen and use em!
@@valentinestation4275 LOL, thanks man! Saw a T shirt once. It read, "Being Weird Isn't Enough." Love your vids, brother. Watched this one, liked, and subscribed.
Good morning. I've stopped by and taken pictures of your place and spoke to you at the Hackberry store a couple of times...I love ❤️ everything about about Rt 66. .. I've cruised most of Rt 66 since the 60's. Hope to see you next time I cruise up 66 from Kingman.. 👍👍👍👍👍👍. Have a good one..
That old Ford flatbed is a 1966 F-250 4x4. and according to the hood emblem with the lightning bolt it has an inline 6 cylinder. the V8 trucks had a V8 emblem. I have a 1965 f250 4x4 from Cottonwood that looks just like it. Cheers! Great video!
Love these type of videos. The older I get the more I appreciate it lol. I’m a loner type of person and it’d be great for me except I don’t like bright places. When I’m in the sun floaters annoy me.
Thanks for the video. Your video reminds me so much of the cartoon movie "Cars" in 2006. Everything seems million years away after the pandemic. Take care.
I remember when that station was open when I was driving Route 66 as an over the road Trucker hauling Swinging Beef from Liberal Kansas to The City of Industry, Ca. There used to be a Waitress Linda that worked where we Truckers loved to eat and I wanted to Marry her, But She was at that time dating her boss. I guess that was one way to have a job there as well as the Boss not have to pay big wages.
@@doneown503 It has nothing to do with being clean. Historical photos are ones taken back in the day - not after someone has gone in and straightened up the place.
Just a couple decades ago I would eagerly have bought a property like this myself, but when I look at all the stuff that needs to be done and realise the untold agony that every little detail involves, I cringe. The song that spontaneously came to my mind as I watched this was "Superman" by the Kinks.
@@peteskipeteski4464 That's good, but you would definitely need to have a backup source of electricity like a battery bank and/or a solar system connected to it because you can't survive in that area without air conditioning. A power outage in a situation like that can be deadly with the heat waves we've been having lately.
I love your channel!! I have subscribed!!! Route 66 is an iconic place and I am glad you are preserving the gas station! Maybe you will preserve more in the future.
I was 367 miles from you. My uncle back in 1970 built the KOA Campground in Seligman, Arizona. I visited when he was pouring the concrete for the slab an a Very Cold Day. He burned tires up wind to raise the air temperature over the slab just like farmers did using smudge pots.
Your 57 Ford is nice! If it's rust free in the doors, rocker panels and the rear of the fender openings, she's a keeper. The engine is Ford's 223 cubic inch (3,655 cc's for metric types) six that was used from the mid 1950's in to the mid 1960's, in F100 and some larger trucks, Rancheros, Fairlanes and even Galaxies. They're uncommon now, so parts for a rebuild could be an interesting search. My father had a 1955 F100 and by the time it had 100,000 miles, the poor engine was really tired and by the time it was in the 150,000 mile range it was retired. They tended to burn exhaust valves badly and compression just went to nothing. The intake and exhaust manifolds were a primitive design and tended to leak, which further led to low output. It also appears that the car has maybe one of Ford's worst ideas ever - vacuum powered windshield wipers. Engine vacuum is applied to the unit on the cowl, moving a seal back and forth to move the wipers. As the engine wears less vacuum is created (vacuum on the intake stroke is the flip side of compression so when compression goes so does vacuum) and going up a hill, opening the throttle reduces vacuum even further. As the unit wears it cannot contain the vacuum as well either - all that culminating in wipers that barely function, especially going up hills. It was at best a lousy idea, and at worst dangerous. Electric wipers were an option in the day (hard to imagine), so if a motor and switch assembly can be sourced, that can be swapped out. Highly recommended. Swapping in a modern V8 drive train would be a significant upgrade. Have fun with it.
My 1940 Ford Sedan Deluxe would look pretty nice parked out there by your fuel pumps ! I would love to live there in Valentine.......my private little time machine ! Thanks for sharing !
My pleasure! To me this is my life so I naturally think, who is going to care about this stuff, there's nothing to see here. Thank you for your kind words and being the owner of such a awesome machine.
Really enjoyed your video about Route 66. Bless you for keeping these memories and history of Route 66 alive. Hope to travel through some day on my travels.
I'm LOVING this tour. That 57 Ford deserves some love. That truck nis awesome. Both vehicles with those engines--love straight sixes. The Coke machine--Rick Dale from American Resto would be all over it (and he's in Vegas, where that truck came from, lol). A 28 Chevy in the bushes? Hell yeah! Great find. She's too far gone for resto, but makes great yard art for Valentine station. I love this stuff!
Thanks brother! Greetings from San Diego, by the way.:) Sign sign, everywhere a sign, breaking the scenery, breaking my mind. Don't do this, don't do that, can't you read the sign? But on Route 66, we LOVE the signage. lol.
Wow how cool! We are natives from Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii, now living in Las Vegas, NV. Thank you very much for sharing the history of your hometown Valentine. I instantly related to the pogo stick, lawn mower and the tire jack lol. That was my years of growing up on the island. lol Brought back lots of memories. Definitely have your place on our bucket list, we will be doing a road trip soon. Gonna check out the links you have posted. Thank you again! Aloha!
You will love this section of route 66 and it makes a great day trip from Las Vegas. You can start in Oatman and travel to Seligman, and be back in your home by night.
@@valentinestation4275 we been to Oatman, they sell Hawaiian Shave Ice, we were so surprised lol, and stayed overnight in Laughlin 😊, totally loved it! Gonna go back again! We are just immersing ourselves in the rich history and learning so much here in the States … thank you thank you!
Wow, the license plate flag is awesome. Great video and the panoramic vista that surrounds the place looks wonderful. And the coin was Dennis Hoppers. lol.
I don't want to spam you with comments but I think the appeal of your channel is deep down we all want a little piece of Walden's Pond,you have achieved that❤
My kind of town, minus the heat....Lived in Mesa, AZ for awhile, now in Indiana. Just did not like 100 plus degrees all the time.......I really like your place.
In 2017 I rode past there and stopped to look at the 57 Chev pickup you have out front. I was looking for one. Saw you come out and smile. I later found a 56 pickup to work on.
I spent years and years on route 66. Spent a good amount of time in my teens sitting on a bench on route 66 in williams. In the 1990's. Lived on route 66 for years in my 20's and 30's. In flagstaff and williams. Met people from all over the world going to the grand canyon while sitting on the bench in williams. Good times. I even have a route 66 sign tattooed on my forearm. Takes up half my arm.
Wow!! Hello grom Louisiana! This is just wonderful, I've always wanted to roadtrip down 66. If I ever get to, I'll be stopping by! Thank you so much for sharing this! ❤
There was a old man missionary who owned that property in the early eighties . The church that I was Attending came out in either eighty one or eighty two On a mission trip to clean up the junkyard that was Behind the gas station the old man was going to make a school for the Indians.I have pictures that I have taken when we were out there.If you would like to see them let me know .
That would be awesome! I spoke to his niece and she shared a few stories of him. I believe he named his missionary work after the original gas station. I saw a postage stamp that said "The Great Western Mission"
Im 67 years old and I miss the old days when the world was simple and slower..great video.
Same here!
I'm 67 too 6/6/57. I'm loving retirement in Florida, cheers 😎
20 years your junior but I am feeling the same
Just slow down if that's what you want. It can be done. I've been able to slow down and simplify.
@@SonnyPruitt-q1s did u miss actually looking inside the place as per the misleading title?.
no?... well im glad u enjoyed looking at a load of junk
I lived in the place you call the the Valintine Station from about 1964 until 1970. The station was called the Great Western. The wide place in the road was named Annadale. The fruit juice place was a lemonade and orangeade stand. The so called Chief’s motel was the Griggs hotel. There was a small gas station and hamburger joint next door. That was Chiefs place. He was the owner of the Great Western in the 50ties. My uncle bought it from him and he move down the street and leased the station and store. Valentine is the Indian reservation town 3 miles east. It was the BIA headquarters. The post office was at that zoo east of Valentine.
I have a picture of the burger joint, the chiefs place. Do you live in Kingman, are you Mr Byers? Did we speak once at your home?
Do you have any pictures by chance?
My parents used 66 a lot to go from Missouri to Calif so I feel like I grew up on it. This was the 60s when a lot of businesses were still open. A special place to many of us.
We used it from Ca. back east to Indiana.
I grew up at a gas station. The office was in the front of the house, connected but only accessible from in the driveway by the pumps. The service station was right next to the house. I had to pump gas every time the buzzer went off while I was doing homework. I've always had an affinity to gas stations, especially the old ones and have always wanted to live in one or have a house built to look like one. This place is very cool, and on route 66 to boot. Awesome
Yes I too like gas station as homes but I'd like a pool where th drive is
I remember walking home with an empty gas can because there was NO WAY I was going to pay 27 cents for a gallon of gas! That was about 1965. In 1974 I regularly drove between Biloxi MS and Ft. Walton Beach FL. I filled my tank for 25 cents/gallon regularly. That's a pretty stable economy for NINE YEARS. Look what's happened to the dollar since then.
I was stationed @ Eglin AFB in 1974 had that hurricane come thru in 75 & tore up the town.
@@donsmith8614 I left Eglin in early '74 to be stationed at Anderson (Guam). We got hit with a Super Class Typhoon about the same time you did.
@@BulletproofPastor i went to the Pi in 77
@@donsmith8614 I went TDY to PI in '75 but by '77 I discharged and was in school. Married in May of '77. Familiar paths for both of us.
Somewhere between 1955 and 1966 there's a place that had $20,000 in damage that time. In today's money, 💰 they went on to say it would be 400 million dollars 💰🤑💰💰! Say yes sir, what has happened to Dollars that's not worth three cents anymore. When I was a kid I remember my mom saying I'm not going to spend 75 cents for a Big Mac.
Waiting for the inside tour!!! thanks for taking the time to make this.. enjoyed it. drove through V a couple weeks ago.
You should fix up that 57 Ford it looks beautiful, I’m only in high school but I’m restoring a 1948 Buick Roadmaster. My friends and I are planning on taking it on a Route 66 trip when we graduate. We’ll have to stop by.
Have fun and stay safe on your future trip.
That is awesome! Can't wait to meet you.
48 Roadmaster👍, take your time and do it right... awesome car
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Asba 43 year old soul, my heart is there even tho I've never been... cheers From Toledo Ohio 🇺🇲🙏🏼
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Every once in a while TH-cam comes up with a gem of a video like this. Really enjoyed it. Thank you from the UK
Glad you enjoyed it! I can't believe how many people travel Rt 66 from the U.K.! I did a video with a nice couple from Bristol. Thank you so much for watching, my goal is to share this with Worldwide ROUTE 66 fans. You have a friend on Route 66 :-)
Very kewl man, Really a shame what the interstate did to all the old places along 66, Thx for trying to Keep history alive.
Thats life?
WOW!!! Nice!!! Brings back a flood of memories traveling along these hot, dusty, lonely, roads in the late 50's to late 60's on our way to/from a vacation spot. Mom, dad, and three kids travelling in a pickup camper or a station wagon/Shasta trailer, none with an air conditioner of course. We would pull into one of these little towns having a string of buildings on both sides of the road. Couple of gas stations, several motels, 3-4 bars, and a mom-n-pop convivence store. Days liked to stop somewhere by about 7:00 PM as he didnt like being on the road after dark. Seems there was always a spot available to park an RV with water and electricity. Dad would check the vehicles, mom would start dinner, us kids would run around jumping over fences and walls oblivious to faded, rusty, bullet ridden keep out and no trespassing signs.
Hot???? Absolutely! Sometimes we sought temporary refuge in the convivence store taking our time buying something. When the sun started going down dad would break out the lawn chairs and we'd chat about our next leg of our journey or with another RV traveler next door. Night time was a huge relief from the heat. Often times by morning we would need a blanket or jacket as the desert could get very cold at night. I would absolutely love to relive those days.
Golden memories treasure them almost everything was better back then!
@@kingforaday8725 fond mirror you share, yes mirror is what I meant... Was that you in my mirror or maybe someone just like me...and my family?
That’s really cool to live right on Route 66 awesome
This is pretty cool. I prefer Jackson Browne’s version of take it easy. But I have been standing on that corner in Winslow Arizona, that was awesome! Shout out to the guy who may have saved my life that night. I had picked up hitchhikers that would not get out of my car. He told me to wait till he got off work and he would get rid of them. Let’s just say… He did. I spent the night at his house with his wife and five children, they fed me pizza, I slept on the couch and locked the door in the morning when I left. Thank you so much sir. I really do believe you saved my life! If I ever get that way again I’ll make sure to say hi.
Im 72 and my dad owned a Citgo station in South Burlington, Vermont. Me and my 2 brothers worked for him. He got it in 1968. love your channel.
When I first hitchhiked to California in February, 1976, I can still recall being upon route 66 - between Flagstaff and Kingman!
Probably went right by the place🎉❤😊!
We sure enjoyed our trip on 66 in our '77 Ramcharger. We made it as far as Williams, Az and the Grand Canyon. You have a beautiful place!
Arizona has some great sights to see, glad you were able to travel on 66 in your classic truck!
I'd love to drive that...I hope that there are many gas stations "??
Perhaps you could offer RV camping at your site. .Many would love to stay with you and the gas station 66 theme. you have the perfect setup.
I did harvest host for a few years.
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@@valentinestation4275 try airbnb... I'd stay there.
I was thinking the same thing! There are solo female nomads, who would love to stay there. They would feel a lot safer than other places.
I'll have to rewatch Easy Rider to check out that scene 🙌
How cool!! I want the old GMC…I’ve seen someone make the front end/grill into a waterfall…into a water feature. Thanks for sharing 🎉 Can’t wait to see more videos
That sounds like some awesome art :-)
My dad stopped at that station back in 1961 with us kids when we went to look at some property he bought in the area.
That is awesome!! They used to have a pond on the side and sold bait fish I am told.
Imagine the people driving by there,and assuming that it's an active Gas station "??
What a great video. I keep picturing myself driving down route 66.
You should!!
Fantastic my friend ever thought of doing Airbnb , I for one would ❤to stay in a Garage.
Richard UK 🇬🇧👌🇺🇲
That's the idea mate, grow the channel and restore the place for people that want to live the rt 66 dream!
We all wanted to see your home,I understand some people have reservations about that but it would be interesting if you are ok to do another video about the home itself and the Fairlane. If the fairlane turns over,I was an engineering major not a mechanic, you could feed fuel to carb just to start engine.❤ Some guys are hammering you in the comments but I was fascinated by your video.❤
I wanted to see inside too. I've had 3 antique stores and a few collectibles from Route 66. But they sold quickly.
This is really good! I was born in Oklahoma just a few feet off Route 66. I'd like to see you travel Route 66 in that old '57 Ford!
I am super glad you enjoyed it. I will try to bring you stories from Route 66! Thank you!
just came across your video..and wow how Lucky you are to live in such a beautiful part of the world..i would Love to visit America one day..God bless. mike..England.
thanks for preserving her.
Hopefully in starting this channel we can share it with people who will never be able to travel here. Thank you, working on the next videos, Inside tour next.
A 40 minute video with no tour of the inside of the gas station
And no detail showing of the places he's talking about besides being like 50 ft away.. if he could remember what he was talking bout...
@@retrorewindllc9363 indeed
Dam was waiting lol
Thanks, I won't waste another 35 minutes.
Is he a robot??
😊 Well good man from ❤alentine, you have pulled on many ❤strings with this docu-vlog, mine included.❤😊
Great effort on your part to share this 411 on route 66.
I won't go on about my life and times out your way, just know we all, those other peeps here recounting their past, we all have to thank you for reminding us of a time long gone to those that didn't live it back in the day when 66 was the Main Street of America...
Best regards, CCR from AR today formerly a route 66 resident that spent some years in an rv at canyon west (bad place to reside imo) to Black Mountain (lovely wee rv park if the desert is your thing)...😊❤
I wish you could have shown the Ma's Cafe inside and the dance hall inside. I'm 75 and I miss the good old days.
I am 64 Richard and miss this time in America just as much as you do definitely better times
When I was a kid my parents made me ride in the back of a station wagon from MO to CA, all on route 66. I didn't appreciate it back then, but I'd love to do it all over again.
Thanks for the tour.
Cool Fairlane. My Dad had a black and white 4 door in the 60s. When we drove from LA to the Seirra we would leave in the middle of the night to avoid the heat. He always had a canvas water bag hanging from the hood latch.
The Desert Water Bag!!
@@valentinestation4275 yup. With a picture of a cow skeleton head.
The hession water bag was a familiar sight in rural parts of Australia years ago too ! Some cars would have a special frame to hold it on your car, otherwise, it was held in place on the vehicles roo bar. I still have one.
I miss Route 66 so much!
I've driven over 80% of route 66. During many different trips and I'd like to drive it from one end to the other end. Do that in one long trip. Of course in a classic car
Awesome! This was 🔥 thanks for sharing! I enjoy learning about the history of Route 66.
Loved your video..would like that quiet living...
It's interrupted by the train, but even that is awesome because you will hear a far away train whistle first and it echos off the canyon with a cool sound.
@@valentinestation4275 oh..I would love to hear that train whistle..
With proper road signage,it's possible a roadside burger joint could make a go of it. Offering ice cold root beer,fries burgers.
The 76 station next door is now open as a bar and restaurant! :-)
@valentinestation4275 I know there won't be a lot of traffic,but return business might make profitable. Keep someone busy,someone on a pension to rely on.
@@valentinestation4275wow! Maybe the area could get poppin & hopping again, soon.
And I thought I was the only nut that though living in an old gas station was a cool idea ! I drive cross country a lot for UPS passing much of Route 66 . Pretty cool place .
I rode right thru there on my bicycle in 2021. I rode from Southern California to Missouri. I took the route from Kingman, thru Peach Springs & back down to Seligman. That Peach Springs loop was nice. Got to see the train pass by the Valentine Indian BIA building as I was riding.
That's where my mailbox is!! If that canyon could talk...
I drive by that spot every time I visit my brother - He's on 66 just a couple miles east of the Grand Canyon Caverns..... I'd love to stop by for and maybe do a video for my channel
You know what, I could live like this. I'm a gearhead, love automotive history, this part of Route 66. I'm kinda a recluse and introvert. Prefer minimal people, but maximum element of such an environment. And all of this, as a residence in a vintage gas station! No idiot neighbors, no rent and landlord bullcrap, no HOAs. Just me and all shown in this video.
That 76 Station? Also was a post office, I could send and receive my mail all at once, lol. I'll buy it and turn it into my residence! I'll buy all the cars and trucks too. The garages? I'll reopen and use em!
Brother!
I am glad that you enjoyed it. I look forward to making more videos for the weirdos like us that like this old stuff :-)
@@valentinestation4275 LOL, thanks man! Saw a T shirt once. It read, "Being Weird Isn't Enough." Love your vids, brother. Watched this one, liked, and subscribed.
Would love to see that Christmas tree 🎄 set-up later this year! -Sharon in Spokane
Good morning. I've stopped by and taken pictures of your place and spoke to you at the Hackberry store a couple of times...I love ❤️ everything about about Rt 66. .. I've cruised most of Rt 66 since the 60's. Hope to see you next time I cruise up 66 from Kingman.. 👍👍👍👍👍👍. Have a good one..
Thanks for the kind words. It's awesome we had a chance to chat at Hackberry and hangout with Charlie the cat!
It looks like saucers could even land there👽
I hope so 🙂
Just finished Route 66 and loved every mile. Places like this just makes one feel good.
Aww shucks :-) Route 66 a snapshot of American history on 2 lanes!
That old Ford flatbed is a 1966 F-250 4x4. and according to the hood emblem with the lightning bolt it has an inline 6 cylinder. the V8 trucks had a V8 emblem. I have a 1965 f250 4x4 from Cottonwood that looks just like it. Cheers! Great video!
It has great lines and an awesome patina, it makes a Chevy guy want a Ford. Thanks for the info, I love the straight 6's!
A '66 on Route 66
@valentinestation4275 born in 66, here! And it's my favorite number lol.
Classic! Vintage gas station. The 60's, 70's, 80's era are the best
Cool place i subbed last week great to see it being brought back . Cheers mate🇦🇺
Thanks mate!
Geographic isolation! i would love to get my metal detector out and explore this place really cool area 👍😎🇱🇷🇱🇷🇱🇷🇱🇷🇱🇷
Love these type of videos. The older I get the more I appreciate it lol. I’m a loner type of person and it’d be great for me except I don’t like bright places. When I’m in the sun floaters annoy me.
This is so wholesome. What a fun video.
Thank you, I appreciate you watching. I look forward to sharing more stories with you. Thanks again!!
Ah, Paradise!
You got a friend on Route 66! Thank you!
As a Brazilian, I do not put USA on my bucket list that much, except for my dream of traveling on Route 66.
This part of Route 66 is worth seeing, alittle further East of here is other famous stops too-Seligman, etc. Please come look
I have a 1957 ford custom 300 just like your even blue ❤❤❤❤
I really enjoy seeing places like this especially along Route 66
have a great weekend and Thank You. 👍⛽🛣🛑🇺🇲
Ive always wanted to buy something like this and love in it. Or a old motel in the middle of nowhere. Soo cool
You should!!
Thanks for the video. Your video reminds me so much of the cartoon movie "Cars" in 2006. Everything seems million years away after the pandemic. Take care.
I purchased a 1966 Cadillac years ago and it had a bumper sticker on the back of it from that country dancing club bar? I'll never forget it
I once owned a 4 door 57 Ford, same colors as yours. Freaky, seeing what might have been mine at one time. I really liked your video. Aaaah, memories.
I remember when that station was open when I was driving Route 66 as an over the road Trucker hauling Swinging Beef from Liberal Kansas to The City of Industry, Ca. There used to be a Waitress Linda that worked where we Truckers loved to eat and I wanted to Marry her, But She was at that time dating her boss. I guess that was one way to have a job there as well as the Boss not have to pay big wages.
She just said that to everyone that was driving past. Move on stud to your wife
Planning on driving the western leg of 66 for the 100 year anniversary in my 1969 Chevelle Concours wagon! Maybe I'll see you. Loved your vid.
Wow! I had a 67 El Camino, and a friend restored a 1970's chevelle, that how I learned. What engine do you have in your too cool for school wagon?
@valentinestation4275 it is a built 461 ci big block Chevy.
100 year anniversary? Please explain
@@peteskipeteski4464 route 66 centennial. Route 66 will be 100 years old in 2026
😊thank
You.just.flashed.my.life.back.to.the.50😊❤❤😊
Glad you found us :-)
Some historical photos of these places would be helpful, since we can't get close or see inside.
, it's very possible , not a tidy fellow ! 😮 , happens , , ,
@@doneown503 It has nothing to do with being clean. Historical photos are ones taken back in the day - not after someone has gone in and straightened up the place.
nice blast from the past
Just a couple decades ago I would eagerly have bought a property like this myself, but when I look at all the stuff that needs to be done and realise the untold agony that every little detail involves, I cringe. The song that spontaneously came to my mind as I watched this was "Superman" by the Kinks.
If it has water and electricity though.....
@@peteskipeteski4464 That's good, but you would definitely need to have a backup source of electricity like a battery bank and/or a solar system connected to it because you can't survive in that area without air conditioning. A power outage in a situation like that can be deadly with the heat waves we've been having lately.
Beautiful place I love ❤️ very much away from people very quiet place, Colonel Jamal
Love this. Passed through there in 2021
Beautiful place your a lucky guy
I'm lucky to have you as a viewer!! This is a place for gearheads like you, glad to meet you, you got a friend on Route 66!!
This is just incredible!! How I would just love to live there. You are one lucky guy that is absolutely gorgeous Brother.
I love your channel!! I have subscribed!!! Route 66 is an iconic place and I am glad you are preserving the gas station! Maybe you will preserve more in the future.
You should restore the 1957 Chevy!! Great vintage car!!
Liked and subscribed 👍🇺🇸
That is so super cooool !!!!!!😊😊😊
I was 367 miles from you.
My uncle back in 1970 built the KOA Campground in Seligman, Arizona. I visited when he was pouring the concrete for the slab an a Very Cold Day. He burned tires up wind to raise the air temperature over the slab just like farmers did using smudge pots.
Thank you for sharing.
Your 57 Ford is nice! If it's rust free in the doors, rocker panels and the rear of the fender openings, she's a keeper. The engine is Ford's 223 cubic inch (3,655 cc's for metric types) six that was used from the mid 1950's in to the mid 1960's, in F100 and some larger trucks, Rancheros, Fairlanes and even Galaxies. They're uncommon now, so parts for a rebuild could be an interesting search. My father had a 1955 F100 and by the time it had 100,000 miles, the poor engine was really tired and by the time it was in the 150,000 mile range it was retired. They tended to burn exhaust valves badly and compression just went to nothing. The intake and exhaust manifolds were a primitive design and tended to leak, which further led to low output. It also appears that the car has maybe one of Ford's worst ideas ever - vacuum powered windshield wipers. Engine vacuum is applied to the unit on the cowl, moving a seal back and forth to move the wipers. As the engine wears less vacuum is created (vacuum on the intake stroke is the flip side of compression so when compression goes so does vacuum) and going up a hill, opening the throttle reduces vacuum even further. As the unit wears it cannot contain the vacuum as well either - all that culminating in wipers that barely function, especially going up hills. It was at best a lousy idea, and at worst dangerous. Electric wipers were an option in the day (hard to imagine), so if a motor and switch assembly can be sourced, that can be swapped out. Highly recommended. Swapping in a modern V8 drive train would be a significant upgrade. Have fun with it.
My 1940 Ford Sedan Deluxe would look pretty nice parked out there by your fuel pumps ! I would love to live there in Valentine.......my private little time machine ! Thanks for sharing !
My pleasure! To me this is my life so I naturally think, who is going to care about this stuff, there's nothing to see here. Thank you for your kind words and being the owner of such a awesome machine.
My granpaw owned a mobil gas station in the 1960s and 70s i miss hanging out and getting to turn the pumps back.
Really enjoyed your video about Route 66. Bless you for keeping these memories and history of Route 66 alive. Hope to travel through some day on my travels.
You will make some great memories on this road. I hope I am lucky enough to meet you when you do. Thank you for the kind words, I appreciate you!
I'm looking forward to visiting!
Kenny!
I'm LOVING this tour. That 57 Ford deserves some love. That truck nis awesome. Both vehicles with those engines--love straight sixes. The Coke machine--Rick Dale from American Resto would be all over it (and he's in Vegas, where that truck came from, lol). A 28 Chevy in the bushes? Hell yeah! Great find. She's too far gone for resto, but makes great yard art for Valentine station.
I love this stuff!
Thanks brother! Greetings from San Diego, by the way.:)
Sign sign, everywhere a sign, breaking the scenery, breaking my mind. Don't do this, don't do that, can't you read the sign? But on Route 66, we LOVE the signage. lol.
I love this video! Thankyou!
Wow how cool! We are natives from Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii, now living in Las Vegas, NV. Thank you very much for sharing the history of your hometown Valentine. I instantly related to the pogo stick, lawn mower and the tire jack lol. That was my years of growing up on the island. lol Brought back lots of memories. Definitely have your place on our bucket list, we will be doing a road trip soon. Gonna check out the links you have posted. Thank you again! Aloha!
You will love this section of route 66 and it makes a great day trip from Las Vegas. You can start in Oatman and travel to Seligman, and be back in your home by night.
@@valentinestation4275 we been to Oatman, they sell Hawaiian Shave Ice, we were so surprised lol, and stayed overnight in Laughlin 😊, totally loved it! Gonna go back again! We are just immersing ourselves in the rich history and learning so much here in the States … thank you thank you!
Wow, the license plate flag is awesome. Great video and the panoramic vista that surrounds the place looks wonderful.
And the coin was Dennis Hoppers. lol.
For sure!!
I don't want to spam you with comments but I think the appeal of your channel is deep down we all want a little piece of Walden's Pond,you have achieved that❤
Appreciate the kind words. Thoreau, that dude knew what was up 🙂
Nice job! Informative and interesting.
Now that’s Nice those were the days wow
My kind of town, minus the heat....Lived in Mesa, AZ for awhile, now in Indiana. Just did not like 100 plus degrees all the time.......I really like your place.
That would be awesome to live like that
I like it...went through here 60 years ago on old route 66.
This video took me back to good old memory lane. Thank you beautiful place. You should do ghost hunts at night at around there
Great idea
In 2017 I rode past there and stopped to look at the 57 Chev pickup you have out front. I was looking for one. Saw you come out and smile. I later found a 56 pickup to work on.
Amazing Classic Place that still exist even today’s modern places. Cool tour video!
Thanks for watching!
I spent years and years on route 66. Spent a good amount of time in my teens sitting on a bench on route 66 in williams. In the 1990's. Lived on route 66 for years in my 20's and 30's. In flagstaff and williams. Met people from all over the world going to the grand canyon while sitting on the bench in williams. Good times. I even have a route 66 sign tattooed on my forearm. Takes up half my arm.
It's amazing how much international travelers love route 66!
Wow!! Hello grom Louisiana! This is just wonderful, I've always wanted to roadtrip down 66. If I ever get to, I'll be stopping by! Thank you so much for sharing this! ❤
"The vibe man" - LOL loved it.
That's pretty cool a vintage man cave on Route 66.
I never knew there was a Valentine, Arizona! Definitely gonna have to check it out one day!!😁
You should!
Wow peter fonda, his dad WAS in the "grapes of wrath" .... whoa spooky 😳
Also if I ever decide to drive the length of Route 66 I am stopping by for a personal tour🙌.
Good stuff! I can confirm it IS a 1950
GMC. I enjoyed this!
Nice! It's a good looking ranch truck!
Very cool. Been by there in my trucking career!
There was a old man missionary who owned that property in the early eighties . The church that I was Attending came out in either eighty one or eighty two On a mission trip to clean up the junkyard that was Behind the gas station the old man was going to make a school for the Indians.I have pictures that I have taken when we were out there.If you would like to see them let me know .
That would be awesome! I spoke to his niece and she shared a few stories of him. I believe he named his missionary work after the original gas station. I saw a postage stamp that said "The Great Western Mission"