Route 66 from Victorville to Helendale
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- Enjoy this virtual driving tour down Route 66 from Victorville to the town of Helendale in California and you'll see interesting things and points of interest to see along the way. This tour has been updated with new imagery and commentary in 2020. Read more about this road trip at www.backroadswest.com/blog/rou...
I'm remodeling that dealership, tomorrow, what a trip!
I grew up in Silver Lakes and have driven this route no joke like over a thousand times and I STILL learned something new with this video. Very good job. Thank you! This drive is ALWAYS a pleasure...
Same here: traveled it 1000s of times, but each time I see something new/different. Thanks for commenting.
What a great informative video
I drove for Roadway in Adelanto,Ca and would run this route to Barstow to the railyard. This route was always my favorite and especially at night. I use to pull over and just stare off into the stars, the sky was so clear. I drove this route for over 10 years and had always seen these sights but never knew the history behind them. This video is awesome, thanks so much, makes me long to drive cross country to drive that route just one more time.
I grew up in Oro Grande from age 2 thru 15. In 1979 we were bussed to Victorville to attend Jr. and Sr. high school. The bus stop was right in front of the old roadhouse shown at 6:34. It was called the "Stop Inn" Cafe. The cafe would open around 6am, and the bus would arrive around 7:15am. The owner would let us hang out inside on cold mornings (yes, the Fall thru Spring mornings in the High Desert were very cold). He even let us go into the bar area where me and a couple of my friends would play pinball. I remember the Stop Inn got a video "PONG" game in the early '80's.
We lived at the corner of Route 66 and Route 66 at the Helendale Bend. We owned an original house and property along the river.
awesome video. I grew up in the High Desert, its nice to see a video that's not completely shitting on VV. I really like it here. Clear skies, nice mornings and crazy weather changes.
Thanks! Yea, there's still gems in the Victor Valley.
Even seen dale Evans one time in a restruant and seen Riy at a gas station filling up his truck. What great memories too bad the are both gone now.
Drove this route for 8 years when I worked for Helendale CSD. Retired from there as asst general manager. Loved the route, such a pleasant drive. The BNSF railroad is very active, be careful crossing any tracks.
It never got old for me to drive either. While living in SVL, we always heard about Silver Lake's CSD.
when dealing with trains , safety is of the first concern. rule 1 general order 1 in your rulebook
I grew up in the Victor Valley and it's nice seeing videos of my home area.
I was stationed at George AFB (VV Logistic Airport now) from 86-90 and I think the furthest I'd ever gone on that road was to Oro Grand where we had softball practice in a park near the tracks. I should have soaked up more of the history but I was fresh out of high school and wasn't interested at the time. Thanks for the video!
You're welcome! Glad I was able to give you a glimpse of what can be seen.
The bottle farm guy is way too nice! He invited us into his home for a tour. He's a real interesting guy. . . . .OMG! The old man died???? Now that's sad, I'm very happy to say I met him. . .
Yes, unfortunately Feel lucky that you met him, I did not.
z50 same here
Nice to see this part of Route 66. I lived near Ogden, Ave, which in Illinois, is near the starting point of Route 66 on "our side" of the road. My dad was born on the day that Route 66 was opened, and he was proud of that fact.
My brother worked at Holland Burger for like 10 years. Just left this year to move out of state. Some of the best burgers.
LOVE THE HOLLANDBURGER
You left out the Cemex cement plant that is in your picture , across from the museum, it just turned 100 years old and was basically the reason for the development of Victorville.
And the old jail house strait across the tracks from the museum, and the fire truck on display came from the original V.V. fire house that was in the cement plant originally as far as I know.😊
Across from the museum is a bus station
Thank you for that endorsement, I guess I'll hold onto the Cemex stock!
I retired from cemex after 41 years also did not mention cal Portland cem3in3
Been down this route 4 wheeling in the 70's & 80's , thanks for the memories , enjoyable....
I'm from Arkansas, I was there in Victorville a month ago working at the cement plant right off 66. You can see it in one of your first photos after museum right after going under ih15. I remember seeing those huge power lines too. The plant was the tallest building around so to have the chance to climb up it and see for miles was pretty cool.
Yeah, if you looked up the cliff at the cement plant, our house was on the bluff up there cause I used to tell the children to line up with the chimney on the cement plant to make sure they were getting back home in the right place to get lost in the desert we haven’t lived there since my husband got out of the Air Force and 91
I’m thankful to have found this channel. Great historic information
I love the Mojave valley, was born in Barstow myself. Still remember Hearts cafe.
Lived in victorville 2 20 years and applevally 7 year's the desert really grows on you . my son and family still live there
I took this road back in '89 to visit ole Wool in Silver Lakes, before he went back to his roots in Ohio. Sadly, Ole Wool passed on in 2007, but the memories remain fresh & happy.
Wow I've driven this hundreds of times.
I’m kicking myself for never having gone in that Route 66 museum. I love the history my hometown has, it’s just very sad to see what most of it has become.
I worked in Helendale and drove there from Apple Valley! Very familiar with that road
We went to another Museum ...an older Lady of the Night took us on a tour of the House. Fascinating.
Lol.. Can you share more details?
66 is one of my favorites.
I prefer 69 myself😂
Lived here all my life and I just found out today that there’s a museum in victorville 💀
You must live on the other side of the tracks
Victimville
I go to Victorville all the time and I never heard of a museum
Mike Bailey the further north you go, the uglier it gets. lots of affordable housing projects have brought in tons of problematic people from the city. If you’re thinking about living here, just move to Phelan. It’s still just as aesthetically unpleasant but it’s a safe place and very nice if you like living in peace and quiet. No light pollution so you can actually see the stars at night
CHIEFMAHERBZ Always tryna stay away from them victorvillains
A thumbs up and always an excellent video
Thank you. I lived in Silver Lakes for a short while as a youth in the late 70's and had no idea that was Route 66, very interesting.
You guys are AWESOME!!! Great job!
Typically I jump on 15 to make time to the PCH. Turned around in SB. Homeless everywhere. On a MC thats not safe camping.
Next time I'll hit this section and just stay in East Cabgoing north.
This video really helps.
Excellent video... glad I subscribed... thank-you for the great historical content and production!
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for commenting.
Nicely done!
I lived out in this area in the 90s. You make it sound so much more interesting than when I was living there. I know a lot of this stuff is historical, but when you live there it just doesn't seem that interesting and you kind of ignore it. Too busy cursing the heat I guess. XD It's funny how you never appreciate things when they are familiar.
They got skate parks here now for kids they got a water park on the lake they are opening soon and they got a gaming center Arcade and more it’s way better now
@@danielphill3224 I have relatives that still live in the area (and have had relatives in the area since the 50s). The crime and the drug problems are somehow even worse than when I was there (1990s was the peak of the crime statistics nationally). Neighborhoods are being left to fester, and the job situation is the same as ever (none). And last I remember, Bear Valley/7th are still the only ways to cross the freeway leading to traffic jams in a somewhat isolated city of only 100K or so? It's like all the problems of LA with none of the benefits.
On top of it, Scanida has been there since when? The 1980s? So there have always been little things you can do. Sure a skate/water park are nice addition, but it's lipstick on a pig. Victorville's saving grace is that it is close enough to LA that you can get your work/entertainment from there.
I've moved to the middle part of the state in a town that shares much of Victorville's lack of amenities, and I've learned to live with it and even appreciate it to a certain degree. So I'm not looking down on you or trying to bum you out, I'm just facing facts.
Nice Vlog in pointing out the unusual details of the different businesses, thank you!
Great video!
Great video, will make this a trip with the wifey. Emma Jeans Monument was erected by ECV Billy Holcomb Chapter, I was there for that. We were supposed to be at Roy Rogers Ranch the first weekend of May to erect a Historical Monument. cancelled because of the Coronavirus. Great video, I appreciate these places and your videos. Thank you for sharing, take care.
Thank you! I was at the Emma Jean monument revealing too! Thanks to Coronavirus, I have time to re-do all these videos...
@@BackRoadsWest1 are you a Clamper?
No
💪💪💪 ECV 1069!!!!!
@@jerryguillen6572I have a few videos of events.
Well done !
I’ve lived in Adelanto for 9 years and I’ve only been to Old Town Victorville twice 💀
Worked at silica mine in Oro Grande back in 1970 and lived in an old house on North side of Old iron bridge with a buddy for a short time. Later move to Apple Valley and am glad I got out of there.
Thanks for the comment. We used to live in Spring Valley Lake, but we're also glad we moved away 5 years ago.
Driven hundreds of times a great drive
so, so good i enjoyed this
That site that you said was the original Victor Valley Hospital was also the Panorama trailer park back in 1977..I live in Apple Valley
Thanks for adding that! I used to live in Spring Valley Lake - we were very familiar with these roads.
So beautiful I love the places
What a trip, i live near elmers old place, and you still educated me about little things i didnt know about the area. Far out.
Excellent! Glad you enjoyed the tour.
Cool area, I really like it! Thank you for sharing the history of these places.
You're welcome! Thanks for commenting.
@@BackRoadsWest1 Oh, btw this summer I was visiting the US and got to enjoy the very corner you talk about. I was very much into the trains: th-cam.com/video/kfF75IrstAE/w-d-xo.html
Graduated from Brastow high school also lived in house by Mt, and swimming pool in Newberry springs 1950's
That was a nice trip. Will travel the route when monsoon season hits for the desert southwest. That'll be storm chasing time for me again...Hopefully with something to share as well this year!
If and when it hits, I’m sure area residents will welcome it!
I live in Victorville, it's boring 🤣
There's nothing out here, but it's usually very calm c:
Alice c: same, Victorville is so friggin boring
Same here dawg, but it's cool. Nice town
Desiree Zubia very true
Quiet is good
I just want something to do is all lol
But not right now with all that’s happening lol
Sad ,we just didn't take care of it.. I have very fond memories...
@@charlesthemore5297 true it has been pretty boring lately and what's been up with the weather being bipolar?
Your videos are my favorites
Glad you enjoy them! Thanks for commenting.
I love Route 66
80s flashback !! 🍺 😎 👍
LOL - that's the first time I drove it many times
Loved it. Trip down memory lane. Made that trip several times as a kid in the 50's. Please check pronunciation of Oro Grande. Or do the locals use the Anglicized pronunciation? I've always called it Oro "Granday" as I heard it as a youth.
Howdy - I've lived in the High Desert for 35 years and most people pronounced it Oro Grand. But that's a So Cal pronunciation, definitely not Spanish where one would roll their R's twice, then put emphasis on the E.
@@BackRoadsWest1 I had two years of Spanish in high school in Texas in the 60's and it pained me to hear it pronounced grand . Pleased you know the difference .
i lived in glendora ca as a young boy , man. i moved to nor cal in late 1984. i grew up about a block from route 66
. at that time r 66 was called alosta ave . but renamed route 66. how many of u remember coffee dans coffee shop on the corner of grand and route 66?
Yep. My parents and I, along with my 2 sisters, moved from Massachusetts to Azusa in 1962. Most of the trip was on Route 66. I raised my family in Glendora and still live here. Not only do I remember Coffee Dans (with the best chocolate sundaes in the world), but also the Foothill Drive In, A and W Route Beer stand, the 3rd McDonalds ever built. There were still plenty of orange groves, especially in Glendora.
Another winner. Now on to the next suggested video.
What happened to your "Tour of the Victor Valley" video? I miss it. Deleted video on my Paces and Travel playlist. That video was one of the finest videos I have seen, especially with the maps and showing the points that you filmed from. I hope it comes back.
It's still available: th-cam.com/video/0fIUfzERb-c/w-d-xo.html
I ride my motorcycle on this route lol, and one of my best friends lives in helendale!
Let's go ride brother. After the virus
I wanted to purchase the gas station and house behind it as I saw it on Zillow a while back but the place was aready sold.
The old steel bridge is where Sammy lost his eye, the residents of Oro Grande got tired of people coming there to look for it and creating a traffic jam. The Devore story was circulated to throw treasures hunters off the coarse!
Most accounts say the accident occurred south of Devore. Here's one: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sammy_Davis_Jr.#Accident_and_conversion
It's funny when we shot our video on Helendale some people mentioned to us when convincing people to move there they'd blindfold them during this drive so that they woke up and saw the town itself and weren't worried about where this road was actually going, since it looks like the middle of nowhere.
The bridge is also pretty interesting, in that, we seem to have a lot of cold cases that begin under it
So that's where the ostrich came from in Hesperia near Corona and ranchero rd
There is also a "Rooster Cogburns" Ostrich Farm on Interstate 10, south of Casa grande, north of Tucson. I went there once with my dad, we both enjoyed feeding them.
Used to stop at the iron hog once in a while
Do you have any pictures or knowledge of the Husky Truck Stop and Cafe in Barstow??? I stopped there a few times back in the early 1980's.
👍 Thank you
I spent a month there visiting. I'm from ontario canada
Did this January 2….. got to Emma Jeans 10 minutes too late for lunch, sadly.
Thanks for the interesting music to go with the stories and scenery . I drove part of Route 66 westbound to Castle Air Force Base in 1971 from Texas . Everything looks so "corporate" now , no individual style . Art is one area committees are less than useful .
0:30 love the crumby, stylized way WWII era maps depicted mountains.
Thank you. I work hard at finding historic maps and using them when possible.
dear freind Fantastis video ,Very good, thank you greeting from amazonpawan
Nice. I have to get back to the Mother Road.
Lol. I just passed by there!!!!!
Necesito esta vía desde el condado de Orange,cuando lográremos esto?
Is Helendale just up the road from Hellandback?
Why was there no mention about the cement plant after the museum? Interesting you left it out.
Well, we can't cover everything. At one point, we were planning on creating a video tour of all 3 cement mines/factories in the area, Southwest Portland (the one you mentioned), Riverside Cement Company and it's long history with Oro Grande, as well as Cushenbury out in Lucerne Valley, which we already have a lot of imagery of. Maybe some day...
What is the clearence for the steel railroad bridge?
I have no idea. Maybe someone local can answer.
I've driven this I have a friend who lives in Silver Lake on a golf course, only thing about living there is they have to drive to Victorville for a big grocery store. I go this way to Palm Springs into victorville and apple valley to yucca valley which is near PS.
Sammy davis jr lost his eye from the bullet center on the steering wheel of his 55 Cadillac
Cross eyed cow pizza is really good!
Yes it is! Good to hear they're still going strong.
Should see the old cemetary in Ore Grande-goes back to the 1800s with a lot of wooden crosses- looks like boot hill
What is open now, since the pandemic began? Would love to make a trip.
The road is definitely open and most businesses also.
@@BackRoadsWest1, thank you so much for getting back to me! And so quickly!
The used car shop could have been the one in the movie Psycho ???
The cheapest gasoline sign was not a spoof !!! In the late 50's and early 60's my mom and aunt would talk back and forth about if they were going to put a whole $2.00 worth of gas in the car and if it would hold that much ! Because it already had a 1/4 tank !
Amazing where we are now. People standing in long lines at Costco to save $3 on fuel for a $50 purchase - not $2!! Thanks for commenting.
You're sure right about those ostrichs' capable of a severe bite. We had our dachsund with us when visiting and one of those birds ate the whole (small) dog. My family has never been the same. We don't blame the bird.
Thanks for the lovely informative videos!
Oro Grande is pronounced Oro Gran-deh...
We've found that many people have different pronunciations and translations to its meaning. You're welcome and thanks for commenting.
ah my dream to come there. greets from Indonesia.
Greetings from Utah!
Kemal Farezy I love like 2 minutes from there😂
I almost go to Route 66 every day but since I moved I don’t go past their any more
@@BackRoadsWest1 hello mannn !
@@josealcala7265 amazingggg
I saved one of their ostriches when dogs tore open a secion of fence, and got it back to her.
The museum is east of the 15 fwy,not south of it.
You are absolutely right! LOL - for as long as this video has been out there, you are the first one to recognize that! I was going to fix it, but I thought I'd do an experiment to see how long it would take for someone to catch that. Thanks!
~sigh~ 🙄 How come I've lived within an hour of this hwy for the last 50 years and this is the first time I've ever heard of it? 😂
Sounds like you gotta go back ;-)
victorville wonder how far that is from apple valley??
They are connected. But from Old Town Victorville to Apple Valley about 10 miles or so. Depends on which roads you take.
I like how you where able to get good shoots without all the homeless and druggies that's skills!
That wasn't a problem, because there were none. And that's the 3 different times we visited to photograph.
Be very careful down by D street
You might get robbed stabbed or bitten
LOL - just like most other towns that Route 66 passes thru...
That route is actually very sad to look at. Desolate and ugly. Sad to see historical buildings fall to ruin
Well, at least they're still there!