Halloran Springs - Eat Lo Gas - California — Abandoned Places, Gold Rush & Route 66 Travel Photography

Anyone driving from the Southern California area to Las Vegas via I-15 has probably seen the iconic pair of signs at exit 259, one proclaiming “LO-GAS” and the other “EAT.” Of the small percentage of travelers who see such places and respond by taking the exit to explore, I am one. This is my story.

I think the pair of signs are pretty cool and hope they stand for a long time. They’ve already suffered quite a bit of damage. Above the “LO-GAS,” the missing portion of the sign once read “GIFTS - 24HR TOWING.”

Here are a few of the other things I photo’d, when I stopped to see what I could find.

Standing fairly close to the highway, this old Santa Fe boxcar looks to have been used as signage for various messages over the years. Perhaps storage as well at some point.

How many travelers once took the exit here to EAT? It looks like this was at one time a pretty nice place to grab some food, to let the kids out of the car, to stretch the legs, to use the facilities, before getting back in the stationwagon and continuing the journey.

It’s still standing, sort of. I’m amazed at the Palm Trees, they certainly are a hardy tree to still be thriving.

Dang, I forgot my can of spray paint at home! Wait, I don’t own any spray paint.

Along portions of the wall, just below the ceiling, business advertisements were once visible. This was about the last one that remains readable. The Halloran Springs Mining District once had a good number of mines active, most back in the early part of the 1900s. Gold was the main lure to the miners, but a huge amount of talc was also mined nearby. Turquoise was also abundant in the region.

There were a number of other buildings here as recent as five or so years ago, but they’ve either burned or collapsed. Still, an interesting spot along the highway.

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