School’s Out for Ever! - Rt 66 - Arizona

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Written By Elliot Koeppel

A great, old one-room wood-frame schoolhouse which still stands along a bypassed section of Route 66. Reportedly, the teacher lived in the basement. Weather is definitely taking its toll on this beauty.

A reader was kind enough to send me this picture above, taken during the 1970s when the building was used as a church. Here’s what she related: “That building was used as a church in the early 1970s and my dad was the pastor. I showed your picture to my parents and they really enjoyed seeing them. The building was in poor shape even then and the church members had to bring blankets to stay warm. My mom said that mice would run in and out of the piano when it was played.”

It's tough to read, but it's creepy as heck, so maybe that's a good thing. Out on an old dam out in Joshua Tree National Park is this strange poem about Little William. https://youtu.be/Vs8MsLQy4jY . . . . #joshuatreenationalpark #jtnp #roadtrip #nat
Kearsarge Station. Neat place to stop and wander around a bit. . . . . #abandoned #railroad #kearsarge #california #hwy395 #395 #independencecalifornia #easternsierra @owensvalley #railroadstation #eclampusvitus
Spent a couple hours wandering about the Anaconda Gold Mine out at Joshua Tree National Park. Shrunk it down into a ten-minute YouTube video 😎 https://youtu.be/JqXHvQlNK2k . . . . #joshuatreenationalpark #jtnp #exploratography #goldmine #anacondagol
Did you know the same sculptor who made the Cabazon dinosaurs also worked at Knott's Berry Farm for many years and created most of the "Bench People" you see in Ghost Town. https://www.exploratography.com/blog-cal/the-bench-people-knotts-be
Santa Rex is back! Did you know the same sculptor who made the Cabazon dinosaurs also worked at Knott's Berry Farm for many years and created most of the "Bench People" you see in Ghost Town. https://www.exploratography.com/blog-cal/the-ben
Probably the two most famous "Bench People" at Knott's Berry Farm. They have a unique tie-in to those giant Dinosaurs out at Cabazon, along the 10 Freeway. Checkout this link to read about it: https://www.exploratography.com/blog-cal/cabazo
Tent or cabin site?
La Habra 300 Bowl. Just down the street from where I work. . . . . . #neonsign #bowlingalley #vintagesign #lahabra #california #whittierblvd #exploratography #iphone16pro #iphonephotography

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