tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post6194320827088886583..comments2024-03-25T07:27:23.874-07:00Comments on Places That Were: The Dying City of Needles, CaliforniaPlacesThatWerehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08906573012383225740noreply@blogger.comBlogger129125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-36831794822014398932024-02-24T15:57:30.925-08:002024-02-24T15:57:30.925-08:00My sister owned the green house and had a clothing...My sister owned the green house and had a clothing store in it. It is definitely haunted.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-1431433444249594432023-12-31T12:09:06.084-08:002023-12-31T12:09:06.084-08:00We just retired here we are close to river which m...We just retired here we are close to river which my hubby loves. We got a great deal on a house and moved away from big city! We are getting plugged in wherever we can and making the best of it! We are from vegas and lived in oceanside for 18 years and saw so much growth there so you will never know what needles will like in ten more years?!<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-60096315752280915832022-10-04T11:20:57.272-07:002022-10-04T11:20:57.272-07:00I live in needles in 2022 we are doing good
I live in needles in 2022 we are doing good<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-71469283995154330062022-09-24T17:02:44.470-07:002022-09-24T17:02:44.470-07:00Hi, any chance you knew jimmy bly?Hi, any chance you knew jimmy bly?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-35366751211947292172022-04-21T20:11:48.025-07:002022-04-21T20:11:48.025-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.K A Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12163232107675606138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-23330790977631996382021-07-20T13:42:56.704-07:002021-07-20T13:42:56.704-07:00Irene's Drive in... Best tacos and burritos st...Irene's Drive in... Best tacos and burritos stand ever. Closed down when Irene passed away in the early 90s.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15588553042779429038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-69983299026741626012021-05-22T18:37:06.259-07:002021-05-22T18:37:06.259-07:00I just ran across this old post but was curious if...I just ran across this old post but was curious if you can tell me if there was a taco stand as we come into Needles back in the 60's - 70's. We drove in the summers from KY to Long Beach and I have a memory of my dad stopping to get tacos and if I recall correctly, it was a stand. I can still remember what they tasted like LOL As a child I felt like when we hit Needles, we were finally getting somewhere. My husband and i plan on driving out West on Rt. 66 next year, just so I can relive my childhood memories. I'm 61 so I better do it soon :) Thanks in advance if you have answer.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00589923211776058106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-50721270637787012702021-03-06T22:44:49.542-08:002021-03-06T22:44:49.542-08:00NEEDLES IS EVEN WORST YET. I WAS BORN AND RAISED I...NEEDLES IS EVEN WORST YET. I WAS BORN AND RAISED IN NEEDLES AND I HAVE NEVER SEEN IT SO BAD AS IT IS NOW. SURE WE HAVE MARIJUANA GROWTH FACILITIES AND SURE THE RICH KEEP GETTRING RICHER AND THE POOR KEEP GETTING POORER. BUT LOOK AT IT AGAIN WE DONT EVEN HAVE A GROCERY STORE CLOTHES STORE PHONE COMPANY OR HONEST LAW ENFORCEMENT. NEEDLES IS A SAD LITTLE TOWN NOW VERY FEW ORIGINAL FAMILIES STILL RESIDE HERE.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-81860386121171145252020-12-20T13:17:57.625-08:002020-12-20T13:17:57.625-08:00Do you think the city is still headed downhill? Lo...Do you think the city is still headed downhill? Looking at buying land in the area or closer to LA in kern county. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16766511251297685751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-71370637600784288912020-09-27T15:13:15.176-07:002020-09-27T15:13:15.176-07:00MY HUSBAND RONALD RAY STOUTS FAMILY OWNED THE STAT...MY HUSBAND RONALD RAY STOUTS FAMILY OWNED THE STATION RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FRM CHINA PANA RESTERANT. IN FACT HIS GRANDMOTJER WAS THE FIRST WHITE LADY BORN IN NEEDLES HOSPITAL WHICH WAS ACROSS THE STREET FRM THE SANTA FE HARVEY HOUSE OR WAS IT ACROSS THE STREET FRM WHT IS NOW ARROWHEAD CREDIT UNION WILL PUT MORE IN LATER.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09864234181559934181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-48450208718249840472020-09-11T14:24:39.329-07:002020-09-11T14:24:39.329-07:00It began as an Army Air Corps strip during World W...It began as an Army Air Corps strip during World War II, I believe. It is actually known as Riverview, as is the cemetery next to it. You can read more about it, and others at: Abandoned and Little Known Airfields - California - S. E. San Bernardino County. Back in the early sixties there was no veterinarian in Needles, so a vet would come up from Blythe on Thursdays. He worked out of that hangar. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03559933546063714337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-56170598961161878542020-01-01T09:31:22.226-08:002020-01-01T09:31:22.226-08:00Can there possibly be a subject where the word &qu...Can there possibly be a subject where the word "Trump" doesn't come up? For heaven's sake...Brandohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00187162875284642712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-18253177260486843962019-09-11T21:44:23.019-07:002019-09-11T21:44:23.019-07:00Ahh you missed a train full from bow to stern of p...Ahh you missed a train full from bow to stern of pretty upper shelf artwork. Maybe check out the trains next time. .. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02156225176639657637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-53897512193486703492019-08-01T10:15:06.041-07:002019-08-01T10:15:06.041-07:00No such thing as a bad business moving into town ....No such thing as a bad business moving into town ... one brings two and two brings four etc... and the first ones are the ones that will make the move for something of value ...like cheap land and facilities... be grateful a company, any company moves in... unless you just want ta dead townAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-51122121273086405002019-07-27T14:12:30.066-07:002019-07-27T14:12:30.066-07:00Bring more drugs into a drug infested town? Yep, s...Bring more drugs into a drug infested town? Yep, sounds like a good idea. what could possibly go wrong?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-65547253476353550472019-07-08T12:03:46.961-07:002019-07-08T12:03:46.961-07:00You should all approve cannabis business or stay a...You should all approve cannabis business or stay a dust bowl! I can get cannabis businesses to rebuild that town!BackYard Farmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09025033095692398545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-41485686904873764402019-07-08T12:03:21.648-07:002019-07-08T12:03:21.648-07:00You should all approve cannabis business or stay a...You should all approve cannabis business or stay a dust bowl! I can get cannabis businesses to rebuild that town!BackYard Farmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09025033095692398545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-76208636319968313572019-07-08T12:02:13.053-07:002019-07-08T12:02:13.053-07:00You should all approve cannabis business or stay a...You should all approve cannabis business or stay a dust bowl! I can get cannabis businesses to rebuild that town!BackYard Farmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09025033095692398545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-5214823615321214892019-07-08T12:01:44.044-07:002019-07-08T12:01:44.044-07:00You should all approve cannabis business or stay a...You should all approve cannabis business or stay a dust bowl! I can get cannabis businesses to rebuild that town!BackYard Farmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09025033095692398545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-38597326359943786922019-07-08T12:00:18.887-07:002019-07-08T12:00:18.887-07:00You should all approve cannabis business or stay a...You should all approve cannabis business or stay a dust bowl!BackYard Farmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09025033095692398545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-23256354592305508432019-05-05T17:53:59.598-07:002019-05-05T17:53:59.598-07:00I lived there over 20 years ago. I even worked at ...I lived there over 20 years ago. I even worked at the Wagon Wheel that is mentioned in the story. <br />Needles was declining rapidly then. Some of the places shown have been boarded up sine I lived there. I imagine once Basha closed there was no place for groceries. <br />Bullhead City/Mohave Valley have seen a steady growth with people working at the casinos. To accommodate the casino worker there is affordable housing because they have many mobile home communities. Rarely do you see any on the California side. <br />Needles could play up their route 66 history and hope for the tourist buck from people on their way to So Cal attractions But that would only bring service industry jobs. Code for minimum wage. The only hope is for outlying areas to grow towrds Needles. Too hot in the summer and nothing to draw the tourist from the river and casinos. Or even from The Grand Canyon on their way to the coast.. the chance if any industry moving there is slim and none. <br />Try to embrace your railroad history and route 66 with car rallies etc. Refurbish those grapes of wrath era gas stations and "motor lodges" people love nostalgia and route 66 is the most famous of roads before the interstate system. Play up the last gas for how ever many 100's of miles. But, you gotta be willing to advertise and invest in the place. If not it will be just another wide spot in the road. You are the first town in California. Welcome tourist!! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-63767834945310403962019-05-05T17:26:05.902-07:002019-05-05T17:26:05.902-07:00Corporate tax problem???? LOL! On 5/5/19 gas $4....Corporate tax problem???? LOL! On 5/5/19 gas $4.69 in needles, $3.06 a mile away in AZ. Not a corporate problem at all. A socialist CA problem.rickhttps://support.google.com/blogger/answer/187141?hl=en&authuser=0noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-41657718072019962022019-03-29T01:50:09.035-07:002019-03-29T01:50:09.035-07:00I don't think Trump would be interested in Nee...I don't think Trump would be interested in Needles. No business opportunities there for him. A Trump Tower just wouldn't fit. And if there's nothing in it for him, why should he care?Karin Goeppert and Kenneth Burnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17562731210639216744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-40141383229805977742019-03-29T01:40:33.803-07:002019-03-29T01:40:33.803-07:00Why would Trump be interested in Needles?There'...Why would Trump be interested in Needles?There's no market for a Trump Tower, is there?Karin Goeppert and Kenneth Burnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17562731210639216744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-65823224300212584832019-03-03T14:50:36.079-08:002019-03-03T14:50:36.079-08:00need an electrician on house I am buying in needle...need an electrician on house I am buying in needles can u help me George Crossman 7142358607Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05679252072180842747noreply@blogger.com