tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post5562116300069205697..comments2024-03-25T07:27:23.874-07:00Comments on Places That Were: The Ransacked Remains of Meteor City Trading PostPlacesThatWerehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08906573012383225740noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-66872630531173526732020-03-10T04:29:59.903-07:002020-03-10T04:29:59.903-07:00The remains have been taken down for safe keeping....The remains have been taken down for safe keeping. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-31667846453548675942018-08-29T11:06:34.380-07:002018-08-29T11:06:34.380-07:00The dreamcatcher finally lost its net.The dreamcatcher finally lost its net.Chimerahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400593311697853104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-5627533544071683682016-09-17T13:32:04.357-07:002016-09-17T13:32:04.357-07:00Great shots! Thanks so much for sharing! It's ...Great shots! Thanks so much for sharing! It's nice to see what it looked like before it fell into such disrepair.PlacesThatWerehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08906573012383225740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-79811250347026412782016-09-11T13:33:25.731-07:002016-09-11T13:33:25.731-07:00Feel free to repost those pictures if you want.Feel free to repost those pictures if you want.sodhnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00401977288481675599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-87463724748330130892016-09-11T13:30:25.613-07:002016-09-11T13:30:25.613-07:00Found my pictures, in case you're interested. ...Found my pictures, in case you're interested. I pulled the shirt out of my daughter's hamper and took a picture so I could include that too, of course it was MUCH less faded when we bought it. Shame I can't get a replacement.<br /><br />https://goo.gl/photos/LSmBVGMTEECLRseEAsodhnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00401977288481675599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-68759589801651509722016-09-03T20:15:50.020-07:002016-09-03T20:15:50.020-07:00That's pretty awesome about the shirt. The abs...That's pretty awesome about the shirt. The absurd lack of attempt to make it interesting is hilarious, especially considering how much effort they put into making the trading post itself interesting.PlacesThatWerehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08906573012383225740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-69704842566555445522016-09-02T08:47:27.050-07:002016-09-02T08:47:27.050-07:00I stopped by a long time ago (at least a decade, n...I stopped by a long time ago (at least a decade, not sure exactly) and still have a Meteor City t-shirt that I fell in love with for reasons I found hard to explain. It's literally just a red shirt with METEOR CITY AZ in plain black block letters. Something about the almost absurd lack of attempt to make it interesting somehow made it interesting to me. I'm sad to hear the place is in ruins.sodhnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00401977288481675599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-70427453631073214192016-02-22T18:39:19.424-08:002016-02-22T18:39:19.424-08:00I did manage to find a few pictures of what it use...I did manage to find a few pictures of what it used to look like: http://www.doney.net/aroundaz/route66/meteorcity.htmPlacesThatWerehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08906573012383225740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-11124671983830204412016-02-20T14:04:28.253-08:002016-02-20T14:04:28.253-08:00I would love to see "before" pics. Depre...I would love to see "before" pics. Depressing to see such destruction. <br />-Darol4everfunkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13099780332050903533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-1257345442193115312016-02-16T14:06:56.181-08:002016-02-16T14:06:56.181-08:00So neat that you got to see the place before and a...So neat that you got to see the place before and after it closed. That's sad about the single mother, and nice of you to support her business by buying something. I hope she's doing alright. It'd be nice if the place got reopened, but it seems like there just isn't enough business to keep a place like that profitable.PlacesThatWerehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08906573012383225740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-35452575843920700642016-02-16T10:46:32.480-08:002016-02-16T10:46:32.480-08:00Wishing you the best! I hope this place gets rejuv...Wishing you the best! I hope this place gets rejuvenated and put to good use again. PlacesThatWerehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08906573012383225740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-64708789172779882892016-02-11T23:11:42.166-08:002016-02-11T23:11:42.166-08:00I visited meteor city with my Dad back in 2012, ju...I visited meteor city with my Dad back in 2012, just months before it closed. The shop keeper appeared to be living there and was a depressed looking single mother with two children who in no doubt was going through rough times. It looked like we may have been the first customers that month. Out of pity, we purchased some items from her hoping for the best and continued on our Route 66 tour. In 2015, we revisited the location, just a month before you did. It was closed and dark. The door was closed and the structure appeared to not be ransacked, which means the vandals hit this location sometime in late July or early August. It breaks my heart to see the place like this, especially since I can remember clearly when it was still open filled with Navajo and Route 66 curios. I hope the mother and her kids are doing well too.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472959759441682375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-56817872788044237452016-01-01T15:34:56.441-08:002016-01-01T15:34:56.441-08:00I've been talking with the new owner to help h...I've been talking with the new owner to help him with the fencing and some clean up. We will see what happens.<br />It is for sale. 4 acres and buildings for $50,000.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10914752093865913615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-10174573345792519852015-08-06T18:17:27.384-07:002015-08-06T18:17:27.384-07:00Absolutely. And it all happened in little more tha...Absolutely. And it all happened in little more than 2 years. It's as if people just can't wait to get in there and destroy things as soon as a place is vacant. PlacesThatWerehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08906573012383225740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-71762647448294471052015-08-06T18:14:40.882-07:002015-08-06T18:14:40.882-07:00I agree, Sue! I treat these places like museums or...I agree, Sue! I treat these places like museums or historical places that should be left to decay peacefully on their own. I try to pass through them like a ghost, disturbing nothing and leaving no indication I was there. Most urban explorers I know are the same way.<br /><br />I hate to sound like a grouchy old man, but I also suspect teenagers are the culprits. Boredom and peer pressure often seem to lead to wanton destruction. PlacesThatWerehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08906573012383225740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-22847357428715387312015-08-06T17:47:09.185-07:002015-08-06T17:47:09.185-07:00really a shame to see things destroyed like thatreally a shame to see things destroyed like thatAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12683444193655214321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-22912080891574085642015-08-06T16:11:44.673-07:002015-08-06T16:11:44.673-07:00I always wonder why people trash abandoned places....I always wonder why people trash abandoned places. I feel like it's a time capsule and shouldn't be disturbed. Look and leave. Ah well, bored teenagers maybe?Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10122524042294993949noreply@blogger.com