A Drive on Route 66 in Needles, California

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@steveelling9604
@steveelling9604 3 жыл бұрын
I was born in Needles and once lived about 50 yards from Route 66. In fact, our family dog, Yahtzee, was run over on that famous roadway, probably 55 years ago, before I-40 was built. Needles has three major things going for it these days: The Santa Fe RR, the recreational activities on the Colorado River, and a thriving marijuana farming business. Some call it "Weedles" now.
@satyasriramarajukalidindi7820
@satyasriramarajukalidindi7820 3 жыл бұрын
@Andrew Cohen yualll keep u
@davidneal9602
@davidneal9602 3 жыл бұрын
My Grandmother Grace Idella Davis, grew up in Needles, as her dad Luien worked for the Santa Fe. My grandfather Otis Neal Sr. arrived in Needles after WWI, and soon went to work for the Santa Fe. After she returned from Wilberforce University, they married. and raised their boys Otis Jr. and Kenneth in Needles. Dad worked in Real Estate, and banking throughout his career, and Kenneth became the first Black oral surgeon west of the Mississipi River in the 1950s. All have passed on, but there are those still around that knew The Davis ( including my great uncle Bertrand) and Neal families. I've been recognized in Needles, without an introduction on occasion as a Neal.
@graysonhamza5235
@graysonhamza5235 3 жыл бұрын
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@graysonhamza5235
@graysonhamza5235 3 жыл бұрын
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@graysonhamza5235
@graysonhamza5235 3 жыл бұрын
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@davisdurand
@davisdurand 9 ай бұрын
I drove through Needles from Northern IL in Aug. 1966. I had a new job in L.A., and never been but a few miles from my rural farm town on the Illinois/Wisconsin border. I pulled into that old Texaco gas station at midnight. It was 99 degrees. I couldn't believe it. I asked myself, "What am I getting into?" The trip turned out fine. Stayed in the L.A. area for 20 years. Wish I would have kept a journal of that trip on old Highway 66. Still ranks as one of the top 5 events of my life.
@gotoalex100
@gotoalex100 3 жыл бұрын
I stayed at a motel in Needles in 2009. The owner was a pleasant Indian man. Then I drove west across the Mojave desert. Breathtaking panoramas. There's no place like California.
@sergiogarcia7171
@sergiogarcia7171 3 жыл бұрын
Budget inn?
@1946luke
@1946luke Жыл бұрын
But it sure ain't your grandpas Calif anymore. They don't call it commiefornia for nothing. Gov Nuisance and the dumbocrats have ruined it.
@rcnotes
@rcnotes Жыл бұрын
Adobe Inn? In the early 80's my wife and I bought a 1960 Austin Healet 3000 in California and drove it home, cross country. The Adobe Inn was so funky that the one light in the room we turned on was the tv. It had a full size refrigerator. There was toothpaste left to dry in the sink. The towels were emblazoned with the Motel 6 logo. And yes, it was run by a nice Indian gentleman. Good times.
@stevenmarshall1621
@stevenmarshall1621 Жыл бұрын
My dad was a railroader from Needles. When I was a kid he worked at that texaco during a layoff from the railroad.
@RFToob
@RFToob 25 күн бұрын
I like the ‘Never Been to Spain’- kinda-background music, a la Three Dog Night. Cool choice for Needles. Cheers.
@jimmyk6336
@jimmyk6336 Жыл бұрын
Many travelers may not know this: When traveling through Needles if you need gas, drive over the Colorado River into Arizona on Highway 95. After crossing over the river stay on Hwy 95 for about 2 miles, at the intersection of Hwy 95 and Courtwright Rd. you'll see 2 gas stations. Compared to Needles prices you'll save a boat load of cash when filling up your vehicles, you can thank me later...
@joemadoo
@joemadoo 9 ай бұрын
I recently learned that all of the gas stations in Needles are owned by the same person. Yes, if you go over to Arizona, you will save about $3 per gallon today.
@ACEDIAMOND666
@ACEDIAMOND666 6 ай бұрын
It's the K Street Bridge
@scotthatlestad2548
@scotthatlestad2548 4 жыл бұрын
I've been at that offramp several times and driven by that restored gas station. I have never seen it open. I look forward to your videos each week. Keep up the great work!
@SidetrackAdventures
@SidetrackAdventures 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you, we really appreciate it. In trying to find info I came across a picture of the garage partially open with a car half-way out, but no info beyond that. Glad its there either way though.
@ChiDraconis
@ChiDraconis 3 жыл бұрын
That exact Texaco we stopped at over ½-Century ago
@michaeldickens7493
@michaeldickens7493 3 жыл бұрын
I haven't been to needles since the 70s its neat to see on here I miss road trips
@1custom1234
@1custom1234 3 жыл бұрын
That old gas station may have been used in the movie, "Two lane blacktop".
@WAL_DC-6B
@WAL_DC-6B 3 жыл бұрын
Stopped in Needles, CA with my parents in the summer of 1970 on a road trip out west from the Chicago area. Dad was driving his then new 1970 Ford station wagon (that was a big car!). We had breakfast at the Sambo's (much like Denny's today) in Needles which I believe eventually became a Chinese restaurant. Nice look at present day Needles and the "Mother Road." Thanks for sharing!
@counterflow5719
@counterflow5719 3 жыл бұрын
Needles named for the jagged, needle-like mountain peaks in the vicinity.
@WhiskyForBeginners
@WhiskyForBeginners 2 ай бұрын
I went to junior high and high school in Needles. 6:17 There on the right, the Burger Hut was, back in the 70s, Irene's Drive-in. She served fantastic food. We lived 40 miles west, north of Goffs, and usually when we came to Needles (to shop at Claypool's grocery store) we'd eat at Irene's.
@mobiltec
@mobiltec 2 ай бұрын
I've spent the night at the Needles Motel 6 both times that we did the Mojave Road. Won $200 on a $5 scratch off at the liquor store last time.... Great way to start a trip.
@DmitriyK12
@DmitriyK12 2 жыл бұрын
WeatherNation channel brought me here; it is always interesting to find new cities of the USA.
@charlesyell6318
@charlesyell6318 2 жыл бұрын
I watch your videos to look at the scenery . Needles is a town I have many memories of when I was 19 years old. When you speed up the film I can't see much scenery.
@SidetrackAdventures
@SidetrackAdventures 2 жыл бұрын
Sorry! I didn't want the video to go on forever, that's why I sped up some of the driving footage, but KZbin will let you slow it down in your settings if you like.
@nicolevalenzuela7418
@nicolevalenzuela7418 3 жыл бұрын
Every summer my family and I would travel to Arizona and I use to love passing thru needles. There was a restaurant that had phones at the tables it was near a days inn that had an indoor pool. Loved needles! So nostalgic
@billholden20
@billholden20 4 жыл бұрын
We all look for different things on 66. Right after you had explained the Claypool building, I was more interested in the liquor store at 6:20 on the left side of the street. Cool architecture that is unique to this area of the country! I don't drink, but I've stopped in just to see what it looked like inside an old building like that. Great video, thanks!
@SidetrackAdventures
@SidetrackAdventures 4 жыл бұрын
I actually regret we didn't stop there and check it out. It looked really cool but we just ran into a time crunch because of bad Google directions to Topock Maze earlier in the day. Plan on checking it out on our next drive through.
@Regina0964
@Regina0964 3 жыл бұрын
Was driving my Daughter back home to wisconsin from Orange county california and we drove til needles california that seemed to take days in a huge budget truck my Husband and 2 cats and 2 seats.. I sat the safe way in a lawn chair in the middle.. never again drive those mountains in a budget truck..
@TheDustysix
@TheDustysix 3 жыл бұрын
Added to my Slab City, Blythe, Needles playlist.
@SidetrackAdventures
@SidetrackAdventures 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@TheDustysix
@TheDustysix 2 жыл бұрын
@@SidetrackAdventures Try the Dollar General parking lot. Great view from hillside.
@SuperMickey57
@SuperMickey57 4 ай бұрын
Your commentary on the trains reminds me of the line from The Blues Brothers movie. Jake "How often do the trains go by?" Elwood "So often you won't even notice."
@The_Conspiracy_Analyst
@The_Conspiracy_Analyst 2 жыл бұрын
7:15 park the car and hop that train. It will take you on a cool ride through the Tehachapi Loop with lots of cool scenery if you play your cards right. 8:15 great place for hoppin em, too
@skyh
@skyh Жыл бұрын
He did but ended up going down Cajon Pass and ended up at port of Long Beach.
@burtmaclinfbi3993
@burtmaclinfbi3993 3 жыл бұрын
Just passed through Needles en route to Flagstaff, AZ watching this!
@SidetrackAdventures
@SidetrackAdventures 3 жыл бұрын
Awesome. Have a great trip!
@gamerboi9000......
@gamerboi9000...... 2 жыл бұрын
That's a long drive! We're you driving from Barstow?
@burtmaclinfbi3993
@burtmaclinfbi3993 2 жыл бұрын
@@gamerboi9000...... No. Santa Maria, CA. I got to Flagstaff at 2AM, and it was cold AF! Like 20 degrees.
@kxrv6629
@kxrv6629 4 жыл бұрын
Nicely detailed vid on Needles and Route 66. It reminds me of how many times I’ve actually stayed and stopped in Needles dating back to 1994 when I stayed at the vintage Palms motel across the street from the Welcome to Needles wagon (no longer open) to the first time I got to tour the empty El Garces in 2001 as part of the Route 66 75th anniversary Poker Run. Now I usually stay at Plasser’s RV park and motel on the Colorado River at western edge of town. It reminds me of the scene in the movie The Grapes of Wrath where the Joad family takes a dip in the River. Thanks for describing several buildings I’ve never noticed including the Texaco station and the Masonic building. Finally, no visit to Needles is complete without a stop at the Topock bridge crossed by the Joads on their way into California (now a pipeline bridge).
@SidetrackAdventures
@SidetrackAdventures 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you. We did stop by the bridge as well. I included some pictures in the video we posted on the Topock Maze. Wish I could have gotten a bit closer to it though.
@kxrv6629
@kxrv6629 4 жыл бұрын
@@SidetrackAdventures This is your first video I have seen. I’ll have to check our others.
@stevenmarshall1621
@stevenmarshall1621 11 ай бұрын
You know that a portion of the grapes of wrath was filmed in Needles right?
@kxrv6629
@kxrv6629 11 ай бұрын
@@stevenmarshall1621 Of course
@stevenmarshall1621
@stevenmarshall1621 11 ай бұрын
And last I knew the carty's camp cabins were still standing. My Mom lived there in the 66 motel for a while around 1993-94
@josephmartinez8803
@josephmartinez8803 3 жыл бұрын
I was just recently on a part of 66, on my way to BHC. I exited Palmdale rd in Victorville and drove 66 to the Barstow station. And when I got to the Needles area, I got off on Broadway and drove up to K st, to get on the 95. And then I drove to Oatman, so I spent a few moments on 66.
@georgewhitehead8185
@georgewhitehead8185 6 ай бұрын
In 1963 I had a buddy that lived in Needles. I, my friend, and two other buddies drove from Escondido CA. up to Needles for a weekend of skiing on the Colorado River = Great Fun. Dr. G.W.
@markharris6171
@markharris6171 3 жыл бұрын
Worked out of Needles surveying the Colorado River and Havasu National Wildlife Refuge. Mild Winters and very hot Summers.
@johnsilva9139
@johnsilva9139 2 жыл бұрын
Last passed through Needles on a cross country road trip from Boston in 2010. There was a stretch of old motels along 66 that I didn't see in this video. Perhaps they're gone. I stayed in one for $22/night at a time when every motel I stayed at in Texas and northern New Mexico and Arizona cost at least twice that, a pleasant surprise. A few nights later I camped in Big Sur for $35, the most expensive state park camp ground I had ever seen up to that point.
@davidpayton8336
@davidpayton8336 10 ай бұрын
We had to stop in Needles when we were moving to Bakersfield from Missouri in 1961. It was summer and the water pump went out in our 1960 Rambler station wagon. Dad drove around for a while and found a car parts business and he changed the water pump in the alley next to the parts store, with the UHaul trailer still hooked up to the Rambler. Quite the adventure. 😉
@mikeflat3008
@mikeflat3008 3 жыл бұрын
The museum was closed due to Covid restrictions. Its open now, so please come back. I volunteer there and also do Harvey House tours.
@SidetrackAdventures
@SidetrackAdventures 3 жыл бұрын
Will definitely be back pretty soon. Can't wait to check it out.
@TheDustysix
@TheDustysix 3 жыл бұрын
I was out there a couple of years ago and wondered whether to go back. We've been off Covid restrictions for a while in Florida.
@Route66BothLanes
@Route66BothLanes 8 ай бұрын
So much of the architecture is so unique, we miss this. So much of what is built today is cookie cutter. Old Needles is beautiful, thanks for sharing your view.
@boomtownrat5106
@boomtownrat5106 3 жыл бұрын
Needles, like Blythe, are towns I have just drove through but never spent any time visiting. I’m most interested in visiting the El Graces Harvey House. Fascinated with the Harvey House history. Have you been to Barstow and visited the Harvey House that’s located there? That’s a beautiful restoration they did to the building. Been loving your videos thank you so much.
@SidetrackAdventures
@SidetrackAdventures 3 жыл бұрын
Yes, the Barstow Harvey House is great. I wish Needles would have added a museum like Barstow and made the El Garces more accessible.
@boomtownrat5106
@boomtownrat5106 3 жыл бұрын
@@SidetrackAdventures Forgot to mention that there is another restored Harvey House in the in the ghost town of Kelso. I haven’t been there in a few years but up until then it was housing the main visitor center for the Mojave National Preserve.
@SidetrackAdventures
@SidetrackAdventures 3 жыл бұрын
@@boomtownrat5106 Unfortunately it has been closed for the last year due to the pandemic, but we have checked it out a few times. They have really done a great job restoring it. The lunch counter was even open a few years ago.
@chuniquepaceno470
@chuniquepaceno470 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the sidetrip, love the info.
@graemeking7336
@graemeking7336 2 жыл бұрын
I get a lot of enjoyment from your channel. Good job, and greetings from Sydney
@SidetrackAdventures
@SidetrackAdventures 2 жыл бұрын
Awesome! Thank you!
@lizmccready1560
@lizmccready1560 Жыл бұрын
I am a train addict - one of my very first Christmas presents back in the mid 50s was a train and I've loved them every since - I'd choose to stay in that motel looking out at the trains going by - i prefer the older ones of course - fantastic whistle sounds throughout day & night - thank you for showing them
@marvinellis1517
@marvinellis1517 3 жыл бұрын
Motel California fire damaged the Theater ...I used to live there Years back and worked at the Needles Truck Plaza where The Wagon Wheel Restaurant is.....
@coyotegrad-collectables
@coyotegrad-collectables 4 жыл бұрын
I haven't been to Needles in several years. Thanks for sharing!
@SidetrackAdventures
@SidetrackAdventures 4 жыл бұрын
You’re welcome 😊
@johnrenner9607
@johnrenner9607 2 жыл бұрын
I’m watching because I’m working here from out of town and you can probably guess what am I here for…that’s right building more railroads lol
@theray2009
@theray2009 2 жыл бұрын
On RTE 66 in needles, they even have 2 old 4 face stop lights! Seen at 6:17 and 3:19
@usdms13
@usdms13 2 жыл бұрын
I've been back and forth to needles countless times to visit family since 99 and never knew about these gems(minus the wagon wheel). definitely checking them out on the next visit.
@cerascott7750
@cerascott7750 3 жыл бұрын
I live here, been here since 2015
@salstonightsbiggestloser
@salstonightsbiggestloser Жыл бұрын
I worked in the SW area for a year and never saw anyone at the Texaco in Needles. It's an odd town with abnormally high fuel prices. Nice people but that odd vibe. Approx 100 trains a day travel the SW Trans Con. From Needles the line travels SW then back up to Ludlow before Dagget and Barstow. The Wagon Wheel Cafe has great food, especially breakfast.
@riveneva1519
@riveneva1519 Жыл бұрын
If you scoot over the Arizona state line (couple of miles from I-40) there’s a gas station named Thalypo that has much cheaper gas prices. You go straight past the Texaco station you saw in the video and through a traffic light, then turn left at the next traffic light, go across the bridge over the Colorado river, and it’s about 1.5 miles further on the right. I stop there every time I’m going through Needles to fill up. Avoid the high-priced stations along the I-40 service road. They are at 1520 CourtWright road.
@salstonightsbiggestloser
@salstonightsbiggestloser Жыл бұрын
@@riveneva1519 💯
@1L6E6VHF
@1L6E6VHF 3 жыл бұрын
Only California town I've been to. In my photo of the Needles sign, those letters were light blue. We went back over the river the next day, toward Vegas and the flight back home.
@SidetrackAdventures
@SidetrackAdventures 3 жыл бұрын
Seems like they change them every few years. I found a photo I took years ago and the font was different too.
@RocketeerAndRoll
@RocketeerAndRoll 3 жыл бұрын
Your channel is so cool!
@brianvirgin2995
@brianvirgin2995 2 жыл бұрын
I was there with my parents in 2002. My father and I watched the contrails and looked at the mountains. I miss a shot of the mountains that I believe give the town its name
@jerroldkazynski5480
@jerroldkazynski5480 3 жыл бұрын
Nice quick view of Needles. Route 66 has a few great sections remaining where the Interstate bypassed the old road. A bit west on Hwy 66, I rode in a 1915 Model T in 2015 by Goffs, where the pusher locomotives helping loaded freights up out of the river valley dropped off and turned back to Needles. More great history preserved at the Goffs Schoolhouse.
@Corgis175
@Corgis175 Жыл бұрын
Love the the stage coach and old gas station.
@skyking4501
@skyking4501 Жыл бұрын
I have stopped at the wagon wheel restaurant back in the early 90’s when I was doing east coast to west coast trucking. Was a good place to eat.
@roadtripnerd2432
@roadtripnerd2432 3 жыл бұрын
Needles is a nice town.
@stashi0189
@stashi0189 Жыл бұрын
I really like the low key informative delivery style. I have travelled Utah and Nevada and Arizona so I am familiar with some of the places you visit but I certainly know the harsh conditions and long distances involved in desert 🌵 travel 👍
@LeahLepage
@LeahLepage Жыл бұрын
Just started to watch your videos - they are very interesting! I'd wondered what that line of 'blocks' was early in the video - so many freight trains!!!
@xstanadu
@xstanadu 3 жыл бұрын
Great video of this section of Route 66 ~ Looks like great fun ~ you are certainly knowledgeable of everything along the way ~ awesome ! Thank you for sharing your road trip adventures ~ The sage Motel looked like it would Have been a cool place to stay back in the day ~ Will def check and see your next adventure ! 🚙🚂 Love the trains !
@lionjklwlf
@lionjklwlf 3 жыл бұрын
Harry Houdini’s wife, Bess, died in Needles. Needles got it’s name from the rock pinnacles mountain peaks along the Colorado river. Needles caught my attention due to the fact it had the lowest median income of all the cities within the two counties, at $31,843 as of 2020.
@scottpearce8772
@scottpearce8772 Жыл бұрын
... My dude, if you narrated a video driving thru a car wash I would most definitely watch, probably rewatch and definitely thumbs up 👍👍... ... I'm waiting 🕑...
@stevend.bennett427
@stevend.bennett427 3 жыл бұрын
Often the hottest point in the country.
@roadtripnerd2432
@roadtripnerd2432 3 жыл бұрын
Yeah. Temps can rise up to 115-120 degrees in the summer.
@roadtripnerd2432
@roadtripnerd2432 3 жыл бұрын
Yeah. I had an early morning breakfast in Needles when I was driving to the Grand Canyon. That was in the winter though. I'd love to visit this place again.
@Me97202
@Me97202 Жыл бұрын
Looks like another town who’s best days are behind it.
@theLOSTranger234
@theLOSTranger234 3 ай бұрын
alot of those little motels in needles (including that one with the blue sign at 2:00 they just torn down, and a hilton hotel went up next door to that pizza place, (river city pizza) which is REALLY good pizza, (there is a dominos on the other side of town too- which is alright- but river city you can actually order an eat THERE (not many options for dining out, only 3 restaurants, river city pizza, wagon wheel and a Chinese place which is good too!) at 6:15 that burger hut on the right was actually struck by lighting and half burnt down in mid/early 2000s, I think 2010? not sure, I moved out there in 2016, though they have rebuilt it and was going to reopen but been more then few years and it just never happened... St. Pauls church and the Needles Women's club does alot for the community, (I donated a few of my grandma's old really nice dinning dressing she had from the 40s to the women's club, including a real mink coat. the old ladys loved it and they use them in some events they have, (I never been to any though... no free time any more ha) there is also an Elk's club too,
@pvhs1983
@pvhs1983 Жыл бұрын
My mom and sister were born there until they moved to Blythe in the early 60's. My great grandmother used to work at the El Garces when she came here from Poland. I still have a lot of family that lives in the area. I remember when we lived in Blythe we always came up to Needles on the 95 (Cali side). Since there was only one restroom stop in Vidal Jct sometimes we stopped alongside the highway and do our business right there. Have you done a video of Blythe (I-10) and/or the 95 between Needles and Blythe. Thanks for the videos.
@caroletimberlake9524
@caroletimberlake9524 11 күн бұрын
You need to go to Mitchell's caverns turn at Essex California. 6:33
@thomaschainey3230
@thomaschainey3230 3 жыл бұрын
Great video thanks.
@charlesyell6318
@charlesyell6318 2 жыл бұрын
You should do some research on when General Patten with his tanks was in Needles.
@datoneslav6902
@datoneslav6902 7 ай бұрын
Hello, my grandfather was the one who lived at the texaco gas station. He has recently passed but i can provide some extra information. The land its is owned by one of his friends, his grandfather sometime in the 1940s or 1950s as i recall, built that gas station and operated it for some years. It fell into disrepair but between my grandfather and his friend it was restored into the texaco gas station you see today, it is not open but inside is a personal garage where my grandfather would build custom chevy squarebody trucks. It looks different today but the vehicles you saw there are some of the ones he was building or working on. P.S about those trains, grandpa hated those trains, some night 2 or 3 would pass through needles, shaking the house and making sleep difficult.
@datoneslav6902
@datoneslav6902 7 ай бұрын
If you have any further questions i will do my best to answer them, barring any personal information of course.
@jacksonrich6398
@jacksonrich6398 3 жыл бұрын
What a wonderful video!! Also, I’m glad to see that Needles & Rte 66 played a role in The Peanuts Gang 👍 ❤️
@josephmartinez8803
@josephmartinez8803 3 жыл бұрын
Spike and Charles Brown👍
@julesdaily381
@julesdaily381 3 жыл бұрын
Very very nice 👍🤔
@user-zx8de8op9l
@user-zx8de8op9l 2 ай бұрын
Well done
@NoizeyAcres
@NoizeyAcres Жыл бұрын
You make it so interesting
@brianrussell8656
@brianrussell8656 3 жыл бұрын
Have stayed in needles traveling from Ft Bliss back in the day .
@RandallRedman-sq2hk
@RandallRedman-sq2hk 5 ай бұрын
2026 is not just about parties and stuff. It's about Families.
@lindasimpson7412
@lindasimpson7412 3 жыл бұрын
So sorry that you neglected the Colorado River which makes the town much more livable than many desert towns. I encourage you to add a piece in the narration about that.
@SidetrackAdventures
@SidetrackAdventures 3 жыл бұрын
The video is about Route 66 through Needles not an overview of the whole town, so there wasn't really an opportunity to show the river since it isn't by Route 66 that far west.
@richardweaver9682
@richardweaver9682 2 жыл бұрын
The pioneer cemetary is on the other side of I-40 on the eastern end of this video. Just continue past the freeway entrance for half a mile or so and it is on the right. The last leg of 66 before crossing the river (old bridge is gone now) is the last exit on the freeway before entering AZ. On this road is a mobile home park and the Pirates Cove resort.
@mikefitchNYC1971
@mikefitchNYC1971 3 жыл бұрын
Awesome video!
@RandallRedman-sq2hk
@RandallRedman-sq2hk 5 ай бұрын
I was watching a Piece on You Tube that indicated one place I have never been to. Theodore Roosevelt National Monument and I couldn't believe that they have some mountainous terrain. It's in North Dakota.
@90sbaby1
@90sbaby1 2 жыл бұрын
this looks ideal, small and away from big city b.s. but also well accommodated with businesses and services.
@gloatyfish007
@gloatyfish007 5 ай бұрын
They could sale that sign to the neon museum is Wasco Co
@ZackdeBoer
@ZackdeBoer 5 ай бұрын
I drive through Needles frequently, and that stretch past the I-40 underpass looks way different now. They built a brand new Hampton Inn across from River City Pizza and that hotel closed all the other small motels along the whole stretch. The liquor store, River City Pizza, and Jehovah's Witnesses of Needles were the only thing spared.
@ACEDIAMOND666
@ACEDIAMOND666 Жыл бұрын
In the 90s, I actually lived on Route 66 in San Bernardino, California. Dangerous place.
@karendiane9154
@karendiane9154 10 ай бұрын
My friend lived in San Berndino for years. She recently sold her home and moved to Tennessee. It was getting too dangerous for family to live in San Berndino.
@ACEDIAMOND666
@ACEDIAMOND666 6 ай бұрын
​@@karendiane9154 I moved to Blythe in 2018.
@chrisgentry7242
@chrisgentry7242 Жыл бұрын
I hope they make that Texaco gas station restored and back in business with the original vintage Texaco gas pumps.
@ludicrous7044
@ludicrous7044 2 жыл бұрын
The Brown family got Snoopy in Needles and moved to Ohio. (correct me if I’m wrong) Charlie Browns father was a barber!
@lcaryfrog
@lcaryfrog Жыл бұрын
I had to do a “double take” at the part with garages built into the hill
@clintsanderson6019
@clintsanderson6019 Жыл бұрын
Also, one of the hottest places in the US and famous for having the highest gas prices in the country!
@scottanno8861
@scottanno8861 Жыл бұрын
Geographic monopoly on gas stations lol
@clintsanderson6019
@clintsanderson6019 Жыл бұрын
@@scottanno8861 you can drive right across the bridge into AZ and fill up for a dollar less a gallon.
@scottanno8861
@scottanno8861 Жыл бұрын
@@clintsanderson6019 Isn't that like a 30 minute drive?
@clintsanderson6019
@clintsanderson6019 Жыл бұрын
@@scottanno8861 3 minutes tops.
@DmitriyK12
@DmitriyK12 2 жыл бұрын
Oh no way man; the prices of fuel was already high in the West Coast of the US .... here in the East Coast we didn't get a price increase until the end 2021 CE or even beginning of 2022 CE.
@abbeyjane1306
@abbeyjane1306 2 жыл бұрын
CA fuel is highly refined to keep pollution down. It is more expensive but you also get more mpg.
@RandallRedman-sq2hk
@RandallRedman-sq2hk 5 ай бұрын
Needles on my way back from the farthest Point Anaheim and the 101 Pacific Highway which was the point we were aiming for = what more can I say -99 degrees at Midnight This Highway is Famous. Disney Pixar made a Movie about Route 66 = This is for the Children reading this - "Yes, The first CARS Pixar Movie" To any of the cast that put there Voice to the different vehicles, thank you. American School Children in the Middle School range should learn about Route Highway 66. Even in 2024 and in 2028, it has importance. Celebrate 250 - Philadelphia committee this is Historic. I want to thank Sidetrack Adventure. Do yourself a favor and take a vacation before July 2028 and take route 66.
@RandallRedman-sq2hk
@RandallRedman-sq2hk 5 ай бұрын
Philly The New Deal that Roosevelt put forward began the Interstate Highway System. All the Parkway's and other names they gave Toll Roads through the State of Kentucky and such. Caeleb don't teach August yet. But when he is 5 or 6 you can show him and he'll pass United States History going away.
@RandallRedman-sq2hk
@RandallRedman-sq2hk 5 ай бұрын
What I find embarassing is the Students Grades from states like Oklahoma. I'd want my children to know material like this. It's important. You Tube Premium - I have to say this is extremely Educational. It's better than Killing ourselves. If every citizen or upscale family would donate a tree - it would lift the spirit of a lot of people. Don't desecrate International and American Historic Landmarks. Done teaching this but keep up on how Washington DC was built as well.
@montanaior7714
@montanaior7714 3 жыл бұрын
You found my home Depot. I was in Montana for 10years now im back home. #ImaRiverRat
@albertnash888
@albertnash888 Жыл бұрын
Snoopy’s brother Spike lives in Needles, California.
@HighVelocityRips
@HighVelocityRips 25 күн бұрын
I was wondering what your paying for gas per gallon?? $3.00 in Detroit
@lindacook-cp3pe
@lindacook-cp3pe 5 ай бұрын
I lived in needles at 212 h st bill n nita clapool were my foster parents linda
@onlythewise1
@onlythewise1 3 жыл бұрын
back when lots of stick shift cars and trucks
@corn677
@corn677 Жыл бұрын
Gateway to Laughlin, NV.
@DmitriyK12
@DmitriyK12 2 жыл бұрын
💪👍🏼🤠🌵
@roberthensley8653
@roberthensley8653 3 жыл бұрын
At 3:06 just passed my house.
@rodneystanger1651
@rodneystanger1651 2 жыл бұрын
Seemed pretty dumpy when I had to stop for gas coming back from LV. Nicer than Barstow tho, I'll say that for it.
@cherylcampbell7495
@cherylcampbell7495 Жыл бұрын
If you were drag racing in the summer in around 1963 you almost killed my mom and I. You never turned around to see if we were ok. You ran us off the road. We stayed at the first hotel on the right for the night. That’s my memory of Needles. I was 13 years old.
@jamesellis2784
@jamesellis2784 6 ай бұрын
Found a real metal. Smilie. Pin , Buffalo. Head nickels at old round house , train transfere,
@robertlyman9789
@robertlyman9789 8 ай бұрын
Burger hut and Pizza Hut who would think?
@socalcartel
@socalcartel Жыл бұрын
That's on hill have eyes bro
@kathryn8711
@kathryn8711 5 ай бұрын
Hi I live in needles ca be her for 3 years now. I live in a home for the sol help me live. it is hot now we have good Dr are good. If like have no one big you see I live at when it not hot see a lot of 66 we have food. I like go one own Lee yes we have lot of room. have a good day by 😊
@onlythewise1
@onlythewise1 3 жыл бұрын
its not the same no more , the charisma was different
@julesdaily381
@julesdaily381 3 жыл бұрын
I like what I 👁👁
@lilys4960
@lilys4960 Жыл бұрын
🙂
@WillBerger-u8i
@WillBerger-u8i Жыл бұрын
Nothing will happen. . Teflon Joe . . . Nothing Sticks
@WillBerger-u8i
@WillBerger-u8i Жыл бұрын
Wrong Page Sorry
@charlesburke2379
@charlesburke2379 8 ай бұрын
The name itself sounds terrible. If somebody was naming a town even a genius could never scramble up something as off kilter as Needles. A torrid place where heatstroke becomes a marathon. But Yuma and 29 Stumps could even be worse.
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