When the Old West Became the New West - Gleeson, AZ

[@Arkanic]

I know Karl would probably want people to actually watch the video before liking it, but I am a simple man. I see Old West vignette, I like. Keep up the good work Karl.

[@IRMentat]

Arkanic if KZbin had any sense we would have a second suin tab for a custom feed, folders to self arrange subs and a like/recommend system that functions

[@ericn7677]

I already know that I'm going to like it, so I get that out of the way first thing.

[@Rustruinsrides]

I'd say this is the best vignette so far. I'm happy this didn't turn into a tourist trap like Tombstone.

[@bigbud6842]

Or like the old mining town in apache junction arizona.

[@robertthompson2451]

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[@outbackeddie]

Yes, but the nice thing about tourist traps is that they tend to be preserved and not allowed to deteriorate.

[@Sheltowee1775]

Well tombstone burned down twice. Birdcage is still there. And you know what you’re getting when you go. Spent time there this summer. Thoroughly enjoyed myself.

[@williamdixon8283]

I first experienced the high desert back in the mid eighties, being from the rust belt it was an eye opening experience. Never in all the TV or movies did I get the impression of the sheer beauty, or the variety of plant life. I went on to see Israel, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia, each having a new twist on the theme. Thank you Karl, for rekindling a fond memory.

[@jasoncornish2904]

Big thanks to the landowners for giving you access and showing you around.

[@oldman2477]

Video: "When did the old west end." Me: *"When the Ranger killed Texas Red.”*

[@Taistelukalkkuna]

@@Mr.9x19mm And after that he went to Big Iron Bar.

[@unfortunately_fortunate2000]

with the big Iron on his hip! (big Iron on his hip)

[@Zugbarrh]

Now the stranger started talking made it plain to folks around Was an Arizona ranger wouldn't be too long in town

[@shaunybonny688]

The Arizona Ranger.

[@ufc990]

@@Mr.9x19mm You're probably the only one here who knows Marty Robbins, I'd bet nearly everyone else on this comment only knows the song because it was featured in fallout: new vegas. Good on you though, I'm an Arizona native myself and been here all my life.

[@glockparaastra]

Times change but people don’t.

[@beardoggin8963]

As I mention on every Vignette video, I’m proud that my Patreon money goes to support content like this. I always enjoys these, Karl would have made an excellent history teacher.

[@ZGryphon]

God help you if you talk in Mr. Kasarda's class.

[@davidhemsath4262]

The next level of 2GACM: Kasarda drill with leg shackle.

[@moosemaimer]

Cartoon logic: throw iron ball, chain pulls you to next shooting position

[@Medicopter_N7]

@@moosemaimer Kasarda Drill run with cartoon logic would be so great to see. Just yeet the shackle to your next position, no need to run. May be some need to stand up though.

[@tech6263]

Thank you Karl! I love the historical videos.

[@narta11]

Thanks! My grandfather was born in Tombstone in 1908 and went to grade school in Gleeson. My great-grandmother is buried in Gleeson. She was born in Dos Cabezas in the late 1800’s.

[@taylorkessen8772]

These are my favorite type of video that you make. Please keep up the awesome work!

[@martinramisu7428]

living in europe, these vignettes gave and give me a good picture of the reality of the old west thank you very much for your efforts to bring stuff like this to the public

[@mpetersen6]

People imagine life in the Old West as romantic. At times it may have been. Mostly it was endless work and boredom.

[@christ4032]

I'm not even that interested in cowboys, but I always love these, seeing how the people of the past actually lived is always the most fascinating thing for me. Please keep them coming Karl, they are appreciated.

[@noahcount7132]

Genuinely enjoy and appreciate your historical vignettes, Karl. Please keep 'em coming.

[@ethanwiley7605]

The old west vignettes are some of the best inrange content and thank you karl for the great content.

[@ESA221]

Karl out here giving this historian hope. Thank you (and Ian both) for your tremendous contributions to preserving the past for our collective future, and commitment to excellence.

[@EthanBlakeProductions]

Love these Old West videos. Thanks for taking the time to share these glimpses of history with us.

[@ExpatGringo]

This is really interesting and informative. I moved to AZ just over a year ago, and will eventually make a tour of some of these historic sites! Thanks Karl.

[@remko1238]

Please InRange keep YT worth watching,, don’t leave us

[@BurningMonkey]

I remember going to Gleeson on the Old West Adventurers tour in 2018. Loved hanging out and seeing all of these sights, and learning the history. Patreon support is totally worth it.

[@charleyfolkes]

Great story ! Thank you ! Arizona has so many historical spots like that slowly dissolving . Beautiful Arizona sky and clouds !

[@MichaelJenkins910]

"Big iron on his windoooow" . . . I can see myself out.

[@Taistelukalkkuna]

Window being part of Big Iron Bar.

[@WWFlycorvair]

Thank you for something very thoughtful and educational to go with coffee this am. Set the tone for a good day.

[@Pappy_-tm4ng]

Excellent video. I lived in Tucson for 15 years. I wish I had known about you guys back then (retired from the Boneyard in 2012). I miss AZ. 😪

[@brabhamfreaman166]

The usual ultra-high quality, objective historical insight we’ve come to expect from Karl on InRange, with truly unique access to areas not even *native* tourists can guarantee. And this one of several reasons why I (and this is not some kind of 'calling out' those who can’t or don’t) support IR and FW through Patreon. Carry on, gents.

[@MrWarwick15]

Excellent work Karl. Thank you. Rich.

[@claytonjames4611]

I love this channel so much. Thank you so much for these Karl!

[@jackusmc2542]

Great video, loved the Old West Vignettes.

[@WINTEJER000]

Great video! It's awesome that you got special access.

[@MrRebar15]

*InRangeTV* Well done, thanks for taking the time to bring us along. God Bless.

[@TheGM-20XX]

_Just one last job and we go to Tahiti_

[@kurtkenehan8017]

I HAVE A PPPLLLLLAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNNN!

[@duecebigalowmalegigalow6332]

IM TIRED OF ALL THIS DOUBTING ARTHUR

[@JoeJoe-yz7vm]

Thank you Karl! Love these old west vignettes!

[@IRMentat]

Consistently great content. Thank you.

[@elektro3000]

Excellent vignette. I enjoy every one of these. Between the historical sights, the natural beauty, and the 2-Gun matches, I really need to visit Arizona!

[@yupyup4209]

My favorite series on InRange!

[@stevesmith8279]

Really enjoy these looks into history of American west!!

[@thomas316]

Thanks, I really enjoyed this video. Keep telling these great stories!

[@elkhunter8664]

Great video. I grew up in Globe AZ. Luckily it didn't die. Fantastic architecture from this same time period.

[@mockingpirate7659]

Thank you Karl. The vignettes are my favorite part of inrange.

[@danirizary6926]

Excellent video! As soon as I got to "jail tree" I knew my kids needed to see it too.

[@dragonstormdipro1013]

The physical saloon is gone now...... It's virtual rendition has become immortal

[@AZBigIr0n]

Yes, more stuff like this! Great to get a look back into our state's history

[@highwaymengaming4325]

“Our time has passed, John”

[@philips.5563]

"Incinerate them" referred to the compromised body parts, not the patient.

[@scottwatrous]

Sometimes the latter would follow depending on how well the whole healing bit went. Plus, without a leg you're probably gonna make a crap miner.

[@philips.5563]

@@scottwatrous once a person dies they are no longer a patient, they are an assembly (or assortment, depending on prior events) of compromised body parts.

[@huey13player]

Everytime I watch one of these I want to move back to Arizona, so much history all around and a beautiful area as well.

[@jamesolbrisch2582]

Love the old west stuff. Living in El Paso we share alot of history between us I do a lot of metal detecting on some old spots I love saving the artifacts that are slowly being reclaimed. Being able to hold history in your hand is electrifying

[@shawnadams1965]

Thanks Karl. Absolutely fascinating.

[@banditone00]

I enjoy these OWVs. We have several similar sites locally where I am in rural OK. Ours are oil instead of silver mines, but I have four true ghost towns in the county I patrol, and several that were decent sized towns at one point and are now down to nearly ghost town status, and will be there within another 10-20yrs. Even on our family land we have several slabs where there were different oilfield equipment. My grandparents built their hay barn on a slab that was at one point a huge power house to power wells before having a small engine on each well was practical. I enjoy seeing how those who came before us lived, and you do a great job of showing how the adage “the more things change the more they stay the same” is often accurate.

[@davidhenning6179]

The old saloon reminds me of the old ballroom where I live. A little over a decade ago it was being used for special occasions. Now the place has been condemned and forfeited to the city.

[@ΑριστοτέληςΚοσκινάς]

As an archaeologist and tourist guide I find these videos very interesting and intriguing. Well done

[@brianfuller7691]

Basically the Old West was already ending by the 1880s and had ended by 1890. I'm glad to see this as I love historic Arizona. I've been to Gleeson several times.

[@sebrunhethcox1656]

I always am very happy when you post videos like this. I enjoy them just as much and your standard fare.

[@StR8UpAnArChY]

Love old AZ history Karl, keep it up. Good thing there are tons of interesting sites in the state that have cool stories to tell

[@spartaninvirginia]

These are some of my favorite videos you do. Thanks, Karl.

[@trpggames2162]

I always love these AZ history videos, please keep them up. AZ is the best west!

[@mattb.934]

This kind of video is my favorite. I mean I like pretty much all of your stuff, but history like this is so awesome.

[@garyneilson1833]

Another great video Karl, there is such a lot of history in Arizona

[@Destroyer4790]

These are some pretty cool videos, keep um comin man.

[@benjaminlewis867]

I love this history content, thank you Karl

[@hangonsnoop]

I love the historical vignettes! Thanks Karl.

[@RedBeardAnubis]

This is what makes InRange great! If we forget history we are doomed to repeat it.

[@PapajosTraders]

Used to visit there in the 70's. Much different now! Thanks for the update.

[@thegreenman7]

I'm loving these videos man!!! Keep up the good work!!!

[@blip_bloop]

I think a lot of city folk, like me, forget just how massive the changes to human society have been in the last hundred or so years.

[@1TruNub]

Really enjoyed the video I've always been intrested in the period from 1890 to 1920 in the American West as it was a period of massive change. Edit: I have to admit was got me into the history of the west was Butch Cassidy and the Sundance kid. And I realize that were very interval part in the changing world with the old West as it turned into the new modern world. The age of the outlaws dying out.

[@bradmarthafocker4285]

Awesome, awesome video. Outstanding really. I absolutely love hearing about the history of places like this. Keep these videos coming!

[@thegunpenguin]

This video is great. Content like this is one of the many reasons I'm a Patreon supporter.

[@charlesadams1721]

Karl thanks for the extremely interesting and informative video. I will be sharing this video with others, as you suggested. InRange constantly reinforces the decision I made a while back to become a Patreon supporter in some small way. The videos you show demonstrate in a stark and definitive way how the 'world' changes and has changed in the 'Old West'. Lest anyone believes, however, that the time is static everywhere but the 'Old-New West' needs to think again. I've had the opportunity to discover actual and virtual 'ghost towns' in the east coast from New York to Florida west to the Mississippi were at one time prosperous communities really lasted only 30-50 years before collapsing from various reasons, in fact, most people in the United States are probably less than 50 miles from one of these locations, maybe much closer even in heavily urbanized cities. Now almost all are either private property or government-owned (over the last 50 years likely due to buy-outs) so access is restricted due to safety reasons (you don't want to be falling into a 30' pit only covered by rotting boards) but they are there. What you pointed out that towns, communities, even cites become 'ghost towns' for various reasons, war, resources depletion or becoming economically unviable, economic depression, etc. In the US today, if one wishes to drive the old highways crisscrossing the nation, you can see some communities that were extremely vibrant and thriving just 25-30 years ago which have begun the slide into ruin, from the forces of 'off-shoring' and globalization and all it took was in some ways changes in government tax policies. I urge people to at least get out and do a 'road trip' away from the interstates and comfortable urbanized areas. Some of these places even have internet access, although there are some, not many anymore, pockets where cell service is lacking. Oh yeah, if you think these forces are exclusive to the United States, when I visited Europe I saw similar situations myself and from correspondence and speaking with colleagues in Europe and Asia, they've seen in as well. It's like the human condition seldom changes. Once again, thanks for the video, InRange.

[@BuntMeister66]

Thanks Karl, really enjoy the information. Well done.

[@den2k885]

We Europeans forget how much America is BIG. Here there are very few gjost towns because if an area is settled, someone will live there. We have towns that are settled since the freaking Romans. There are towns with just 250 people but if something is built, it is used.

[@moosemaimer]

Americans think 100 years is a long time, Europeans think 100 miles is a long way.

[@den2k885]

@@moosemaimer city dwelling europeans think 10 miles is a long way. Rural europeans no, but 50 miles are.

[@ineednochannelyoutube5384]

Its not about size so mutch. The US in not significantly bigger than the combined land area of the European peninsula. Its that half of the US is useless desert.

[@antonioadinolfi4052]

Never disappointed 😀 These Old West Vignettes are a true gem! Well researched, well presented, well explained 👍 I’m not exaggerating when I say that these documentaries are on a par with History Channel ones in terms of accuracy and research. Well done from me 😃😃😃

[@Pitero1]

Karl great job man! show us more such videos, fantastic view, thanks

[@matthaught4707]

YAY Another Old West Vignette!

[@craiglesher6172]

Interesting as always. Its fascinating how rapidly the area changed.

[@Chayonray]

Fascinating! Thanks for sharing Karl!

[@MrMezmerize]

Thank you for the vignette! Really enjoy them. Keep 'em coming 😉

[@Landsharkitis]

This was awesome. As a family we drive through AZ every year atleast once as some of us are in iowa and some in arizona. Never been here and what you do is amazing! Very cool piece of history

[@mariamcm4173]

My dad and mother lived in Gleason and leased mined in the depression. My 4H club went in one of the old mines to collect samples. I still have some of them

[@StrangerOman]

Fascinating footage. Ghosts towns are really something.

[@treyh0079]

Bravo Sir...... luv this series! Thanks Karl. 🙏🏼😎

[@rubezahlmountainworks7974]

Great video, really nice of the locals to take you on a tour.

[@chadkhl8631]

Incredible content, thank you!

[@ch319ris]

I really like these kinds of videos.

[@ftdefiance1]

Thanks. FYI if you visit Holbrook their jail and cells are very well maintained. The Blevins house and Bucket of Blood Saloon still stand.

[@bassprofishe1549]

I really like these history videos. Keep it up!

[@MPGunther1]

Thank you for the look into Arizona history

[@thomas_jay]

My dad was stationed at El Paso when I was a kid (in the 80s). We did a lot of day trips within Texas and to Arizona and New Mexico. That scenery brings back sweet memories. Good times

[@tripleog9557]

Karl u really do a great job with the history...!!! You always give us some obscure bit that interesting... 👍🏼👍🏼💪🏼💪🏼👏🏻👏🏻

[@garysweeney1887]

I really enjoyed this, very interesting for an old west enthusiast, please make more content like this

[@VeraTR909]

It's strange for me to see a 1930's ruin while I'm watching this from the 4th floor in a 1930's Amsterdam old suburb house right now, the building being in great shape.

[@VeraTR909]

@@SimuLord Yeah the oldest house in Amsterdam is from 1485 and is still being used, most of the city center is from 1600-1850. The further you get out the newer houses become (obviously).

[@theshadowknows6969]

Amazing work. Really like the history lesson.

[@jasoncarskadon6809]

That's sad karl, I wish they would been able to save the saloon. But this was I absolutely love this kind of American history. Keep up the good work my friend and would love to see more.

[@GK11415]

Another great interesting piece of history. Keep it up

[@seancollins2691]

Old west vignettes are the best

[@snowdogs01]

Fascinating look at history, Karl....

[@greentoptrekker]

It's crazy that saloon was operating into the '80s. I love bridges between eras like that (just as this town bridges between old and new west). Kind of like how there was a switchboard telephone network that operated into the '80s in Maine.

[@asarubin-crump780]

Love the vignettes

[@ghosttheoremproductions5469]

Took a bunch of great photos there a few months ago. Have pictures of everything you included in the video, haha. We live real close. - Lots of interesting ghost towns around here. This year, the misses and I are going to check out a lot more of them.

[@joeyallen1609]

wow this was such a well done video. I learned a lot. I can't wait for more!

[@11bravocrunchie22]

Is it sad that I enjoy the historical videos on InRange over the shooting match videos? As always, Karl, thanks for the tour and the history lesson. Keep up the good work. One small request: could you put a date of filming on the title card or end credits of your videos?