| Title: | Old Route 66 Scenes by Bob Waldmire |
| Description: | Oatman, Arizona (Alt. 2,400-2,600 ft) - Born in 1906 as a tent camp, this picturesque town flourished as a gold-mining center, producing over $36,000,000 in gold by 1931 (at the 1930 gold price of $20 per ounce). The Oatman region reputedly had a population of 15,000 - the town had a movie house, bank, newspaper & real estate offices. The mines were closed in 1942 as "non-essential to the war effort." Most of the mining population moved on, but the town survived because its main street was U.S. 66 - "Carrying the Country West." The final blow came to Oatman in 1951, when traffic fell silent, as the ribbon was cut, opening the new Rt. 66 alignment between Kingman & Topock, leaving the town high & dry. But the authenticity of the town - with its "State Residents" the wild burros, lure tourists by the droves, to see such things as the room Carole Lombard & Clark Gable honeymooned in! |
| Type/Era: | Postcard, Chrome |
| Publisher: | O.R. Wildmire |
| Size (approx.): | 4" x 6" (10.25 x 15.25 cm) |
| Categories: | More Topics/Travel/Route 66 |
| Cardcow id: 721582, /images/set794/card00665 | |
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THE RUGGED BLACK MOUNTAINS
STRETCH 100 MILES ALONG THE COLORADO RIVER.
OATMAN NESTLES ON THE WESTERN FLANKS, SUR-
VOLCANIC FORMATIONS, INCLUDING THE"ELEPHANT5
TOOTH"(LEFT). THE FERAL BURROS ARE
RIGHT AT HOME HERE.
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OATMAN, ARIZONA (ALT. 2,400-2,600 FT.)
BORN IN 1906 AS A TENT CAMP,
TOWN FLOURISHED AS A GOLD-WNING CENTER, PRODUCING
OVER $36,000,000 IN GOLD BY 1931 (AT THE 1930 GOLD
PRICE OF $ 20 PER OUNCE). THE OATMAN REGION REPUTEDLY
HAD A POPULATION OF 15,000 THE TOWN HAD A MOVIE HOUSE,
BANK , NEWSPAPER & REAL'ESTATE OFFICES. THE MINES WERE CLOSED
IN 1942 AS "NON-ESSENTIAL TO THE WAR EFFORT." MOST OF THE
MINING POPULATION MOVED ON
ITS MAIN STREET WAS U.S. B "CARRYING THE COUNTRY WEST"
THE FINAL BLOW CAME TO
SILENT, AS THE RIBBON WAS CUT , OPENING THE NEW RT. 66 ALIGNMENT R
BETWEEN KINGMAN & TOPOCK, LEAVING THE TOWN HIGH , DRY.
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THE WILD BURROS, LURE TOURISTS BY THE DROVES, TO SEE SUCH
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OATMAN IN 1951, WHEN TRAFFIC FELL
WITH ITS "STAR RESIDENTS"
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