Won't lie... we kind of love Jerome even if we don't have time to go up much. We're slowly starting to explore it more and have a lot more places we want to check out. A stay at the old Jerome Grand Hotel is definitely on the list as well as a deep dive of some of the old original buildings and its history. We were going to try and squeeze more in this last trip but ran out of time. Probably for the best because that means more research can be done!
Interesting! I imagine there's a lot more history to the buildings than what is made available to the public just passing through there. Thanks for sharing! 👍
Fun fact: Don Roberson brought all the buildings and all the vehicles to his "ghost town" over many decades. The buildings were a mixture of old and new and if they looked too new, he'd paint them with used motor oil to give them an aged, rustic look. He told me this, himself!
@@Truckguy2007 Lucky you; when he passed on I'm sure that a lot of knowledge about Arizona, mining and vehicles was also lost. His daughter and SIL seem to be doing a good job of running the place and making improvements....
Good video. It's such a fun place to explore. The now owner and his son are really nice. The woman in the gift shop when we were there is the daughter of the guy who passed. I have a video of Big Bertha on my channel if you're interested at all. $20 and they will fire it up for ya!
Awesome! Thanks so much! Yeah, Jerome is a fantastic place and easily one of our faves. Small town, but so much packed in there and so much more for us to explore when we can.
Well, at least you got to stand in front of the most interesting vehicle and the one frequently featured in magazines/oil paintings, etc. Too bad you did not notice it.... (the Corbit truck)
Don Roberson was a great guy and one hell of a motorcycle rider R.I.P. Don............
I got to meet him on two occasions before he passed on. I love bringing my out of town visitors to Jerome!
Jerome is a great town to hang out and visit even with all the tourists!
Won't lie... we kind of love Jerome even if we don't have time to go up much. We're slowly starting to explore it more and have a lot more places we want to check out. A stay at the old Jerome Grand Hotel is definitely on the list as well as a deep dive of some of the old original buildings and its history. We were going to try and squeeze more in this last trip but ran out of time. Probably for the best because that means more research can be done!
I was told in the boarding house Lived an older lady.. She moved to Prescott and died over a 100 years old.. I believe I'm right.
Interesting! I imagine there's a lot more history to the buildings than what is made available to the public just passing through there. Thanks for sharing! 👍
Fun fact: Don Roberson brought all the buildings and all the vehicles to his "ghost town" over many decades. The buildings were a mixture of old and new and if they looked too new, he'd paint them with used motor oil to give them an aged, rustic look. He told me this, himself!
Yup! That's what we heard too.
I remember meeting Don, I enjoyed talking with him!
@@Truckguy2007 Lucky you; when he passed on I'm sure that a lot of knowledge about Arizona, mining and vehicles was also lost. His daughter and SIL seem to be doing a good job of running the place and making improvements....
Good video. It's such a fun place to explore. The now owner and his son are really nice. The woman in the gift shop when we were there is the daughter of the guy who passed.
I have a video of Big Bertha on my channel if you're interested at all. $20 and they will fire it up for ya!
I have been wanting to go to Jerome AZ. Great video, I make 202 👍
Awesome! Thanks so much!
Yeah, Jerome is a fantastic place and easily one of our faves. Small town, but so much packed in there and so much more for us to explore when we can.
@@CactusAtlas Next time I head west I'm going to try and fit this in.
Well, at least you got to stand in front of the most interesting vehicle and the one frequently featured in magazines/oil paintings, etc. Too bad you did not notice it.... (the Corbit truck)