My grandpa and grandma lived there when I was a kid in Big Bear, my aunt as well and those are some of my best memories going there for summer break and spring break my grandpa and grandma would buy me toys to take home and toys to keep at their house and my school clothes. I live in Yucca Valley now and once in a while I go out to Barstow just to go for a ride on my HD Road Glide Ultra and have some great memories come back. Thank you for the video
I've driven right past Barstow many times, never had the desire to stop. This video is interesting in that it's all, "in 1880 blah blah blah", "in 1910 blah blah blah" "Gee, they have a McDonalds and even a Dunkin' Donuts". If you want to visit Hell, Barstow is a great option.
I worked with a country band at a night club there, back in the 90’s. The woman who ran the club, was essentially a ‘madam’ and many of the cocktail waitress were her ‘working girls’. She also owned a couple of motels within walking distance from the club, where her ‘girls’ could ply their trade…. The money flowed like water….
You mentioned McDonalds and Dunkin and drove past Del Taco but didn't talk about how they started in the area and the 3 locations are still owned by the original founder's family , they have menu items found nowhere else and rumor has it they use better quality ingredients than the rest of the chain.
Stopped at a hotel 25 years ago in Barstow. My truck & trailer were stolen and set on fire by a local meth head who had an extensive criminal record. The cops treated me like I was the criminal! Haven't been back...
I lived there from 2013 to 2019. If you like California but don't like California traffic, then Barstow would work for you. Also your in the middle of Vegas and LA.
He says Dunkin donuts came in 2013, only the 2nd in California? I frequented a Dunkin in orange county in the early 80s and there were many others. Did they pull out only to return? I know of two Dunkins in long beach now.
Well if you want a good lunch go about 30 miles more out to yermo get off yermo road the second one marked yermo rd and come down to that stop sign turn right and you will see Jack in the box turn left on that road when you see Vegas gas half way down you will see Peggy Sue's its has a lot of 50"s items. But also pretty good food. I recommend the pattymelt
The first humans came to North America around 13,000 years ago so your statement about 200,000 year old archeological findings is a little off. Homo sapiens is around 200,000 years old.
My grandpa and grandma lived there when I was a kid in Big Bear, my aunt as well and those are some of my best memories going there for summer break and spring break my grandpa and grandma would buy me toys to take home and toys to keep at their house and my school clothes. I live in Yucca Valley now and once in a while I go out to Barstow just to go for a ride on my HD Road Glide Ultra and have some great memories come back. Thank you for the video
Thank you, we lived here on the USMC base and later in town for a few years, good memories of when Barstow was a thriving town
Great look at my home town I left there in 1975 you gave me a lot of great memories thanks
Glad you enjoyed it
Thank you for this video. I lived in Barstow when I was in high school. It hasn’t changed much.
were is there a SAFE place to stay in Barstow any suggetions a motel what streets if any Thank You
Thanks for the look back. I drove into Barstow 2 years ago. Checked out the train station & the closed museum. Would consider another visit one day.
Been out here 2 years it's actually a pretty cool place. Leaving next month but will always come back it's worth checking out
It's a oven. 🏜️🌡️🥵
were is there a SAFE place to stay in Barstow any suggetions a motel what streets if any Thank You
lots of great info! we stop at that McDonalds every time we go to Vegas from San Diego!
Stop at lenwood McDonald's it's a little cleaner
My dad worked on communications with spacecraft, etc that you mentioned. I was born in Barstow. Sante Fe all the way!
I lived there 1974 to 1978 and worked at the marine base owned a house in dagget you actually drove by a duplex i lived in 1974 FJB
I chuckled because you end the video with driving into the cemetery grounds. 🙈
I was stationed at ft Irwin, CA for 06 years
Yep. I agree. Been to Barstow . Lot of Jaspers there.😮
Barstow - the Paris of San Bernardino County
I've driven right past Barstow many times, never had the desire to stop. This video is interesting in that it's all, "in 1880 blah blah blah", "in 1910 blah blah blah" "Gee, they have a McDonalds and even a Dunkin' Donuts". If you want to visit Hell, Barstow is a great option.
decent write up of our town!!!!!
I live at the other end of this road.. Wilmington NC
I worked with a country band at a night club there, back in the 90’s.
The woman who ran the club, was essentially a ‘madam’ and many of the cocktail waitress were her ‘working girls’.
She also owned a couple of motels within walking distance from the club, where her ‘girls’ could ply their trade….
The money flowed like water….
Suzy and her girls at Ruby's were well liked..... More class than the 1st and Main street walkers the tire and brake guy had
It's great for off road motorcycle an such to
Right before the 1et street bridge is the original Del Taco restaurant the real one was in yermo the bridge is soon to be replaced.
were is there a SAFE place to stay in Barstow any suggetions what streets if any Thank You
You mentioned McDonalds and Dunkin and drove past Del Taco but didn't talk about how they started in the area and the 3 locations are still owned by the original founder's family , they have menu items found nowhere else and rumor has it they use better quality ingredients than the rest of the chain.
Last time I was there was 1980!!
I lived here and grew up here after. Coming from ireland
were is there a SAFE place to stay in Barstow any suggetions a motel what streets if any Thank You
at fort iwrn its were I get my vapes at and how I get wasted
Is there a mural of the McDonald's Massacre? If so, I'll go to Barstow, and eat at the McDonald's resturaunt that burned down.
i lived in Cali & went to Vegas - the only reason i stopped in Barstow, was to get gas
It's fun! Crime rate is through the roof.
It has gotten worse in the last five years or so. It used to be much quieter.
Yea it's a boring place really except for calico ghost town . I don't know if it's still there. But that was fun
Stopped at a hotel 25 years ago in Barstow. My truck & trailer were stolen and set on fire by a local meth head who had an extensive criminal record. The cops treated me like I was the criminal! Haven't been back...
I drove into June 2023
As a guy born in Victorville hospital, Why lol
I lived there from 2013 to 2019. If you like California but don't like California traffic, then Barstow would work for you. Also your in the middle of Vegas and LA.
were is there a SAFE place to stay in Barstow any suggetions a motel what streets if any Thank You
He says Dunkin donuts came in 2013, only the 2nd in California? I frequented a Dunkin in orange county in the early 80s and there were many others. Did they pull out only to return? I know of two Dunkins in long beach now.
Rick Steve's, travel guru comes from Barstow. Nobody has seen hide nor hair of him since he left. 🤔
Well if you want a good lunch go about 30 miles more out to yermo get off yermo road the second one marked yermo rd and come down to that stop sign turn right and you will see Jack in the box turn left on that road when you see Vegas gas half way down you will see Peggy Sue's its has a lot of 50"s items. But also pretty good food. I recommend the pattymelt
30 miles? R u kidding? Not much more than 10 miles north of barstow station on i15.
@@IanPunter it's in yermo
Barstow, one of the armpits of the Western World.
The first humans came to North America around 13,000 years ago so your statement about 200,000 year old archeological findings is a little off. Homo sapiens is around 200,000 years old.
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