By the way, that first room with the large industrial sink was most likely the motel laundry facility. Every motel where I worked featured an industrial sink with plenty of slave for commercial washers and driers. This is from working in motels almost 14+ years.
I use to explore ghost towns throughout the west 30 years ago...you have inspired me to start exploring again..keep up the awesome work, thanks Wonder Hussy !
That apartment you investigated was most likely where the motel manager lived on the premises as well. Some motels offered the option of living on property for the convenience of being located nearby. I once was offered the opportunity to be on “live in” general manager. I opted out as I received a better employment opportunity.
In late 1970s I was in the US Air Force, stationed on Oklahoma City, involved in 'TV Downtell,' a program to downlink live video from a screen of surveillance aircraft E-3A. During a two or maybe three week training mission with the radio tracking and receiving equipment installed and operating nearby on a tall mountaintop a bit east of Baker where there was also some AT&T long distance microwave equipment, several of us from Oklahoma stayed at the motel. The room I slept in was facing the main street, had a normal size bed plus a single bed by the window by the door to the room in which I slept since I was the junior in rank person. Most of our meals were eaten at Bun Boy, and decades later I still have a recipe card for their butter thin pancakes that Bun Boy gave out!
Interesting tour, spent many nights in Baker back in the 60’s but Baker isn’t Death Valley and I’ve spent many nights in DV,all in the pleasure of work which a lot of took place in the summer. Enjoyed your tour of ZZYZX also.
I met a man at a convention in Colorado about 20 years ago. He was from Baker. He quit his maintenance job at Caltrans and, with his wife, started an orphanage in India. I asked him how he coped with the heat -- working outside on that blacktop pavement all year long. He just shrugged the question off, but I'm still amazed at the human race's ability to adapt to almost any environment, and move on to the next calling as the spirit drives them.
I know i'm late coming to this adventure but just as good and informative.and interesting to watch. my dentist office had the Highlight magazines in the waiting room fun times 👍
I thought it would've been pink like the one here in Hawaii, LOL. I'm actually going to stay at the royal hawaiian in dec 2021 for a wedding. Mahalo for sharing
I lived in an old broken down travel trailer at silver dry lake periodically when my dad felt like parking there. Went to school at Baker school. One of my teachers was a Miss Pickering. Went to school there off and on for several different years. Once got to go to Bun Boy and have ice cream for some achievement or other at school, can't remember what it was. I think Bun Boy at that time was about where the Mad Greek is now. It's a shame it closed, it was doing good back then and was a great place to eat.
I used to go out to Zzyzx for school biology trips. The Mad Greek was the place!! Just don’t eat it after a long day in the sun / hiking. It will go straight through you !
Stumbled across this place one early morning when I was shooting photos in the area. It was dark, rainy, foggy and that place had a really creepy vibe. It was pretty cool none the less. Keep doin these adventures, you like a lot of the same places I like. Just went to Pearce Ferry a couple times, really cool place and the video you made helped with inspiration to get out there.
"There was only one road back to L.A. - U.S. Interstate 15. Just a flat-out high speed burn through Baker and Barstow and Berdoo. Then onto the Hollywood Freeway, and straight on into frantic oblivion. Safety. Obscurity. Just another freak, in the freak kingdom." This baker :)
OMG I can't believe I watched that whole video but you have too much fun exploring abandon places. I love going off the beaten path and I am surprised that somebody else like's the same shit that I do. Keep having fun. You are reminding me that I need to get out more. Thanks
Great video, thank you --- the Hawaiian Motel must have been a great place for everyone starting on a Friday late afternoon (after work) in LA and going to Las Vegas. You stay there, take a nap, take a dip & and have a cosy breakfast next morning. And then, in two hours or less, you hit Las Vegas relaxed, happy and ready to roll ... :)
Love your stile, lady...and the adventures. I had simular adventures around Kingman area for a while, but ended up in Virginia with family...just cuz I fell off a roof and broke a couple ribs. Miss the adventures a lot but listening to you and watching the vids- its great, thank you!
Thanks for the memories . My father lived in Ls Vegas and i made that trip through their many times . from CaliI had driven from Portland Orgon into St George UT stopped at that motel . They were some really nice rooms at one time,Stay safe in all you do
That was a fun find. Do remember with a Tandy you could copy and share games. There was something on the disk to prevent copying but it was way to an easy way around that.
Wonder Hussy, many of these abandoned locations along the old Route 66 were very busy and popular back before the 15 freeway was paved and before reliable cars. Back then cars didn't do nearly so well in the sweltering desert heat and long drives and a trip to vegas would usually take two days or so. It is amazing how many old abandoned motels you find along the old route 66.
so, just a brief background on that hotel, the Jacobson's were 1 of the original families in Baker, there are still several of them living there today. the motel, was opened and operating up until about 15 or 16 years ago I think. Carolyn, the mother of the family and the wife of Arne passed away, and things went downhill from there. it used to be the spot to go for the high schoolers to drink, party, swim and basically just hang out. now, onto a little critiquing of your video commentary. 1) regarding the comment "remember when they used to make books out of the movies?", actually dear, most movies were books prior to becoming a movie. and books are typically far better than the movie adaptation. 2) the Marines poster. that was a quail, not a peacock. anyway, brought back a lot of memories watching your video tour. and for those people commenting concern for your saftey, Baker isn't Los Angeles folks. for the longest time we used to be able to leave our doors unlocked at night. but still, when people that don't belong go snooping around, your neighbors are generally quick to point you out. and I'm quite certain you were seen poking around the hotel. there are family close by it still, and notice things like that. lol
Hey Wonder Hussy! I am truly enjoying your channel! I think the main room you went to with all the floppy discs, etc was probably where either the owner/s lived or, management perhaps. In times past, in more remote areas, motel management often lived on-site. Maybe that was the case here. We will probably never know... I used to be a full-time RVer. I sold advertising for RV Park guides. I worked in Vegas about 6 months out of each year for about 6 years. I remember seeing the old nightclub over on Dean Martin Dr. that has now burned. I used to travel Dean Martin Drive because I could avoid I-15 and the strip traffic, but easily access the strip as needed. Again, awesome channel!!! Lisa
Holy crap that stuff brings back memories. Great adventure! I've been there once but didn't check out the upstairs. A couple downstairs rooms were open though.
Hahaha I was teasing, who would want that job !? tons of fun to watch thanks for posting. check out a town called bodie if your ever on the California Nevada border :)
BTW, I especially enjoyed this vid because I love all things tiki themed, and I have always been fascinated by motels of days gone by! Thanks again! Lisa
Had many great times in baker while i hitchhiked across the country in 1978-79. i'll never forget when i climbed Otto mountain just to see the town at night. Damn cold up there that night.
Just watched this and really like how you go about exploring these places. From what I've found online this motel seems to have been operating until about 2011 but had already fallen in a state of serious disrepair by then, people's online reviews were devastating. A night was 59 bucks but apparently doors wouldn't shut, windows were missing, acs weren't working and cleanliness was not a priority. Seems like this place was as run into the ground as can be, wonder if Arne was too old or too ignorant to save it or whether there was just no clientele left for it. However I think I would have liked that upstairs appartment for its pure seventies style.
Nothing like an old crusty house or building to checkout. and desert scenery is so different than eastern ks. mead lake makes me sad though.keep up the great work and thank you !!
Wonderful job Wonderhussy! By the way, that font is called mid 70's motel television font. It is also my favorite font! so we've got that in common! You keep exploring and I'll keep watching. Regards, Vundahussman.
Arne died in 1991 and his wife Carolyn, died in 2009. Their daughter is Jannelle (sp) who a lot of the kid stuff belonged to. Their pictures are online on obituaries. I am not sure what he daughter does these days, and I am really curious to know why so much of their stuff was left behind. You'd think some of it they would have wanted to keep, or at least the daughter would have wanted to.
Very nice video. I drive by Baker from time to time. I did drive around the town once. I would have not wanted to grow up there. I grew up in a podunk town, but we had rivers for fishing, and mountains to climb.
I saw another Guy checkout this place but he was an A-hole and dragged around a piece of metal for a few minutes only to throw it through one of the glass doors on the 2nd story unit..I don't get people that just feel the need to trash a place..Always enjoy your adventures, Stay cool!
that's lame!! I like to explore, but I like to leave things as-is...a weird kind of respect for whatever has happened there, I guess....or maybe a way to assuage my own guilty conscience about snooping around in the remains of what I can only assume are other peoples' misfortunes. I can certainly not understand smashing a glass door :/
I like your adventurous spirit. I used to like sneak into attics and onto the roof of court houses and old hotels . Some court houses have big clocks. It was fun and interesting to me. Enjoyed your vid.
Good video. i really enjoyed your reading of the highlights. I also remember highlights and liked them. The thing @ 27:37 is a fan unit for a roof top heat /ac unit I think. That was a belt driven fan.
Baker has been a regular stop for me. Sometimes I spend the night there, sometimes I even sprang for a motel. Its the gateway to Mojave NP. wich also is a regular stiop. Kelso Depot would make a greatstop. I usully turn off the I-15 to come out in Searchlight.
I like these travel videos where someone else does all the tiring, driving and exploring while I can eat my meal in comfort. It's like traveling the country and the world from the comfort of one's home. The tour of Baker, California proved interesting, for whatever its worth. If you were a teenager growing up in Baker I'm sure you spent all those youthful years dreaming of the day you grew up and could leave home for the glittering lights of Los Angeles. It must have been torture for the young people, feeling stuck, bored, and frustrated, whiling out their youthful years, waiting for the opportunity to leave while the lights of the big, dazzling City of Angels lay just a short drive away. I write, 'short drive', relatively speaking, because LA was still far away enough to make frequent visits impractical. LA was so close and yet still so far away if you were growing up in Baker.
That Zenith TV was $1000 in 1975..Super heavy to deter thieves. So says my parents. It worked great till 2008 when the picture was faded to green blue and the sound was getting a tad sketchy. Didn't bother me since the only think I watched at that time was black and white spaghetti westerns. The rollers on the base are so smooth and top notch I kept them. It was analog so when we had to get digital I would have to pay someone to haul it off the porch. Tubes inside old TVs, apparently, can be toxic if broken.
I stayed there often in the early 80's. it was the only hotel I ever stayed at that had rooms with waterbeds. the bed was a fiberglass "tub" that held the water mattress . in case of leakage the water was contained and didn't run all over the place.
Your a crazy girl! Really enjoyed that vid.... I reckon the room that you explored might have been the manager/wife's office. Kind of a bit interesting yet sad... Thanks for the vid... Doug.
Interesting stuff, although it also provides an impression as to how much consumed junk 'just sits there' until some mega shift of tectonic plates plows the whole thing under. If you traveled South from Baker on Kelbaker Rd. you'd get a chance at the old Kelso Depot, a former railroad stop. The Depot had been renovated sometime in recent history and is one of the great old buildings of days gone by. Continuing on that same road toward I-40 you'd get to 'Granite Pass' and if you were headed W on a small dirt road you could hike to an abandoned mine-shaft I thought was pretty cool. It's located North-facing hill that's part of Granite Peak. Straight ahead would be Silver Peak. Cool area.
I agree, it deserves more exploration. I've been there on a couple occasions, hiking up Silver Peak and Granite Peak (the latter is a grunt), and I've traveled through it via Cima on the way to L.V. and Zion. No crowds, which is nice.
Love that comment about the shelves of books. YES! Most of us had a lot of books because it was the only way to get & have vital information at arms length. Hard to believe that all of those books will now fit on a tiny chip once they have been scanned by a human! Edit...this shows how behind the times I am with tech stuff cuzz I think in 2018, it just stays on a server & goes out on the internet for access when anyone needs it.
I said it before, but I love your style and approach to the way you do these videos. I can see that you are gaining subscribers at a record pace, and your channel is going to explode with thousands and thousands of viewers. I'm happy for you because I can tell you enjoy this, and you are a natural in front of a camera. You are very sharp and well spoken, and you do some cute shit. I love watching you and listening to you (and I mean that in the least creepy way possible). I'd like to smoke with ya one day :) Also, I like the longer videos alot too. I still have to go back and watch that video with you at dusk near the swing as the sun was lowering it's big head, and your were waxing profoundness about people not appreciating the beauty of the desert. That particular segment was my favorite from any of your videos to date. Keep doing your thing. I'll be out here watching and journeying with you in spirit.
This may come to you a bit late but it's never to late to improve your camera operation/ Driving. Move/ pan side to side, up and down slower and hold shots with a lot in them so viewers can stop/ pause and look closer at what's in the shot. Move slower when going in on something for a closeup. That way the camera has a chance to focus as you move closer. There's a whole bunch to know about what I call Driving A Camera. Alwayz carry extra batteries and lights even when you may not need them. You Never Know Where Yer Gonna End Up. Keep up the natural narration.
Almost forgot, Wally Marty's in Virginia has inexpensive drones, might be good to "try one out" , on the cheep to see if you like it...like tools at Harbour Freight
Years ago we stopped in Baker for a soda on the way to Las Vegas one late night. I think they were filming a movie there. I had an Apple IIe back in the day for school....
when i worked for the nascar driving experience we stopped at that hotel parking lot because we had bunch of trucks and trsailers, i wanted to go in there and explore.
Wow cool find Wonderhussy. No graffiti and lots of personal life. Wish I lived in the US. So much placed likes this. Would never happen here (The Netherlands). If a house is old or empty 6 months later there is a new building. To little space here.
So I saw this on facebook and my Best friends Grandma owned this place very cool place she lives in baker but her Grandma passed away and btw on the invitatiom Jannell is her mom
So I know I commented just a few minutes ago but the further I got into the tour the more I was going WOW! We must have been from the same generation! I remember Microsoft Encarta and the PC games on the big ass 5 1/4" FLOPPIES back in Jr. High! Kings Quest comes to mind for those old games! If I was there with you I would have definitely taken some of the pristine floppy disks regardless of what software they were just for souveneers! They looked brand new! Highlights magazine! It was like you were walking through a time machine! You would be a ton of fun to explore weird places like that!
I don't think I have ever seen that many floppy disk in one place. I wonder what was on them...books everywhere someone must have been a prolific reader. Amazing what gets left behind...
Bun Boy...best Strawberry Pie in the world....My mom and dad would take me there in the 60's on our way to Vegas. They would dump me at Circus CIrcus and they would take off to see Sinatra at The Sands. I was about 8 or 9. Back in the those days, cars were very unreliable and that's why all the old gas stations are closed, cars got very reliable and you did not have to stop to top off with water to make it all the way to Vegas.
Math 87 was a math curriculum I used in the early 2000's when I was homeschooled. With all those books, manuals, and piano/voice stuff the hotel owners probably homeschooled their kids!
This is one of my favorites from you. Ive been watching this since lat 15 16
By the way, that first room with the large industrial sink was most likely the motel laundry facility. Every motel where I worked featured an industrial sink with plenty of slave for commercial washers and driers. This is from working in motels almost 14+ years.
I use to explore ghost towns throughout the west 30 years ago...you have inspired me to start exploring again..keep up the awesome work, thanks Wonder Hussy !
That apartment you investigated was most likely where the motel manager lived on the premises as well. Some motels offered the option of living on property for the convenience of being located nearby. I once was offered the opportunity to be on “live in” general manager. I opted out as I received a better employment opportunity.
That was a nice little ranger that you had. I have a '96 with a manual transmission.
Thank you for helping me to see more of my America....
In late 1970s I was in the US Air Force, stationed on Oklahoma City, involved in 'TV Downtell,' a program to downlink live video from a screen of surveillance aircraft E-3A. During a two or maybe three week training mission with the radio tracking and receiving equipment installed and operating nearby on a tall mountaintop a bit east of Baker where there was also some AT&T long distance microwave equipment, several of us from Oklahoma stayed at the motel.
The room I slept in was facing the main street, had a normal size bed plus a single bed by the window by the door to the room in which I slept since I was the junior in rank person. Most of our meals were eaten at Bun Boy, and decades later I still have a recipe card for their butter thin pancakes that Bun Boy gave out!
Interesting tour, spent many nights in Baker back in the 60’s but Baker isn’t Death Valley and I’ve spent many nights in DV,all in the pleasure of work which a lot of took place in the summer. Enjoyed your tour of ZZYZX also.
I don't know the font but it's weird I had that exact poster when I was a bit younger. Love your vids!
I met a man at a convention in Colorado about 20 years ago. He was from Baker. He quit his maintenance job at Caltrans and, with his wife, started an orphanage in India. I asked him how he coped with the heat -- working outside on that blacktop pavement all year long. He just shrugged the question off, but I'm still amazed at the human race's ability to adapt to almost any environment, and move on to the next calling as the spirit drives them.
I know i'm late coming to this adventure but just as good and informative.and interesting to watch. my dentist office had the Highlight magazines in the waiting room fun times 👍
I thought it would've been pink like the one here in Hawaii, LOL. I'm actually going to stay at the royal hawaiian in dec 2021 for a wedding. Mahalo for sharing
Thanks!
My Musang busted down just south of Baker in July. lt got up to 122 degrees and dropped down to 99 just after midnight.
😅 Fooblitsky !??
i sure am glad i didnt Step In It ! 😮
I lived in an old broken down travel trailer at silver dry lake periodically when my dad felt like parking there. Went to school at Baker school. One of my teachers was a Miss Pickering. Went to school there off and on for several different years. Once got to go to Bun Boy and have ice cream for some achievement or other at school, can't remember what it was. I think Bun Boy at that time was about where the Mad Greek is now. It's a shame it closed, it was doing good back then and was a great place to eat.
maybe i missed it, but...
why does baker have an airport?
it doesnt seem like there is anywhere near enough population density...
I believe Zapfino is your favorite font.
I owned that entire series of Time Life sewing books! Unfortunately they were on the bottom bookshelf and succumbed to cat spray.
There was a font book so that you could of probably found out what that font was on the TV that you liked so much
whoever lived there ran away in the night like a thief: otherwise how can someone leave behind all his stuff and expensive thing like a piano?
Have you ever moved a piano up or downstairs ? It takes 3 or 4 people .
The lady could tell me about anything and would watch what happen to my life my god
I used to go out to Zzyzx for school biology trips. The Mad Greek was the place!! Just don’t eat it after a long day in the sun / hiking. It will go straight through you !
Grab that old pc,its worth a few bucks!and the floppies too!
Nice
Thank you for all the wonderful journeys you have took us on!!
Stumbled across this place one early morning when I was shooting photos in the area. It was dark, rainy, foggy and that place had a really creepy vibe. It was pretty cool none the less. Keep doin these adventures, you like a lot of the same places I like. Just went to Pearce Ferry a couple times, really cool place and the video you made helped with inspiration to get out there.
right on! Enjoy!!
world's largest thermometer, must be a rectal thermometer tobee stuck in Baker
LOL you kind of have a point! But Baker is actually really interesting, if you poke around...
Good work, I've been enjoying your vids for about a week now and I keep coming back. Wonderful stuff!
+Ronald Ulrich right on! Glad you are enjoying!
"There was only one road back to L.A. - U.S. Interstate 15. Just a flat-out high speed burn through Baker and Barstow and Berdoo. Then onto the Hollywood Freeway, and straight on into frantic oblivion. Safety. Obscurity. Just another freak, in the freak kingdom." This baker :)
OMG that should be my official motto: "JUST ANOTHER FREAK, IN THE FREAK KINGDOM."
Was mine for a while. But yeah suits you ;)
:-)
Fear and loathing yesss😂😂😂😂👌👌👌👌
A man in your mind state should definitely try the land crab
The first video I've watched, while trying to cure a hangover.
Haha you earned a new subscriber.
Bloody Mary and a cheeseburger/tylenol/ sleep works like a charm
Hangovers are why I quit drinking!😀😀😀😀😀
Amazing, right. Checked out her Industrial Avenue video this year and have been hooked.
@@lorriecrow7872 A virgin Bloodu Mary works better for actually curing the hangover;)
OMG I can't believe I watched that whole video but you have too much fun exploring abandon places. I love going off the beaten path and I am surprised that somebody else like's the same shit that I do. Keep having fun. You are reminding me that I need to get out more. Thanks
so much cool stuff out there!
I would think it was the manager or owners apartment. Great video. Thanks.
Great video, thank you --- the Hawaiian Motel must have been a great place for everyone starting on a Friday late afternoon (after work) in LA and going to Las Vegas. You stay there, take a nap, take a dip & and have a cosy breakfast next morning. And then, in two hours or less, you hit Las Vegas relaxed, happy and ready to roll ... :)
Marvelous! I saw that place! the vehicle junk yard is equally compelling! Thanks for posting!
This is great. I've always loved this kind of stuff. And you are an awesome host. extremely interesting.
Love your stile, lady...and the adventures. I had simular adventures around Kingman area for a while, but ended up in Virginia with family...just cuz I fell off a roof and broke a couple ribs. Miss the adventures a lot but listening to you and watching the vids- its great, thank you!
Wow!! Very nicely done. I enjoy your mini-movies!
Enjoy your work. Thanks for sharing it with us.
TheFuck624 LOL
futNOballs254 LOL
Thanks for the memories . My father lived in Ls Vegas and i made that trip through their many times . from CaliI had driven from Portland Orgon into St George UT stopped at that motel . They were some really nice rooms at one time,Stay safe in all you do
Great Find! Glad to see u got to see inside the place and the surrounding area.
I really love your exploration videos
That was a fun find. Do remember with a Tandy you could copy and share games. There was something on the disk to prevent copying but it was way to an easy way around that.
WOW, I didn't know that....LOL!
In the old days, when I15 was a 2 lane road with a stoplight. Baker was a thriving little spot.
Wonder Hussy, many of these abandoned locations along the old Route 66 were very busy and popular back before the 15 freeway was paved and before reliable cars. Back then cars didn't do nearly so well in the sweltering desert heat and long drives and a trip to vegas would usually take two days or so. It is amazing how many old abandoned motels you find along the old route 66.
so, just a brief background on that hotel, the Jacobson's were 1 of the original families in Baker, there are still several of them living there today.
the motel, was opened and operating up until about 15 or 16 years ago I think.
Carolyn, the mother of the family and the wife of Arne passed away, and things went downhill from there.
it used to be the spot to go for the high schoolers to drink, party, swim and basically just hang out.
now, onto a little critiquing of your video commentary.
1) regarding the comment "remember when they used to make books out of the movies?", actually dear, most movies were books prior to becoming a movie. and books are typically far better than the movie adaptation.
2) the Marines poster. that was a quail, not a peacock.
anyway, brought back a lot of memories watching your video tour.
and for those people commenting concern for your saftey, Baker isn't Los Angeles folks. for the longest time we used to be able to leave our doors unlocked at night. but still, when people that don't belong go snooping around, your neighbors are generally quick to point you out. and I'm quite certain you were seen poking around the hotel. there are family close by it still, and notice things like that.
lol
George Brannon very cool info!! Thank you... It must have been a great place to live
At one point alot of LA residents actually moved out to baker and are bringing there LA lifestyle with them just saying👌
Gremlins was made into a book after the movie, dear
Sorry to have to correct such a well informed person as you seem to be , but that wasn't a Quail . It is a Pheasant .
Hey Wonder Hussy!
I am truly enjoying your channel!
I think the main room you went to with all the floppy discs, etc was probably where either the owner/s lived or, management perhaps. In times past, in more remote areas, motel management often lived on-site. Maybe that was the case here. We will probably never know...
I used to be a full-time RVer. I sold advertising for RV Park guides. I worked in Vegas about 6 months out of each year for about 6 years. I remember seeing the old nightclub over on Dean Martin Dr. that has now burned. I used to travel Dean Martin Drive because I could avoid I-15 and the strip traffic, but easily access the strip as needed.
Again, awesome channel!!!
Lisa
+Lisa Wade wow, what a fun lifestyle!! I love RV living
Holy crap that stuff brings back memories. Great adventure! I've been there once but didn't check out the upstairs. A couple downstairs rooms were open though.
the upstairs was MUCH better!
Oh man, I LOVED Goofus & Gallant, too! All thee best from, MD/DC :)
Hahaha I was teasing, who would want that job !? tons of fun to watch thanks for posting. check out a town called bodie if your ever on the California Nevada border :)
it's on my list for next spring! Stay tuned :-)
thanks for the blog enjoy it
BTW, I especially enjoyed this vid because I love all things tiki themed, and I have always been fascinated by motels of days gone by! Thanks again! Lisa
+Lisa Wade OMG I love Tiki stuff as well... We have a couple of really cool tiki bars in Vegas
Farm out man Farm Out ........ another great video !
I've stopped in Baker numerous times, always on my way somewhere else, just to get gas and eats and what not.
it`s amazing how mutch stuff left behind on that location is a big wow perfect vid hussy ++
Love your videos. You explore a lot of cool places.
town was alot better in the 80's and 90's , i grew up there. royal hawaiin was beautiful , my grandma worked there
Had many great times in baker while i hitchhiked across the country in 1978-79. i'll never forget when i climbed Otto mountain just to see the town at night. Damn cold up there that night.
Just watched this and really like how you go about exploring these places. From what I've found online this motel seems to have been operating until about 2011 but had already fallen in a state of serious disrepair by then, people's online reviews were devastating. A night was 59 bucks but apparently doors wouldn't shut, windows were missing, acs weren't working and cleanliness was not a priority. Seems like this place was as run into the ground as can be, wonder if Arne was too old or too ignorant to save it or whether there was just no clientele left for it. However I think I would have liked that upstairs appartment for its pure seventies style.
Arnie died in 1991
I love your channel !
been watching it all day,
a beautiful cool ass woman exploring abandoned places? Total entertainment! Screw TV. Love it. xoxox
Nothing like an old crusty house or building to checkout. and desert scenery is so different than eastern ks. mead lake makes me sad though.keep up the great work and thank you !!
drove past here the other day (roadtrip back to cali). went around the outside, and it looked muuuuch more run down.
hahaha! "It's supposed to have a bunch of alien stuff, but I've been in it, and it's just a bunch of beef jerky!"
Wonderful job Wonderhussy! By the way, that font is called mid 70's motel television font. It is also my favorite font! so we've got that in common! You keep exploring and I'll keep watching. Regards, Vundahussman.
Arne died in 1991 and his wife Carolyn, died in 2009. Their daughter is Jannelle (sp) who a lot of the kid stuff belonged to. Their pictures are online on obituaries. I am not sure what he daughter does these days, and I am really curious to know why so much of their stuff was left behind. You'd think some of it they would have wanted to keep, or at least the daughter would have wanted to.
Very nice video. I drive by Baker from time to time. I did drive around the town once. I would have not wanted to grow up there. I grew up in a podunk town, but we had rivers for fishing, and mountains to climb.
I saw another Guy checkout this place but he was an A-hole and dragged around a piece of metal for a few minutes only to throw it through one of the glass doors on the 2nd story unit..I don't get people that just feel the need to trash a place..Always enjoy your adventures, Stay cool!
that's lame!! I like to explore, but I like to leave things as-is...a weird kind of respect for whatever has happened there, I guess....or maybe a way to assuage my own guilty conscience about snooping around in the remains of what I can only assume are other peoples' misfortunes. I can certainly not understand smashing a glass door :/
really pretty ballsy lady going alone-I have been there and saw some pretty shady characters hanging around- stay safe and thanks for posting
I like your adventurous spirit. I used to like sneak into attics and onto the roof of court houses and old hotels . Some court houses have big clocks. It was fun and interesting to me. Enjoyed your vid.
Dar Tice I'm sure you liked the big cocks.
You must not be talking to me?
futball24 what are you , 12?
When I worked at Things Remembered that font was called Vanessa.
Good video. i really enjoyed your reading of the highlights. I also remember highlights and liked them. The thing @ 27:37 is a fan unit for a roof top heat /ac unit I think. That was a belt driven fan.
ahh ok! thanks!
sorry 27:16 is da fan 4 da roof 27:37 R.V trailer
ahnbra was a large swamp Cooler.
Your so good at this. Keep doing it....
thanks! I will!
Baker has been a regular stop for me. Sometimes I spend the night there, sometimes I even sprang for a motel.
Its the gateway to Mojave NP. wich also is a regular stiop. Kelso Depot would make a greatstop.
I usully turn off the I-15 to come out in Searchlight.
I love the Mojave Preserve! I'll do a video there sometime
I like these travel videos where someone else does all the tiring, driving and exploring while I can eat my meal in comfort. It's like traveling the country and the world from the comfort of one's home. The tour of Baker, California proved interesting, for whatever its worth. If you were a teenager growing up in Baker I'm sure you spent all those youthful years dreaming of the day you grew up and could leave home for the glittering lights of Los Angeles. It must have been torture for the young people, feeling stuck, bored, and frustrated, whiling out their youthful years, waiting for the opportunity to leave while the lights of the big, dazzling City of Angels lay just a short drive away. I write, 'short drive', relatively speaking, because LA was still far away enough to make frequent visits impractical. LA was so close and yet still so far away if you were growing up in Baker.
+Grande Artiste yeah but Vegas is even closer, only about 90 miles... So maybe they dreamed about moving there
cool video WH happy thanksgiving
That Zenith TV was $1000 in 1975..Super heavy to deter thieves. So says my parents. It worked great till 2008 when the picture was faded to green blue and the sound was getting a tad sketchy. Didn't bother me since the only think I watched at that time was black and white spaghetti westerns. The rollers on the base are so smooth and top notch I kept them. It was analog so when we had to get digital I would have to pay someone to haul it off the porch. Tubes inside old TVs, apparently, can be toxic if broken.
"The quality goes in
Before the name goes on"
I stayed there often in the early 80's. it was the only hotel I ever stayed at that had rooms with waterbeds. the bed was a fiberglass "tub" that held the water mattress . in case of leakage the water was contained and didn't run all over the place.
I've heard the term "Far Out" a couple of times, if you break out with Groovy or That's Heavy man! I may just have to propose! (-'
LOL......I do say "heavy" on occasion, but "groovy" is not really in my lexicon
Wonder Hussy
Groovy ...
www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/groovy
Oh I think I hear "Keep on Truckin" in the background. Hehehe cool.
Hey how do you get that cool blue bubble?
TruAnRksT which bubble?
Wonder Hussy
Ah it just highlites your name on your posts because you uploaded the video. Something new I guess, I never noticed it before.
Your a crazy girl! Really enjoyed that vid.... I reckon the room that you explored might have been the manager/wife's office. Kind of a bit interesting yet sad... Thanks for the vid... Doug.
I love all your videos.
thanks!
Interesting stuff, although it also provides an impression as to how much consumed junk 'just sits there' until some mega shift of tectonic plates plows the whole thing under. If you traveled South from Baker on Kelbaker Rd. you'd get a chance at the old Kelso Depot, a former railroad stop. The Depot had been renovated sometime in recent history and is one of the great old buildings of days gone by. Continuing on that same road toward I-40 you'd get to 'Granite Pass' and if you were headed W on a small dirt road you could hike to an abandoned mine-shaft I thought was pretty cool. It's located North-facing hill that's part of Granite Peak. Straight ahead would be Silver Peak. Cool area.
I do love me the Mojave Preserve...I plan to make a video there sometime! I've been to Kelso many times, as well as all over the Preserve. Love it!
I agree, it deserves more exploration. I've been there on a couple occasions, hiking up Silver Peak and Granite Peak (the latter is a grunt), and I've traveled through it via Cima on the way to L.V. and Zion. No crowds, which is nice.
*great channel UK respect*
Good video again girl.
Love that comment about the shelves of books. YES! Most of us had a lot of books because it was the only way to get & have vital information at arms length. Hard to believe that all of those books will now fit on a tiny chip once they have been scanned by a human! Edit...this shows how behind the times I am with tech stuff cuzz I think in 2018, it just stays on a server & goes out on the internet for access when anyone needs it.
Better have them in paper form. Computer reading is not convenient at all. It's all about ergonomics.
TV more 80s than 70s. Cool vid chick
Dave M nope sorry, I'm 58 and we had a set just like that in76.
All I can think of is, "We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold...."
right?!?
Did Officer Gary Busey pull you over at any point while making this video?
LOL I wish!!!
Fear and loathing in Las Vegas? Driving towards Vegas before landing at a National Cop convention?
I said it before, but I love your style and approach to the way you do these videos. I can see that you are gaining subscribers at a record pace, and your channel is going to explode with thousands and thousands of viewers. I'm happy for you because I can tell you enjoy this, and you are a natural in front of a camera. You are very sharp and well spoken, and you do some cute shit. I love watching you and listening to you (and I mean that in the least creepy way possible). I'd like to smoke with ya one day :)
Also, I like the longer videos alot too. I still have to go back and watch that video with you at dusk near the swing as the sun was lowering it's big head, and your were waxing profoundness about people not appreciating the beauty of the desert. That particular segment was my favorite from any of your videos to date. Keep doing your thing. I'll be out here watching and journeying with you in spirit.
awww thank you! I really appreciate these words :-D
This may come to you a bit late but it's never to late to improve your camera operation/ Driving. Move/ pan side to side, up and down slower and hold shots with a lot in them so viewers can stop/ pause and look closer at what's in the shot. Move slower when going in on something for a closeup. That way the camera has a chance to focus as you move closer. There's a whole bunch to know about what I call Driving A Camera. Alwayz carry extra batteries and lights even when you may not need them. You Never Know Where Yer Gonna End Up. Keep up the natural narration.
Almost forgot, Wally Marty's in Virginia has inexpensive drones, might be good to "try one out" , on the cheep to see if you like it...like tools at Harbour Freight
love your videos and think you are hilarious.
I like you, and your adventures !
You shoulda checked that Font Book perhaps. Very strange and interesting place.
Years ago we stopped in Baker for a soda on the way to Las Vegas one late night. I think they were filming a movie there. I had an Apple IIe back in the day for school....
memories!
when i worked for the nascar driving experience we stopped at that hotel parking lot because we had bunch of trucks and trsailers, i wanted to go in there and explore.
Bill Zaren Yeah right. Liar.
nice to judge me lol
we always stopped in baker or barstow
Wow cool find Wonderhussy. No graffiti and lots of personal life. Wish I lived in the US. So much placed likes this. Would never happen here (The Netherlands). If a house is old or empty 6 months later there is a new building. To little space here.
yeah, out here there is nothing BUT space!
So I saw this on facebook and my Best friends Grandma owned this place very cool place she lives in baker but her Grandma passed away and btw on the invitatiom Jannell is her mom
It must have been such a cool place to grow up! You had the whole desert to play in...I would have loved it :-)
German Rodriguez have they seen this?
So I know I commented just a few minutes ago but the further I got into the tour the more I was going WOW! We must have been from the same generation! I remember Microsoft Encarta and the PC games on the big ass 5 1/4" FLOPPIES back in Jr. High! Kings Quest comes to mind for those old games! If I was there with you I would have definitely taken some of the pristine floppy disks regardless of what software they were just for souveneers! They looked brand new! Highlights magazine! It was like you were walking through a time machine! You would be a ton of fun to explore weird places like that!
King's Quest, LOL....we also used to play Space Quest and Leisure Suit Larry!!!
Wonderhussy Adventures tess as loved leisure suit Larry I used that game to make all my bad decisions in life lol😂😂😂👌👌👌👌👍
You Rock! I really enjoy your adventures, I feel like I am hanging with you on these trips, so thank you for sharing.
Keep it up!
I don't think I have ever seen that many floppy disk in one place. I wonder what was on them...books everywhere someone must have been a prolific reader. Amazing what gets left behind...
Awww, they closed the Bun Boy! Bummer. I used to stop there a lot. I recall a Burger King nearby, too...
BK etc are all still there
Some "Apple II Tech Reference Manuals" go for over $100
Bun Boy...best Strawberry Pie in the world....My mom and dad would take me there in the 60's on our way to Vegas. They would dump me at Circus CIrcus and they would take off to see Sinatra at The Sands. I was about 8 or 9. Back in the those days, cars were very unreliable and that's why all the old gas stations are closed, cars got very reliable and you did not have to stop to top off with water to make it all the way to Vegas.
Wouldn't doubt some of that is worth $$. Old game software and the computer for it. That shite's almost irreplaceable. I'd be messing with it.
Bushwacker There was when we stopped. It was a few years back. That is where we took a potty break and got a shake.
Math 87 was a math curriculum I used in the early 2000's when I was homeschooled. With all those books, manuals, and piano/voice stuff the hotel owners probably homeschooled their kids!