Pioneertown, CA Visit

in GEMS2 years ago (edited)

A Fictional / Real Town in California

We have stopped in at this town a couple of times while visiting with family out in Twentynine Palms, CA. The town is listed as an unincorporated community in San Bernadino county and pretty much just looks like an old west ghost town.

The Pioneertown 'bank'

The town consists of one long road with buildings on either side. Everything is themed in an old west style with all the classics; the sheriff's office, the bank, various leather item stores etc. Even a slightly scary looking dentist office pictured below.

Can't wait to visit this dentist

More than anything, this place is a tourist attraction to be sure. However, there really are people living around here. I am guessing that anyone who actually lives here is making there livelihood in town, in one way or another.

We stopped here to rest for a bit

Every time I have come here there have been quite a few people hanging out. It seems to be a popular place to bring your kids. There are usually lots of small farm animals around that kids can pet and take photos with. Also everyone is dressed in period clothing to make the whole experience a bit more authentic.

I'm not quite ready to use this toilet

And what old timey town would be complete without a proper out house. I would hope that everyone in town didn't have to share the same one back in the day, though. In this town, there is a lone one off to the side in the middle of town.

Boarded up

It's quite a fun and relaxing afternoon walking through Pioneertown. Most people are kind of just meandering around, looking through the shops and walking up and down the main street; as if there are any other streets.

Hillbilly Justice

I am not sure if there is a real sheriff here, or if it is just a prop. I can't imagine that they have an actual cop sitting in there. I think he would go nuts after about a week.

A plaque with info on the town

As you can see, the town was created by a group of Hollywood actors for the sole purpose of filming Western movies. Pretty clever, really. The area of California would have been super cheap to buy land back in those days. And there is plenty of it out here.

The actual movie set of the OK Corral

The movie set for the OK corral is still here. Pretty cool! It's fun to pretend that there was some actual action going down here, but it's all just Hollywood magic.

An open field where a lot of filming took place

At any rate, it is an interesting place from a historical perspective. I think any fan of old Western movies would enjoy giving this place a visit.

A view of town from the Corral

Even if you aren't interested in visiting for the sole experience of the old town, there is another reason to stop in. When you first pull into the town, there is an amazing restaurant at the entrance. They barbecue amazing ribs and other great dishes. I ended up having a really yummy burger the last time I went.

I think next time I'm in town, I'll try out the BBQ ribs plate. I was getting a bit jealous of the table next to us where the guy had ordered them. I was looking at my burger feeling a bit sad. But it was fantastic anyway!

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It looks very boring ...

It is a bit boring. But when you live in the hustle and bustle of the city, a break is nice sometimes!

I will try to believe that even though for me the city is LIFE , i am from Paris France

I like how you put up the writing and at first I was imagining how anyone would abandon such a beautiful town to go live in this city.

This looks like some place quiet and peaceful that one will find solace living here.
I thought about the dentist office and how the houses have been built completely out of wood. Such beaut I have never seen.

Setting up a town for a movie must have been really expensive and I guess that the town would be put into several other uses.

Thanks for sharing.

Setting up a town for a movie must have been really expensive

I imagine it was! I think that they have made their money back in tourist sales over the years though.

I love this kind of environment especially for a student like me

It looks cool in that place. I think the cowboys and horses are missing.😁 Greetings my friend and good to see you here again.🤗

Haha, yeah I wonder if they do cowboy demonstrations at different times of the year. That would be fun. Good to see you!

It certainly looks fantastic, great post

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Hey, if BBQ is involved you can count me in! This reminds me of that place in Kentucky near Mammoth Cave where you need to go up the chair lift to get to it. Rifle City or something like that. I know I was there when I was a kid. I like how this place is much more open. Really neat!

Oh yeah! I forgot about that place with the chair lift. We stopped there on the way back to Elizabethtown KY after visiting Mammoth Cave. The BBQ at Pioneertown looks amazing, dude. They have these massive outdoor grills where they throw the massive slabs of ribs down. The smell is awesome.

They have these massive outdoor grills where they throw the massive slabs of ribs down. The smell is awesome.

That settles it, I am heading to CA! :)

Beautiful place for enjoying full days, excellent photography with all surrounding. Thank you

Thanks for looking! I love finding little jewels like this.

I must confess: That I still enjoy watching the old Clint Eastwood Movies ~ He appeared in so many ~ Too many to mention, you have probably watched them all over the years (same as me) ... 🎞

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Yeah, Andy I watched quite a few of them as a kid. Mostly because my big sister's boyfriend was really into them and watches them all the time. Most were a bit slow, but others were fine.

Reading that and seeing the images above it really depict it's going to be serene environment. I love cool,isolated and noisy-free environment. Also guess, people living in this environment will love it so much. The images really buttress more on your write up. Keep it up Buddy✊🏿

Thanks for your comments. I am the same, I really enjoy a calm and peaceful environment. Especially living in Los Angeles.

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I can’t imagine how relaxing this place would be if it had a beach nearby. Nice write up.

Thanks! A bit far from the beach, but honestly you are never too far in Cali I suppose.

This is just like a place in the movie I watched years back,the cow boy @nuthman

I am sure you can recognize a lot of Westerns if you look hard. Thanks!

Sure

That seems to be nice place for the outing.
Dentist clinic looks scary hahha.
I would love to see you eating BBQ ribs next time you visit that place 😋. Hope you will share BBQ Pictures with us if you ever went there in future 😊.

Have a nice day ahead.

I will definitely write a review when I eat the ribs! Thanks for reading.

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