Re: Drifting East from Kingman thru Seligman . . .

Wayne Hoskin Wrote:
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> But what is the story with the fence in this
> photo?

Johnson Barr Wrote:
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> Histœric Preservation — there were
> rumors that a wild-eyed foamer with a bucket of
> green paint had been seen in Kingman headed
> east from California . . .

Wayne Hoskin Wrote:
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> If I was my dad I would race to a bookie and put
> money on any horse with 'Kingman" in its name,
> he used to do that.
> And why? only a few moments before I read your
> post Mr Barr I was telling a work mate about King-
> man AZ and how it must have inspired the kids'
> movie 'Cars'.
> Now back to our regular programme!


Close, Wayne — butt no Cigar!

It was probably Seligman, headquarters of the 'Old Route 66' association.  If it had been Kingman that inspired 'Cars', there would have been a scene with the old engine in the park (ATSF #3759, IIRC) telling the youngsters about his adventures fighting off marauding Indians Native Americans while pulling the 'Super Chief' through the canyons and over the spindly bridges at 100+ miles per hour.  A rather well done movie in spite of that missing scene — which I enjoyed watching the first time or two when Jackelopette was a young whipper-snapper.  I especially enjoyed the brief appearance of the teepee-shaped motel rooms, in one of which my family stayed when on vacation many, many years ago . . .

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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/05/2019 10:24AM by Johnson Barr.