This weekend, Jesse and I decided to make a trip to Kingman, Arizona; where my sister, her husband and baby live. We chose to drive through Vegas on our way there. While driving, I spotted a ghost town called Calico; so we exited Ghost Town Road, off the 15. Intrigued, we drove about 4 miles and found the site. We didn't know what to expect, but, what we found was definitely what we wanted to see! We paid $8 each, and made our way in to park and explore. If you are unfamiliar with Calico, it is an old mining town that has been around since 1881. The founders named it 'Calico', due to the peak being "calico-colored". It once held 500 mines and produced over $20 million in silver. At its prime, Calico had three hotels, five general stores, a meat market, brothels, bars and three restaurants and boarding houses. In 1890, the estimated population of the town was 3,500! Around 1986 was when silver lost its value and Calico lost its population. All miners packed up and moved away, leaving the town abandoned. Calico then became a "ghost town". In an attempt to revive the once booming town, a cyanide plant was put in, in 1915; to recover silver. Walter Knott, founder of Knott's Berry Farm, later purchased Calico in hopes of returning it to its original condition. The town was donated, in 1966, to San Bernardino County, thus making Calico a County Regional Park. In 2005, Arnold Schwarzenegger proclaimed Calico as "California's Silver Rush Ghost Town. This next building I was in love with!! Besides staple building materials needed, this structure is made of hundreds of glass bottles! The art it created was so beautiful to my eyes!! Enjoy.. Inside was actually a doggy store full of all types of dog treats, cookies, food and clothing. So random... Until next time, Calico! The picture of the day is from the glass bottle building. As I was walking out, I looked up and the bottles in the wall looked as if they were glowing. After I took this particular picture, I realized they looked as though they were right-side-up. Thanks for reading!! Until next time, Ciao
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