Let’s start with the backstory. In 1946, actor Dick Curtis started up this town as a living, breathing, motion-picture set. It is about 2 hours East of LA, right near Joshua Tree. It was used as a place for Production Companies to film Old West movies, and not have to deal with the daily drive of going back and forth from Hollywood. Hundreds of television shows were filmed here, such as The Cisco Kid, and Judge Roy Bean. A bowling alley was built in this town, and it is officially one of the oldest, still in use, bowling alleys in California. The town is still used today as people rent out the set for local shops, and production companies are still coming here to film. Pappy & Harriet’s Pioneertown Palace is the local saloon. They are still open for business going long hours into the night. Musicians such as Eric Burdon and Robert Plant are regularly performing there. A lot of the shops are closed on the week days, and it gets brutally hot to visit during the summer months, but it is quite the sight to see. When it is deserted and you are standing on the one street of the entire town, it really does feel like you have been transported back in time.