Paradise Cove, CA
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Paradise Cove in Malibu is a public beach in front of a privately-owned facility by the same name. The restaurant has surfboards all around and the outside seating area has wooden lounge chairs, palm trees and thatched umbrellas, it almost has a Hawaiian feel. Jim Rockford parked his trailer here during the Rockford Files in the 70's. The Cafe is open. Take a Look Here.
Picher Oklahoma
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Picher Oklahoma in 2008 is a ghost town, at least what's left of it. A depressing and sad place, but still a very interesting place to see. It will all be gone soon. A lot of the buildings are gone today.
The Myrtles Plantation
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The Myrtles Plantation is located in St Fransisville, Louisanna. A very haunted place. Spend the night and see for yourself.
Bonnie & Clyde Car
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A sizable part of the Bonnie and Clyde Death Car exhibit is devoted to letters vouching for its authenticity. The death car is parked at it's home casino in Primm, Nevada.
Catoosa Blue Whale 2001
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These are my Catoosa Oklahoma Blue Whale photos from 2001. Built by Hugh S. Davis and completed in 1972, the Blue Whale attracted visitors from all over the country. The whale is 80 feet long and 20 feet tall. In my photos there appears to be a sunked boat. The whale has been refurbished and is once again a must see if you're traveling Route 66, just east of Tulsa.
Tulsa Route 66 Motel
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This is what is left of the Route 66 Motel on Route 66 west of Tulsa in 2001. This Motel is completely gone now. A storage building has been built on the lot.
Lu Young
Lu Young has traveled the United States from coast to coast many times. From the Oregon coast and The Columbia River Gorge to the gator infested swamps of Florida. She visited the Fouke Monster AKA "The Boggy Creek Creature" in southwest Arkansas and the ghost inhabited Myrtles Plantation in Louisiana.
She was chased out of the gulf by a hurricane on one of her many trips to the Florida panhandle. With water rising behind her and the 150 mph winds uprooting trees as she made her way to safety in Mississippi. Mississippi… where the neon is bright, the bugs are bad and the beer is cold. And where some of the friendliest people in the country live.
She also travels through dry dusty Oklahoma on Route 66, photograhing the old landmarks that made the highway famous. Many have been bypassed, others have been demolished. Some are still there and if you look really hard you can find them.
One of her favorite places to visit is Paradise Cove in Malibu, CA. The Rockford Files was filmed there between September 13, 1974 and January 10, 1980. If you like the Rockford Files, it is hallowed ground. You can stand where Jim’s trailer was parked. Go have lunch at the Sand Castle. You might even see Jim hanging out at the pier.
Lu is an RN, BSN and knits hats for fun.
