Next
Don Barrett (aka DBs travels)

Don Barrett (aka DBs travels) club

Posted: 17 Jul 2019

Taken: 24 May 2019

1 favorite     2 comments    186 visits

Location

Lat, Lng:  
You can copy the above to your favourite mapping app.
Address:  unknown

 View on map

See also...

Keywords

abandoned •
historic •
Nevada •
Goldfield •
CANV0519 •

Authorizations, license

Visible by: Everyone
Attribution + non Commercial + no derivative
186 visits

Goldfield high school restoration (#1125)

Goldfield high school restoration (#1125)
Built in 1907, the high school has been a seemingly ever-ongoing project as I’ve stopped in Goldfield over the years.

Restoration?

Considering the number of attractive buildings in Goldfield, plus the nearness and accessibility of the historic abandoned mines to town (see link), it has always been a curiosity to me as to why Goldfield hasn’t developed a reputation as a tourist destination. It’s on the main road between Las Vegas and Reno and only 3 hours north of Las Vegas (2 hours from Death Valley), there’s a small but active historical society and, as I’ve noted in some of the previous pictures, various groups have tried to restore some of the buildings. Somehow, though, it has never caught on.

Sources:
High school: www.goldfieldhistoricalsociety.com/goldfieldschool.html
Abandoned mine: www.flickr.com/photos/donbrr/3137181283

kiiti has particularly liked this photo

Comments
 slgwv
slgwv club
All comes down to funding, I guess. So much of the traffic on 95 is focused on getting to Reno/Vegas ASAP, too, with Goldfield just an annoying slow stretch! It's not like there's a lot of tourist traffic just checking out the sights.
4 years ago.
Don Barrett (aka DBs… club has replied to slgwv club
There seems to be enough going on for Tonopah to be getting some effect, which you would think would migrate down to here.
4 years ago.

Sign-in to write a comment.