Category Development
Pioneertown was founded in 1946 by a group of Western actors who had been several plans to develop the land surrounding Pioneertown and make it a resort.
Valley Interests Behind ‘Pioneertown’ Film Spa
Pioneertown will be for lease to all motion picture industries and several already have indicated interest in filming westerns in an airplane-free spot. Companies have lost as much as $10,000 a week through interruptions of curious pilots who "buzz" movie locations.
Movie Celebrities to Launch Development of
‘World’s Most Unusual City’ on Desert Today
Development of Pioneertown, a unique motion picture location and resort community was be formally launched with ground-breaking ceremonies and an all-day celebration.
Westerns Now Booming New Desert Hollywood
The classic advice, “Go west, young man,” is now being amended to “Go east, slightly.” For, in a saga of modern pioneering that sounds like Hollywood repeating itself, the movie makers are establishing a new frontier at Pioneertown, 125 miles east of Los Angeles and less than five miles up into the San Bernadino Mountains from Yucca Valley. There they are producing and will produce fittingly westerns.
Town to Have Pioneer Style
With architecture and atmosphere of the colorful pioneer West, a new community already named Pioneertown, sponsored by motion-picture personalities, is envisaged for an area in the San Bernardino Mountains, according to announcements in the past week. Plans for its construction are being furthered.
The Desert Sun Full Page Ad
his full-page advertisement for the Pioneertown Land Company was run in the Desert Sun on March 25th, 1947. This advertisement features Roy Rogers and Dale Evans and the Sons of the Pioneers, after whom the town is named after. This ad was the first big push to get people interested in Pioneertown. This was during the height of the popularity of the Western Movie.
Old West Revived in ‘Pioneertown’ Near Palm Springs
The Growing popularity of motion pictures and stories relating to the Old West has led to the development of Pioneertown about 30 miles from Palm Springs.
