Category New News
News articles and blog posts about Pioneertown that have been recently added to the Pioneertown Sun website.
Christmas in Pioneertown
Santa Claus came down Pioneertown’s Mane Street in a covered wagon on December 25, 1947. Pioneertown wasn’t a year old yet, but it was bustling with building and plans. The population had almost reached its peak… there ‘were about 300 people, 68 horses, 43 dogs, 29 cats, 4 canaries, 2 Love Birds and 1 parrot. Eight shops had been built along Mane Street and half a dozen homes had been completed around town. There were a few more homes and a motel in Rimrock.
Western Images show, weekend set for October
The festival will feature an art show, chuckwagon dinner, Western dancing, mini-rodeo, several Western melodramas and related Western activities for artists, art patrons, families and the general public.
Dozens flee as wildfires rage in California desert
Firefighters evacuated dozens of homes Wednesday as a wildfire raced across 26,000 acres of desert and destroyed 30 homes and buildings in an area where Gene Autrey, Roy Rogers, and others filmed Hollywood Westerns.
Pioneertown California Ownership Explained
Understanding Pioneertown California Ownership Who Owns Pioneertown, California? PHOTO Courtesy of Netflix Alanna Gold, Mary Bonnet, Amanza Smith and Nicole Young. None of whom own Pioneertown. Short answer is: Alanna Gold does not own PIONEERTOWN. Pioneertown, California, is a unique…