On Auction Block
A Dream Goes Haywire

Pioneertown, once the dream of movies to reproduce the western scene goes on the auction block today, Dec. 17. Here’s a chance to buy a whole town and revise its former glory as a replica of old West when pounding hoofs on main street and shots from the Red Dog marked its gay career.

Source:

  • Desert Sentinel
  • December 17, 1953

Posted: October 14, 2025

Dec. 17, 1953 - Desert Sentinel article clipping
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