tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post8262159174318226210..comments2024-03-28T16:44:05.806-07:00Comments on GORILLAS DON'T BLOG: Virginia City 1952Major Pepperidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-8717084036460984442013-01-22T11:08:02.934-08:002013-01-22T11:08:02.934-08:00@bloefeld. My mom bought one of those too. I sti...@bloefeld. My mom bought one of those too. I still have hers, and I bought a shot glass on my 1996 visit, which I still use for a occasional snort.<br /><br />Bucket of Blood, awesome name.<br /><br />I have recommended VC as a destination to visitors from Europe and Asia as a real-life example of the old West, right down to the original signs in the saloons saying "No Irish or Chinese". <br /><br />Sorry, but those were still there in 1996, now just examples of course, but that's how the world was then. This is definitely NOT Disneyland or Knotts, or Calico.<br /><br />Great pictures Major, one of my favorite places.<br /><br />JGAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-79986595861000508582013-01-20T23:01:55.093-08:002013-01-20T23:01:55.093-08:00We used to visit Virginia City when I was a kid. M...We used to visit Virginia City when I was a kid. My mom still has a souvenir glass from the Bucket of Blood. Thanks for the great pics!bloefeldnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-81072357707617304912013-01-19T18:01:27.798-08:002013-01-19T18:01:27.798-08:00Regarding the current pictures using Google Street...Regarding the current pictures using Google Street view - what the heck is going on in town the day they took these photos? I see a lot of flags and choppers parked all along the street. 4th of July maybe?Irenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02286032807894115704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-21505581212676710322013-01-19T10:08:58.217-08:002013-01-19T10:08:58.217-08:00Nanook, like the Alamo, I will NEVER forget Hop Si...Nanook, like the Alamo, I will NEVER forget Hop Sing!<br /><br />D-ticket, I did use my Google street machine, thinking I would do a "then and now" comparison. But sometimes Google's images are so darn ugly! I didn't notice the flagpole, but that is cool that it is still there 50 years after that photo was taken.<br /><br />Hoss, first of all I loved your hat. Second, please don't meet a gal in Virginia City and fall in love with her, because that will be her doom! Cartwright women always die.<br /><br />K. Martinez, I just visited a neat car museum, and noticed that the colors of the older cars just "feel" old, even when they were relatively colorful. It's like magic!Major Pepperidgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-17800305481266150332013-01-19T08:31:46.014-08:002013-01-19T08:31:46.014-08:00Extra cool pics today! I keep meaning to visit he...Extra cool pics today! I keep meaning to visit here, but haven't yet. I love the rustic tones. Even the cars seem to have the same color palette as the buildngs.K. Martinezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03960970051790617367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-44695313953158930552013-01-19T05:46:20.419-08:002013-01-19T05:46:20.419-08:00Wow...I can see the famous Suicide Table at the De...Wow...I can see the famous Suicide Table at the Delta via Google Street Machine!<br /><br />GDB is like having a flux capacitor without the DeLorean. Great pics and background story! Thanks Major (and D-Ticket)!<br /><br />Hoss in DenverAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-80783937615720487502013-01-19T00:20:21.181-08:002013-01-19T00:20:21.181-08:00It's hard to believe considering the age, but ...It's hard to believe considering the age, but what you see in the first slide is still basically intact. Check out 19 South C Street, Virginia City, NV, and point your google street machine to the East! Even that odd leaning flagpole is still there, fantastic!D-ticketnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-75705804584903869512013-01-19T00:06:37.123-08:002013-01-19T00:06:37.123-08:00Hop Sing-! Don't forget Hop Sing.Hop Sing-! Don't forget Hop Sing.Nanookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07255357829181568172noreply@blogger.com