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Amboy has been beset by a series of crises that stretch back more than half a century. But owner Kyle Okura hopes to turn it around. No less than his father's legacy is at stake.
The town was sold to Southern California preservation patron Albert Okura, [5] after he made a pledge to Bessie Burris to restore Roy's, keep its original Route 66 aesthetic, reopen it, and to open a new museum showcasing Amboy's history. Okura acquired approximately 950 acres, which contained the town and Roy's Motel and Café, for $425,000 on ...
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The town's former owners Walt Wilson and Timothy White maintained Amboy in weathered, unrestored condition for use as a motion picture film site. In 1993, Huell Howser visited Amboy during episode 410 of California's Gold as part of his ongoing series visiting interesting areas of California. During the episode, he interviewed Buster Burris ...
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Town Other names County Latitude/Longitude Founded Abandoned Status Remarks Agua Fria: Mariposa: 1850 1862 [1]: Barren [2]: Truly was abandoned after a fire burnt down the town in 1866.
Old Town, Al-Ula, or al-Deera as it is locally called, is now all but a ghost town. It consists of a walled village of about 800 dwellings around the perimeter of the more ancient castle with narrow winding alleys, many of which are covered to shield the people from the heat of the sun.