Amazing Post-Apocalyptic 1950s Ghost Town & The World's largest Chili Pepper
It's like a nuclear test went off too close in the 1950s and everyone just got up and abandoned their town! But is this a ghost town, a time capsule, or an art project gone horribly RIGHT? We explore historic Lowell, Arizona, a place I've never heard of until I literally stumbled onto it after staying across the road at the world famous Shady Dell. How this place hasn't come across my radar before I'll never understand, but it's one of the most amazing places I've ever seen. Think an abandoned 50's Hill Valley, or Pleasantville left to rust for half a century! This place is part ghost town, part industrial casualty, part movie set & filming location, Part museum, and part art project, and 100% EPIC.
Then let's cruise across the desert to see what's going on at THE THING and find ourselves in another state with the world's LARGEST Chili Pepper! This is one SPICY adventure so strap yourself in and let's go for a ride!
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Transcript
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good morning everyone I just woke up at
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good morning everyone I just woke up at the historic Shady Dale trailer park the
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the historic Shady Dale trailer park the
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the historic Shady Dale trailer park the coolest place I've ever stayed when I
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coolest place I've ever stayed when I
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coolest place I've ever stayed when I noticed something across the street as I
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noticed something across the street as I
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noticed something across the street as I was checking out literally just across
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was checking out literally just across
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was checking out literally just across the highway from the shady Dell
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the highway from the shady Dell
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the highway from the shady Dell something caught my eye
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something caught my eye
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something caught my eye first as I peeked under this bridge I
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first as I peeked under this bridge I
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first as I peeked under this bridge I caught a view of this look at this look
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caught a view of this look at this look
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caught a view of this look at this look at this old police station building
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at this old police station building
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at this old police station building these old fashioned signs would have
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these old fashioned signs would have
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these old fashioned signs would have caught my eye all by themselves but when
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caught my eye all by themselves but when
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caught my eye all by themselves but when you couple that with these old cars here
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you couple that with these old cars here
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you couple that with these old cars here oh my gosh I had to come check it out I
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oh my gosh I had to come check it out I
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oh my gosh I had to come check it out I mean how cool is that right look at this
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mean how cool is that right look at this
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mean how cool is that right look at this old ford police vehicle and how about
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old ford police vehicle and how about
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old ford police vehicle and how about this huh deputy Barney finest all alone
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this huh deputy Barney finest all alone
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this huh deputy Barney finest all alone would have been cool would have been
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would have been cool would have been
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would have been cool would have been impressive but then I turned and looked
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impressive but then I turned and looked
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impressive but then I turned and looked up the street you guys what the heck is
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up the street you guys what the heck is
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up the street you guys what the heck is going on here see that old 1950s
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going on here see that old 1950s
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going on here see that old 1950s Greyhound bus was really hard to tell at
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Greyhound bus was really hard to tell at
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Greyhound bus was really hard to tell at a glance but this entire Street it's
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a glance but this entire Street it's
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a glance but this entire Street it's full of amazing old signs an old car
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full of amazing old signs an old car
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full of amazing old signs an old car this may be the coolest place I've ever
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this may be the coolest place I've ever
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this may be the coolest place I've ever randomly stumbled across in my whole
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randomly stumbled across in my whole
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randomly stumbled across in my whole life welcome to historic Lola Arizona
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life welcome to historic Lola Arizona
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life welcome to historic Lola Arizona technically were just inside of Bisbee
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technically were just inside of Bisbee
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technically were just inside of Bisbee city limits at one point in time this
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city limits at one point in time this
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city limits at one point in time this area was a separate town known as Lowell
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area was a separate town known as Lowell
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area was a separate town known as Lowell before it was sucked into Bisbee
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before it was sucked into Bisbee
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before it was sucked into Bisbee apparently what happened was most of old
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apparently what happened was most of old
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apparently what happened was most of old Lowell was destroyed to make way for
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Lowell was destroyed to make way for
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Lowell was destroyed to make way for that huge pit over there where they were
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that huge pit over there where they were
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that huge pit over there where they were mining for copper the Lavender picked
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mining for copper the Lavender picked
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mining for copper the Lavender picked this one main street called the Erie
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this one main street called the Erie
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this one main street called the Erie Street escaped the destruction and some
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Street escaped the destruction and some
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Street escaped the destruction and some local people started something called
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local people started something called
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local people started something called the Lowell Americana project and started
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the Lowell Americana project and started
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the Lowell Americana project and started putting it back into its 1940 slash
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putting it back into its 1940 slash
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putting it back into its 1940 slash 1950s she did Erie Street indeed it
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1950s she did Erie Street indeed it
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1950s she did Erie Street indeed it looks like this bus pulled up to an old
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looks like this bus pulled up to an old
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looks like this bus pulled up to an old Greyhound station let off its passengers
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Greyhound station let off its passengers
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Greyhound station let off its passengers and everybody else just escaped and left
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and everybody else just escaped and left
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and everybody else just escaped and left town this is mind-blowing I've never
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town this is mind-blowing I've never
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town this is mind-blowing I've never seen anything like this not on route 66
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seen anything like this not on route 66
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seen anything like this not on route 66 not anywhere I've seen plenty of old
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not anywhere I've seen plenty of old
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not anywhere I've seen plenty of old West Coast towns and places set up as
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West Coast towns and places set up as
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West Coast towns and places set up as Old West ghost towns but I've never seen
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Old West ghost towns but I've never seen
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Old West ghost towns but I've never seen anywhere set out as a 1950s ghost town
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anywhere set out as a 1950s ghost town
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anywhere set out as a 1950s ghost town here see the movie Pleasantville it's
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here see the movie Pleasantville it's
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here see the movie Pleasantville it's like the whole town of Pleasantville was
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like the whole town of Pleasantville was
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like the whole town of Pleasantville was suddenly abandoned just recently
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suddenly abandoned just recently
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suddenly abandoned just recently rediscovered look at that no lifelike
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rediscovered look at that no lifelike
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rediscovered look at that no lifelike lowlife Oh Mike
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lowlife Oh Mike
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lowlife Oh Mike ain't that the truth look at this every
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ain't that the truth look at this every
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ain't that the truth look at this every corner you turn there's something else
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corner you turn there's something else
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corner you turn there's something else to see what I can tell there are a few
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to see what I can tell there are a few
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to see what I can tell there are a few businesses operating here most notably
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businesses operating here most notably
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businesses operating here most notably an old motorcycle repair shop up the
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an old motorcycle repair shop up the
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an old motorcycle repair shop up the street there are a few modern cars going
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street there are a few modern cars going
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street there are a few modern cars going up and down the street but this truck
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up and down the street but this truck
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up and down the street but this truck over here even the semi trucks are
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over here even the semi trucks are
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over here even the semi trucks are vintage
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vintage
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vintage well maybe the people in Bisbee are used
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well maybe the people in Bisbee are used
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well maybe the people in Bisbee are used to seeing this but I can barely wrap my
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to seeing this but I can barely wrap my
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to seeing this but I can barely wrap my mind around what I'm seeing this is
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mind around what I'm seeing this is
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mind around what I'm seeing this is everything you would hope to see on
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everything you would hope to see on
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everything you would hope to see on route 66 but let me tell you there's
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route 66 but let me tell you there's
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route 66 but let me tell you there's nothing quite this elaborate on that
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nothing quite this elaborate on that
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nothing quite this elaborate on that highway it's almost like back in the 40s
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highway it's almost like back in the 40s
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highway it's almost like back in the 40s or 50s they were testing nuclear weapons
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or 50s they were testing nuclear weapons
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or 50s they were testing nuclear weapons out here and one went off too close and
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out here and one went off too close and
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out here and one went off too close and they had to abandon the town I mean this
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they had to abandon the town I mean this
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they had to abandon the town I mean this looks perfect it looks like a movie set
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looks perfect it looks like a movie set
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looks perfect it looks like a movie set like I walked onto the set of Back to
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like I walked onto the set of Back to
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like I walked onto the set of Back to the Future and actually according to
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the Future and actually according to
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the Future and actually according to something I just read while I was
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something I just read while I was
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something I just read while I was walking over here they actually filmed
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walking over here they actually filmed
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walking over here they actually filmed Stephen King's desperation out here to
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Stephen King's desperation out here to
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Stephen King's desperation out here to mention a low-budget William Shatner
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mention a low-budget William Shatner
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mention a low-budget William Shatner movie grumbling you can tell there's
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movie grumbling you can tell there's
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movie grumbling you can tell there's some motorcycle fans around here just
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some motorcycle fans around here just
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some motorcycle fans around here just look at this old building set up as a
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look at this old building set up as a
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look at this old building set up as a Harley Davidson shop oh wow look inside
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Harley Davidson shop oh wow look inside
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Harley Davidson shop oh wow look inside dude with all these old motorcycles
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dude with all these old motorcycles
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dude with all these old motorcycles sitting in there feels like you could
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sitting in there feels like you could
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sitting in there feels like you could just walk in and buy one Wow look at
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just walk in and buy one Wow look at
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just walk in and buy one Wow look at this old karate dojo building it looks
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this old karate dojo building it looks
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this old karate dojo building it looks like it was actually used as their since
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like it was actually used as their since
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like it was actually used as their since there are real businesses here it's
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there are real businesses here it's
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there are real businesses here it's really hard to tell what's reality and
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really hard to tell what's reality and
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really hard to tell what's reality and what is just said actually when you turn
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what is just said actually when you turn
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what is just said actually when you turn around and see this old Chevy parked out
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around and see this old Chevy parked out
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around and see this old Chevy parked out here whoa next to the karate dojo past
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here whoa next to the karate dojo past
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here whoa next to the karate dojo past this old Studebaker truck is something
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this old Studebaker truck is something
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this old Studebaker truck is something awesome it's the shell of an old dime
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awesome it's the shell of an old dime
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awesome it's the shell of an old dime store these things used to be all over
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store these things used to be all over
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store these things used to be all over the place it's sort of the old timey
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the place it's sort of the old timey
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the place it's sort of the old timey version of the 99 cent store somewhere
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version of the 99 cent store somewhere
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version of the 99 cent store somewhere you could go for the bargain only the
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you could go for the bargain only the
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you could go for the bargain only the mannequins are left now creepy dude I am
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mannequins are left now creepy dude I am
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mannequins are left now creepy dude I am seriously impressed by the sheer amount
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seriously impressed by the sheer amount
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seriously impressed by the sheer amount of old cars out here you got Studebakers
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of old cars out here you got Studebakers
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of old cars out here you got Studebakers ford chevy dodge where'd they all come
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ford chevy dodge where'd they all come
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ford chevy dodge where'd they all come from just seeing a street with this many
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from just seeing a street with this many
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from just seeing a street with this many older cars would impress me much less
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older cars would impress me much less
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older cars would impress me much less with all these stores you if you look
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with all these stores you if you look
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with all these stores you if you look past the windows a lot of these places
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past the windows a lot of these places
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past the windows a lot of these places are just empty shells because of the
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are just empty shells because of the
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are just empty shells because of the window displays you would never know you
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window displays you would never know you
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window displays you would never know you would think you could go buy a half good
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would think you could go buy a half good
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would think you could go buy a half good thing I've got my own hat and I don't
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thing I've got my own hat and I don't
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thing I've got my own hat and I don't need to buy one whoa look just behind
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need to buy one whoa look just behind
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need to buy one whoa look just behind that old Edsel it's the motorcycle
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that old Edsel it's the motorcycle
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that old Edsel it's the motorcycle repair shop this is one place that's
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repair shop this is one place that's
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repair shop this is one place that's definitely still in business Wow and
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definitely still in business Wow and
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definitely still in business Wow and then look next door looks like this is
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then look next door looks like this is
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then look next door looks like this is an old theater being used as a modern
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an old theater being used as a modern
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an old theater being used as a modern contracting business but they kept the
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contracting business but they kept the
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contracting business but they kept the outside
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outside
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outside so old-school feel like Lightning
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so old-school feel like Lightning
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so old-school feel like Lightning McQueen when he first discovers Radiator
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McQueen when he first discovers Radiator
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McQueen when he first discovers Radiator Springs just a perfectly preserved gem
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Springs just a perfectly preserved gem
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Springs just a perfectly preserved gem of an old town full of old cars just
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of an old town full of old cars just
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of an old town full of old cars just hanging out with each other I have never
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hanging out with each other I have never
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hanging out with each other I have never had such a strong feeling of just
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had such a strong feeling of just
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had such a strong feeling of just walking back in time oh look at this guy
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walking back in time oh look at this guy
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walking back in time oh look at this guy walking back in time hi poppy okay see
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walking back in time hi poppy okay see
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walking back in time hi poppy okay see you later oh darn it I thought I was
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you later oh darn it I thought I was
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you later oh darn it I thought I was gonna make a new friend for a second
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gonna make a new friend for a second
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gonna make a new friend for a second there look at this look at the front of
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there look at this look at the front of
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there look at this look at the front of the Lowell gym from what I can tell
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the Lowell gym from what I can tell
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the Lowell gym from what I can tell they're actually using this as a real
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they're actually using this as a real
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they're actually using this as a real private gym because the windows have old
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private gym because the windows have old
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private gym because the windows have old trophies and old exercise equipment it
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trophies and old exercise equipment it
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trophies and old exercise equipment it really sells the idea that this is a gym
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really sells the idea that this is a gym
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really sells the idea that this is a gym from the fifties speaking of windows
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from the fifties speaking of windows
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from the fifties speaking of windows look at the reflection this is what
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look at the reflection this is what
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look at the reflection this is what really sells it all the old cars on the
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really sells it all the old cars on the
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really sells it all the old cars on the street mean when you're looking in the
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street mean when you're looking in the
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street mean when you're looking in the windows you see the reflections of them
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windows you see the reflections of them
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windows you see the reflections of them I think that honestly really helps it
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I think that honestly really helps it
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I think that honestly really helps it really makes it look like a picture from
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really makes it look like a picture from
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really makes it look like a picture from the 1950s because you can see these old
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the 1950s because you can see these old
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the 1950s because you can see these old cars looks like this is the doorway to
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cars looks like this is the doorway to
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cars looks like this is the doorway to the old pool hall I mean here's a pretty
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the old pool hall I mean here's a pretty
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the old pool hall I mean here's a pretty interesting sign right here old lady
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interesting sign right here old lady
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interesting sign right here old lady Pickers huh
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Pickers huh
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Pickers huh nothing in there but it looks pretty
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nothing in there but it looks pretty
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nothing in there but it looks pretty cool this is amazing where am i you can
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cool this is amazing where am i you can
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cool this is amazing where am i you can see that not every building in Lowell
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see that not every building in Lowell
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see that not every building in Lowell has been so lovingly restored that's
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has been so lovingly restored that's
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has been so lovingly restored that's kind of cool though because it gives it
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kind of cool though because it gives it
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kind of cool though because it gives it a sense of age not to mention this is
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a sense of age not to mention this is
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a sense of age not to mention this is basically a photographer's paradise
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basically a photographer's paradise
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basically a photographer's paradise because of all the juxtaposition here
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because of all the juxtaposition here
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because of all the juxtaposition here look at this old building this one's
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look at this old building this one's
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look at this old building this one's been very restored look part of it is
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been very restored look part of it is
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been very restored look part of it is the Bisbee breakfast clock that is
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the Bisbee breakfast clock that is
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the Bisbee breakfast clock that is pretty cool I've been seeing people stop
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pretty cool I've been seeing people stop
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pretty cool I've been seeing people stop in there to get their breakfast and over
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in there to get their breakfast and over
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in there to get their breakfast and over next door
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next door
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next door more old motorcycles Hey and our friend
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more old motorcycles Hey and our friend
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more old motorcycles Hey and our friend the dog lookin for some shade hey puppy
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the dog lookin for some shade hey puppy
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the dog lookin for some shade hey puppy wanna be friends no dang it alright now
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wanna be friends no dang it alright now
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wanna be friends no dang it alright now that we've reached the Bisbee breakfast
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that we've reached the Bisbee breakfast
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that we've reached the Bisbee breakfast club we are almost at the end of Erie
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club we are almost at the end of Erie
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club we are almost at the end of Erie Street apparently this is where most of
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Street apparently this is where most of
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Street apparently this is where most of the residential part of the town used to
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the residential part of the town used to
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the residential part of the town used to be just over here as you can see even
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be just over here as you can see even
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be just over here as you can see even though the old stairways and the old
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though the old stairways and the old
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though the old stairways and the old curbs remain there are no more buildings
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curbs remain there are no more buildings
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curbs remain there are no more buildings this way in fact the town just sort of
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this way in fact the town just sort of
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this way in fact the town just sort of dead ends got this amazing old Street
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dead ends got this amazing old Street
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dead ends got this amazing old Street from old Lowell Erie Street and then
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from old Lowell Erie Street and then
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from old Lowell Erie Street and then just nothing can still walk on this old
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just nothing can still walk on this old
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just nothing can still walk on this old sidewalk here but you know what
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sidewalk here but you know what
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sidewalk here but you know what this is where the sidewalk ends as the
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this is where the sidewalk ends as the
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this is where the sidewalk ends as the rest of the town was destroyed to make
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rest of the town was destroyed to make
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rest of the town was destroyed to make room for the pair Jost
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room for the pair Jost
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room for the pair Jost shy of that hole it's the end of the
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shy of that hole it's the end of the
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shy of that hole it's the end of the earth the lavendar pit used for copper
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earth the lavendar pit used for copper
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earth the lavendar pit used for copper mining way way back in the day see these
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mining way way back in the day see these
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mining way way back in the day see these kind of places in don't pollute the
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kind of places in don't pollute the
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kind of places in don't pollute the world's coming to an end videos but I've
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world's coming to an end videos but I've
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world's coming to an end videos but I've never seen one quite like this in real
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never seen one quite like this in real
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never seen one quite like this in real life is B is just over there between
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life is B is just over there between
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life is B is just over there between those hills man in this area I gotta
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those hills man in this area I gotta
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those hills man in this area I gotta tell you I've seen so many mine head
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tell you I've seen so many mine head
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tell you I've seen so many mine head frames old mining tunnels actually if
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frames old mining tunnels actually if
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frames old mining tunnels actually if you look over that way just across the
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you look over that way just across the
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you look over that way just across the road you can see three gigantic circular
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road you can see three gigantic circular
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road you can see three gigantic circular structure no idea what they're for but
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structure no idea what they're for but
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structure no idea what they're for but they're definitely left over from the
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they're definitely left over from the
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they're definitely left over from the pit days dude Erie Street is one of the
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pit days dude Erie Street is one of the
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pit days dude Erie Street is one of the craziest places I've ever been and look
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craziest places I've ever been and look
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craziest places I've ever been and look over here at the end that's not the end
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over here at the end that's not the end
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over here at the end that's not the end of the goodness when you turn the corner
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of the goodness when you turn the corner
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of the goodness when you turn the corner there's even more old buildings and a
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there's even more old buildings and a
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there's even more old buildings and a huge parking lot for what I think is
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huge parking lot for what I think is
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huge parking lot for what I think is actually a bus stop so a lot of people
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actually a bus stop so a lot of people
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actually a bus stop so a lot of people do a park and ride here these buildings
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do a park and ride here these buildings
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do a park and ride here these buildings don't have any thick set ups in the
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don't have any thick set ups in the
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don't have any thick set ups in the windows yet this looks like an old bar
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windows yet this looks like an old bar
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windows yet this looks like an old bar to me but this is still really cool you
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to me but this is still really cool you
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to me but this is still really cool you can see the old curbs the old drains and
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can see the old curbs the old drains and
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can see the old curbs the old drains and backing up to Erie Street you can see
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backing up to Erie Street you can see
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backing up to Erie Street you can see there's this whole crazy alley down
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there's this whole crazy alley down
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there's this whole crazy alley down there which I'm not gonna explore right
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there which I'm not gonna explore right
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there which I'm not gonna explore right now because there's a bunch of people
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now because there's a bunch of people
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now because there's a bunch of people down there doing stuff and I get to walk
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down there doing stuff and I get to walk
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down there doing stuff and I get to walk around in I love seeing all the
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around in I love seeing all the
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around in I love seeing all the hand-painted sign looks like some of
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hand-painted sign looks like some of
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hand-painted sign looks like some of these buildings haven't been used in
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these buildings haven't been used in
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these buildings haven't been used in quite a while I wonder who painted this
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quite a while I wonder who painted this
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quite a while I wonder who painted this outside the door and if they ever visit
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outside the door and if they ever visit
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outside the door and if they ever visit their old artistic creations anyway like
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their old artistic creations anyway like
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their old artistic creations anyway like I said most of these buildings are
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I said most of these buildings are
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I said most of these buildings are abandoned but that doesn't end all of
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abandoned but that doesn't end all of
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abandoned but that doesn't end all of the Americana stuff because around the
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the Americana stuff because around the
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the Americana stuff because around the corner again is the old filling station
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corner again is the old filling station
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corner again is the old filling station look at that oh you got Captain Dunkin
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look at that oh you got Captain Dunkin
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look at that oh you got Captain Dunkin Winchell's patrol car and look at that
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Winchell's patrol car and look at that
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Winchell's patrol car and look at that on the front sturgis patrol can you tell
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on the front sturgis patrol can you tell
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on the front sturgis patrol can you tell there's some bikers here huh Sturgis Wow
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there's some bikers here huh Sturgis Wow
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there's some bikers here huh Sturgis Wow look at the gas station now I have
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look at the gas station now I have
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look at the gas station now I have always liked old things old abandoned
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always liked old things old abandoned
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always liked old things old abandoned buildings old restored building but
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buildings old restored building but
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buildings old restored building but route 66 is definitely what turned me on
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route 66 is definitely what turned me on
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route 66 is definitely what turned me on to old gas stations old oil cans old
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to old gas stations old oil cans old
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to old gas stations old oil cans old signs this one set up so perfectly look
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signs this one set up so perfectly look
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signs this one set up so perfectly look they got the rack of old tires there the
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they got the rack of old tires there the
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they got the rack of old tires there the old Pepsi machine and check out that
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old Pepsi machine and check out that
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old Pepsi machine and check out that caddy oh man they don't make them like
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caddy oh man they don't make them like
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caddy oh man they don't make them like they used to all I want some day it's a
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they used to all I want some day it's a
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they used to all I want some day it's a car with sweet tail fins when I was a
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car with sweet tail fins when I was a
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car with sweet tail fins when I was a kid I used to wonder why people always
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kid I used to wonder why people always
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kid I used to wonder why people always talk about the old Cadillacs well now I
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talk about the old Cadillacs well now I
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talk about the old Cadillacs well now I know look at those were some
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know look at those were some
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know look at those were some fine-looking automobiles man the heyday
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fine-looking automobiles man the heyday
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fine-looking automobiles man the heyday of the American
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of the American
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of the American I really love that they themed this one
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I really love that they themed this one
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I really love that they themed this one out and done it all as a Shell station
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out and done it all as a Shell station
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out and done it all as a Shell station complete with the old cool-looking shell
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complete with the old cool-looking shell
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complete with the old cool-looking shell gas pumps I love that this whole
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gas pumps I love that this whole
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gas pumps I love that this whole building has an almost post Art Deco
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building has an almost post Art Deco
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building has an almost post Art Deco streamlined modern looker oh I'm sorry
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streamlined modern looker oh I'm sorry
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streamlined modern looker oh I'm sorry is that streamline Moderne slick at that
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is that streamline Moderne slick at that
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is that streamline Moderne slick at that look at the way they put so much design
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look at the way they put so much design
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look at the way they put so much design and care into even simple things like
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and care into even simple things like
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and care into even simple things like gas pumps back then now looking at the
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gas pumps back then now looking at the
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gas pumps back then now looking at the signs out here I almost bought that this
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signs out here I almost bought that this
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signs out here I almost bought that this was a business that would open sometimes
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was a business that would open sometimes
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was a business that would open sometimes the quick peek inside shows me that
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the quick peek inside shows me that
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the quick peek inside shows me that that's probably not the case that is
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that's probably not the case that is
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that's probably not the case that is wild look at this here you go the Lowell
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wild look at this here you go the Lowell
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wild look at this here you go the Lowell Americana project here are some of the
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Americana project here are some of the
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Americana project here are some of the sponsors I never thought I'd see any
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sponsors I never thought I'd see any
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sponsors I never thought I'd see any place quite like this especially park
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place quite like this especially park
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place quite like this especially park next to a huge gigantic unbelievable
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next to a huge gigantic unbelievable
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next to a huge gigantic unbelievable honestly somewhat terrifying looking pit
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honestly somewhat terrifying looking pit
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honestly somewhat terrifying looking pit well look at this sign right here skull
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well look at this sign right here skull
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well look at this sign right here skull and crossbones that means danger you can
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and crossbones that means danger you can
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and crossbones that means danger you can see some of the old mining buildings in
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see some of the old mining buildings in
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see some of the old mining buildings in the background there and behind the
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the background there and behind the
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the background there and behind the Shell station you can see some of the
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Shell station you can see some of the
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Shell station you can see some of the old Lowell buildings that haven't been
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old Lowell buildings that haven't been
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old Lowell buildings that haven't been restored and didn't fare so well and now
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restored and didn't fare so well and now
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restored and didn't fare so well and now there's those circular structures I was
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there's those circular structures I was
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there's those circular structures I was talking about over there I wonder what
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talking about over there I wonder what
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talking about over there I wonder what those are for especially combined with
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those are for especially combined with
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those are for especially combined with the pit this has to take the cake that's
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the pit this has to take the cake that's
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the pit this has to take the cake that's the craziest most post-apocalyptic
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the craziest most post-apocalyptic
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the craziest most post-apocalyptic looking town I've ever seen part of it
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looking town I've ever seen part of it
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looking town I've ever seen part of it looks just like a straight-up ghost town
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looks just like a straight-up ghost town
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looks just like a straight-up ghost town and the rest of it looks like Andy
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and the rest of it looks like Andy
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and the rest of it looks like Andy Griffin or Elvis Presley or James Dean
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Griffin or Elvis Presley or James Dean
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Griffin or Elvis Presley or James Dean or heck even Lucille Ball's might pop
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or heck even Lucille Ball's might pop
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or heck even Lucille Ball's might pop out of one of these cars at any moment
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out of one of these cars at any moment
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out of one of these cars at any moment and greet you right that's it it's
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and greet you right that's it it's
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and greet you right that's it it's official I am adding Lowell Arizona to
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official I am adding Lowell Arizona to
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official I am adding Lowell Arizona to the top of my must-visit list if you're
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the top of my must-visit list if you're
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the top of my must-visit list if you're ever down visiting tombstone come on
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ever down visiting tombstone come on
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ever down visiting tombstone come on down to Bisbee only 30 40 50 minutes
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down to Bisbee only 30 40 50 minutes
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down to Bisbee only 30 40 50 minutes away they hit the shady town just under
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away they hit the shady town just under
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away they hit the shady town just under the bridge there and make sure you come
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the bridge there and make sure you come
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the bridge there and make sure you come by old historic law dang I really wish
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by old historic law dang I really wish
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by old historic law dang I really wish they would put some kind of donation
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they would put some kind of donation
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they would put some kind of donation jars in the mail slots of these
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jars in the mail slots of these
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jars in the mail slots of these buildings or something because this
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buildings or something because this
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buildings or something because this really deserves to be improved continued
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really deserves to be improved continued
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really deserves to be improved continued this place is amazing as much as I want
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this place is amazing as much as I want
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this place is amazing as much as I want to stay here in the Lowell time warp for
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to stay here in the Lowell time warp for
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to stay here in the Lowell time warp for the rest of my life it's honestly
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the rest of my life it's honestly
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the rest of my life it's honestly amazing we should build apartments
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amazing we should build apartments
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amazing we should build apartments around here it's sadly time for me to go
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around here it's sadly time for me to go
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around here it's sadly time for me to go goodbye Lowell I have the feeling that
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goodbye Lowell I have the feeling that
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goodbye Lowell I have the feeling that I'll have dreams about you for the rest
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I'll have dreams about you for the rest
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I'll have dreams about you for the rest of my life darn too bad I can't take
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of my life darn too bad I can't take
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of my life darn too bad I can't take that old Greyhound out of here huh or
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that old Greyhound out of here huh or
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that old Greyhound out of here huh or maybe this old ride no it's back to
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maybe this old ride no it's back to
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maybe this old ride no it's back to modern American Miss for us we'll just
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modern American Miss for us we'll just
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modern American Miss for us we'll just fill up on some gas really quick and
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fill up on some gas really quick and
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fill up on some gas really quick and head on down the highway I have a long
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head on down the highway I have a long
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head on down the highway I have a long drive ahead of me and I really honestly
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drive ahead of me and I really honestly
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drive ahead of me and I really honestly wasn't planning on doing any filming
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wasn't planning on doing any filming
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wasn't planning on doing any filming today but come on
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today but come on
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today but come on if I didn't take a gander at all that I
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if I didn't take a gander at all that I
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if I didn't take a gander at all that I wouldn't have been doing my duty all
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wouldn't have been doing my duty all
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wouldn't have been doing my duty all right goodbye old Bisbee I'll be back
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right goodbye old Bisbee I'll be back
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right goodbye old Bisbee I'll be back again someday right now I gotta head
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again someday right now I gotta head
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again someday right now I gotta head back up back past all this be back past
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back up back past all this be back past
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back up back past all this be back past old tombstone even back up to Benson and
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old tombstone even back up to Benson and
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old tombstone even back up to Benson and then east east ECC of course there's no
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then east east ECC of course there's no
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then east east ECC of course there's no way I can cruise this way down the
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way I can cruise this way down the
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way I can cruise this way down the interstate without stopping at the place
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interstate without stopping at the place
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interstate without stopping at the place with all the signs one of my favorite
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with all the signs one of my favorite
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with all the signs one of my favorite places of all time the thing well
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places of all time the thing well
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places of all time the thing well they've got a whole new sign apparently
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they've got a whole new sign apparently
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they've got a whole new sign apparently now or in the near future they're gonna
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now or in the near future they're gonna
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now or in the near future they're gonna have an all-new Museum I've been coming
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have an all-new Museum I've been coming
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have an all-new Museum I've been coming out here for just about 20 years and the
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out here for just about 20 years and the
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out here for just about 20 years and the exhibits have never changed so that's
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exhibits have never changed so that's
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exhibits have never changed so that's exciting a lot of changes even the whole
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exciting a lot of changes even the whole
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exciting a lot of changes even the whole entrance even the building has changed
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entrance even the building has changed
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entrance even the building has changed look at this crazy Wow Oh they've made
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look at this crazy Wow Oh they've made
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look at this crazy Wow Oh they've made the store a whole lot bigger the museum
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the store a whole lot bigger the museum
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the store a whole lot bigger the museum isn't open yet they're redoing the whole
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isn't open yet they're redoing the whole
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isn't open yet they're redoing the whole thing it'll be open soon nice time to
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thing it'll be open soon nice time to
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thing it'll be open soon nice time to grab some bumper stickers that Wow
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grab some bumper stickers that Wow
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grab some bumper stickers that Wow please here's one of my favorite places
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please here's one of my favorite places
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please here's one of my favorite places this changes if I needed any more
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this changes if I needed any more
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this changes if I needed any more reasons to come to Arizona huh guys
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reasons to come to Arizona huh guys
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reasons to come to Arizona huh guys bored of driving yet how do you think I
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bored of driving yet how do you think I
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bored of driving yet how do you think I feel driving across southern New Mexico
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feel driving across southern New Mexico
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feel driving across southern New Mexico is a commitment New Mexico is a big
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is a commitment New Mexico is a big
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is a commitment New Mexico is a big state back in the band days this was the
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state back in the band days this was the
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state back in the band days this was the section that was like the hardest to get
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section that was like the hardest to get
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section that was like the hardest to get through but at least there were multiple
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through but at least there were multiple
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through but at least there were multiple drivers to switch out Julio's sleeping
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drivers to switch out Julio's sleeping
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drivers to switch out Julio's sleeping in the back he refuses to drive well
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in the back he refuses to drive well
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in the back he refuses to drive well it's taken me all day but we're almost
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it's taken me all day but we're almost
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it's taken me all day but we're almost all the way across the state and all
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all the way across the state and all
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all the way across the state and all this driving has made me incredibly
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this driving has made me incredibly
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this driving has made me incredibly tired so you know what maybe it's time
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tired so you know what maybe it's time
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tired so you know what maybe it's time to think about finding a hotel
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I don't even get in my bed Oh Julio
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I don't even get in my bed Oh Julio oh thanks little buddy I really
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oh thanks little buddy I really
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oh thanks little buddy I really appreciate that oh my gosh I really need
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appreciate that oh my gosh I really need
12:41
appreciate that oh my gosh I really need that sleep but now last but not least we
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that sleep but now last but not least we
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that sleep but now last but not least we go somewhere Julio wants to go okay here
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go somewhere Julio wants to go okay here
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go somewhere Julio wants to go okay here in Las Cruces New Mexico just off the
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in Las Cruces New Mexico just off the
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in Las Cruces New Mexico just off the side of US Highway 70 is something
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side of US Highway 70 is something
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side of US Highway 70 is something amazing holy chicken Julio you were
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amazing holy chicken Julio you were
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amazing holy chicken Julio you were right this is awesome it's the world's
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right this is awesome it's the world's
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right this is awesome it's the world's largest chili pepper it's 47 feet long
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largest chili pepper it's 47 feet long
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largest chili pepper it's 47 feet long and made of two and a half tons of
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and made of two and a half tons of
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and made of two and a half tons of concrete that is an impressive God can't
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concrete that is an impressive God can't
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concrete that is an impressive God can't you and pepper oh my gosh I was told it
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you and pepper oh my gosh I was told it
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you and pepper oh my gosh I was told it was made out of concrete feels pretty
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was made out of concrete feels pretty
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was made out of concrete feels pretty solid look at this thing it's like a
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solid look at this thing it's like a
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solid look at this thing it's like a fire engine or a giant bow that is
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fire engine or a giant bow that is
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fire engine or a giant bow that is unbelievable it's parked right out here
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unbelievable it's parked right out here
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unbelievable it's parked right out here in front of the big chili in this is
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in front of the big chili in this is
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in front of the big chili in this is incredible I wonder what it tastes like
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incredible I wonder what it tastes like
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incredible I wonder what it tastes like Oh muy picante and on this side who wait
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Oh muy picante and on this side who wait
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Oh muy picante and on this side who wait Caliente
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Caliente
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Caliente oh wow 47 foot chili pepper Julio you
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oh wow 47 foot chili pepper Julio you
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oh wow 47 foot chili pepper Julio you were right this is awesome okay smile
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were right this is awesome okay smile
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were right this is awesome okay smile gonna get your picture in front of it
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gonna get your picture in front of it
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gonna get your picture in front of it ready you should pick our destination
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ready you should pick our destination
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ready you should pick our destination more often Julio that is amazing there's
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more often Julio that is amazing there's
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more often Julio that is amazing there's something special about seeing the
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something special about seeing the
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something special about seeing the world's largest anything and the world's
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world's largest anything and the world's
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world's largest anything and the world's largest chili pepper that seems pretty
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largest chili pepper that seems pretty
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largest chili pepper that seems pretty random from what I understand inside the
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random from what I understand inside the
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random from what I understand inside the courtyard of the hotel they have chili
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courtyard of the hotel they have chili
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courtyard of the hotel they have chili pepper plants like randomly planning
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pepper plants like randomly planning
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pepper plants like randomly planning around like a little chili pepper garden
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around like a little chili pepper garden
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around like a little chili pepper garden I know the hotels changed hands a few
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I know the hotels changed hands a few
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I know the hotels changed hands a few times but boy those old owners that
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times but boy those old owners that
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times but boy those old owners that built this must have really liked spice
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built this must have really liked spice
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built this must have really liked spice imagine how much salsa you could make
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imagine how much salsa you could make
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imagine how much salsa you could make from that thing look at those they got
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from that thing look at those they got
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from that thing look at those they got little chili pepper cutouts on the hotel
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little chili pepper cutouts on the hotel
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little chili pepper cutouts on the hotel over there they got the world the
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over there they got the world the
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over there they got the world the largest chili and then right next door
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largest chili and then right next door
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largest chili and then right next door over here you've got a pretty rad
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over here you've got a pretty rad
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over here you've got a pretty rad essentially diner Lulu the pancake alley
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essentially diner Lulu the pancake alley
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essentially diner Lulu the pancake alley there's actually a lot of little old
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there's actually a lot of little old
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there's actually a lot of little old someone rundown motels on the street big
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someone rundown motels on the street big
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someone rundown motels on the street big chili in it's honestly one of the nicer
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chili in it's honestly one of the nicer
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chili in it's honestly one of the nicer one that's all because this is old US
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one that's all because this is old US
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one that's all because this is old US highway 70 most people take the
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highway 70 most people take the
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highway 70 most people take the interstates now instead of the old US
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interstates now instead of the old US
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interstates now instead of the old US highways so much like old route 66 you
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highways so much like old route 66 you
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highways so much like old route 66 you got a lot of old kind of forlorn-looking
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got a lot of old kind of forlorn-looking
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got a lot of old kind of forlorn-looking hotels but some of them are very cool
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hotels but some of them are very cool
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hotels but some of them are very cool that's awesome the world's largest chili
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that's awesome the world's largest chili
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that's awesome the world's largest chili peppers right here in Las Cruces New
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peppers right here in Las Cruces New
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peppers right here in Las Cruces New Mexico pretty cool man look at that the
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Mexico pretty cool man look at that the
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Mexico pretty cool man look at that the world's largest chili pepper not
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world's largest chili pepper not
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world's largest chili pepper not something I was expecting to see today
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something I was expecting to see today
14:53
something I was expecting to see today thanks Julio no and in addition to this
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thanks Julio no and in addition to this
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thanks Julio no and in addition to this huge red pepper I just noticed it right
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huge red pepper I just noticed it right
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huge red pepper I just noticed it right over here in front of this unused
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over here in front of this unused
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over here in front of this unused building they've got a smaller little
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building they've got a smaller little
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building they've got a smaller little yellow pepper like a banana pepper
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yellow pepper like a banana pepper
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yellow pepper like a banana pepper pepper Cheney as far as I know this is
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pepper Cheney as far as I know this is
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pepper Cheney as far as I know this is the world's largest pepper Cheney it's
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the world's largest pepper Cheney it's
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the world's largest pepper Cheney it's not quite as big as the other one but
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not quite as big as the other one but
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not quite as big as the other one but would you look at the size of that
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would you look at the size of that
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would you look at the size of that pepper oh I love this guy
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pepper oh I love this guy
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pepper oh I love this guy alright dang these peppers are just
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alright dang these peppers are just
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alright dang these peppers are just spicy enough to get me in the mood for
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spicy enough to get me in the mood for
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spicy enough to get me in the mood for some more adventure and unfortunately
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some more adventure and unfortunately
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some more adventure and unfortunately we've run out of time on this
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we've run out of time on this
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we've run out of time on this installment so stay tuned or subscribe
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installment so stay tuned or subscribe
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installment so stay tuned or subscribe if you haven't already and we'll see you
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if you haven't already and we'll see you
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if you haven't already and we'll see you guys next time they've gotten their duty
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guys next time they've gotten their duty
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guys next time they've gotten their duty Julio they can exactly
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I like this one too Oh No Coolio I just
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I like this one too Oh No Coolio I just realized I just like this pepper it is