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24-552: Resident artist Marta Becket staged dance and mime shows there from the late 1960s until her final show in February 2012. The Death Valley Junction Historic District is on the National Register of Historic Places and is owned by the nonprofit established by Becket for the preservation of the property. The theater was part of a company town designed by architect Alexander Hamilton McCulloch and constructed in 1923–25 by

48-499: A hot desert climate , abbreviated "BWh" on climate maps. Shoshone was founded in 1910 by Ralph Jacobus "Dad" Fairbanks, (December 26, 1857 – October 3, 1943) a Death Valley businessman. The town remains owned by his descendants; his daughter Estelle Francis (October 10, 1892 – March 6, 1970) married Charles Brown (December 12, 1883 – May 9, 1963) and they continued management of the town after Fairbanks left. A post office operated at Shoshone from 1915, closed for part of 1920. Shoshone

72-593: A 40 second segment of Robert Plant 's video of his 1983 song Big Log . The interior of the Opera House features in the video of the Lighthouse Family's song "Lifted". Todd Robinson 's documentary, Amargosa (2000) about Marta Becket and Amargosa won a 2003 Emmy Award for cinematographer Curt Apduhan and was a finalist for an Academy Award nomination for Best Documentary Feature, in addition to numerous festival awards and nominations. Reports of hauntings in

96-637: A history as a railroad town and rich mining district. According to the United States Census Bureau , the CDP has a total area of 28.7 square miles (74 km ), over 99% of it land. It is 14 miles (23 km) east of Epaulet Peak, at an elevation of 1,585 feet (483 m). Shoshone is at the junction of California State Route 127 and California State Route 178 . According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Shoshone has

120-534: A household in the CDP was $ 66,250, and the median income for a family was $ 61,750. Males had a median income of $ 31,406 versus $ 41,500 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $ 27,051. There were no families and 4.8% of the population living below the poverty line , including no one under 18 and no one over 64. In the California State Legislature , Shoshone is in the 8th Senate District , represented by Democrat Angelique Ashby , and

144-479: A restaurant within the hotel, other rooms were bunkhouses for workers, an infirmary, a general store and what is now the Opera House, which was mostly used for showing films. A large gas station and garage across from the cafe was the only location in the area for repairs of trucks hauling borax out of the mines, in addition to passenger car repairs. When the Tonopah and Tidewater Railroad ceased to be economical in 1942,

168-474: Is a census designated place (CDP) in Inyo County , California , United States . The population was 22 at the 2020 census , down from 31 at the 2010 census . The town was founded in 1910. Although small, it is notable as a southern gateway to Death Valley National Park ; in addition to being a junction of roads leading from Baker, California and Pahrump, Nevada , it has the last services available before

192-476: The Furnace Creek area in the park. The commercial district of the town, including a post office, gas station, restaurant, bar and coffee house, is just north of the southern intersection of California State Routes 127 and 178. Shoshone has a single 2,380-foot (730 m) airstrip across SR 127 from the commercial district. It is open to the public and gets about 58 flights per month. Shoshone, California, has

216-468: The Pacific Coast Borax Company . The U-shaped complex of Spanish Colonial Revival architecture style adobe buildings included company offices, employees' headquarters, a dormitory and a 23-room hotel with a dining room, lobby and store. At the northeast end of the complex was a recreation hall used as a community center for dances, church services, movies, funerals and town meetings. When

240-651: The Amargosa Opera House in the spring of 2016. The Amargosa Hotel is open year-round for visitors from all over the world. Beyond these maintained areas, the town of Death Valley Junction is almost a ghost town . There are no gas stations. The single restaurant, the Amargosa Cafe, was formerly operated by the Opera House and Hotel, but is no longer open. The Amargosa Opera House and Hotel is located on California State Route 127 in Death Valley Junction at

264-606: The Boulder City Theater in Boulder City, Nevada to replace the worn garden chairs and the official National Register of Historic Places marker for Death Valley Junction was placed. Jenna McClintock saw a performance when she was six years old and was inspired to start training in ballet. After a career with the Oakland Ballet, Jenna returned to thank Marta, and decided to stay and maintain the tradition. Jenna retired from

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288-472: The CDP was 88.46% White , 5.77% Native American , and 5.77% from two or more races. 7.69% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 26 households, out of which 15.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.8% were married couples living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.8% were non-families. 26.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.5% had someone living alone who

312-680: The buildings were investigated on the paranormal television shows Ghost Adventures in 2010 and The Dead Files in 2013. 36°18′08″N 116°24′53″W  /  36.30220°N 116.41464°W  / 36.30220; -116.41464 Marta Becket Too Many Requests If you report this error to the Wikimedia System Administrators, please include the details below. Request from 172.68.168.151 via cp1112 cp1112, Varnish XID 393515986 Upstream caches: cp1112 int Error: 429, Too Many Requests at Fri, 29 Nov 2024 05:42:58 GMT Shoshone, California Shoshone

336-489: The junction of National Scenic Byway , California State Route 190 , California State Route 127 , Furnace Creek Inn area and Death Valley National Park , 27 miles (43 km) northwest. South is the town of Shoshone, California , and the Tecopa Hot Springs . The Nevada state line is five miles to the northeast. It was one of three motels covered by Christian Blackwood 's 1989 documentary Motel . The documentary

360-608: The population) lived in households, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized. There were 17 households, out of which 2 (11.8%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 4 (23.5%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 2 (11.8%) had a female householder with no husband present, 0 (0%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 4 (23.5%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships , and 0 (0%) same-sex married couples or partnerships . 6 households (35.3%) were made up of individuals, and 4 (23.5%) had someone living alone who

384-547: The sets, and painted murals on the adobe walls. She renamed it the Amargosa, the original name of the former mining town. In 1970, journalists from National Geographic discovered Becket doing a performance at the Amargosa Opera House without an audience. Their profile and another in Life led to an international interest in Becket and her theater. She began performing to visitors from around

408-502: The town of Amargosa was booming due to the Borax mining business, and its position at the terminus of the Tonopah and Tidewater Railroad , about 350 people lived in the town. The hotel served as a very nice place to stay for both company executives and visiting investors, who were met at the train with white-gloved valets after a long and hot train ride. In addition to the hotel rooms, the cafe and

432-450: The tracks were torn up completely and sent to Egypt , where the railroad was set up again to aid the Allied military effort in north Africa. Once the railroad stopped, the Opera House, Hotel and about 250 acres of land changed hands many times, until Marta Becket arrived on the scene. Marta Becket rented the recreation hall in 1967, when it was known as Corkhill Hall; she began repairs, created

456-547: The world, including such notables as Ray Bradbury and Red Skelton . In 1974, Becket completed her murals and established the nonprofit Amargosa Opera House, Inc. to continue preservation of the property. Through the Trust for Public Land , the nonprofit bought the town of Death Valley Junction, which was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on December 10, 1981. In 1983, the Opera House bought 120 theater seats from

480-479: Was 16.7%; the rental vacancy rate was 20.0%. 9 people (29.0% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 22 people (71.0%) lived in rental housing units. As of the census of 2000, there were 52 people, 26 households, and 17 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1.8 people per square mile (0.69 people/km ). There were 34 housing units at an average density of 1.2 units per square mile (0.46 units/km ). The racial makeup of

504-756: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.82. There were 6 families (35.3% of all households); the average family size was 2.50. The population was spread out, with 3 people (9.7%) under the age of 18, 0 people (0%) aged 18 to 24, 13 people (41.9%) aged 25 to 44, 10 people (32.3%) aged 45 to 64, and 5 people (16.1%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males. There were 31 housing units at an average density of 1.1 units per square mile (0.42 units/km ), of which 17 were occupied, of which 5 (29.4%) were owner-occupied, and 12 (70.6%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate

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528-428: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.00 and the average family size was 2.22. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 11.5% under the age of 18, 21.2% from 25 to 44, 28.8% from 45 to 64, and 38.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 56 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 76.9 males. The median income for

552-566: Was a stop on the Tonopah and Tidewater Railroad which shut down in 1940. The 2010 United States Census reported that Shoshone had a population of 31. The population density was 1.1 people per square mile (0.42 people/km ). The racial makeup of Shoshone was 28 (90.3%) White , 1 (3.2%) African American , 1 (3.2%) Native American , 0 (0.0%) Asian , 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander , 0 (0.0%) from other races , and 1 (3.2%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0 persons (0.0%). The Census reported that 31 people (100% of

576-519: Was nominated for an Emmy Award for "Outstanding Individual - Informational Programming". As the Lost Highway Hotel, it was featured in David Lynch 's Lost Highway . The exterior of the Amargosa Opera House was also shown in the movies The Hitcher and Carl Colpaert 's Delusion , also in the 2020 miniseries The Stand. The exterior of the adjacent cafe and hotel colonnade were shown in

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