Baghdad (California)
| Baghdad | |||
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Location in California
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1883 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | California | ||
| County : | San Bernardino County | ||
| Coordinates : | 34 ° 35 ′ N , 115 ° 53 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Pacific ( UTC − 8 / −7 ) | ||
| Residents : | 0 (as of 2008) | ||
| Height : | 230 m | ||
| Postal code : | 92304 | ||
| Area code : | +1 760 | ||
| FIPS : | 06-03456 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1660291 | ||
Baghdad is a ghost town in San Bernardino County in the US state of California . Baghdad is in the Mojave Desert on Route 66 near the city of Barstow .
The town was founded in 1883 on the Barstow to Needles railway line .
With the expansion of the motorway network, the neglect of the old Route 66 and the construction of the new Interstate 40 , the city lost its importance and with it its inhabitants.
With the novel and the film Out of Rosenheim , which in large measure in the Sidewinder Cafe , which later in Bagdad Café , was renamed in Newberry Springs west of Baghdad shot was, the city came to a new glory. The TV series Baghdad Café is based on the film.
bibliography
- Alan Hensher, Ghost Towns of the Mojave Desert: A Concise and Illustrated Guide , California Classics Books, Los Angeles (1991) ISBN 187939507X
- Rudy Vanderlans, Bagdad, Californie , Editions du Rouergue, Rodez (2004) ISBN 2841565637
Web links
- Baghdad website about the city on ghosttowns.com with photos
- Baghdad, California On the history of Baghdad
- We don't want a war either, says Bagdad, California article in Guardian