McGee may be reached at 76 or Follow him on Twitter bycharliemcgee. He is also a Report for America corps member with The GroundTruth Project, an independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization dedicated to supporting the next generation of journalists in the U.S. Victorville Daily Press 0:04 0:58 Air tankers dropped water and fire retardant on the Goldmine Fire, which ignited Thursday afternoon near Big Bear Lake. The Daily Press requested comment from city officials last week on the Code Enforcement action at El Rancho and more recent red-taggings at the Desert Inn motel but didn’t receive a response.Ĭharlie McGee covers California’s High Desert for the Daily Press, focusing on the city of Barstow and its surrounding communities. The May 31 notice states that it’s a misdemeanor to occupy an El Rancho room or to remove or deface the red-tag notice itself, citing a provision of the 1997 Uniform Housing Code which states: “No person shall remain in or enter any building that has been so posted, except that entry may be made to repair, demolish or remove such building under permit.” “This building has been deemed unsafe to occupy for the following reasons: NO ELECTRICITY - SEWER BLOCKAGE,” reads a red-tag notice on one of the few doors to an El Rancho room that went untouched by the Tuesday night fire. With that, many rooms at the motel were “red-tagged” or declared unsafe for occupancy by the City of Barstow’s Code Enforcement department on May 31. Local accounts and online reviews lament problems such as bed bugs and problematic tenants. The motel is rumored to have once been frequented by legends of Americana, such as Marilyn Monroe.īut in modern times, the motel has been troubled. It was constructed in part with wooden railroad ties, contributing to an old-fashioned wooden look and functioning as a callback to Barstow’s heyday as the High Desert hub of Route 66 and the railroad industry. The motel was built by Cliff Chase and launched in the mid-1940s. California / San Bernardino County / Today's Victorville, CA Obituaries Victorville, CA Obituaries Submit an Obituary Obituaries in the News Alan Arkin (19342023), Oscar-winning Little. This El Rancho is done,” one bystander shouted with a tone of awe as he left the scene Tuesday night. Private parties such as Southern California Edison and Golden State Water Company also had vehicles at the scene. More reinforcements were at the scene Wednesday morning.Ī San Bernardino County Sheriff Bomb Squad truck was parked at the entry to the motel on Main Street, where its intersection with First Avenue remained closed to drivers as workers with heavy machinery dug through the rubble. Firefighters pounded water onto a sign at the motel’s entrance that reads, “Get your kicks on world-famous Route 66,” which had been caught in the fire’s reach. A Victorville Fire Protection District engine arrived at about 10:38 p.m. Like our page to stay informed about passing of a loved one in Victorville, California on facebook. Find an obituary, get service details, leave condolence messages or send flowers or gifts in memory of a loved one. Fort Irwin Fire personnel were on the scene assisting BFPD firefighters with the blaze Tuesday night. Search Victorville obituaries and condolences, hosted by.
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