BAGDAD

NAME: Bagdad
COUNTY: San Bernardino
ROADS: 2WD
GRID: 1
CLIMATE: HOT, in a desert
BEST TIME TO VISIT: Anytime 		COMMENTS: No residents. Get on Old Route 66 from I-40 and go 20 miles south. Bagdad is 20 miles west of Cadiz, 75 miles SE of Barstow, and Newberry Springs is 75 miles NW of Bagdad.
REMAINS: A "BAGDAD" sign, cemetery, some broken glass, a tree, desert shrubs, and building foundations are all that remain of this once thriving desert town.
Once very thriving, having the only dance ballroom for miles around and the legendary Bagdad Cafe, the last buildings were demolished in 1991. Submitted by: Mark Pippin


The "Bagdad Cafe" in nearby Newberry Springs 4-7-05
Courtesy Lynn Helbing


The "Bagdad Cafe" in nearby Newberry Springs 4-7-05
Courtesy Lynn Helbing


The "Bagdad Cafe" in nearby Newberry Springs 4-7-05
Courtesy Lynn Helbing


Motel in nearby Newberry Springs 4-7-05
Courtesy Lynn Helbing


Bagdad Cemetery
Courtesy Bill Cook


Buried at Bagdad
Courtesy Bill Cook


Bagdad Graveyard
Courtesy Bill Cook


The Old Bagdad Siding
Courtesy Bill Cook


Harvey House? Depot? Remains at Bagdad
Courtesy Bill Cook


Bagdad at 118F Bagdad California
Courtesy Bill Cook


Cholera? Chinese? Unknown, but still tended
Courtesy Bill Cook

 

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