Meteor City Trading Post Being Restored

Above, the Meteor City Trading Post during my visit last Friday. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Last Friday, while en route to the family campout of members of the Lost Dutchman Chapter of E Clampus Vitus, I stopped at the Meteor City Trading Post to take a few pictures.

The trading post had been purchased a few years ago and would be restored and reopened. I didn't see much evidence of any restoration work during my stop, but according to Route 66 News, restoration and reopening are still planned.

In their article:

The Meteor City Trading Post eventually will reopen for the first time since 2012 after its new owners have received a hand up from nearby Route 66 businesses and enthusiasts. 

The Arizona Daily Sun in a feature story recounts the three-year saga of Joann and Michael Brown of Indiana, who bought the abandoned and vandalized property east of Flagstaff but moved to Arizona less than a year ago. 

Joann lost her job in the Hoosier State and found a new position at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in Prescott, Arizona. Michael is trying to sell their Indiana home so he can follow her to Arizona, and they recently received an offer for it. 

Joann had planned to reopen June 9, but the coronavirus pandemic delayed everything, including permits.

To read more, go here.

Some trivia: Did you know that the Meteor City Trading Post was featured in Starman (1984)?