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| Above, Meteor City Trading Post in July 2020. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
The restoration of the Meteor City Trading Post is slowly, but surely progressing. This undertaking has to be a big labor of love and a fondness for history along the road. In this case, on Historic Route 66.
It is located off Interstate 40, not far from the turn-off for Meteor Crater.
Last month, Meteor City's Facebook page posted that they acquired a Ferris wheel that was sitting and rusting at an old abandoned campground in Joseph City, Arizona (home of Jack Rabbit Trading Post).
Here's a photo of the Ferris wheel after restoration:
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| Above, restored Ferris wheel framework. Meteor City photo. |
The post included the following:
‘The Ferris Wheel at Meteor City’ was formerly located at the Red Triangle Camp Ground [the campground's sign says Red Arrow Camps] on Route 66 in Joseph City, Arizona. After painstakingly disassembled, transported and reassembled at Meteor City. It was hand sanded to remove decades of surface rust. Painted with two coats of primer and two coats of red finish paint.
We are extremely proud to be able to save this historic part of Route 66 history! A special shout out and thanks to Mr. Ed Klein of Route 66 World for making this addition possible.
Stay tuned for more additions and surprises coming in 2022!
Thank you, for all of your support. Mike & Joann Brown
Donations for the restoration of Meteor City Trading Post are welcome! They are selling t-shirts (I bought one) to help fund the work. For more information, go here.
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