Santa Claus Arizona on old Route 66

While riding the Grand Canyon Railway we stumbled onto Santa Claus Arizona an abandoned roadside attraction on old Route 66.
Weird and fun memories from the 1950s.
CONTEST!! We said a couple of things wrong really? AGAIN?! can you spot them and comment? From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia: Santa Claus also known as Santa Claus Acres is a populated place in Mohave County Arizona United States.
Originating in 1937 Santa Claus lies approximately 14 miles 23 km northwest of Kingman Arizona along U.S.
Route 93 between mile markers 57 and 58 immediately north of Hermit Drive and just south of both Grasshopper Junction Arizona and the Junk Art of Chloride a group of metal statues in Chloride Arizona that include a flamingo made out of a motorcycle gas tank.
Characterized in 1988 as a little roadside place on the west shoulder of U.S.
Route 93 Santa Claus receives traffic from motorists driving between Phoenix Arizona and Las Vegas Nevada or Hoover Dam. In connection with its beginnings in 1937 Santa Claus received several attractions and buildings including the Kit Carson Guest House which was renamed the Santa Claus Inn.
Nina Talbot a real estate woman and the owner of Santa Claus made plans to use the Santa theme in a parched desert location to attract buyers for her surrounding subdivided land.
By 1942 the town of Santa Claus had become a full-fledged tourist spot. After twelve years operating Santa Claus Talbots land resale plans for Santa Claus never materialized in part because the only inhabitants in the town were the ones working there.
Talbot sold her interest in the town in 1949.
Others made plans during the 1950s to improve Santa Claus which received publicity through the writings of American novelist and famed science fiction writer Robert A.
Heinlein and U.S.
pioneer restaurant rater Duncan Hines and through 1961 remailing service advertisements offering to postmark letters from Santa Claus for a small fee. The popularity of Santa Claus went in decline in the 1970s.
In July 1983 owner Tony Wilcox unsuccessfully offered to sell Santa Claus for 95000 which was reduced to 52500 by 1988.
All remaining operating businesses in the town closed in 1995.
In the 2000s the town became difficult to locate and the few remaining structures and attractions were weather worn.
What presently remains is several vandalized buildings a wishing well and the Old 1225 a derailed pink childrens train tagged with graffiti that mar the hand-painted renderings of Santa and his elves on the train.