1503History
It has six screens and can be found at 1503 East Main Street, in the east side of the city.
1848History
People, goods, and animal herds would move from New Mexico and later Utah to Los Angeles, along the Old Spanish Trail from Santa Fe, or after 1848, on the Mormon Road from Salt ...
1859Military
In 1859, the Mojave Road followed a route that was established from Los Angeles to Fort Mojave through Grapevines that linked eastward with the Beale Wagon Road across northern ...
1860History
Troubles with the Paiute, Mojave, and Chemehuevi tribes followed, and from 1860 Camp Cady, a U.S.
1864Military
Army post 20 miles (32 km) east of Barstow, was occupied sporadically until 1864, then permanently, by soldiers occupying other posts on the Mojave Road or patrolling in the reg...
1883Architecture
The Southern Pacific built a line from Mojave, California through Barstow to Needles in 1883.
1884Infrastructure
In 1884, ownership of the line from Needles to Mojave was transferred to the Santa Fe Railroad.
1910Government
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== Media ==
=== Newspaper, books, and radio ===
The town's local newspaper was established in 1910 as the Barstow Printer.
1911Architecture
The Casa Del Desierto, built in 1911 as a Harvey House hotel and train station, now houses the Route 66 Mother Road Museum, the Western America Railroad Museum and still functio...
1918History
The wettest year was 1918 with 10.99 inches (279.1 mm) and the driest year was 1904 with 0.80 inches (20.3 mm).
1937Government
View Cemetery), located on Irwin Road, was established in 1937; an Independent Special District for the cemetery was created in 1947 as Barstow Cemetery District.
1941History
=== Music ===
"Barstow Cowboy in Old Barstow" was a 1941 song by comedian/musician Spike Jones.
1949History
The most snowfall in one month was 25 inches (640 mm) in January 1949, including 7 inches (177.8 mm) January 12; that month was one of the coldest and snowiest in southern Calif...
1958History
It became the Desert Dispatch in 1958, and was merged into the Victorville Daily Press in 2017.
1975Architecture
==== Barstow Station ====
Opened in 1975 and operating 365 days a year, Barstow Station is built to resemble a railway station.
1976History
The heaviest rainfall in 24 hours was 2.28 inches (57.9 mm) on September 10, 1976.
1979History
The Residents' song "Death in Barstow" (1979) tells the story of two friends who visit and fall asleep in Barstow.
1984History
Bill Morrissey's song "Barstow" (1984, the first song on his first record) is about a group of men drinking one night in a Barstow train yard, with the notable line "I can't bel...
1986Disaster
In September 1986, the restaurant was destroyed by fire when a customer's car burst into flames at the drive-up window.
1996History
The record high was 120 °F (48.9 °C) on July 23, 1996, and the record low was 3 °F (−16.1 °C) on January 13, 1963.
1997Disaster
In June 1997, the re-built restaurant received national attention when a gunman opened fire during a botched robbery, injuring several people and killing a nine-year-old girl.
1998History
The most rainfall in one month was 4.22 inches (107.2 mm) in February 1998.
2008Education
Other notable mentions of Barstow include the 2008 film Leaving Barstow, which tells the story of a high school senior who must choose between his ambitions to leave Barstow or ...
2009Civil Rights
The structure of the management and coordination of city services is:
The Barstow Youth Advisory Council (BYAC) was established in March 2009.
2010Culture
It was renovated in 2010 and now includes the County of San Bernardino's new social service office for the Transition Assistance Department and Children and Family Services.
2012Architecture
The new Barstow Community Hospital, which opened its doors to the community in October 2012, is a 30-bed acute care facility with inpatient and outpatient services, and medical,...
2015History
In 2015, Barstow was one of the filming locations for the film Sky as well as Bombay Beach, Hinkley, Joshua Tree, Landers, Lenwood, Ludlow, Newberry Springs, and Victorville, Ca...
2018Culture
Barstow is the topic of the documentary Barstow, California (2018) by German director Rainer Komers featuring voice overs of Spoon Jackson's poems and memoir By Heart.
2022History
In October 2022, BNSF committed to expanding the Barstow Rail yard into the Barstow International Gateway, over 4,500 acres (1,800 ha) at a cost of 1.5 billion dollars to reduce...