The Sands of Time

The Southern Pacific Railroad first laid track in Glamis en route east to Yuma in 1877. Many towns emerged along the railroad to supply water for the locomotives and repair track, such as Ogilby and Glamis. Many of the houses that were built in Glamis at the time were built by the Southern Pacific and painted yellow for the railroad section workers and their families. No houses are left due to the modernization of the railroad.
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Ogilby was a well known town on most maps. It had housing for railroad personnel along with the American Girl (gold) and Tumco (tungsten) mines nearby. It also had two grocery stores and a Post Office. The Ogilby stop of the Southern Pacific was a large depot. In 1932, the depot burned to the ground. Water was so scarce that the locals could do nothing but watch it burn.
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In 1979, a 100 yard sand drag strip called the GLAMIS INTERNATIONAL SANDWAY was built behind the Glamis Store. It was a very popular track, and advertised for the March, 1982 WINTER SANDNATIONALS. The first night racing was scheduled for Labor Day Weekend in 1982. It was soon closed. However, the track has recently opened up and is now performing sand drags again, but is again now closed, and is not performing drags.
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They say that this was the first dune buggy ever made. Al Allen stands with “Old Man Johens” and Al’s custom-made sand buggy on the side of the GLAMIS STORE, 1942.
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Source: Glamis Sand Hills
Schoolhouse to Dune Buggies

awesome

awesome

Excellent history lesson, that premium membership stuff is already paying off

very cool

hey samplr...

I bet there were buggys running around pismo before the one in that pic...

boy how times have changed

very interesting, thanks for the history lesson!

thats Rad

You kind of forget what things used to be like. I did not see one LS1 or Subaru in those pics. lol.

Very cool Smplr!

Here's a couple pics from the mid 70s. One is my dad (JDmeister) and I and the other is just my dad with our trusty old Baja, "Betsy." I love seeing the old school pics. Keep them coming Smplr.

Awesome pics!!!!

great pics and story...

I love it.

Good vintage pics you have. Thanks for sharing them!

Hey.. Deleted Dougs pix..

Finally! Some good pics of Glamis when JD Meister was in his early 30's.........

I love that stuff!! I wonder where that old cemetary is....I wonder if I have camped on it??


Learning more about the history of my most favorite place is awesome!!!!!!!

The cemetary is still there, with a fence around it, you cant miss it now that all the trees were cut down

Very cool!

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Thanks for the history lesson. Very cool

So where is the cemetary, over behind the Glamis Country Club fenced in thing?

Cemetary?!? Is this where they bury old crusty sand enthusiasts. Can I still buy a plot there???

TOP thread..

very cool!

Thanx for the history lesson...

Cool to learn about this stuff.

that was awesome

very interesting info and great pics too!

Thanks for sharing!!

Here are a couple that I have from back in the day, courtesy of JD...sand has been in the Dixon family for a long, long time! Doug and I are proud to carry on the family tradition!

VERY COOL INDEED!!!