As a trucker I liked the place. Good parking, play some Blackjack, get something to eat and sleep. Leave the next morning. Just a nice place where you could get in and out without the Vegas traffic congestion.

@user-ih9mb8dg8n

7 ай бұрын

I remember back in the day there used to be a casino across the freeway that looked like a cruise ship, I think it was captain Jacks but I can't be sure.I think they imploded that one in 2002...

@NORCALBIKEVLOGS

7 ай бұрын

I used to stay there and have a meal there as a trucker 2005-2007

@smokinggar714

7 ай бұрын

Ok as for the name of it as a gas station they were all over the edge of Los Angeles back in the day and always had the cheapest gas. And as for stopping there most people would stop on their way home not on their way to Vegas. When I was driving a big truck I would see mostly trucks there

@steveludwig4200

7 ай бұрын

@@user-ih9mb8dg8n It was called "Nevada Landing". A few guys went out there after the implosion and found a whole bunch of casino chips buried in the pile of debris.

@jeffhodges7504

7 ай бұрын

Ya I stayed there a few times

I stayed there as a kid with my family. We were driving back home to the Bay Area from a road trip vacation (don’t remember where we visited) and my parents wanted to stop since it was getting late and the rooms were $19.99 per night. My brother and I were so excited since my dad got 2 adjoining rooms so my brother and I had our own room and beds! It was amazing! Our first order of business was to jump on the beds back and forth. We went and played in the arcade while our parents went to the casino and we were supposed to meet back at the room at a certain time. My mom won the most she ever had which was $800 and she only played the lower cost slots. It was great memories from my pre-teen family trip.

I won more jackpots at the Goldstrike than any casino 🎰 in Vegas ! I was a maintenance man at the Stardust Casino before they leveled it out ,man I miss the old landmark Casinos,they were excellent.

My memory of Jean,Nev. was having car overheating problems in the summer of 1969…there was a broken down repair shop there, and the mechanic was a terrific character…he made the necessary repairs and the repair bill was more than fair…it is good memories of that area…

@steveludwig4200

7 ай бұрын

Did you go to the Oasis? That was the gas station/casino on the west side of I-15.

@BlueCollarGuy901

7 ай бұрын

No casinos as I recall…had no xtra cash , was on a strict budget…was just passing thru on the way from Los Angeles to Detroit area to visit relatives

We stayed there back in early 2012. My husband was working at the mountain pass mine. They were trying to reopen the mine before China went and flooded the market with all the rare earth minerals and caused the mine to shut back down. The company he was emyed through had the workers staying there. Originally they were staying at Buffalo Bill's in Primm. Then they got moved to the Goldstrike after the New Year. It was basically a place to stay. Nothing was open at the time. We went into Vegas to have dinner. I think staying in a motel 6 would have been more exciting. It wasn't long after that that we made the official move out to Vegas. The rooms wrre clean snd and all but the restaurants and buffet were all closed so we had to go all the way into Vegas just to eat.

@Mikefngarage

7 ай бұрын

wasnt there one across the freeway from there with huge smoke stacks. Like a steam ship or something that burned down?

@SimpleDesertRose

7 ай бұрын

@@Mikefngarage yes that's the one. Right at the top of the pass on the California side of the border. My husband was a welder helping build the infrastructure for processing the ore.

@WickedGravityVideo

7 ай бұрын

​@@MikefngarageNevada Landing it was called. Same Jean exit.

@tigerjonn

7 ай бұрын

​@@Mikefngarage LOL Nevada Landing was closed years and years ago...I was like...23 at the time(im 38 now), started going to Vegas with my friends and stuff... I remember Nevada Landing closing one year, and I even have a photo of me standing in front of the abandoned giant boat building... The crazy thing is, I remember exactly 1 year after I took that photo, I went to Vegas again with my friends.... And we couldn't find any remnants of the building in just 1 year! Even the parking lots and the areas where the building once stood, the dessert sand blew over all of it, and there is like zero evidence that a building stood there at one point... I remember it only took 1 year for the Dessert to swallow back up....

@Mikefngarage

7 ай бұрын

@@tigerjonn and it was not that old either. pretty new casino My buddy painted the smoke stacks when it was being built in the 90s. I remember him telling me he used block and tackle They were like 200ft tall. no lift would reach. Crazy how much money is wasted at Vegas. I just wont go there anymore. unless for a convention that I have no choice. Was fun but now it is just $$$$$$$ for no value.

I was a security officer at both Nevada landing and Gold Strike and yes everything has gone on in those rooms. I could tell you some stories. NOTE: We cleaned the trash out of the trashcans in the old cabin on McCullough Wilderness, thought you should know it was for you and everyone who RESPECTS the outdoors.

@patrickprendergast9589

6 ай бұрын

ok im listening please tell some stories

Used to stay here when Vegas was oversold. I loved the place. Pocketed a few jackpots and loved the real coin play. I really miss those times. This video was bitter sweet as it brought back some great memories but it is tough to watch an old friend pass on. Thanks for this video

It's a family-run company that used to be called Terrible Herbst. Originally an oil company, they have gas station/convenience stores in Arizona, where I first saw one. They're also in Utah and California, but the majority are in Nevada. They started buying casinos about 25 years ago.

@irocker350

7 ай бұрын

Terrible Herbst is also active in the Desert Racing scene.

@simonagree4070

7 ай бұрын

I looked in on the comments to see if anyone knew if there was a relationship between the casino and the gas stations, so thanks for answering that. There was a Terrible Herbst in Santa Rosa, CA, in the '70s (at least). I always thought it was a strange name. Later, I found out that "herbst" is German for Autumn -- still sounds like a weird name for a gas station.

@irocker350

7 ай бұрын

@@simonagree4070 Terrible Herbst has been around Las Vegas for quite a while, but they grew a LOT during the 80's / 90's

@johnthemminger8917

7 ай бұрын

There used to be a terrible Herbst gas station, car wash, oil change type place on the corner of lake mead and rampart WAY back in the day when I worked at the albertsons that used to be there, there was a burger King basically next door to it

@franklinnorth7708

7 ай бұрын

Yes, I remember Terrible Herbst, best and lowest prices for gas back in the day.

Jessica is smiling at the end like she's been in the building the whole time...lmao

@byronlemay2166

7 ай бұрын

You're probably right...she's all set up in there just waiting for the final. All familiar with the demo guys...that's funny!

Yes, i won several jackpots there ❤, lots of fun there while it lasted 🎉

I was there the day/moment they closed due to the Pandemic. I had just hit a royal on video poker. They were actually shutting down all the machines as they paid me. It's pretty crazy to think I was probably the last person to hit a jackpot there! Went out with a BANG!!!

2:00 - They had a HUGE flashing sign proclaiming "$4.95 PRIME RIB DINNER" - 24 hours a Day!!!!! That's why folks stopped there.

I love watching videos like this, but it's also pretty sad to see old buildings getting demolished. Thank you for another interesting video. Hope you had a nice Christmas and Happy New Year 🎉

@Art7220

7 ай бұрын

Yes, great video. And sad too.

We've stayed there before. Had great memories with Else, Stacey and the other dealers. So much fun. They gave me a free suite because we were winning and didn't want to drive back to Buffalo Bills...small casino but very nice people there.

That miner statue would look great at your compound, it would be great if they gave it to you and someone moved it for you.

Cool ponytail ❤ Love these kind of uploads, Abandoned is always interesting.

Absolutely no one can keep up the witty repartee like our girl Wonderhussy! You might be able to get an unaccompanied access to the inside on a holiday by offering the construction company a free promo. 258,000 subs is not nothing! Leverage baby!

Lol the sack you seen along time ago. The wife and I cracked. You are hilarious. 😂😊

Hwy 97 and hwy84 cross on south side of Columbia river. Hwy 97 goes North into Washington.....going up grade from river there is a STONEHENGE on the east side of the hwy. To the west of 97 is Mary Hill Museum. Same guy built both places, but his wife would not move out there in the 1920s, so like the GLASS HOUSE in Oregon......never a permanent residence.

The Nevada Landing used to be across the freeway where the Chevron station is now...When it was first built both the Goldstrike and the Nevada landing had a buffet. Early 90's I worked in Jean so ate and played at both of them !

@martycarlson4503

7 ай бұрын

Wasn't there a property called Cactus Kates out there also?

@scottrunnels3958

7 ай бұрын

@@martycarlson4503 Cactus Kates was at Stateline in the 80's mid 90's . Near Whiskey Pete's!

@georgefoster4659

7 ай бұрын

Nevada Landing was diagonally across the freeway, not where Chevron is now. Closer to the Starbucks.

@scottrunnels3958

7 ай бұрын

@@georgefoster4659 In the area I meant !

@gonnacry96tears

7 ай бұрын

Oh thanks! I knew I remembered another hotel there as well. It’s been gone for quite a while now.

the "tv" things are actually old video poker and slot machine monitors. the shiny coating on them is the touch screen membrane.

At, 7:15 - that’s a spatula for cleaning and separating the sand from the ashtray.

I would stay there for little staycations from the 90s through 2019. It was a decent place until Covid finished it off. I had always preferred the Nevada Landing until it closed.

I remember the Gold Strike. We lived in Vegas in the 80’s. The Dunes was our favorite hang out. We’d spend all night there gambling, wandering around. Vegas in the 80’s was awesome!!

I remember when there was NOTHING out there. And in 1982 I drove one of the tanks used in the filming of the movie Megaforce, part of it was filmed at the dry lake bed. I was an armor crewman (I just wanted to drive the tanks but qualified in every position) with the Nevada National Guard, we sued to do a LOT of running around the desert in our tanks. also used to take my car out on the lake bed to practice high speed turns, controlled skids, bootlegger turns and do some drifting, also taught my GF the finer points of driving a high performance car properly before I let her drive my car

"Classic Vegas...they just blow it up and leave it on the side of the freeway..." What a beautiful description! LOL

Hi: Terrible's stations are alive and well in California. Here they're called Terrible Herpst. Back in the seventies I once met William Shatner pumping his own gas at one, driving a beat up old Mercury-something or other-. I asked him why in the world he was there in that grungy car, and he said: the industry isn't what most people think it is. That made me feel more contend with my job as a Trailways bus driver. Lol Michael

@IanPunter

7 ай бұрын

He probably didnt make much cash from star trek given how long ago and the show didnt last long.

This reminds me of your older videos where you wander through old dilapidated buildings, and make jokes. And my opinion those were the best ones that you made.

I gambled there when it was GoldStrike. It was a hallway casino, like South point, only less people there. I think they had coin slots.

That metal box you walked into was a protective housing for a diesel generator. Maybe propane powered since you saw where they had tanks

Wishing you Many Happy Trails for the New Year Wonderhussy! And Desert Sister too! :-)

Wnderhussy, I knew one of the owners of the Stardust Hotel/casino back in the 1980's. Interesting bit of history.

I MISS SWEET HOME NEVADA!!! & thanks for this video ❤

@scottyo64

7 ай бұрын

Just came back, love it! Most think I am crazy 😊

In the past, every time my dad would drive to and from Vegas, he'd always stop here to gamble because they still had coin operated slot machines when many of the other casinos were switching to coinless. He said he liked using actual coins to gamble because he liked holding some physical money (winnings) in his hands.

GREAT REHAB PROPERTY!! You can't walk anywhere, it's too far away, too HOT or too COLD. Most people in our USA do not realize how COLD VEGAS areas are.

I bet she went ahead and MOONED it any how! thank you ALL stay safe

I used to travel to Vegas pretty regularly and I would always stop on my way out of town and pick up a $1 hotdog and a couple $1 shrimp cocktails for the road.

I remember when accrisx the freeway the Nevada Landing disappeared. Those river boat buildings were there...then they were gone.

Going to miss the old gold strike used to work there back in the early 2000 meet my gf there and lived down the way in sandy valley good times.

The painted 'EXIT' is b/c they've ripped out the power to the illuminated exit signs, and for safety they need to be marked for the workers in case of an emergency. Be interesting to know how many pounds of copper was reclaimed, there's at least a steak dinner in that.😁

@pedojoesanalorifice3541

7 ай бұрын

I was inside a couple of months ago filming. That place was a gold mine for copper.

I love the Soviet Block buildings comparison to our similar grandiose structures . A dystopian cyber 'scolding' was super funny !! ...a 'robo'-cop future ?...( hope not...) 1:49...Did ya notice the pick-up truck behind you at the gas station ? It looked like it was trying to get your attention ...

My dad and us would stay there for a week in the early 2000s. Great times! Rooms were 20 to 30 dollars cheaper than the strip in Vegas. Thats the only place my dad wanted to stay. As well as the Nevada Landing across the highway. Great times I'll miss it.

Come to Detroit, get off I-75 at Seven Mile Road and youll see some real abandonded buildings.

It was a economical place to stay at when the Consumer Electronics Show was going on in Las Vegas. The food was OK and room prices were cheap!

That sitting miner statue, would make for some, fine yard art.

@richardelliott8352

7 ай бұрын

the same statue , a duplicate from undoubtably the same mold, is part of the outside facade signage at Knott's berry farm , an amusement park competitive to Disneyland Seems odd that someone saw the commercial possibilities of popping out fiberglass miners , at least for awhile.

Maybe the facility replacing this one is an Industrial Grade Brothel?

@robertfansler7800

7 ай бұрын

You have to go to Nye County, for the industrial grade brothels!

Fun, how exciting at 14:10 Everyone leaning into their phones/TV's together yelling, Yes, do it. ❤Thanks for all your fun shares and beautiful energy. ❤And thank you to Jessica also ❤ U too are fun.🎉

I stayed there a few times 12-14 years ago during the 'crash', was treated really well. Eerily quiet in the smaller tower, nice crew running it. Time flies... the sign brags on the gas station so it'll probably stay.

With major construction pending for the BrightLine SoCal-Vegas high speed rail AND the next Vegas area airport, I would think the hotel could be resurrected for worker housing!

@finncarlbomholtsrensen1188

7 ай бұрын

Building an 18 kilometer, Danish tunnel below the water to Germany (replacing a ferry line) has made a former Danish Hotel into a workplace during the built. When it is finished it may be torn down?

Use to stay there during it’s hey day, good place, hit many jackpots there and its sister casino on the west side of the 15(Nevada Landing)😎⭐️🤩

😄👍Good Stuff, Great Tips

I was just there. I stayed there a few years ago. I loved being able to find a room during CES 20 years ago without reservations. Like 50 bucks a night. I loved the view. I was sad they closed.

Another excellent Wonderhussy Wednesday adventure. Great job 👍

Never stopped in there - but I frequently stopped just down the road at the old “Nevada Landing” casino. It looked like an old riverboat and smelled like someone had vomited into an ashtray. The buffet was $10.

@therealwilfreddierkes9980

7 ай бұрын

Nailed it! Lol That place was a dump, when it was new!

At 16:40 in you set off the motion detector on the portable security island Wonderhussy! Yikers ! Those TV sets at 19:35 in are security monitors . They had 4 divided areas to monitor on each screen of the goings on in the casino. Very nice walk around this strange abandoned former casino and hotel. Love Sarah's banter while poking around the place. Big fan of your photography work Jessica!

VERY COOL VIDEO, WONDERHUSSY. SAD TO SEE ALL THAT WORKMANSHIP GOING DOWN THE DRAIN . . .

Gold Strike was once a part of the MGM Resorts portfolio. I believe MGM sold the place to Terrible Herbst in early 2016.

@rockyroad-hq7hz

7 ай бұрын

I think it was during the great recession of 2008. When it switched hands.

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Your abandoned videos are definitely my favorites

I visited the Gold Strike many times. In the late 1990s, I hit for $2,000 on the dollar slot machines. My wife hit two royals flushes on the video poker machines. Buses full of South Central L.A. folks dropped off hundreds of gamblers on one-day turnaround trips. Another time, we saw a Denny's waitress attacked by a pit bull owned by two degenerates. The dish*ts took off after the pooch bit the waitress. Sorry to the Gold Strike go.

@AshCupric

6 ай бұрын

Omg that poor waitress!!! I can’t stand people that can’t (or won’t) control their dogs. I am a firm believer that some people shouldn’t have pens and/or kids. I have 2 small dogs but I never never let them roam around off their leashes or allow any kind of aggressive behavior ever.

That mooning thought did cross my mind.🤪 Seriously, I was hoping you would've got in that Gold Pan in the beginning. That would have been a Rich Strike.

I won $1600 on a $2 machine....first pull. Left right after and went on to LV!

The luggage carts would paint up nice with new outdoor carpet on it. Bring your groceries in from the car. O yea it's got a casino story.

Hi Sarah, Jess's hair is cute Ask her to be in more videos please. Happy Holidays!

Back in the early 1990s, I stayed at the Gold Strike many times. It costs around $25 per night for a room. It was a cheap place to sleep. I would play golf at Primm Valley Golf Course and drive into Las Vegas to gamble. I remember many busloads of old folks coming from Southern California to gamble at Gold Strike.

Thank you for another video delightfully free of any political 💩. It's a big reason I keep coming back video after video, year after year. Twenty minutes of mutual respect? I'm all in.

@snotnosewilly99

7 ай бұрын

The Nev/Calif border casinos were destroyed when Krazy Boy Cuomo massively increased the subprime mortgages in 1998. This directly led to the Great Recession in about 2008, which killed the border casinos. Politics,politics and more politics.

@TBoss3313

7 ай бұрын

And yet brings it to the comments with his comment.🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

@johnmosley6218

7 ай бұрын

@@snotnosewilly99 please refrain from political posts.

@ZackfromNoHo

7 ай бұрын

@@snotnosewilly99 The growth of California tribal casinos is probably what killed the Jean and Primm casinos (though Primm is hanging on, right at the stateline.) Why drive all the way to Nevada when you can gamble at Morongo or San Manuel a lot closer to home in SoCal? Anyone who just can't wait to get to Vegas to gamble, eat or sleep would stop at Primm rather than go another 11 miles to Jean.

@DiogenesOfCa

7 ай бұрын

Everything is politics. Get involved or don't complain.

Thank You for Sharing this Wonderhussy 🤩

I stayed there the first time in June of 1993 with two friends right after we graduated high school in Porterville, CA. We stayed for three days and went into Vegas each night. At that time there was a Burger King in the casino and that’s where we ate breakfast, lunch and dinner. There was a nickel arcade downstairs and we played and beat every game in there. Me and one of my friends dumped a bunch of money in the slot machines and I tried to win a Dodge Viper. (Our other friend was so paranoid we’d get thrown out for playing slots when we were only 18). We met a girl from Michigan down at the pool and all four of us went back to our room and watched Beavis and Butthead until she had to meet her mom for dinner. (She was 17). I stayed again with my wife in 1999 or 2000 when all the hotels on the strip were booked. It’s sad to see it getting demoed, thanks for the post.

At 21:40, That one tree singing Staying Alive, Staying Alive with its bush buddies by the door. Could this be why they survived🤔🚽

Your exploration videos are what attracted me to your channel many years ago. It's nice to see you returning back to your "roots" with this video. Too bad you weren't able to get inside the place. That would have been so cool to see!

We stayed there three nights end of October 2019 and we met backroadswest for breakfast at Denny's. It was great exploring the Mojave/Mohave from there. 😎 Greetings from Germany Knut and Martina = the Manleys

I stayed there cause I can just drive up from LA and walked in to get a room late. It was cheap too. Then it is just easy to drive to Vegas in the morning for the various trade shows like CES etc. There used to be another casino called Nevada Landing across the other side of the I15, and provided shuttle back and forth between the 2 casinos. The casino had a homey feel, and I have caught a few shows as well. They even had a good New York steak deal, and I remembered the price at $6.99 (wow, when was that?). I did see a development plan on Jean by the Mirage Group, and it looked back then that Jean was going to be something great. Don't remember the time frame, but I am sure it was before the banking crisis.

The Big Screen TV is still on the wall at 15:25. Reminds us of how one man's trash could be another man's treasure. 🤠🍀

I have to say that Jessica must be the most beautiful woman in the state of Nevada. WOW! ❤

I would take 1 piece from every site i explored... that gold suitcase was interesting for sure! 😊

Terribles is already a sign at the neon museum.

Hey Wonderhussy. I have been subscribed for about a year now, always enjoy your tours and the overall vibe you evoke. Your site is so tastefully stylized with everything from the retro fonts to the opening theme song. Content aside, which is obviously well appreciated, I wanted to give a shout out the the folks behind the camera. I have worked in music and video production in the past, so I am more than aware of the work that goes into it. You along with your talented staff help make this a truly world class website you should all be very proud of.

@davidjackson7281

6 ай бұрын

LOL. What Staff! She does everything all by her little self.

So weird you would post about Terrible s casino. Just the other day I had a memory about staying at the one in Vegas back in the early 2000s. Weird that you did this video, we must be on the same page somehow LoL

Sad to see the old buildings go, instead of tearing down they could repurpose instead but that's what we do.

I stayed there back in 1998 back before ticket in and out machines were everywhere. They had alot of slots jammed on the floor so you had a good selection. I remember going across the freeway to the Nevada landing for a prime rib dinner. On weekends they used to bus people in from Los Angeles, so it got pretty full. The security was pretty tight at night because of the nearby prison.

Love your Vlogs❤❤❤❤

If it’s close to Vegas and easy to park; why not make a temporary RV park? There is probably electricity and water somewhere on the site. Thanks for sharing.

Way back in the late 70s and early 80s a lot of us kept a po bx in Jean for the address. Didn’t want to get a inspection on what ever we was driving at that time.

The gold done panned out.

I'm abandoned stuff. Seriously I stayed there in the late 90's. A dollar for a beer and hotdogs.

Thanks Sara (Wonderhussy) for another cool video. You should have taken that gold chest if you wanted it. Boy, I clean house when I explore old abandon places like this. But only if it's been abandoned a lot of years and I feel the owners are never coming back again. Happy New Year!!

In my state exploring is hard as they dont required no trespassing signs and you can still get it for trespassing

The sad part about casinos and beaches is theyre contantly tearing down their history and building new bigger and better things. All due to greed. So much of our local beach has been torn down over the years. You should bring a way to leave notes where you explore for people to find later.

Another fabulous adventure!!

Terribles took over the Indian casino North of Vegas on 15, and the old Fallon truck stop. They don't ever seem to last very long.

Hello from Colorado

The propane area really reminds me of some of the more elaborate homeless encampments I see here in the bay area. I assume there's something surreal about nodding out with your reflection in those mirror tvs

Amazing how much stuff turns into trash that once had some value to it.

That was good. Funny when the pole started taking to you. Thanks. Happy New Year

"They could have made it a Homeless Shelter" A+💔

The Gold strike used to be the Headquarters for the Best In the Desert 's Goldstone Off Road Race. I remember going there as a kid to play in the arcade and eat at the buffet. They also had a Burger King inside. When I was racing we would always stop at the Gold Strike on our way to California because it was a lot easier to hit the buffet and get back on the road. Great Memories there. Sad to see it go.

I've explored this place a couple times it's pretty fun

That old casino was a landmark location in my life while I lived in Vegas. Years ago, my grandparents would take us out there to the desert then finish by having lunch or dinner at the Gold Strike’s Gold Rush cafe. It was pretty good for food coming from a filthy casino. Never been to Nevada Landing before, which of course was across the interstate, and demolished. They had plans to completely develop the town of Jean with housing, as well as a new casino on the old Nevada Landing site but then the recession happened, and that killed the development plans. Gold Strike survived-Partially…… In 2011, the Gold Rush Cafe in the Gold Strike was closed down. They still had the Bonanza Buffet, but it wasn’t as good. They also removed a major portion of their slot machines. The hotel tower also was closed down. Right when the Herbst family bought it, the place was already fading away.

Well, that was terrible! Thank you Wonderhussy for another fascinating video. Happy New Year to you and yours, and greetings from Cornwall, UK.

@williamrandall6472

7 ай бұрын

I also parked there quite often in the semi,only I paid slots,not Blackjack

@martharetallick204

7 ай бұрын

Cornish American here! And help me! I am trapped in a country that can't pronounce my last name!

Nice glasess WH!