![]() Corkhill Hall served the small complex as a location for dances, church services, movies and meetings. The complex features included company offices, dormitories, dining room, store and a 23 room hotel. The building is a Spanish Colonial Revival style and organized as part of a much larger U shaped complex. Alexander Hamillton McColloch designed the building, which was built by the Pacific Coast Borax Company. The Amargosa Opera House began life as Corkhill Hall in 1923-24. Founded in 1907 when the Tonopay and Tidewater railroads ventured into Amargosa Valley. The town was founded at the intersection of SR 190 and SR 127 just East of Death Valley. The AMNWR was closed, as the result of, a Government Shutdown.Īs our wandering journey continued, we opted to travel South and soon discovered the small desert haven of Death Valley Junction and the world famous Amargosa Opera House.ĭeath Valley Junction was founded as the town of Amargosa. We headed easy through the small town of Crystal, Nevada and drove past the Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge. Honoring the wishes of the Johnnie mine site property owners, we opted to do some exploring. The Arargosa Opera House is located in Death Valley Junction, California. ![]() We discovered that the mines of Johnnie, Nevada are located on private property. After the winery our plan was to drive up to the townsite of Johnnie, Nevada. ![]() Our original idea was to drive to the winery’s in Pahrump, Nevada. ![]() Recently, on a whim, my wife and I loaded up the jeep and opt to just explore the desert West of our home town of Las Vegas and ended up at the Amargosa Opera House. ![]()
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