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Western RoundUp: Pioneertown

Posted on May 31, 2025 by Laura Grieve

Pioneertown As longtime readers of this column will be aware, one of my favorite pastimes is to visit Western film locations. I recently had the opportunity to visit Pioneertown, located in California’s Yucca Valley, roughly 16 miles from Joshua Tree … Continue reading →

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Western RoundUp: Christmas in the West

Posted on November 29, 2018 by Laura Grieve

  Christmas in the West In the 1951 Christmas standard “It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas,” composer Meredith Willson pays tribute to the popularity of Westerns in that era with the line “A pair of Hopalong boots and … Continue reading →

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