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History in
a Pecan Shell
Born with the oil boom in 1929, it was named by and for "town-builder"
J. T. Baker and was granted a post office the same year. The buildings
couldn't go up fast enough for the demand and by 1930 there was an
estimated population of 1,000. After the stock-market crash the town
not only declined - but almost disappeared. Buildings were sold for
the lumber or moved off site. By the end of WWII
there about 50 people living in Bakersfield. In the mid 70s there
were 30 people left and this is the figure that has been used ever
since. |
| Abandoned
house in Bakersfield |
Photographer's
Note:
This IS Bakersfield. It qualifies for an interstate exit but not for
a road sign. - Barclay
Gibson, December 18, 2007 |
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