The Deserted Jenny Rose Restaurant of Yermo
En route to Calico Ghost Town you pass by the Jenny Rose Restaurant. With its massive neon heart sign, it certainly catches the eye, whether you’re on Ghost Town Road or on Interstate 15. But don’t expect to grab a bite to eat here, as a burger hasn’t be served here for sometime, and the only customers are the crows picking up scraps from travelers.
Visible through the windows are maroon booths stacked on top of each other, and blue counter stools sitting vacant at the counter, along with a variety of kitchen equipment, all caked in dust. What adds to the strangeness is that some of the items feature “Sold” tags, but they were sold long ago, as they are very faded from their once vibrant red.
Despite being an icon of the area, I couldn’t dig up too much information on the Jenny Rose! I couldn’t even figure out when it opened, and when it closed is even debatable. Via Weird California, Jenny Rose shuttered sometime around 2008 to 2009. Also thanks to Weird California, I learned that the sign, when it read “Cafe Jenny Rose,” it was featured on the back cover of Sheryl Crow’s debut album Tuesday Night Music Club in 1993.
History or no history, Jenny Rose is a nice place to stretch your legs and snap a photo of a fantastic neon sign en route to Las Vegas or Calico!
Peek through the dusty windows of the abandoned Jenny Rose at 35555 Ghost Town Road in Yermo. Please be respectful and do not attempt to get in or vandalize the property. Despite looking very desolate, it’s in fact on the same corner as a very active Chevron station.
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Oh my gosh, I had that album (in CD form) back in the day. It was – and still is – terrific. What a cool connection for this restaurant to have.
As is seeing an abandoned restaurant like this. It’s sad, of course, that Jenny’s went the way of the dinosaur, but terrific that it is still standing and looks to be holding up fairly well still inside all things considered.
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So Tuesday Night Music Club came out in 1993. I assume the picture was probably taken around that time, maybe? This location was also use in Bush’s music video for Mouth which came out in 1996 and featured the Jenny Rose with no café.
if i am remembering correctly, jenny rose was open twice. i remember eating there in 2007 when i photographed the big sign and the building all lit up and open.
it was built as Hart’s Famous Foods. although the only pic i’ve seen of the sign – on flickr – there was no apostrophe.
great work!
open at least twice!
I believe the building was built in 1988 and it opened the same year. I remember eating a very nice breakfast on those bar stools in that year before I left the Army at Fort Irwin. It seemed to be thriving and busy at that time. Service was excellent.