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There's a flying saucer in someone's front yard, with Yoda standing out front looking like he's directing traffic or telling the guys (all green with big eyes) in the flying saucer where to park. Maybe these guys are making Crossett's glowing spook lights. This is out front of 2301 Ar Hwy 82 on the west side of Crossett Ar
[Phrank Phester, 12/03/2011]Yard UFO and Yoda:- Address:
- 2301 US Hwy 82, Crossett, AR
- Directions:
- West of town on south side of US Hwy 82 before Wall Rd.
- Hours:
- Ask permission. Local health policies may affect hours and access.
The Domes were built to facilitate the manufacturing of computers back in the late 1970s and early 1980s, but they were never completed -- evident from a couple of foundations that were started and left unfinished. One of the buildings is shaped like a flying saucer and the other three are as if spheres were joined together, looking like huge concrete caterpillars.
Talk from the locals about the Domes concerns ritualistic witchcraft and satanic worship. "Stay out of there and don't go into the tunnels," is the refrain, and indeed there are tunnels under the east end of this facility. But despite all the stories, it's unclear if anything more sinister has happened there than underage beer drinking and an occasional squatter spending the night. Nonetheless, staying out of the tunnels is probably advice wisely heeded.
[Margaret Ivins, 04/07/2020]Mysterious Domes:- Directions:
- Southwest of town. I-8 exit 172, then drive south one mile on S. Thornton Rd. On the left.
- Hours:
- Bulldozed in January 2023.
- Status:
- Gone
- Gila Bend, Arizona - Space Age Lodge & Restaurant
The Space Age Restaurant, in Gila Bend is alive and well. After the fire, a large banner was placed across the structure, informing passers-by that the structure had been ATTACKED BY ALIENS. As a regular patron, I was disappointed at driving fifty miles to have breakfast there, only to find the place burnt down. I felt that this should have been front page news, and that the media had, once again, failed to inform.
However, all's well that ends well. The Space Age has been resurrected, in most of its former glory. From the outside, it looks the same, flying saucer and all. The inside is more modern, cleaner, but considerably less funky. The new murals in the restaurant are interesting, but don't quite measure up to the old ones from the sixties. They have that new yuppie low-voltage can lighting that hangs from two clotheslines. I think the food (breakfast is all I ever have there) is fine, especially the chorizo and eggs.
[Jay Styron, 09/29/1999]Stovall's Space Age Lodge:RoadsideAmerica.com Team Field Report
- Address:
- 401 E. Pima St., Gila Bend, AZ
- Directions:
- I-8 exit 119. North on Butterfield, which veers left onto Pima. Left side, about a mile.
- Phone:
- 928-683-2273
- Gila Bend, Arizona - Space Age Lodge & Restaurant
The "great flying saucer restaurant" is no more. The Space Age Restaurant, which was built in the '60s during the space race, caught fire 10/21/98, when a neon sign shorted out and the roof caught on fire. The hotel next door wasn't damaged, but the restaurant was nearly burned to the ground. There's no word yet on whether they plan to rebuild.
An update: The Space Age Lodge in Gila Bend reopened several months ago. I haven't had a chance to go in yet, but the outside has been restored to its former glory, complete with neon and the tacky UFO on the roof.
[Nicklby, 08/01/1999] - Gila Bend, Arizona - Space Age Lodge & Restaurant
There is the greatest flying saucer restaurant (at least there was 2 years ago) on Arizona RT85 between I10 and I8, west of Phoenix, AZ. It must be some sort of a Mecca for the UFO people to eat at. Have passed it several times but never went inside.
[Bernie, 01/11/1998]
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