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So much more than Pappy and Harriet’s, Pioneertown is having a renaissance

Recently, residents say Pioneertown is settling into a new equilibrium, and Pappy and Harriet's new management has repaired community relations.
Residents of Pioneertown experienced years of upheaval that included skyrocketing home prices and a pandemic-fueled Airbnb boom, while locals credit the Curtis Curse with blocking major development.
Established businesses like the Red Dog Saloon and the Pioneertown Motel offer stable jobs, while Mane Street buildings convert into small local shops boosting employment.
Facing a fragile desert environment, Ben Loescher, architect and president of Friends of Pioneertown, says locals want slow growth preserving the western character amid water, fire, and road limits.
Nearly 80 years after its founding, Pioneertown evolved from a Hollywood movie set to a tourist curiosity and now a functioning western town with vibrant entertainment on Mane Street, attracting locals and visitors.

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So much more than Pappy and Harriet’s, Pioneertown is having a renaissance

By Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times PIONEERTOWN, Calif. — The sun had just begun its descent when the Mane Street Band took the stage for their weekly Honky Tonk Sunday set at Pioneertown’s Red Dog Saloon. Young adults in hiking gear sipped beers beneath chandeliers shaped like wagon wheels as old timers with gray ponytails and cowboy hats chatted with a tattooed bartender. Outside, a group of parents sat around long picnic tables, ignoring th…

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