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A view of the Upside-Down House located in Lee Vining, California. From the sign:
Upside-Down House
A distinctive local landmark and nationally renowned tourist attraction. It was the creation of - Nellie Bly O'Bryan (1893-1984), visionary, entrepreneur and long time resident of the Mono Basin.
Originally, located along US-395 north of the Tioga Lodge, it was inspired by two children's stories - "Upside Down Land" and "The Upsidedownians". Upon her death in 1984, the Upside-Down House fell into disrepair until.... October 9, 2000 when it was rescued and moved to this site.
Although it's tenure as Mono County's first "Man-Made" tourist attraction was briefly (1956 to 1968), it made a lasting contribution to the promotion and development of the Eastern Sierra.
Dedicated July 8, 2001 by E Clampus Vitus, Bodie Chapter No. 64 and the Mono Basin Historical Society
By the way, gas topped out at $7.99/gallon at the time of this photo on October 7, 2022 making it among the highest in the nation. Across the state line in Nevada it was easily $2.50 cheaper.
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