Annalope Cafe, #1. Lamont, Wyoming, 2014 (No, it isn’t really open.)
Lamont is now a semi-ghost town–a bit of Googling says there are now but three inhabitants (at least up through 2008). I have no idea how accurate that census may be now. There is a Facebook page for Lamont where you might find more current goings-on.
Located far from anywhere but the wide-open prairie, Lamont has a café for sale if you are interested in a get-away-from-it-all opportunity. Needs a little fixing up, though. Judging from the details in THIS article from the Casper Star-Tribune, it used to be quite the friendly oasis in its heyday. Back then, it was known as “Grandma’s Café”.
[NOTE: As of January, 2016, this 11.04-acre property was listed by Sage Creek Realty at $245,000.]
In the meantime, maybe you could buy the property before the winter snows fly, then sign a parking contract with Halliburton for a little extra income–they seem to find the Lamont café a good place to leave their petroleum exploration trucks and mobile petroleum command post (and, as a bonus, they are no strangers to unusual contracts). You charge for the parking, then feed all the hungry oil workers and truckers (and the occasional Jellystone-bound tourist like us).
Ah, yes, Halliburton. We have heard those syllables uttered before. A company with sort of a checkered history if you dig into it a bit–but isn’t that what freedom on the high plains is all about?!
Annalope Cafe, #5. Lamont, Wyoming, 2014
Annalope Cafe, #4 (Halliburton Parking Lot). Lamont, Wyoming, 2014
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What is the listing for the property?
Thanks
Let me do some checking to see if there is anything current.
Allen, some Google searching (Lamont and Rawlins area real estate) doesn’t reveal anything about the place being for sale right now. I guess I will just have to drive up from Colorado and check it out personally. When I do, I will definitely stop and see what’s happening there and will post more photographs on my blog.
Rode my Harley from Oakland, CA to Maryland home in 2006. June 23rd (I kept a log). From Colorado 05:00 north on 287 had coffee no breakfast, really hungry.
Sign at Lamont “Population 3”, saw “Grandmom’s Cafe”. Inside I asked lady if maybe a number fell off the sign. She said no, population is 3, pointing to a fellow at the counter and a girl in the kitchen “…me, him and her”.
I enjoyed a huge, delicious breakfast of ham, eggs and potatoes.
Great story, Allen! Folks who live in places like that are pretty hardy survivors. Your road trip sounds like a pretty cool adventure. Thanks for commenting!