Rachel, NV

Rachel on When It Was is 6 addresses and the 6 businesses that have occupied them, the oldest from 1950. 4 are still open today; 2 are gone, and 1 of the buildings themselves have been demolished. Every entry below opens a page with the full history of that address, and the map lets you slide the year and watch the city change.

Start here

Rachel, decade by decade

• 1950s
  2 opened — Area 51 Back Gate, The Black MailboxSee the map in 1955 →
• 1980s
  1 opened — Little A'Le'InnSee the map in 1985 →
• 1990s
  2 opened — Tikaboo Peak Viewing Site, Extraterrestrial HighwaySee the map in 1995 →
• 2010s
  1 opened — Alienstock FestivalSee the map in 2015 →

Still here, and gone

By kind of place

Festival (1)

Alienstock Festival

Hiking Trail (1)

Tikaboo Peak Viewing Site

Military Installation (1)

Area 51 Back Gate

Landmark (1)

The Black Mailbox

Tourist Attraction (1)

Extraterrestrial Highway

Restaurant (1)

Little A'Le'Inn

Every place in Rachel (6)

• Alienstock Festival Rachel, Nevada · 2019–2019
• Area 51 Back Gate Groom Lake Road off State Route 375 · 1955–present
• Extraterrestrial Highway Nevada State Route 375 · 1996–present
• Little A'Le'Inn 1 Old Mill Road · 1989–present
• The Black Mailbox State Route 375 near Mile Marker 29.5 · 1950–2015
• Tikaboo Peak Viewing Site Badger Valley Road off SR-375 · 1996–present