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This ramshackle house located in Oildale, Calif., on the border of Bakersfield and just a few feet from the Santa Fe was built by James Haggard, father of Merle Haggard, from a refrigerator car during the great depression. The refrigerator car is the back section of the house, topped with a short roof. There is an addition on the front; a similar addition is on the rear. It is hoped the house will be preserved by the Kern County Museum.


a guide (along with a photo in the Times ar- ticle) I soon found the house. You really have to look to see the refrigerator car — its the lengthwise section parallel to the street. A front entrance has been added, somewhat masking the car. Being a country music lover (Cash, Willie, Jones, Hag and Waylon) this was indeed a highlight of my trip. So what will become of Hag’s Boxcar? The Kern County Museum is raising funds to


buy it, move it and restore it to the way James Haggard modified it. The current owner will get a new house on the same foot- print as the boxcar. Yes, it will be looking better than ever, but I still wanted to get a photo of it sitting in its original place where the first thing Hag remembered knowin’ was a lonesome whistle blowin’ and a young one’s dream of growing up to ride... —STEVE BARRY


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