Yucca, Arizona sits quietly along Route 40 between Kingman and Topock, and was once the site of a 1950s alignment of Route 66 that thrived until the 1970s. Today, it’s only a shadow of its former self, with a scattering of ruins and roadside oddities, but in its time, Yucca held real promise. Now Yucca might get another chance in the spotlight thanks to the potential for a new copper mine to be built in the area.