[lodwick]

At the turn of the century, Bisbee boasted 20,000 inhabitants. The saloons, gambling establishments and whorehouses (cribs), which were jammed in the Brewery Gulch, as it came to be known, were notorious through the west, attracting an array of visitors to the town. Brewery Gulch even boasted its own Stock Market Exchange. The original blackboard for chalking up quotes can still be seen today in the Brewery bar. Like Tombstone, the establishments vied to take the money out of the miners' pockets day and night, 7 days a week, 52 weeks a year. Unlike Tombstone, Bisbee has not "gussied up" its historic district or used myth and legend to sell its image. As a result, Bisbee remains a much more authentic witness of bygone times, a town complete with charm and not a few surprises tucked away in the hills.

[andysandmikesmom]

I just looked at that Bisbee link, and it looks really fun and fascinating, especially the old cemetary...I am a sucker for old cemetaries, and this one looks just right for an afternoon of meandering through the old graves, imagining what the inhabitants of those graves were like...

Bisbee has a shady past, an unplastic look to it, and has some fine vintage trailers, and such...I would love being in such a town...

I am writing all this down, for when me and BigDom go to visit Miss Palo and her gang in Tucson...a side trip to Bisbee is going to be a must...