Jerome AZ
06/07/2004
06/07/2004
06/07/2004
Jerome is a really neat place. Once a copper mining town and known as "the wickedest town in the west" it has seen many ups and downs.
After Phelps Dodge closed the mine in 1953 the population dwindled to around 100. Then came the hippies and artists who fell in love with the area and it's seclusion.
Little by little it has made a comeback and now many of the original buildings have been restored for use as business and galleries. Sitting on top of Cleopatra Hill at 5,200 feet its a great escape from the valley heat.
The streets are a little narrow and wind up and down the hills
The Old Firehouse
The Jerome Grande Hotel. We ate at the Asylum Restaurant - no straitjackets required
View from the hotel porch
Waiting for our food on the veranda
Some buildings have actually slid down the hill. Others have burned or fallen down
What should we do now?
Oh,ya. Good thinking.
Sharon's lost again
Jerome has a ghost town. Tourist trap, but fun
This is a working steam powered sawmill
Every old town has a bordello
The ghost town is more like a graveyard for old trucks
There were these really weird spotted chickens in the ghostown
Yup, it's a Internation Harvester KB-12. Only about 3 left
The old blacksmith shop
This is Pedro. I have no idea why he's in the ghostown but he is a great greeter
