Jerome, Arizona - Part II - Liberty Theater

The Liberty Theater, located in Jerome, Arizona, first opened in 1918.  It closed in 1929.  The fascinating thing about this place is that, although the downstairs has undergone some changes, the upper area has remained unchanged since the theater's closing.

The outside of the theater.

This is a hallway upstairs which leads to the theater.

This is inside the theater looking back out into the hallway.

Looking down onto the stage and screen.

Some of the old equipment.

This is a rather creepy picture of Dad as I think he looks like a glowing cardboard cutout.  The theater was built to seat 536 people.

1928 Robert Morton Organ

This was kind of odd.  These are the walls in the bathroom where people who have visited have signed their names.  It reminded me of Greasewood Flats where people sign dollar bills and tape them all over the walls.

Jerome, Arizona - Part I - Ghost Town and King Mine

The town of Jerome is a copper mining town and is located between Prescott and Flagstaff.  I believe Dad and I visited it the same day we went to Tuzigoot National Monument.  I'm glad we decided to go because it ended up being a really interesting place to visit.  We definitely visited the Gold King Mine and Ghost Town as well as the Liberty Theater.  I'm certain we also visited the Douglas Mansion as well but I can't seem to find my photos of it.  I'll post a separate entry if I find them.  For more information about the town of Jerome, you can visit their website here - 

Jerome, Arizona 

This is a cute little cafe where we had lunch.

I believe this is the road leading to the Gold King Mine and Ghost Town.

 

This is the entrance to the Gold King Mine and Ghost Town.  It really is a fascinating place - one of the most unique places I think I've ever been.  From the website - "The site is now a museum where visitors can see continuous demonstrations of antique mining equipment and the operation of a turn-of-the-century sawmill daily. Other highlights include walks in an authentic mine shaft, animals to pet and feed, a circa 1901 blacksmith shop, and the world’s largest gas engines."

One of the chickens from the chicken coop.

A very old chair with a sign on it that says "Keep Off Grass."

One of the animals out there one could pet.

I think this is an old mining car.  This entire area just looks like a big junkyard, but it was so much fun to explore!  There was such an interesting mix of things to see.

This is inside one of the many buildings out there.

This guy was such a sweetheart and so much fun to feed.  I fed him a couple of apples while I was out there.

This appears to be an old school room.

This is Dad next to a (very!) old motorcycle.

An old dentist's office.

I think this is overlooking Gold King Mine.

Outside the dentist's office.

Dad is never shy about striking up a conversation with somebody.  It must be where I get it from.  :-)

Toozigoot National Monument

Dad and I visited Toozigoot National Monument when he was here some time ago.  If I recall correctly, we went there on the same day we went to the town of Jerome.  Tuzigoot is an ancient pueblo built by the Sinagua people and the first buildings were built around 1000 A.D.  The pueblo consisted of 110 rooms and included second and third story structures.  The Sinagua people left the area around 1400.  These types of places are always so fascinating to me.  For more information -   

National Park Service

This is the pueblo as seen from the road. 

Walking to the pueblo from the visitor's center. 

I was standing just inside one of the rooms of the pueblo when I took this.  As you can see off to the right, Dad and Shirley are standing at the top of some stairs we had to climb to get here.  

Looking out over the pueblo.

The surrounding area.

Looking out over the pueblo.

I took this picture while inside one of the rooms.

We were able to walk down below onto the grounds surrounding the pueblo.  This is a picture from down below the pueblo.

This is the sidewalk leading back up to the pueblo.

Meteor Crater

Dad and I went to visit the Meteor Crater Visitor Center, located outside of Flagstaff, when he was here awhile ago.  A piece of an asteroid slammed into Earth approximately 50,000 years ago and the crater, which, according to their website, is 550 feet deep, one mile across, and 2.4 miles in circumference, is a result of that collision.  A word of caution - be sure to wear (or at least bring along) a pair of closed toed shoes as you will not be allowed to go on the short hike around a portion of the crater if you are wearing sandals.   

For the usual information, you can visit their website here - 

Meteor Crater

Here's a link to an interesting video titled "B612 Foundation Ed Lu Movie at Meteor Crater" - 

Video

The video contains information about the crater in Arizona, including an arial view of it, and information on asteroids in general, including ways to deflect pieces that have broken off. 

On the way out to the crater.

We were able to take a short hike around the crater.  I took this picture, looking down into the crater, while on that hike. 

This is a shot of the surrounding area.

I don't recall what exactly this structure is, but we came upon it during the short hike around the crater.

This reads - "The Holsinger Meteorite is the largest discovered fragment of the 150-foot (45-meter) meteor that created Meteor Crater."

This is a water pipe used when searching for the meteorite.