08/12: Old Tucson Studios
Category: General
Posted by: The Agnew Family
Old Tucson Studios was at the top of the list on the "clipboard of fun" today. Old Tucson came to life in 1939 when Columbia Pictures chose a Pima County-owned site on which to build a replica of 1860's Tucson for the movie Arizona. Since then it has been used for a number of movies, TV shows and as a tourist attraction. In 1995 a fire destroyed a portion of the studio including buildings, costumes and memorabilia. The occasional movie still shoot scenes at Old Tucson but it is primarily a tourist attraction. Some of the buildings can also be rented for meetings and parties.
Stop by the saloon for some refreshments, to hear a sales pitch or watch a show.
The dancing girls were very entertaining.
Outside of the town hall there was a dispute between two gamblers. Started as a fight and ended as a gun fight.
Ed managed to find this fellow running around (road runner). Don't think he was there to see any shows.
Another show at the saloon.
You could even ride a stage coach around Old Tucson. As I've never been in a stage coach, Carol and I gave it a whirl. On smooth roads it was bumpy, can't image the ride on a pot hole filled road.
The TV show High Chaparral was filled at Old Tucson. The walking tour guide, pointed out the mountain behind the sign and said it can be seen in most of the movies and shows that have been filmed in Old Tucson.
While the boys were busy taking pictures, Carol and I had fun. We road on the Merry-Go-Round...
drove the sport cars ....
and took the train. Even went down the haunted gold mine.
Some of the old movie props left in the desert.
The Quick and the Dead was one of the movies that was filmed in Old Tucson. At this set, a scene from the movie was reproduced.
Stop by the saloon for some refreshments, to hear a sales pitch or watch a show.
The dancing girls were very entertaining.
Outside of the town hall there was a dispute between two gamblers. Started as a fight and ended as a gun fight.
Ed managed to find this fellow running around (road runner). Don't think he was there to see any shows.
Another show at the saloon.
You could even ride a stage coach around Old Tucson. As I've never been in a stage coach, Carol and I gave it a whirl. On smooth roads it was bumpy, can't image the ride on a pot hole filled road.
The TV show High Chaparral was filled at Old Tucson. The walking tour guide, pointed out the mountain behind the sign and said it can be seen in most of the movies and shows that have been filmed in Old Tucson.
While the boys were busy taking pictures, Carol and I had fun. We road on the Merry-Go-Round...
drove the sport cars ....
and took the train. Even went down the haunted gold mine.
Some of the old movie props left in the desert.
The Quick and the Dead was one of the movies that was filmed in Old Tucson. At this set, a scene from the movie was reproduced.