Jerome, Arizona - Gold King Mine and Museum

I've been to Jerome many times over the years, but I have never visited the Gold King Mine and Museum.  A fun place with lots of stuff to see and photograph.  The entrance fee is $5 and .25 tax.  Bring cash and it is very helpful if you bring the correct change.

These fun and colorful residents rate a few photos.

There were a lot of rusty things, but also a lot of cars in great condition.

 This is an old kitchen setup.

 A firetruck.

 You will notice the hummingbirds as you enter the main building.  There are several feeders and nice seating in the area. Sit down, and when the humans are still the birds will flock.

The following are panoramic views from around the property.

 Interior of one of the buildings with an old Studebaker.

 The interior of an iron works shop.

 More stuff.

 School room interior.

 One of the workers "fired up" the Power Company" and drew a crowd.  Hiss, bang and bells and whistles.

 There is a large "parking lot" of a lot of other cars and trucks.

Miami, Arizona - Antique Stores on Main Street

I drove through Miami, Arizona this morning and decided to quickly jump off of Route 60 and see what Main Street looks like.  I first crossed a bridged wash that runs through the town.  I liked the bridges and the light poles with flowers on each of the bridges.  If you look at the wash without including the cut light pole, it looks just like an alley.  But including the light pole (and you can see this on every bridge that crosses the wash) makes it look a bit more charming.

The bridges along this wash are "Luten Arch", a patented concrete arch bridge designed by Daniel B Luten of Indianapolis.  Luton was awarded more than 30 patents for the improvements in the standard design.  The bridges were built in 1918.  See more details on Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luten_arch

 This antique store  is on one of the streets leading to Main Street

 The building on the left is the YMCA.  The building on the right was unmarked.

 This is an antique store that is also off of Main Street.

 As I turned on to Main, I saw this and like the worn looking sign.

 Some buying is happening already, on a Sunday.  I was able to pull in to some empty parking spots and take these pictures.

 This deserved a closer look.  Yes, that is Elvis sitting in the doorway!

I need to drive through Miami when I have a little time to look around.  You don't see these types of stores if you just stay on Route 60, so look for the "Main Street Miami" sign.