Honky Tonks, Brothels and Mining Camps: Entertainment in Old Arizona
Florence Community Library 778 N. Main St., Florence, AZ, United StatesIn pioneer Arizona, among the best places to experience the performing arts were in the mining towns. Striking it rich meant having disposable income, and miners, like the well-heeled of the Gilded Age, wanted to demonstrate their sophistication with culture. From the early popular music of ragtime and minstrelsy during the forming of these communities, […]
