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BANK, BLACKSMITH & ASSAY OFFICE

Our second largest group of buildings together. They are from left to right, Bank, Blacksmith, and Assay Office. A lot of hours and detail has gone into this display. This group, the "Original", and Randy were filmed for television by TNN. I have never seen a film crew work so hard to try to get a camera down the boardwalks of these two groups. They never did make it, as the camera was to wide.

The details on this project include hitching rails, boardwalk, different roofs on the buildings, hanging signs, as well as signs on the buildings, water troughs, mineral rocks in front and back of the assay office, plus gold pan. Notice the double doors on the Blacksmith building or the heavy covered windows, not bars, at the Bank. I didn't believe Banks had window coverings like this, but I was wrong. Some sure did!

Location of material used: Bank: Front and signs from Dos Cabezas, Arizona. Building sides and trim is 150 year old Tennessee barn wood, as well as the bottom base. Shake roof is from Tombstone, Arizona, and window coverings from Johnson, Arizona. Blacksmith: front, sides, trim, and sign are from Dos Cabezas, Arizona. Tin roof and doors are from Tombstone, Arizona, and chimney from Johnson, Arizona. Assay Building: Front, sides, trim, and roof from Dos Cabezas, Arizona. Porch is 150 year old tennessee barn wood, and mineral rocks from Johnson, Arizona.

 

Ghost Town Photos courtesy of Nyle Leatham