Two Guns Pool Graffiti
by Paul LeSage
Title
Two Guns Pool Graffiti
Artist
Paul LeSage
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
The Ghost Town of Two Guns Arizona has had a rough and sordid history dating back to 1878 when a group of Apaches and Navajos had a conflict that resulted in 42 Navajos dying in a cave they had hidden in.
Construction of a railroad bridge across Canyon Diablo around 1880 started a rough and tough western area that developed further when a highway bridge was built across Canyon Diablo to carry the Old Route 66 in 1915. This bridge was replaced during a realignment of Route 66 in 1938.
Entrepreneurs of the day capitalized on the newfound traffic of Route 66 and built a tourist trap that many facets including a zoo with mountain lions heralded by road signs for miles in each direction.
Eventually the area was so vibrant that Two Guns even has its own exit on I-40, with no current viable businesses remaining.
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June 15th, 2018
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