(To see the most detail in this image, click on it to enlarge it!) Hey, we’re back at the Shady Dell Motel in Bisbee, AZ. If you’re new to this blog, the Shady Dell Motel is a very interesting step back in time and history in the small southern Arizona town of Bisbee. These signs were on the wall of … Read More
Mission San Xavier Mortuary Chapel
(To see the most detail in this image, click on it to enlarge it!) There is a building on the west side the Mission San Xavier del Bac, 10 miles from Tucson. It is a domed chapel with a belfry that was used as a mortuary chapel. It sits alone alongside an open cortile. I processed this photo using some … Read More
Memory Lane Classic Cab
(To see the most detail in this image, click on it to enlarge it!) This is a photograph I took of this 1954 DESOTO FIREDOME used as a Taxi and parked outside the office of the Shady Dell Motel in Bisbee, AZ. It’s amazing how being at this motel and its diner are like walking back in time. I did … Read More
Mission San Xavier
(To see the most detail in this image, click on it to enlarge it!) Mission San Xavier del Bac is a National Historic Landmark founded as a Catholic mission by Father Eusebio Kino in 1692. In 1767 the Jesuits were expelled from New Spain and Spanish Franciscans took over the Mission in 1768. Construction of the current church began in … Read More
Red Shoes Hair Salon
(To get the full impact of this image, click on it to enlarge it!) The Red Shoes Hair Salon sits next to the old mechanic’s shop where the VW bus was painted on the garage door. It’s a classic style building for Bisbee and is both a multi-family dwelling and a commercial space on the ground floor. There was a … Read More