Bisbee & Tombstone (Phoenix, Tucson, Sierra Vista: RV parks, crime rate, motels)

[nitram]

lacal...Blame it on Wyatt Earp, Doc Holiday, the Clanton Gang. They started the it all. Now everyone wants to get into the act.

[ArizonaBear]

Originally Posted by lacal

Shhhh. Why ruin a good thing. All one has to do is visit Sedona and see what can happen when a place becomes popular. Talk about ruining a beautiful spot! What was once vast open space is now being taken over by the latest craze and ultra chic crowd. Starbucks has replaced the coffee stop, the roadside tourist attraction is now a glaring ultra tribute to europe and not Arizona.

Please leave Tombstone and Bisbee as it is. I much prefer it that way.

There are a few other small communities here in Arizona that have the vibe you are looking it as well.

[Bummer]

Originally Posted by lacal

Shhhh. Why ruin a good thing. All one has to do is visit Sedona and see what can happen when a place becomes popular. Talk about ruining a beautiful spot! What was once vast open space is now being taken over by the latest craze and ultra chic crowd. Starbucks has replaced the coffee stop, the roadside tourist attraction is now a glaring ultra tribute to europe and not Arizona.

Please leave Tombstone and Bisbee as it is. I much prefer it that way.

Great point, Lacal . . . Sedona is a perfect example of what can and does GO WRONG!

[Candice - Next Wave]

I LOVE Tombstone! Such a fun place. I think I got one of the best margaritas north of the border there. Bisbee too, very artsy quirky.
We bought a 36 acre parcel off Davis Rd between Tombstone and McNeal . . . my broker friends down there tell me there is a theme park a la Six Flags going in around there somewhere. Haven't authenticated that but certainly that could affect growth in the area if it's true. Anyone local there know anything about it, let me know?
One thing I know for sure . . . the property taxes sure have gone up since we bought there in 2004! Mine on my parcel has more than tripled.

[iriegirl]

There are a few other small communities here in Arizona that have the vibe you are looking it as well.

Arizonabear,
what towns are you talking about,( if you don't mind.) We are planning a road trip now, and want to come to southern AZ.
thanks, iriegirl.

[jimisru]

Bisbee used to be a fun place with lots of cheap houses, artists being artists, and an anarchic sense of community.

Then they came.

Now you can buy a miner's shack for just under $200,000! Really, you'll love it. Kissing bugs, scorpions, thousands of immigrants, thousands of border patrol and vigilantes chasing the immigrants, lots of drug running and drug addicts.

You can view all of this from your shack and more!

It's kind of like living in L. A. only not really.


Tombstone is full of demented old people who drink too much. They walk around dressed in cowboy costumes thinking they are in a Western movie.

Only they actually want to BE in a Western movie so they have become the vigilantes that haunt Bisbee by night and by day.

Be afraid. They do shoot people by mistake.

Tombstone and Bisbee. One town is full of old yuppies who think they are artists. The other is full of senile old farts who think they are cowboys.

Yeesh.

[Charlie MH]

Tombstone and Bisbee. One town is full of old yuppies who think they are artists. The other is full of senile old farts who think they are cowboys.

Wow Jimisru, what an attitude. I think someone needs a hug

[ToToughToDieGirl]

Originally Posted by Bummer

Interesting observations, Sierra

Tombstone is fun place to visit with lots of character, neat saloons and a couple of cool places to eat but I doubt if anyone could possibly feel comfortable calling it home for a long period of time.

As for Bisbee, in spite of the physical beauty and great weather, sadly . . . STUCK IN A TIME WARP.

MY TWO CENTS WORTH

I have lived in Tombstone for 18 years. Of course for some people the small town isn't all that great. Alot of people come to our town looking for something like disneyland. But at least you can walk down the street in the middle of the night without getting jumped or something. I totally agree with the statement that Bisbee is stuck in a time warp...thou that is the fun of going there.

[day-bee]

I lived in Phoenix for 2 1/2 yrs, moved to Yakima WA. Miss AZ! Looking forward to moving back, just not sure where to this time. Tucson? Does anyone know what it is like down Tucson way? I've only been by there once-which was about 8 yrs ago.

[ArizonaBear]

Originally Posted by ToToughToDieGirl

I have lived in Tombstone for 18 years. Of course for some people the small town isn't all that great. Alot of people come to our town looking for something like disneyland. But at least you can walk down the street in the middle of the night without getting jumped or something. I totally agree with the statement that Bisbee is stuck in a time warp...thou that is the fun of going there.

All good points.

Now for ironic: Tombstone feels more cosmopolitan than Bisbee perhaps due to the large number of overseas visitors to the former town.

Despite my being a self described Liberal----------I too feel much more at home in Tombstone.