We got off to a late start this morning. After saying our good-byes to our new found friends Barbara and Chuck who are leaving today we spent some time talking with another couple Heather and Joe. By the time we left it was 11 am but that was OK because meeting new people, especially nice people , is always enjoyable.
Today we toured Old Tucson an area that has hosted over 300 film and television productions since 1939. Western film classics such as Rio Bravo, The Outlaw Josey Wales and Tombstone have been shot on set here. John Wayne, Elisabeth Taylor, Clint Eastwood and Kurt Russell are just a few of the legends who have walked the streets of Old Tucson.
Built in 1939 for the movie Arizona, it has also been used for the filming of several movies and television westerns since then, such as Gunfight at the O.K. Corral and Little House on the Prairie and High Chaparral. It was opened to the public in 1960, and now historical tours are offered about the movies filmed here as well as live cast entertainment featuring stunt shows and shootouts.
Walking into Old Tucson was like walking into a time capsule. All of the buildings are original to the park. Movies and commercials are still being shot here. Below are the buildings used during filming.
There were stunt shows and history torus every 30 minutes. We had to run to get to each presentation on time because they were spread out around the park.
We managed to get to all but one of the performances offered, fit in an ice cream cone and still were able to get to take in the show that the Steampunk group had to offer.
The first day of a three day Steampunk Convention was in progress and we were lucky enough to be here. Steampunk you say – what is that??? I have included the link below because it would be too difficult to explain - but I must say Ron and I were fascinated!!!!!
LINK:
http://www.tor.com/blogs/2009/10/steampunk-101
Since it was the first day of the Steampunk Convention there were only about 250 of the Steampunk people around. They were very happy to let us take pictures.
We attended a production that was put on by a Steampunk band. It was very unique. The the guitar was made from a shovel but sounded great.
One of the tour guides told us there would be about 1000 Steampunk people coming into Old Tucson in the morning. So what we saw was only a sampling.
Overall it was a great day. We got to see the sets where many of the westerns we watched were made, saw the productions and we got to mingle with the people involved in the Steampump genre.
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