Welcome to Historical Douglas

Welcome to historical Douglas, Arizona. Historical I have come to learn, typically means once upon a time cool/interesting/important things happened here, but now this is just a poor run-down city try to make a buck or two from naive tourists who think that by checking out some dusty buildings they’re getting cultured. So, with that in mind, welcome to historical Douglas, Arizona.

Everything genuine in this town has an air of poverty and creeping decay. The only evidence of any prosperity are the McDonalds’, Burger King, Pizza Hut and Safeway that service the needs of people crossing back’n’forth across the US-Mexican border.

The one building of note, is the Gadsden Hotel, est. 1907, burnt down and rebuilt in 1929 and refurbished again in 1988. In it’s heyday, the opulent lobby, marble staircase, gold leaf covered columns and stained-glass windows would have kept affluent visitors roomed in majesty. In one sense, it’s an admission of defeat if a writer has to use on line levitra scare stories to sell a product. As a typical representative of digital products, Nikon camera has many advantages in “holding certain moments for life”. viagra super It is also familiar that ejaculation takes place with petite or no intentional management. viagra 25 mg The pill holds a very reasonable rate so one can buy orden 50mg viagra without worrying about its cost. Today, however, the affluent no longer visit this town and the hotel’s grandeur is kept-up more by nostalgia. With the choice of a $40 night at the Motel 6 or the $60 night at the Gadsden, I decided on the latter, if only to fool myself into thinking I was being cultured.

The room was tiny, the shower barely worked and the electrical outlets kept me in fear of fire. That said, the building is quite beautiful and full of historical relics, paintings and even a stuffed mountain-lion. Regrettably, I never did catch a glimpse of the headless Pancho Villa who is known to haunt the building.

So, I guess what I’m saying is that if you do find yourself passing through Douglas, Arizona, don’t expect much–especially from the local bicycle shop–but do yourself a favour and stay a night at the Gadsden. Just don’t think yourself any more cultured for having done so.