Tombstone Arizona Cochise County Bird Cage Theatre Real Photo Postcard
The Bird Cage Theatre, opening in Tombstone, Arizona Territory, on December 26, 1881, was a prominent entertainment venue during the town's silver mining boom. Functioning as a theatre, saloon, gambling hall, and brothel, it quickly became renowned for its "Grand Variety Show" and the "bird cage" boxes in its balcony where prostitutes entertained. The establishment was a central, albeit notorious, fixture of Tombstone's social scene, known for its continuous card games and a high number of reported killings.
Following the economic decline of Tombstone due to flooding in the silver mines, the Bird Cage Theatre closed its doors in 1889. Uniquely, the building was largely boarded up and left untouched for decades, preserving its original interior. This includes the stage, bar, period furniture, the large safe, and numerous lithographs and artifacts, making it an exceptionally rare and authentic "time capsule" of a late 19th-century American Old West boomtown.
Following the economic decline of Tombstone due to flooding in the silver mines, the Bird Cage Theatre closed its doors in 1889. Uniquely, the building was largely boarded up and left untouched for decades, preserving its original interior. This includes the stage, bar, period furniture, the large safe, and numerous lithographs and artifacts, making it an exceptionally rare and authentic "time capsule" of a late 19th-century American Old West boomtown.
