Yuma / Architecture
I ran across this storefront on a recent stop in Yuma Arizona. I haven't spent much time exploring the town. It has basically been a gas stop on the way to Phoenix or Tucson. This time I decided to hit a couple antique malls. Unfortunately not much to report on the junk front, but I did see some architecture. This is Main St. in the late 1800s. Yuma (formerly known as Colorado City) was on the wagon trail to California and served as a logistical point for the 1846 war with Mexico and then the Civil War. The gold rush of 1849 brought more than 60,000 people with gold fever through town and really put it on the map. The railroad came in 1877 and the route became the main line of the Southern Pacific which led to large investments into Yuma's infrastructure. Source: University of Southern California. Libraries and California Historical Society A major flood in 1916 wiped out much of the town's buildings. Hundreds of structures were lost. It was so bad that Mayor Charles C. M...