A Western saloon is a kind of bar particular to the Old West. Saloons served customers such as fur trappers, cowboys, soldiers, lumberjacks, businessmen, lawmen, outlaws, miners, and gamblers. A saloon might also be known as a "watering trough, bughouse, shebang, cantina, grogshop, and gin mill".

2018年6月13日 · The image of the American frontier and old west saloons, stretching from the latter decades of the 19th century to the early years of the 20th century, is unimaginable without the saloon. They were in places in the Southwest where Mexican cantinas had already popped up, but the saloons were the dirty pulsing heart of the frontier, especially as ...

Dodge City was a lawless town but there were occasional displays of fair play. The story goes there was a friendly ball game between cowboys and soldiers that led to the establishment of the Long Branch Saloon. The wager was that if the soldiers lost they would buy building materials to …

One of the first buildings to appear in these frontier towns was often the saloon. These establishments became the heart of the town’s social life, attracting a diverse crowd, including cowboys, miners, fur trappers, gamblers, lawmen, and outlaws. The very first saloon is believed to have opened in Brown’s Hole, Wyoming, in 1822.

2024年4月16日 · Saloons, a hallmark of the Wild West, were typically among the first buildings to appear in frontier towns. They attracted cowboys, miners, fur trappers, and gamblers alike. Quickly gaining notoriety as hubs of vice, saloons often housed brothels and opium dens.

2022年12月15日 · The tumbleweed towns that dotted the American West in the 19th and early 20th centuries almost always had one thing in common. There, miners, outlaws, cowboys, lawmen, and dance hall girls routinely gathered at Wild West saloons to gamble, swap stories, and throw back drinks. Many of these saloons started off as simple places.

Saloons were the beating heart of cowboy social life in the American West. These establishments served as more than just watering holes; they were vibrant community centers where cowboys, miners, and settlers gathered to unwind after long days on the frontier.

Saloons were ever popular in a place filled with soldiers, which included one of the West’s first saloons at Bent’s Fort, Colorado, in the late 1820s; or with cowboys, such as Dodge City, Kansas; and wherever miners scrabbled along rocks or canyons in search of their fortunes.

2023年6月22日 · From Wyatt Earp to Wild Bill Hickok, the saloons of the Old West were gathering places for both heroes and outlaws alike. This comprehensive guide will take you on a journey through 17 of the most captivating Old West saloons you can still visit today. So grab your cowboy hat and saddle up for an unforgettable adventure. 1.

2022年7月11日 · Today, some of the original man caves, cantinas, and bars from the wild west are still standing and still serving ice-cold drinks to cowboys and outlaws alike. Take a step back into the American...