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Erie Street Bisbee Ghost Town
For history and vintage Americana buffs, Bisbee’s Erie Street is interesting. In the early 1900s, Bisbee absorbed Lowell, a mining town. After an open-pit copper mine decimated most of Lowell’s residential neighborhood, the commercial center struggled and many companies failed. A Harley Davidson service business, retail store, and Greyhound bus are abandoned on Erie Street.
Erie Street is not deserted. Residents and volunteers restored and preserved the street as a live picture of another time. Visitors may experience 1950s American mining town life on the street. The Bisbee Breakfast Club, which makes great Huevos Rancheros, is also open.
Bisbee’s Erie Street is a unique and unforgettable trip into the past and a testimony to small town America’s resiliency.
Getting There
Address:
72 Erie St.
Bisbee, AZ 85603
Our Visit to Bisbee Ghost Town on Erie Street
Before going to Queen Mine Tours, we decided to check out historic Lowell, an old ghost town in Bisbee, Arizona.
As soon as we walked into the street, we were struck by how small town and old it felt. We had heard about this interesting place on the edge of Bisbee, and we couldn’t wait to check it out.
When we turned onto Erie Street, we went back in time right away. Along the street were empty and broken-down buildings, rusting cars, and an old Greyhound bus that looked like it had been there forever. We couldn’t believe what we were seeing. It was like stepping into a post-apocalyptic world from the 1950s.
Even though the street looked empty, the people who lived there had a sense of community and pride. We found out that Erie Street is a living snapshot of another time that has been carefully kept and fixed up by a group of hardworking volunteers.
We walked down the street and were amazed by the strange things we saw at every turn. We saw a place to fix Harley Davidsons, a gas station with a broken gas pump, and a department store with lots of broken appliances and mannequin parts. We couldn’t believe how well everything had been kept. It was like going back in time.
As we walked away from Erie Street, we couldn’t help but be thankful for the chance to see a small part of American history.
Pictures of Erie Street Ghost Town
