Saturday, July 18, 2026

Question: What was open 24 hours a day during Tombstone’s silver boom?

Answer: Saloons. Some of Tombstone’s most notorious saloons, including The Oriental, The Crystal Palace Saloon, The Eagle Saloon, and The Alhambra, catered to the miners who were working around the clock during the town’s silver boom in the 1880s. Saloons could be quite decadent and served Whiskey and Brandy, six-year-old Kentucky Apple Brandy, Gin Rum, Sherry, Port, English Ale, Scotch, Millers Extra, and 26 different imported wines. The Oriental bragged about having piano and violin concerts every night and was lit with chandeliers.