When Joe drove through Deadwood in the eighties, he didn't stop because it was closed and dead. (The mine at Lead had just closed and it was dead as well.)

In the1990's Deadwood had the entire town declared an historic landmark and legalized gaming. If you want to put a casino there, you have to rebuild the outside of the building like it was in its glory. This is the first time where gaming was used to preserve the past, not just exploit people with false hope.

Gaming saved Deadwood.

Deadwood from the top of Mt. Moriah

Deadwood - the back stage view.

Because the oldest profession was legal in Deadwood untill the early eighties, maybe they should bring it back (to help restore the place by using history).

This wasn't here in 1876, but this old gas station is now a cafe.

The guitar was not in Deadwood, orginally.

This is one of the original buildings - Well not really, the first town was made of wood and burned to the ground. It was rebuilt using stone and this is one of those buildings.

On the road leading out of Deadwood, there is a chocolate shop. Outside this shop is this truffle machine. For$2.25 each, you can get refrigerated truffles, 24/7.

The Black Hills are indeed a magic place!

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