WILLCOX, Cochise County, Arizona - City Hall: At the time I took these photos, this was still to be the future location of Willcox City Hall. That was May 1999, so I'm sure the City Hall must be located here by now. It it looks like an old train station, it is. This is the Southern Pacific Depot, built in 1881. The old city hall was located on Maley St, sharing the building with the Willcox Dept of Public Safety. - Conductor hut: This small structure is located next to the train station (City Hall). The purpose of this small hut was for the train conductor's use to phone ahead his location and/or report to the dispatcher pertinent information about his train, cargo, location, events along the way, etc. These huts were located along the tracks throughout the railroad system nationwide. Special thanks to James F. Kunisch for providing this information. - Unusual playground equipment: These playground toys were at Keiller Park. Thanks to my friend Judie Ashford for demonstrating the earthmoving equipment! - Ko Ko's grave marker: The monument in the foreground of this photo is the gravesite of Rex Allen's horse Ko Ko. - Rex Allen: Rex Allen was not born in Willcox, but he moved there as a young boy in the 1920s. The movie poster is on display in the Visitor Center. The statue of Rex Allen is in Railroad Park and is overlooking the gravesite of Ko Ko, Rex's beloved horse for over 20 years. The memorabilia display is in the Visitor Center. Every year since 1951, Willcox has hosted Rex Allen Days, a variety of charity events and concerts featuring Rex Allen, Sr., Rex Allen, Jr., and other stars. For more information about Rex Allen Days, visit http://www.rexallendays.com/. I took these photos in May 1999; Rex Allen, Sr. died on 17 December 1999. He was accidentally run over by his friend in his driveway. He was 79. - School bell: Learning Resource Center and old school bell at the elementary school. - Haskell Avenue shops: The cream-colored building with the hanging sign is home to the Arizona Range News, a newspaper established in 1884. They moved to this building in the 1930s. The building was built in the 1920s. - Corner of Haskell and Maley: I have a brochure that says this was built in 1917, but the building says 1916. The bottom floor has been at least two pharmacies and the second floor is the local Masonic Lodge. - Dining Car on Maley: This actual railroad dining car was built for the Santa Fe Railroad by the Pullman Company. It has operated as various restaurants over the years. - Visitor Center: The Museum of the Southwest is also in this building, but it was closed for renovation when I took these photos. The visitor center was open. The Visitor Center display is a bronze bust of the Apache chief Cochise. The photograph is of the sculptor. - Old mine entrance: This is near the visitor center, but not part of it. The mine entrance (if there was ever actually one there) is filled in. This is now just a display.