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| Lobby balcony where the ghostly woman was seen |
THEATRE, GAMBLING, PROSTITUTES - There were several ways people entertained themselves during the 1880s while miners were searching for Silver in the hills outside of Tombstone. Theatre was one of the main places for entertainment, as were saloons. There were also gambling halls and prostitutes.
The Bird Cage seemed to have all of those things. As you walked into the lobby, there was a bar on the left side. On the wall opposite the bar hung the 9 foot tall painting of Fatima, the belly dancer and performer who worked at the theatre. Gambling took place in the basement, where you'll learn about the longest poker game in history. Prostitutes had "rooms" in the basement and also used the theatre boxes to "perform."
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| Stairs on right side of Balcony, where ghost was also seen. |
CONFIRMATION - About 10 minutes after I sensed the ghostly woman, the ghost tour began. The first thing that the tour leader said was that there was a ghostly woman seen walking back and forth on the balcony, usually when the Bird Cage was closed for the evening. She said that several people who were in the saloon across the street would see the woman after the Bird Cage was closed.
The ghost has also been seen on the stairway leading from the Balcony to the lobby on the first floor. At the bottom of the stairs hangs the giant painting of Fatima.
Apparently, this ghost is a former prostitute who worked at the Bird Cage, and she never left. Today, she's still looking for customers.
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