
Days Past
History of the Elks Opera House and Theatre
On February 20, 2022, the Elks Opera House in Prescott turned 117 years old—perhaps making it the oldest operating theater in the Southwest.
On February 20, 2022, the Elks Opera House in Prescott turned 117 years old—perhaps making it the oldest operating theater in the Southwest.
On December 16, 1949, Bonanza Air Line’s first flight landed in Prescott—a total of three planes carrying 83 passengers, including the governor of Nevada.
Prescott’s airport has seen a lot of change since it introduced passenger flights in 1946.
The morning after her twelve or thirteen-hour stage ride to the Grand Canyon, Martha Burton Williamson wrote a penny postal card to her daughter Estella Williamson.
The Sharlot Hall Museum will open a new exhibit June 18 to honor Prescott’s rodeo heritage and the 50th anniversary of “Junior Bonner.”