View from the Asylum by bmac62
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...incredible view from our table in the restaurant of the Jerome Grand Hotel in Jerome, Arizona. Oh, and yes, the restaurant is called "The Asylum".
...Jerome was labeled the wickedest town in Arizona by a major New York newspaper in 1903. It began as a small mining town in 1883. More than a billions dollars worth of gold, silver and copper were mined from the surrounding mountains over the next 70 years. The last mine closed in 1953. Population hit a high of 15,000 but by the 1950s it hit a low of 50. Tourism has sparked a revival during the last 15-20 years.
...The Jerome Grand Hotel was built as a hospital in 1926 but closed in the early 1950s. In 1996 the building was renovated...and today you can stay in a variety of rooms if you don't mind the ghost stories that go with the hotel:)
Bill
P.S. The hotel is situated on a 50 degree slope on the side of a mountain. Everything in the town feels like it is holding onto the mountain by a thread. Eerie...
Comments (25)
beachzz
I drove thru Jerome on the way to Sedona and had that same impression--I wondered how those buildings could even stay up. What a great shot this is, I love the POV, makes me feel like I'm sitting there with you!!
bazza
Nice capture of this scenic view Bill, well done!!
jayfar
Fantastic panoramic view Bill. Lovely to able to sit in a restaurant and look out over something like this.
durleybeachbum
What a view! I'm not sure I feel comfy...
blinkings
Great view and I've got my eye on that car down there too!
jendellas
In a word WOW, what an amazing place to have a meal & stay!!!
lyron
Beautiful view!!
flavia49
wonderful panorama
Faemike55
Great capture and wonderful tidbit of history
helanker
WOW! What a fantastic view. The story behind it is just as fantastic.
Sea_Dog
Looks like a great place to enjoy a nice meal with a loved one. What a view!
awjay
a big sky
sandra46
what a precious view! funny name
RodS
Dang, talk about a table with a view! You're almost at the same level as the clouds... What a fantastic panorama to enjoy good food and good company with! Superb photo, Bill!
goodoleboy
Stellar DOF and textures in this shot from The Asylum, Bill. Lots of flat land out there. The town name reminds me that several decades ago Danny Kaye played a nerdy character named Jerome on segments of his weekly TV show.
Blush
Great image I would love to stay in the haunted hotel... I believe in ghosts...and the supernatural So this place would excite me Hugs Susan~
npauling
A lovely clear view from this vantage point but you wouldn't want to be too full coming out of the restaurant and drive your car over the edge. A lovely capture and what a great view from the table.
tennesseecowgirl
Looks like a great place to dine, and enjoy that view.
jocko500
this is a cool pov here
MrsRatbag
What a view! Great capture!
danapommet
This is a fantastic shot and it was the narrow streets that I remember most. Dana
faroutsider
Arizona looks so much like the Karoo in SA - you'd love it! Excellent shot.
dochtersions
Well......, this is an amazing great view (and shot!)
Rainastorm
Id LOVE to see the Ghost sharing a meal with me...hehe to cool! My kids and I used to watch Ghost Hunters every Wednesday night, before my sons accident and well we just cant deal with watching much that reminds us of him in that way most of the time just yet. Great shot Bill!
LovelyPoetess
I've been there, it is rather an odd feeling while driving, like you're not quite sure if you'll just fall off. Nice capture of the view. If you've not yet left the area, I recommend a visit to Crown King AZ, the views as you drive up the mountain are spectacular, the drive itself is a little hair raising, one lane with the occasional turn out to let another car pass (which means someone has to drive backwards to the turnout) unless you're really brave and want to try and fit two cars side by side when one side is straight down the mountain. But you're only 6,000 feet above the desert floor...