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Bridging The Chasm
Properties such as the Brunswick Hotel and Beale Celebrations are more than mere investment opportunities. They are also more than places to open and business or express your entrepreneurial spirit. They are tangible links to another era. They bridge the chasm that...
Centennial Countdown
From 2014, the year that the City of Kingman hosted the International Route 66 Festival, to the summer of 2019, the historic business district has experienced a rather dramatic renaissance. The building that now houses Beale Celebrations figured prominently in that...
Shadows
It has cast a long shadow over Front Street, now Andy Devine Avenue (Route 66) for more than 110-years. It was the first three story building in Kingman, Arizona. Even though it wasn't quite as classy as its neighbor the Hotel Beale the Brunswick Hotel was the pride...
Is Kingman The Land of Opportunity?
If you are looking for opportunity it is blossoming in Kingman, Arizona, a dusty high desert town on the cusp of becoming a major destination. The historic Brunswick Hotel and Beale Celebrations event center are currently for sale and the savvy investor would have to...
Opportunity Is Knocking
In recent years there has been a rather dramatic transformation of the historic business district in Kingman, Arizona. Art galleries, restaurants, microbreweries, wine bars, and vibrant events are replacing shuttered storefronts, empty street after 5:00 P.M. and...
Dawn of A New Era At Beale Celebrations
The Brunswick Hotel has stood as a silent sentinel to a flow of history in Kingman for more than a century. A celebration took place at the hotel in February 1912 when Arizona made the transition from territory to state. Dating to 1951 the Beale Celebrations building...
Surprises & Hidden Wonders
The historic business district in Kingman, Arizona, and the Route 66 corridor through town, is experiencing a rather dramatic renaissance. At every turn there are signs of renewal; refurbished and new neon signage created by Legacy Signs shines bright at Rickety...
Out With The Old, In With The New
The historic business district in Kingman, Arizona has changed rather dramatically since a row of territorial era homes was cleared from the Fourth and Beale Street corner in the early 1950's, and a modern J.C. Penny was built. Kingman in those years was a modern,...
Ghost of Christmas Future?
Last month I shared a glimpse of the future that is built on what was started in 2014. In that post I noted that Kingman, and what was then a nondescript building at the heart of the historic business district, a former J.C. Penny's (now Beale Celebrations) seemed an...
Just Imagine
Let's take a moment to imagine, to give flight to fancy. Let's take a moment to dream, and perhaps, to find ways to make the dream a reality. First, a bit of history. In 2014 the City of Kingman hosted the International Route 66 Festival. The building that would...