The TV series Deadwood furnishes an image of the ‘Wild West” totally removed from any John Wayne or Audie Murphy big screen Western. It’s coarse and vulgar in the extreme and displays the worst of humanity in a harsh environment.

After spending a few hours in current day Deadwood it wasn’t difficult to picture how accurate the series is. All the characters and events in the show are basically historically accurate.

Deadwood today survives from tourism, gambling and selling souvenirs. Being in the Black Hills area it also cashes in on the Annual Black Hills Motorcycle festivities.

Anyway we wandered the town at night and checked the sights. For anyone who has seen the series you will be pleased to know there is a new style of “sucker” in town … they play the slots and blackjack tables.

Lunch from Dirty Annie’s?

The Deadwood Stage passes through here.

Bighorn N.P.

Below a selection of Deadwood nightlife and I think thats John Wayne standing at the window.

Aliens invade deadwood to win all the earths money at blackjack. Their flying saucers are seen here leaving empty-handed.