Lizard Head Saloon

Early western towns had saloons long before the town's people saw the necessity of providing a school or a place of worship. Coincidently, this is also true in Pioneer Town. The Lizard Head Saloon is typical of many described in stories or shown in movies of the early west.  "A place for drink, entertainment, and pleasure."

Most of the furnishings came from the Girling collection. Don Clayton and Pat Hulstrom refurbished the interior. The bar, with its polished surface and brass rail, as well as the back of the bar display shelving, had originally come from Crested Butte. Assorted whiskey bottles and glasses add to the atmosphere. The scale for weighing gold dust stands ready to measure the price of a drink. Add to those items, a barrel marked "medicine mash" and a very old cash register.

A white marble and ivory statue of a "lady in repose" donated by Floyd Martin accessorizes the bar. Early day calendars are displayed on the walls. A large potbellied stove almost fills one corner of the room. Green velvet drapes, donated by Art Lindsey, were remade into ball fringed window curtains by Ruth Hart. Playing cards, laid out on the poker table, give the effect that a game is about to begin or was interrupted during play. Two chandeliers made of elk horns were made and donated by Jack Murphy. A piano, draped with fringed shawls, is placed near the stairway. Delta County School District donated the banister from the old Lincoln School when it was demolished in downtown Delta. And, at the head of that stairway, alluding to the "goings on" upstairs, a painted lady beckons. The painted lady is actually a life size painting by local artist Connie Williams

Just belly up to the Bar - Watch out for that "Steely Eyed Dude" in the corner..