In this podcast, we will reveal how saloons, over time, became a wide range of entertainment and pleasure facilities that offered gambling and drinking, depicting an image of saloons that early temperance movers would have apprehended. Early saloons in Dodge City were dark and cheaply built and set to take all the money of the early buffalo hunters and cattle drivers. As a result, violence sometimes transpired due to the mix of guns, whiskey, girls, and the isolated life on the prairie. Throughout the podcast, we will discuss how the Dodge City saloon culture developed after the railroad arrived on September 12, 1872. The Dodge City Saloon's story demonstrates how the public opinion of the saloon changed as the world they found themselves in changed. Wild West Podcast is proud to present Early Saloons in Dodge City with our special guest Mr. Keith Wondra the newly appointed curator at Dodge City Museum. Cattle Drives WebsiteLegends of Dodge City WebsiteOrder Books