Rusty Spur Saloon

Our building was constructed in 1921 and housed the Farmer's State Bank of Scottsdale from 1921 until 1933 when it closed on March 2nd for a "bank holiday" called by Governor B. B. Moeur. The bank never reopened. The bank vault remains in place and has been converted to a refrigerated unit for beverage storage.

Prior to 1951 the building housed the first office of the Scottsdale Chamber of Commerce and then a real-estate office. In 1951 it was renovated and opened as the Rusty Spur Cafe. In 1958 the cafe attained a liquor license and was Renamed the "Rusty Spur Saloon". As of today it is the oldest saloon in Scottsdale, where cowboys ‘watered’ their horses with buckets of beer.