It’s high noon and just west of Tucson stands one of the most iconic mountains in Western movie history.

“The thing is, once you come here and you notice that backdrop, every movie you see that is a Western, you’re looking to see if it was filmed here,” said Andy Elethorp who is visiting Old Tucson

In the late 18-hundreds, the Southwest United States was a site of lawlessness and ruggedness.

As time passed, the area modernized, but the idea of the Old West continued on in film and chances are, if the movie is a Western, it was filmed at Old Tucson Studios.

Ever imagined what Tucson was like before streetlights, television, and fast-food joints?

Well, downtown Tucson demonstrates the lifestyles of the 18th century.

Eryn Kirkpatrick, Park Staff for the City of Tucson said, “Living History is an event where people come and volunteer to dress up and portray the Presidio as it would have been as if the Spanish were living here.”