Rowley, Alberta
In the mid-1970s, Rowley, which had once boasted a population of about 500 in the 1920s, was a beat-up dying community, with rows of empty houses and businesses, and inhabited by only a few dozen prairie-hardened souls.But one night, a few party-happy locals, whose liquor supply was fast dwindling, decided on a quick solution – a "B & E party" at a boarded-up old saloon.The bar was fixed up and named Sam's Saloon after one of the previous owners who had been a respected member of the community.For the next quarter century, locals restored old homes and businesses, and soon visitors were attracted from all parts of Alberta, Canada and the U.S."That's really going to hurt our cash flow", said one old-timer, noting that as many as 900 train tourists a week would get off at the Rowley station, which also serves as the community's museum.
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