Bar B C Dude Ranch In addition to Owen Wister, other writers came to the Hole. Philadelphia writers Maxwell Struthers Burt (1882-1954) and Katherine Newlin Burt, together with Dr. Horace Carncross, established the Bar B C in Spring Gulch along the Snake near Moose in 1912. The ranch continued in operation until 1986. Burt brought attention to the valley with his 1924 Diary of a Dude Wrangler in which he noted: Some of the happiest hours I have ever spent and some of the most profitable, philosophically speaking, have been spent on the top rail of a corral fence, the favorite sitting-place of all Westerners if they have nothing else to do* * * Teton County Courthouse, approx. 1940 Beginning in the 1970's, the area changed from agriculture to one which appeals to the wealthy. The USA Today, Feb. 18, 2002, has noted that the median cost of a home in the Jackson area is $625,000. See discussion of growth on subsequent pages. Indeed, the area for a while was the center of the American politic when President Clinton, with his entourage, vacationed nearby. South side of Broadway, Jackson, Wyoming, 1930's To the left of the Telephone Office is Kay's "Blue Bird Cafe." The telephone company was established in 1905. The sign on end of the canopy on the Blue Bird advertises guest rooms. The business to the left of the Blue Bird with the Coca-Cola sign is Lumley's Drugstore. The directional signs on the post point to Yellowstone Park and Moran Junction. South side of Broadway, 1940. Photo by Charles Wesley Andrews. Jackson, 1940's South side of Broadway, 1970 Jackson, Post Office, 1940 The post office was located on the north side of the Square on E. Deloney Ave. Next Page: Jackson continued.