The echoes of those cross-country departures faded in 1971, when Amtrak took over and the old depot’s glory days came to a close. It found new life for a while as an art museum-imagine galleries where luggage once rolled through-until a devastating fire in 1993 left little but memories standing. Now, all that's left is a park dedicated to the armed forces, just footsteps from the tracks that brought Yuma into the 20th century.
Alright, ready for Hotel del Ming? Just head south and you’ll reach it in about a minute.
