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Defunct ski areas and resorts in California (1 P) Pages in category "Defunct resorts in California" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total.
The Lake Norconian Club [5] opened on February 2, 1929. [6] It was renamed The Norconian on January 20, 1931, so travelers would not be confused and think the resort was a private club. The resort was initially a great success, with film and sports stars as regular visitors. [7] It was not unusual to see Buster Keaton or Babe Ruth on the golf ...
The Springs of Lake County, California are natural springs, some of which are warm and/or rich in minerals, in Lake County, California. During the 19th century and the early part of the 20th century resorts were often founded around these springs, where bathing and drinking the water was thought to be beneficial to the health. A partial list ...
[3] [7] Basset had come to Lake County with his parents in July 1858, the family having been farmers in Sonoma County from 1856 and in Tehama County from October 1853, where they had first arrived in California from Ohio, the state of Basset's birth on 1842-02-04. [8] In 1900 the resort was operated by Orvis Tredway. [6]
A 1938 fire burnt down this second resort. The group spent $1.5 million and built the current resort. The Arrowhead Springs Hotel opened in 1939 as a resort hotel in the San Bernardino Mountains. The resort was designed by African American architects Paul R. Williams and Gordon Kaufmann in the art deco [citation needed] style. The main building ...
Saratoga Springs (formerly, Bachelor Springs and Pierson Springs [2]) is a set of springs that was turned into a resort in the 1870s in Lake County, California. At its peak the resort could accommodate 250 people. The resort was closed after the main hotel burned down, but reopened as a retreat in 1991.
Bartlett Springs is a set of springs around which a resort was developed in Lake County, California. There were four improved springs, each delivering cool carbonated water with considerable amounts of suspended iron. In 1914 it was the largest such resort in Lake County, capable of accommodating up to 500 guests.
Highland Springs (formerly Highland) is a set of springs which was turned into a resort in the 19th century in Lake County, California.The resort grew to be able to accommodate 200 people, attracted by the curative powers of the mineral waters and the lovely mountain scenery.