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By December 1945, the property was operating as the Hacienda del Sol Ranch Hotel. [6] The same rooms previously used by students were converted into guest quarters. [7] In 1946, the ranch was used as a shooting location for Duel in the Sun starring Gregory Peck and Jennifer Jones. [2]
Some of the Tucson area's major resorts are in the Catalina Foothills, including Hacienda Del Sol, Westin La Paloma Resort, Loews Ventana Canyon Resort and Canyon Ranch Resort. La Encantada, an outdoor shopping mall, is also in the Foothills. The DeGrazia Gallery of the Sun is near the intersection of Swan Road and Skyline Drive.
The Catalina Foothills’ population continued to expand, as development continued northward on the Oracle Road corridor, and eastward along the Ina Road/Skyline Drive corridor. In 1963, the Skyline Country Club was established. In the 1980s, both La Paloma Resort and Ventana Canyon Resort were established.
Designed by Lewis Hall, a student of Tucson architect Josias Joesler, the hacienda-style home featured a traditional zaguan and fountained courtyard. Known as the “West House,” it is the site of the Tohono Chul Garden Bistro and La Fuente Museum Shop.
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La Siesta Motel, 1602 North Oracle Road, 1941; Sun Land Motel, 465 West Miracle Mile, 1952; Thunderbird Lodge, 1941, architect: George J. Wolf; Terrace Mote, 631 West Miracle Mile, 1949; Tidelands Motor Inn (Sahara Motel), 919 North Stone Avenue, 1960; Tucson House, 1501 North Oracle Road, 1963; Tucson Inn, 143 West Drachman Street, 1953
The 1880s Tucson Depot location. It was here where Frank Stilwell , suspected in the murderer of Morgan Earp , was killed by Wyatt Earp in the company of Doc Holliday . The location is now part of the Amtrak Station which is located at 400 N. Toole Ave. and which was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1999, under ...
La Encantada began in planning stages in early 1998. With the successful Kierland Commons in Phoenix as an example, Westcor hoped to recreate the same success in Tucson. [2] [3] The center was designed with a Spanish, hacienda style and construction began in 2002. By 2003, more than 80% of the center was leased.