A shared passion for the past and vision for the future inspired Henry and Sam Taylor to restore the Weatherford Hotel When the doors of the Weatherford Hotel opened Jan. 1, 1900, The Coconino Sun called the grand Victorian “elegant in every way.” More than a century later, it holds the distinction of being Arizona’s longest-operating hotel and one of Flagstaff’s most beloved landmarks. That legacy was nearly lost in the mid-1970s, when the building was slated for demolition. What saved it was … [Read more...] about The Historic Rescue That Redefined Downtown Flagstaff
Zane Grey
Grounded in a Calling Received in a Bathtub
There’s an old Western romance novel, “Call of the Canyon,” by cowboy author Zane Grey. It is set in Arizona’s Northland in the 1920s, featuring Oak Creek Canyon and the high desert terrain surrounding Flagstaff and Sedona. Stunning, glamorous Carley Burch is the heroine who follows her fiancé from her high-society life back East to the rugged and wild Southwest. By the way, it was a passage in the book about Carley warming her hands by the fire in Flagstaff’s Hotel Weatherford that inspired … [Read more...] about Grounded in a Calling Received in a Bathtub
