| The Norconian Resort Contributor(s): Bash, Kevin (Author), Jouxtel, Brigitte (Author) |
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ISBN: 0738555592 ISBN-13: 9780738555591 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2007 Annotation: The Norconian Resort Supreme was a magnificent disaster. A chance discovery of hot sulfur water in 1926 led entrepreneur Rex Clark to construct one of the finest and most comprehensive recreation facilities on the West Coast. Movie stars, Olympic champions, and the richest of the rich flocked to it. Sadly the Norconian debuted just months before the onset of the Great Depression, and very quickly Rex Clarks $4.5-million dream became known as Rexs Folly. The resort eventually became one of the preeminent naval hospitals in the nation, a top-secret think tank, and a medium-security prison. Miraculously most of the original structures still exist. The old hotel, despite its placement on the National Register of Historic Places, has become a political hot potato and now sits languishing in the middle of the California Rehabilitation Centerabandoned yet stunning, with fabulous chandeliers, tile work, and breathtaking paintings still intact. |
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| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - West (ak, Ca, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, Wy) - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Regional (see Also Travel - Pictorials) - Travel | Pictorials (see Also Photography - Subjects & Themes - Regional) |
| Dewey: 910.462 |
| LCCN: 2007928544 |
| Series: Images of America (Arcadia Publishing) |
| Physical Information: 0.35" H x 6.57" W x 9.27" (0.71 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - California |
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| Publisher Description: The Norconian Resort Supreme was a magnificent disaster. A chance discovery of hot sulfur water in 1926 led entrepreneur Rex Clark to construct one of the finest and most comprehensive recreation facilities on the West Coast. Movie stars, Olympic champions, and the richest of the rich flocked to it. Sadly the Norconian debuted just months before the onset of the Great Depression, and very quickly Rex Clark s $4.5-million dream became known as Rex s Folly. The resort eventually became one of the preeminent naval hospitals in the nation, a top-secret think tank, and a medium-security prison. Miraculously most of the original structures still exist. The old hotel, despite its placement on the National Register of Historic Places, has become a political hot potato and now sits languishing in the middle of the California Rehabilitation Center abandoned yet stunning, with fabulous chandeliers, tile work, and breathtaking paintings still intact." |
Contributor Bio(s): Bash, Kevin: - Author Kevin Bash is a professional actor, writer, director, and chairman of the City of Norco s Save the Norconian Task Force. He has compiled interviews, historical research, and photographs related to the Norconian, the naval hospital, the naval warfare center, and the state prison. His wife and coauthor, Brigitte Jouxtel, is an internationally known photographer with a prominent studio in Los Angeles. Both are longtime residents of Norco. |