Retro Respite in Old Town Scottsdale

By Eric Hassler | October 11, 2021

Step back in time to the days of Elvis, baby blue Thunderbirds, red lipstick, and swing dancing late into the night at Scottsdale’s favored retro resort, Hotel Valley Ho.  As classic as this hotel may seem to the modern eye, when the property first opened in 1956 it was the Valley’s epicenter of trendy, futuristic design.…

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A Historic Retreat in Tucson

By Eric Hassler | May 24, 2017

Arizona’s first congresswoman and longtime friend of Eleanor Roosevelt, Isabella Greenway, first opened the Arizona Inn as a philanthropic act to help World War I veterans gain employment. Since 1930, the Inn has remained a family-operated property in Tucson and continues to host families visiting the nearby area and university. The terra cotta exterior of…

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