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Murrieta Hot Springs, California, Images of America, Paperback
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Brand
- Unbranded
- MPN
- 9780738559568
- ISBN
- 9780738559568
- Book Title
- Murrieta Hot Springs
- Book Series
- Images of America Ser.
- Publisher
- Arcadia Publishing
- Item Length
- 9.2 in
- Publication Year
- 2008
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 0.3 in
- Genre
- Travel, Photography, History
- Topic
- United States / State & Local / West (Ak, CA, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, WY), Subjects & Themes / Regional (See Also Travel / Pictorials), United States / West / Pacific (Ak, CA, Hi, Or, Wa), Pictorials (See Also Photography / Subjects & Themes / Regional)
- Item Weight
- 13.6 Oz
- Item Width
- 6.5 in
- Number of Pages
- 128 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Arcadia Publishing
ISBN-10
0738559563
ISBN-13
9780738559568
eBay Product ID (ePID)
70195890
Product Key Features
Book Title
Murrieta Hot Springs
Number of Pages
128 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2008
Topic
United States / State & Local / West (Ak, CA, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, WY), Subjects & Themes / Regional (See Also Travel / Pictorials), United States / West / Pacific (Ak, CA, Hi, Or, Wa), Pictorials (See Also Photography / Subjects & Themes / Regional)
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Travel, Photography, History
Book Series
Images of America Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.3 in
Item Weight
13.6 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Reviews
Title: A Look Back: Murrieta Hot Springs, once a grand place for getting away Author: Vanessa Ebbeling Publisher: The Press-Enterprise Date: 3/27/2010 For more than a century, travelers have been drawn to geothermal springs in Murrieta for their supposed healing properties and natural beauty. From Native Americans to modern-day citizens seeking respite, a tract of land that sits just north of Murrieta Hot Springs road has offered generations a sense of healing and peace, said local historian and author Rebecca Farnbach, who co-wrote the book, "Images of America: Murrieta Hot Springs." "The hot springs have always been a getaway place," Farnbach said, "a place of serenity." Legend has it that sheepherder Juan Murrieta -- the man the town is named for -- bathed his sheep in the springs before shearing them. The sulfuric water cleaned the wool and enabled Murrieta to charge a higher price. For years herders and residents visited the springs to heal illnesses and wounds. By the early 1900s, belief in the healing powers of the hot springs had caught on. A San Diego doctor sent his patients north to bathe in the springs. A local laundry company offered a three-day turnaround to wash San Diegans' dirty clothes in the warm waters. German bar owner Fristz Guenther saw an opportunity and in 1902, opened a world-class resort that would attract travelers from all over the country. Guests arrived by train where they were picked up by twice-daily shuttles from the hotel. Most stayed for long periods of time, two weeks or a month, to enjoy bathing in the springs, mud baths and massages. The hotel was known for its fine dining and entertainment. Success stretched on for decades, but by the 1950s Americans' concept of vacations had changed and the resort fell somewhat out of favor. In 1970 the property was sold to businessman Irvin J. Kahn and a partner Morris Shenker, who had ties to the Teamsters Union, Farnbach said. Jimmy Hoffa vacationed at the resort shortly before his disappearance, Farnbach said. In 1983, the building was acquired by Alive Polarity, a vegetarian group that promoted healthy lifestyles. They placed ads in The Wall Street Journal and Time Magazine hoping to attract guests from the New York City area. A vegetarian restaurant at the resort was popular among tourists and locals. By the end of the 1980s, the resort was sold again and sat vacant and deteriorating for many years. Current owners, Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa, acquired the property in 1995 and have since restored it to its former glory, Farnbach said. Today, the resort property is used as a conference and retreat center and Bible college.
Synopsis
The sulfurous, effervescent waters of Murrieta Hot Springs have long attracted visitors. Native American petroglyph and pictograph images directed weary travelers to the springs where Juan Murrieta later bathed his sheep and a San Diego firm laundered clothing. In 1902, an enterprising German immigrant named Fritz Guenther developed acreage around the springs into a world-class resort and health spa at the Murrieta Hot Springs. After the Guenther family sold the resort, a stream of owners reportedly laundered money for the Teamsters Union and vended cancer cures, vegetarian foods, and holistic philosophies to those who ventured near enough to inhale sulfur rising in thick clouds of steam. Now the springs bubble under the watchful eye of Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa. They have renovated the grounds and buildings to honor the resort's former glory and have developed it into Calvary Chapel Bible College and Conference Center., The sulfurous, effervescent waters of Murrieta Hot Springs have long attracted visitors. Native American petroglyph and pictograph images directed weary travelers to the springs where Juan Murrieta later bathed his sheep and a San Diego firm laundered clothing. In 1902, an enterprising German immigrant named Fritz Guenther developed acreage around the springs into a world-class resort and health spa at the Murrieta Hot Springs. After the Guenther family sold the resort, a stream of owners reportedly laundered money for the Teamsters Union and vended cancer cures, vegetarian foods, and holistic philosophies to those who ventured near enough to inhale sulfur rising in thick clouds of steam. Now the springs bubble under the watchful eye of Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa. They have renovated the grounds and buildings to honor the resort s former glory and have developed it into Calvary Chapel Bible College and Conference Center."
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