The March 3rd East Valley Tribune had some more on the motel.
The Buckhorn Baths Motel sits on ten acres of land featuring palms, gardens and Spanish-style bungalows.
The first business on the site, a gas station, opened in 1926, on US-60, the Apache Trail. In the 1930s, the owners discovered a mineral well on the property and built Roman-style bathhouses and guesthouses.
In the 1940s, the New York Giants brought spring training to the area and it has since become the center for Major League Baseball spring training in the Cactus League.
I also found pictures of another interesting motel called the Kiva Lodge which is in Mesa. I read that it is within 1.9 miles of where the Chicago Cubs hold their spring training at Hohokam Field.
Got the Yearning to Go There. --RoadDog
RoadDog's RoadLog Blog: Being my travels down those great two lane highways of this nation as well as news I learn about them from media sources. Since I'm also very interested in historic preservation, there will be a lot of that as well.
The Shamrock Court Motel in Sullivan, Missouri. It can be yours for $125,000. Lots of possibilities. Actually, now you're too late. Missouri's Roamin' Rich bought it.
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