Asha’s back. Her blog pics today are of Tonopah, Nevada.
Tonopah. Check it out! It’s not just an alliterative town name found in an old Lowell George song.
And I’ve been from Tucson to Tucumcari
Tehachapi to Tonopah
Driven every kind of rig that’s ever been made
Driven the backroads so I wouldn’t get weighed
And if you give me weed, whites and wine
And you show me a sign
And I’ll be willin’ to be movin’ *
(* as sung not only by Little Feat but also by Ronstadt and others)
Asha noted that the Grand Old Lady of Tonopah, the Mizpah Hotel, is For Sale! [PDF]
Sounds perfect for a writers’ retreat, doesn’t it? Out in the middle of nowhere, halfway between Las Vegas and Reno. Two bars. (for those convivial evenings) Two restaurants. (soze you don’t have to go far to find eats). No gaming license. (fewer distractions for you)
Gutted and rebuilt in 1976.
56 rooms, including 6 parlor suites, all with private baths and thermostatically controlled heating and air conditioning. Fine Brussels carpeting was laid throughout, new stained glass windows were hand-crafted for the first floor and the finest of wall paper was hung on all of the walls. The exterior was given a face lift and park benches and iron lighting fixtures installed along the sidewalk. The old bowling alley and other buildings were also incorporated into the expansion.
On the National Registry of Historic Places. Resident ghosts! Wyatt Earp tended bar here! Dempsey worked as a bouncer!
Take a look at Asha’s Tonopah photos and travelogue.
ONLY $1.5m for the Mizpah Hotel! Perfect writers’ retreat, I think.
What’d’ya think?