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WHOZAT?
THE WIZARD OF OZ (1939)
WHAT'S MY LINE?

     There is more to Hollywood's Architecture than you'll find in Hollywood . . . .  Just as there is more to the Death Valley than most people realize.  Scotty's Castle is widely believed to be the real Castle in the Desert so beloved by so many Charlie Chan Fans . . . so Maven has decided to try to pull at least some of the research for the Castle onto one page for Chan Fans' convienence!

Scotty's Castle with Pictures Inside and Out
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Just Click on the Pictures to Advance
Scotty's Castle
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How to Get There
Scotty's Castle - Click for
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Evan's Google Search

     Maven is very lucky to know such interesting people as Evan Thompson, of Beatty, Nevada. . . .  One of Evan's areas of expertise is Scotty's Castle and sent me a link that has some goodies:

Scotty's Castle, Death Valley
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Getting There

     This is a link to the page in Rush Glick's website for Castle in the Desert. . . .  It includes a history of Scotty's Castle:  http://charliechanfamily.tripod.com/id45.html.
 

Scotty's Castle Tower Stairs
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Click on Picture for More History

 
 
and some interesting information on the proposed swimming pool that was never completed:  http://tomsdomain.com/travel/tours/deathvalley/scottyendnotes.htm
 
Maven just wishes she could get out there to see it for herself:

Scotty's Castle, Historic American Building Survey
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Click to Access Black/White AND Color Pictures and Floor Plans
Scotty's Castle
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Clickk for a Virtual Tour with the Welte Theatre Pipe Organ

A Rather Interesting Packard at Scotty's Castle
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Click to See More!

  

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