ARCHITECTURE IN HOLLYWOOD: Scotty's Castle

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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Scotty's Castle, Historic American Building Survey

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Scotty's Castle

Clickk for a Virtual Tour with the Welte Theatre Pipe Organ

Scotty's Castle

How to Get There

Scotty's Castle - Click for

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:

http://www.nps.gov/deva/historyculture/virtual-tour.htm

http://www.nps.gov/deva/historyculture/upload/Chronicle2007.pdf

Scotty's Castle, Death Valley

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.

Want some history? . . . http://www.desertusa.com/mag99/apr/stories/castle.html

Scotty's Castle Tower Stairs

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Some inside pictures: http://tomsdomain.com/travel/tours/deathvalley/castleinside.htm

and outside shots: http://tomsdomain.com/travel/tours/deathvalley/scottyoutside.htm

and some interesting information on the proposed swimming pool that was never completed: http://tomsdomain.com/travel/tours/deathvalley/scottyendnotes.htm

A Phantom Packard at Scotty's Castle

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Scotty's Castle's Floor Plan

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