French Lick and West Baden Springs
French Lick and West Baden Springs

Author: Jerry Copas

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2019-05-06

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 146710244X

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Generations of visitors have found health and prosperity in the French Lick-West Baden region of Indiana. The history of these communities is filled with tales of exploration, ambition, philanthropy, and promised miracles from a foul-smelling water that magically seeped from the ground. The French Lick Hotel, founded by William Bowles in 1845, and the West Baden Hotel, founded by John Lane in 1855, both grew to set the standards for elegance and luxury across the country. Tycoons and gangsters found comfortable refuge here in this secluded corner of Indiana, but the challenges of the Great Depression and the war years set the community back on its heels. The once posh hotels fell into a period of decline and disrepair, only to come bounding back again in the 1990s. Today, the resort is filled with visitors who come seeking the perfect round of golf, a day at the spa, or a winning hand at the poker table, in two lavishly restored hotels that are reminiscent of another era.

French Lick and West Baden Springs
French Lick and West Baden Springs

Author: John Martin Smith

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 9780738551333

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During the heyday of spas, two luxurious hotels, owned by flamboyant competing visionaries, attracted the rich and famous to southern Indiana. Hotel guests came from throughout the United States in search of cures and pleasure. Among the many noted celebrities visiting the French Lick Springs and West Baden Springs Hotels were Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, Al Capone, Joe Lewis, and professional golfer Walter Hagen, and the West Baden Springs Hotel was known as the "Eighth Wonder of the World." After years of neglect, the two hotels have been restored to their original splendor. Legalization of gambling and the building of a "riverboat" casino between the hotels have lured pleasureseekers to celebrate modernday opulence and recreation.

Early History of West Baden and French Lick Springs and Lost River
Early History of West Baden and French Lick Springs and Lost River

Author: A. J. Rhodes

Publisher: Palala Press

Published: 2018-02-20

Total Pages: 60

ISBN-13: 9781378284094

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Miracle in Springs Valley
Miracle in Springs Valley

Author: CMcN Books

Publisher:

Published: 2010-06-01

Total Pages: 159

ISBN-13: 9780615376479

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The Story of French Lick Springs Hotel and West Baden Springs Hotel: The Grand Hotels of Southern Indiana, their history of owners and restoration

Early History of West Baden and French Lick Springs and Lost River (Classic Reprint)
Early History of West Baden and French Lick Springs and Lost River (Classic Reprint)

Author: A. J. Rhodes

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-09-16

Total Pages: 56

ISBN-13: 9781528262194

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Excerpt from Early History of West Baden and French Lick Springs and Lost River This firm had a large and increasing patronage, and made much enlargement and improvement to the hotel. In 1887 Andrew and Wells sold to the French Lick Springs Company, and this Company'in turn sold to the French Lick Springs Hotel Company (the present own ers.) This transaction occurred in 1891. The improve ments made by the present company surpass in extent and grandeur all former improvements. This immense, brick, fireproof hotel, with its Bedford stone front steps and marble stairways and superior workmanship. Towering seven stories high, is a credit to the owner and a fitting tribute to the enterprise of the owners. And an appro priate finishing touch to crown these healing fountains as they send up their sparkling supply of life - giving waters. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

So Cold The River
So Cold The River

Author: Michael Koryta

Publisher: Allen & Unwin

Published: 2011-03-01

Total Pages: 524

ISBN-13: 1742692591

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The restoration of a grand old hotel unleashes an unspeakable evil in a supernatural thriller of unstoppable ferocity and bone-chilling terror. Read it with the lights on ...