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Comment on Norconian Resort Supreme, California’s most beautiful unused resort by skrach

skrach — Thu, 23 May 2013 23:32:46 +0000

That is a great story! Thank you for sharing it with us

Comment on Norconian Resort Supreme, California’s most beautiful unused resort by Albert Solares

Albert Solares — Thu, 23 May 2013 15:27:17 +0000

My wife’s grandfather recovered from WWII injuries at the Norconian. Pitser “Pitt” Paul Pittman was shot down in 1943 over Guadalcanal and was sent to the Norconian. There he met one of the nurses staffed to him, Eulalia “Lala” Collins . They fell in love at the Norconian and were married. A Marine fighter pilot recovering and a Navy nurse that met at the Norconian would eventually have three kids and six grandchildren – all products of the war and the Narconian! Please don’t let this place crumble, I would love to visit it one day in all it’s former glory.

Comment on Norconian Resort Supreme, California’s most beautiful unused resort by Tara Moore

Tara Moore — Wed, 22 May 2013 20:45:17 +0000

I grew up in Corona, and moved to Norco for several years early in my marriage. I worked as a staffer on the lake in 1996, part of the Girl Scouts summer day camp program. I’ve sat and just watched the sun set behind it many times. Really a beautiful place, I hope the preservation efforts come together.

Comment on Norconian Resort Supreme, California’s most beautiful unused resort by Being Woven

Being Woven — Tue, 21 May 2013 22:02:51 +0000

I did not work here but lived here on the base as a 6 to 10 year old child. My dad was the Chief of Medicine at the Naval Hospital from summer of 1953 until it closed in 1957. I must say that living in Norco and on the base were just about the best years of my childhood. It was so special. The Pavillion was where we would have the base Christmas parties and my parents attended many-a-party in that lovely place on the lake…to read that it had maple floors (from the book’s first pages). Now I have to get the book along with “The Navy in Norco”. Quite a wonderful and totally unique Navy Hospital!!

Comment on Norconian Resort Supreme, California’s most beautiful unused resort by Don Clark

Don Clark — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 04:04:03 +0000

I used to go swimming at the big pool around 1943. My friend Virgil (whose father ran the Naval Hospital kitchen) had a pass and we would hike from his house near Snake Hill over to the pool. They would do recreations of East coast ball games out by the pool for the patients.Never heard of the Norconian Resort until just recently. Great story.

Comment on The Honeymoon Suite by Vivienne

Vivienne — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 08:09:17 +0000

I was married in Reno in 1999 and was fascinated by Mapes, I always remembered it an subsequently have researched it online, what were they thinking not reviving it?

Comment on Norconian Resort Supreme, California’s most beautiful unused resort by Mike Smith

Mike Smith — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 05:18:59 +0000

I was an inmate at CRC in 1990, I spent a year there. I remember what it all looked like, I worked the better part of my sentence in the kitchen in the Hotel. While there I always wondered if these walls could talk. I’ve done about of research on the old place. Preserve it at all cost. Such a lovely place, I also worked as a Hall Janitor, the long corridors were amazing.

Comment on Hat Works by Paul by mama pee

mama pee — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 12:23:29 +0000

waoooo too nice what about sinamen hat work for ladies outing

Comment on Norconian Resort Supreme, California’s most beautiful unused resort by Marco Polanski

Marco Polanski — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 12:37:59 +0000

Hello.
Nice blog. I was an inmate at this place. It was called CRC then. Boy I sure would like to get into the closed part of the hotel and get a gander at those priceless chandeliers!!!

Comment on Sin In Linen by Tracy Bell

Tracy Bell — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 05:06:00 +0000

I would like to find out how to purchase the Gray hand towels with the pin up girls on it…