Drew Purcell will bring little known stories about the Weatherford hotel’s colorful past to life on Wednesday, April 3, with “Unanswered Questions from the History of the Weatherford Hotel.”
Wednesdays at the Weatherford - join local historian, actor and screenwriter Drew Purcell, who will bring little known stories about the hotel’s colorful past to life on Wednesday, April 3, with “Unanswered Questions from the History of the Weatherford Hotel.” Mysteries include why a well-regarded Prescott community member shot up the hotel’s lobby in 1912 and why Mr. Weatherford was called “Colonel” despite any military background.
Wednesdays at the Weatherford are free to the ... view more »
Wednesdays at the Weatherford – join local historian, actor and screenwriter Drew Purcell, who will bring little known stories about the hotel’s colorful past to life on Wednesday, April 3, with “Unanswered Questions from the History of the Weatherford Hotel.” Mysteries include why a well-regarded Prescott community member shot up the hotel’s lobby in 1912 and why Mr. Weatherford was called “Colonel” despite any military background.
Wednesdays at the Weatherford are free to the public and created out of a love for historic preservation and Flagstaff’s storied past, said Henry Taylor, who purchased the Weatherford hotel in 1975. “I’ve always felt that my wife Sam and I are curators of this beautiful building and to some degree, the memories it holds within its walls. Restoring the Weatherford Hotel has been a decades’ long commitment. Our hope has always been to share it with the world.”
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