Paradise Inn and LA--Robert N. Lupfer--home movies. Reel 18

Datecirca 1945

Viewing NotesParadise Inn, Arizona. [Note: The Paradise Inn, located in Scottsdale, AZ, closed in the 1970s] Tennis. Men's doubles with people watching. Camera follows too quickly. Man in swimsuit, Ella. Very contrasty outdoors. Shuffleboard with family. Pan of hotel building. Dark hills. Lake with power lines over. Lake probably result of a dam. River from above. Dam. Dark with cacti silhouetted. Joe in bathing suit sitting on ground. Trail ride heads out by a single parked car, Cook. Seated guests outdoors. Swimming pool. Dramatic sky at sunset. Taliesin West exteriors. Sky with cactus silhouettes. Building with palm trees, resort hotel. Rocky hill. Closeup of hummingbird in spiky foliage. Plants, flowering tree blowing. Dog with puppies in straw. Hand picks up tiny puppies. Aerial shots of urban location, oil well pumps, Pacific shore, hills, citrus grove. Pacific Ocean. Los Angeles views. Ed and Ella with cactus. Desert views. Reflections under dam. House with flowering trees. Joe in a hat stands with flowering shrubs, he wears a white T shirt and cardigan.

Donor-supplied NotesPhoenix Ariz, Paradise Inn 1. Tennis 2. JML 3. Shuffleboard RWL 4. Camelback [Mountain] 5. Mountains, Lake, Dam 6. JML Ed swimming 7. Frank Lloyd Wright Taliesin West 8. Flowers, Humming Bird [sic] California 1. Pups at A. Mason’s 2. Scenery from plane 3. Cactus, Ed, EML 4. Desert Flowers 5. Dam Home 1. JML Stetson 2. Flowers