Ghost Ranch in Review

We first happened by the Ghost Ranch hotel in Tucson on our 2009 visit. I had just read Lesley Poling-Kempes' book on Ghost Ranch in New Mexico and I knew the family, the Packs, that started Ghost Ranch in New Mexico also had a connection to Tucson. Arthur Pack was one of the founders of the amazing Sonoran Desert Museum in Tucson. The Ghost Ranch hotel was opened by the Packs when they moved from New Mexico to Tucson.

Here are pictures from 2009. I was heartbroken to see this revered symbol associated with the grand Ghost Ranch in New Mexico - abandon and lonely on the side of a busy street.




In 2010 we saw signs that the hotel was going to be remodeled for senior housing.

This year things were looking good at the Ghost Ranch hotel. The property is near completion. The people who made it into senior housing were faithful to the old design and many of the design elements. It seems like a cozy place to live.






Here is a link to an article about the rehabilitation of the property.