This is the history of the first resort in the Phoenix metropolitan area. Built in 1910 as a private club, the Ingleside Inn soon became a resort hotel and later a private school for girls. The Inn is gone now but the east Phoenix neighborhood where it once stood still retains its memory in the names of schools, apartments and businesses.
Acknowledgements
I would like to express my thanks for the assistance I have received from various historical institutions, among them the Scottsdale Historical Society, Salt River Project, Tempe Historical Society, Arizona Historical Foundation, Arizona Department of Library and Archives, Phoenix Public Library, Arizona Historical Society, Arizona Collection at ASU, University of Arizona Special Collections, and Rupp Aerial Photography. I also wish to especially thank the following individuals for their valuable contributions to this project: Mary Anne McDaniel who provided a great number of the photos used on this site, Linda Peck who provided information on the Brownmoor School, Joann Handley of the Scottsdale Historical Society, Shelly Dudley of Salt River Project, and Glenyce Murphy.
last update 10/7/02