Westward Ho (Phoenix)

Westward Ho (Phoenix)

Infobox_nrhp | name =Hotel Westward Ho
nrhp_type =


caption =
location= Phoenix, Arizona
lat_degrees = 33
lat_minutes = 27
lat_seconds = 17.9
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 112
long_minutes = 4
long_seconds = 25.82
long_direction = W
locmapin = Arizona
area =
built =1927
architect= Lake,H. Rafael; Dorr,Louis L.
architecture= Mission/Spanish Revival, Other
added = February 19, 1982
governing_body = Private
mpsub=Phoenix Commercial MRA (AD)
refnum=82002082cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]

Westward Ho is a skyscraper located at 618 North Central Avenue in Phoenix, Arizona, formerly occupied by a hotel of the same name. When completed in 1927, the 208-foot (63 m) hotel was the tallest building in Arizona, a title it held until 1960.

The Westward Ho was one of the city's premier luxury hotels until it closed in 1979. In 1981, the sixteen-story building was converted to housing for senior citizens, and the building was thoroughly remodeled between 2003 and 2004 at a cost of over $8 million USD.

Contrary to popular belief, the Westward Ho does not appear in the opening sequence of Alfred Hitchcock's film "Psycho". In the original, the camera zooms in on the downtown Hotel Jefferson, which still stands, although in modified form. In the Gus Van Sant 1998 remake of "Psycho", the camera zooms into a window on the 8th floor of the Westward Ho. But when Marion Crane (Anne Heche) leaves the room, the number on the door is 514.

Westward Ho currently supports a large radio transmitter antenna, mounted asymmetrically, which reaches a height more than twice that of the building itself. The antenna was used by KPHO-TV from its 1949 sign-on until 1960 when KPHO moved its transmitter to South Mountain. [ [http://www.kpho.com/history/11552750/detail.html Historical Timeline - KPHO History News Story - KPHO Phoenix ] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=118139 Emporis.com]
* [http://members.cox.net/eddotcom/psycho.htm site with frame-by-frame analysis of Phoenix Psycho locations]

###@@@KEY@@@###succession box
before=Luhrs Building
title=Tallest Building in Phoenix
years=1927—1960 63m
after=Phoenix Corporate Center


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Westward Ho — can refer to:In fiction: * Westward Ho (play), a 1604 play by John Webster and Thomas Dekker * Westward Ho! (novel), an 1855 novel by Charles Kingsley * Westward Ho (film), a 1935 movie starring John Wayne * Westward Ho! (1832 book), a novel by… …   Wikipedia

  • Phoenix, Arizona —   City   Images, from top, left to right: Downtown Phoenix skyline, Saint Mary s Basilica, Arizona Biltmore Hotel, T …   Wikipedia

  • Phoenix metropolitan area arterial roads — Many arterial roads in the Phoenix metropolitan area have the same name in multiple cities or towns. Some roads change names or route numbers across town borders, resulting in occasional confusion. For example, the road known as Apache Boulevard… …   Wikipedia

  • Phoenix Corporate Center — Infobox Skyscraper building name= Phoenix Corporate Center caption= Phoenix Corporate Center preceded= year built= 1960 surpassed= year highest= year end= plural= location= North Central Avenue Phoenix status= completed groundbreaking=… …   Wikipedia

  • Metropolitan Phoenix freeways — Due to the lack of any form of mass transit besides bus prior to 2008, the Phoenix Metropolitan Area has remained a very automobile dependent city, with its first freeway opening in 1958. Coupled with the explosive growth of the region and… …   Wikipedia

  • Roads and freeways in metropolitan Phoenix — All freeways within the Metropolitan Phoenix region The metropolitan area of Phoenix in the U.S. state of Arizona contains one of the nation s largest and fastest growing freeway systems, boasting over 1,405 lane miles as of 2005.[1] Due to the …   Wikipedia

  • Downtown Phoenix — looking northeast with Camelback Mountain and Four Peaks in the background Downtown Phoenix is the central business district (CBD) of Phoenix, Arizona, United States. It is located near the geographic center of the Phoenix metropolitan …   Wikipedia

  • National Register of Historic Places listings in Phoenix, Arizona — Location of Phoenix in Arizona This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Phoenix, Arizona. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Phoenix …   Wikipedia

  • List of tallest buildings in Phoenix — This list of tallest buildings in Phoenix ranks skyscrapers and high rises in the U.S. city of Phoenix, Arizona by height. The tallest building in the city is the 40 story Chase Tower, which rises convert|483|ft|m and was completed in 1972.cite… …   Wikipedia

  • Hotel San Carlos (Phoenix) — The Hotel San Carlos branch in Phoenix, Arizona, is both an operating hotel and tourist site. It has been associated with ghost sightings. Legend Many employees have said that they have seen ghosts at the hotel, the most commonly mentioned being… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”