|
|
Article: Hot Springs held hostage. (Bathhouse Row in Hot Springs National Park)(includes related article)
- Article from:
- Arkansas Business
- Article date:
- June 24, 1991
- Author:
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1991 Journal Publishing, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
Hot Springs Held Hostage
With Melvyn Bell No Longer Bathing In Bucks, Spa Searches For A New Savior
Former President Truman was known to read his newspaper in the lobby of Hot Springs' Arlington Hotel and then take a stroll beneath the stately magnolia trees that line Central Avenue.
During that stroll, Truman would pass the architecturally significant bathing establishments that comprise the heart of Hot Springs National Park.
Bathhouse Row.
For more than half a century, film stars, gangsters, professional athletes and the nation's business elite came to Hot Springs for recreation and bathing. Recreation often included ...