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Jack Rogers, famed
Country Western Singer, guitarist, and prolific composer, was frequently performing at the Inn during the sixties. He was a close friend and compatriot of “Newt” (the owner), Roy Rogers, Gene Autry, Bob Hope, etc. Richard Nixon took a liking to Jack and his music and would go into
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and their family became residents of Apple Valley. Roy Rogers leased the inn and restaurant, which was then renamed Roy Rogers' Apple Valley Inn. The
Outdoor Steak Fry and the Roy Rogers' Riding Stables, with its haywagon rides and horseback riding, were two popular enterprises attached to the inn.
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The inn originally allowed only white
Christians as patrons. Apple Valley Ranchos Land established racial policies in its covenants, conditions and restrictions (CC&Rs) dated Feb 14, 1946. The restrictions were increasingly relaxed throughout the 1950s as GI Bill money was used to purchase
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attract wealthy land buyers to the southern
California desert town. Bass and partner Bernard "Bud" Westlund owned Apple Valley Ranchos Land Development Co.
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and his artist son John worked there from time to time. Roy Rogers' personal horse, Trigger Junior, was frequently boarded at the riding stables.
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The inn was a popular vacation destination for
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After many successful years, the inn closed to the public in 1987. It was purchased by the
Lakritz Partnership in November 2003 and restored.
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The inn, which opened on
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in its heyday. Entertainment for guests included such performers as cowgirl celebrity and famous trick roper, Texas Rose Bascom.
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the bar at night and each night request Jack play and sing “El Paso” which of course he accommodated.
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at the inn with extensive shots of the lobby, pool and exterior scenes. In 1956, director
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Mel Marion and then Billy Bascom managed the stables. Cowboy artist
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utilized the same features as the 'Palm Valley Inn' in the film
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