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Located on Highway 60 and 70, 28 miles from Coolidge Dam on Highway 70 and 40 miles from Roosevelt Dam on the Apache Trail. All year climate, units either single, twin or double. Air cooled - Panel ray heat, Beauty Rest mattresses and telephone in every room. Apache Land Cafe across the street.
Bill Hughart
Dexter Press
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CAPA-008524
Apache Junction, Arizona - May 9, 2021: The Elvis Chapel church, located in the Superstition Mountains Museum, used in Western movies.
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Intended to be the "Western Movie Capitol of the World" construction on Apacheland Studio western town began on February 12, 1959 by Superstition Mountain Enterprises and associates. By June of 1960 Apacheland Studio was open for business and filmed its first TV western Stagecoach West and full length movie The Purple Hills.
Actors such as Elvis Presley, Jason Robards, Stella Stevens, Ronald Reagan, Steve McQueen, Clint Eastwood and Audie Murphy filmed western television shows and movies, such as Gambler II, Wanted: Dead or Alive, Death Valley Days, Blind Justice, Charro!, Have Gun, Will Travel and Ballad of Cable Hogue at the western movie studio for some or all of the filming.
The last full length movie to be filmed was the 1994 HBO movie Blind Justice with Armand Assante, Elizabeth Shue and Jack Black.
On May 29, 1969, a suspicious fire destroyed most of the ranch. Only 7 buildings survived. The sets were soon rebuilt but then almost 35 years later on February 14, 2004, 2 days after its 45th anniversary, another suspicious fire destroyed most of the Apacheland. On October 16, 2004 Apacheland closed its doors to the public permanently. The cause of both fires remain a mystery.
This barn and the Elvis Chapel were moved to this site after the fire.
Arizona's setting for motion picture and television films. Situated seven miles east of Apache Junction on Highways 60-70-80-89. Gift Shops, Restaurant and Museum open to visitors on the authentic western movie street.
Petley Studios
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CAPA-005056
Arizona's setting for motion picture and television films. Situated seven miles east of Apache Junction on Highways 60-70-80-89. Gift Shops, Restaurant and Museum open to visitors on the authentic western movie street.
Petley Studios
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CAPA-005055
This is just northwest of Apache Junction on the Apache Trail just before the Lost Dutchman State Park and the Superstition Wilderness. This is the real deal, unlike the tourist Goldfield Ghost Town across the road that was built in the late 1980's early 1990's and the Elvis Chapel at the Superstition Mountain Museum that was built for the movie Charro filmed over at Apacheland Studios and then moved to the current location. This was built in 1947 at the site of the old Bluebird Mine.
This is the last place for live bait before Canyon Lake and Apache Lake. Ray Ruiz is from Superior and San Manuel. He was a stemmer at the mines.
Most unique Open/Closed sign I've seen. :) Since this here's a "museum" it's one of the classier joints I hang out at.
From The Apache Trail Circle Route by Tom Kollenborn
"As you continue up the Apache Trail you will see the Bluebird Mine Curio Shop on the right side of the roadway. This curio shop and pop stand has been operated continually since 1948, when "Red" Monigan first opened it. Both Goldfield and the Bluebird are located in the Superstition Mountain Mining District. A hundred years ago this was a booming gold mining town on the desert twenty-three miles east of Mesa. The Mammoth Mine produced about three million dollars in gold bullion over a four year period 1892-1896."
Today my husband and I went to Apacheland in Apache Junction, AZ just to see what was there. This gunfighter was kind enough to let me take his picture.