Built in 1910-1911, this auto court was designed to attract the motoring public with 10 wooden bungalows in a horseshoe shape. Walking by it today and peering across the stone fence, you'll see a center yard filled with lush desert vegetation where cars once parked.
"....Charles Hinchcliffe built the bungalows in 1916 in the hoity-toity neighborhood then known as Snob Hollow. Hinchcliffe had lived in California and evidently was influenced by the popular California bungalow style, whose dominant theme could be described as less-is-more. Each snug cottage was given one bedroom (a few have two), a sunroom, living room with fireplace, dining room with elaborate wooden built-in cabinets and shelves, bathroom, porch and a tiny backyard. To save space, there were no hallways, and each had an ingenious cabinet for rollaway beds.
Hinchcliffe ran the bungalows as a resort for well-heeled winter visitors. These tourists were mostly Californians...."
An resident who once lived in one of the bungalows said everything was in miniature but everything was there that you needed.