This issue of West is the second to advertise southern Arizona as a winter destination. The first one was undated but was from late 1940; I guessed December. This one is marked September, 1941, so I now suspect the first one was probably from around September as well.
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Both of them advertise the Arizona Limited, a Rock Island-Southern Pacific all-Pullman streamlined train that connected Chicago with Phoenix between December 15 and March 31. Both mention that the train was scheduled to take 39 hours and 40 minutes, which isn’t too impressive considering that the Super Chief and City of Los Angeles took only 5 more minutes to effectively go an additional 330 to 400 miles. Due to World War II, the train was cancelled after its second season.
This brochure encourages people to stay at guest ranches, but also pictures and describes several resort hotels. These include the Biltmore and Camelback Inn in Phoenix; the San Marcos in Chandler; the Arizona Inn and El Conquistador in Tucson; and the Jokake Inn in Scottsdale, all of which exist today, though the Jokake is now called the Phoenician. The only one listed that hasn’t survived is the Rancho Grande in Nogales.