Title: A Castle in the Valley: All You Ever Wanted to Know About Shea's Castle and Mayhap a Modicum More: Front Gate That Leads to Shea's Castle (1988 Printing, First Edition)
Publisher: Kern Antelope Historical Society
Publication Date: 1988
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0889353417
ISBN 13: 9780889353411
Binding: Paperback
Illustrator: Madge Loomis; Thomas S. Lee; Einer Peterson; Howard Burke
Condition: Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Weight: 1.01 pounds

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Shea's Castle From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Shea's Castle, also known as Sky Castle and Castle Ranch, is a castle built in 1924 by the developer Richard Peter Shea. Shea, a New Yorker, moved to the dry climate of Southern California in hopes of improving the health of his wife, Ellen. Shea made his fortune developing Hancock Park in Los Angeles. He spent two years building the castle on about 1500 acres (6 km�) of land in the Antelope Valley, just east of Lancaster and just south of the Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve. The Stock Market Crash of 1929 bankrupted Shea. The bank took over the castle and Shea died penniless. A variety of owners and renters have occupied the castle since. Roy Rogers trained his horse Trigger there. A non-profit flying group added a runway, dam and lake there. The playboy Tommy Stewart Lee lived there for a short time before his family declared him mentally incompetent. He later committed suicide. The castle has seen its share of development plans as well, but to this day it remains pretty much unchanged. There are petroglyphs on the property, as well as natural springs and an FAA approved landing strip. It has been a location for 1967's Blood of Dracula's Castle and TV shows such as Bat Masterson, The Rat Patrol, Air Wolf and Buffy the Vampire Slayer. It is currently a private residence. External links * Little Known Airfields of CA * Castle of Dreams * Antelope Valley Historical Society See also List of castles in the United States Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shea%27s_Castle" [3/14/2008] Categories: Castles in the United States. ******* A Castle in the Valley: All You Ever Wanted to Know About Shea's Castle and Mayhap a Modicum More: Front Gate That Leads to Shea's Castle (1988 Printing, First Edition) [LIMITED COLLECTOR'S EDITION] (Paperback). 60 pages. Publisher: Kern Antelope Historical Society; 1st edition (1988). Language: English. ISBN 0889353417. Limited Collector's Edition. Rare Book.

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