WEBOct 19, 2009 · Discover Zzyzx Mineral Springs and Healing Center in San Bernardino, California: A former utopian healing center created by a huckster and built by derelicts.
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Zzyzx - Mojave National Preserve (U.S. National Park Service)
WEBAug 14, 2023 · In 1944, everything changed for Zzyzx. A man named Curtis Springer moved to the area and opened up a mining claim here that eventually turned him into a millionaire. Throughout the 1940s, he developed and operated Zzyzx Mineral Springs and Health Resort on his mining claim lands.
WEBHe established the Zzyzx Mineral Springs and Health Spa in 1944 at the spot, which was federal land, after filing mining claims for 12,000 acres (4,900 ha) surrounding the springs. He used the springs to bottle his water and provide drinks for …
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Zzyzx: Revisiting Doc Springer’s Boulevard of Dreams
WEBLush palms, pools and several concrete structures comprise the sprawling Zzyzx compound, also known as Soda Springs, at the western edge of Soda Dry Lake. This desert retreat was the vision of Curtis Howe Springer, who operated Zzyzx Mineral Springs and Health Resort for thirty years, from 1944 to 1974.
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Curtis Springer and Zzyzx - CSU Desert Studies Center | CSUF
WEBNov 7, 2022 · There he built a rustic health spa/resort, Zzyzx Mineral Springs, where his guests could soak in the mineral water in a cross-shaped pool or heated mineral baths, partake in specialized diets, attend lectures and religious services, and enjoy the clean air and sunshine of the Mojave Desert.
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Exploring Zzyzx, California, a Town Reclaimed by the Desert - DesertUSA
WEBBuilding faux hot springs (pools heated by a broiler), broadcasting from a radio station while requesting donations in trade for miracle cures to major ailments, and recruiting a group of homeless men to construct an airport, a church, and a castle for the resort are all pieces of what make this endeavour so intriguing.
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Zzyzx, California, Or the Biggest Health Spa Scam in American History
WEBSep 24, 2015 · Zzyzx was founded around a natural spring, historically known as Soda Springs. It is a very cool-looking place, an oasis in the desert surrounded by palm trees, and is currently patrolled...
WEBCurtis Howe Springer (December 2, 1896 – August 19, 1985) was an American radio evangelist, self-proclaimed medical doctor and Methodist minister best known for founding the Zzyzx Mineral Springs resort located within Southern California's Mojave Desert.
WEBZzyzx Mineral Springs swiftly emerged as an irresistible attraction for those seeking alternative health therapies and spiritual solace. Springer, the visionary behind this endeavor, touted the healing properties of the mineral springs and positioned them as a wellspring of rejuvenation and well-being.
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Zzyzx: An Unlikely Home of Hucksterism and Miracle Cures
WEBJun 16, 2002 · Zzyzx (pronounced Zy-Zix, to rhyme with Isaacs) Mineral Springs and Health Resort was a town created out of nothing in 1944 by one of the Mojave Desert’s most fabled characters, Curtis Howe...
