Places to dine, stay in Prescott during car show
Gearheads will want to vroom up to Prescott for the Watson lake Antique Car Show. While you’re there, here are suggestions for a delicious meal and a good night’s sleep.
Eat
Don’t be fooled because this downtown pizza joint bears a non-paisan name. Owner Bill Tracy is a sauce-making, doughkneading artist. His combo pies are gastronomical masterpieces, and you can buy them by the slice. Tracy is a student of pizza, having traveled to Italy as well as crossed the United States to study various approaches to the art of piemaking. That open-minded attitude shows. He serves a thin, crispy pizza with a tasty blend of sauce, cheese and fresh toppings, and he’s not afraid to experiment.
Details: 107 S. Cortez St. 928-443-0800, www.billspizzaprescott-
.com.
Play
The Watson Lake Antique Car Show is motorhead heaven. You’ll find a car show featuring antiques, classics, muscle cars and hot rods. There also will be a parts swap, car-sale corral and an “old-engine fire up.” Talk about high-octane fun. If you don’t come away from this with grease under your nails or possibly a shiny new baby for the garage, you’re just not trying.
Details: 7 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, Aug. 1-2. Watson Lake Park, 3101Watson Lake Road. $5 daily. paacaz.com.
Stay
The first thing you notice about Gurley Street Lodge is the comfy, Western-style living room with leather couches and deer and javelina heads mounted on the wall. Breakfast is served in the kitchen, which seats up to 12 peo- ple, and includes hearty favorites such as sausage, pancakes, French toast and the inn’s signature yogurt-fruit cup. There are four rooms, two downstairs and two upstairs. The most popular is the Lodge Room, a cabinlike room with a fireplace and private flagstone patio. Every room has a mini fridge, microwave and glassware. Travelers also can rent the Vacation Bungalow, part of a du- plex near the lodge. It has a full kitchen. The inn is less than a mile from downtown.
Details: 909 W. Gurley St. 928-442-0200, www.gurleystreetlodge.com.