Mom-daughter team transforming Tucson trailer park into vintage gem
Toni Story and Jade Josey, co-owners, are in the process of renovating a 1950's era trailer/motel park called El Pais at 3445 East Benson Highway.
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The front room at the El Pais, a vintage trailer motel, located at 3445 East Benson Highway on September 11, 2018. Toni Story and Jade Josey, mother daughter co-owners, are restoring a 1950s-era trailer park. The team is rehabilitating 13 motel rooms and several trailers on the property.
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One of the lounge areas at the El Pais, a vintage trailer motel, located at 3445 East Benson Highway on September 11, 2018. Toni Story and Jade Josey, mother daughter co-owners, are restoring a 1950s-era trailer park. The team is rehabilitating 13 motel rooms and several trailers on the property.
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Jade Josey, left, and Toni Story pose for a portrait at El Pais, located at 3445 East Benson Highway on September 11, 2018. The mother daughter co-owners are restoring a 1950s-era trailer park / motel. They are rehabilitating 13 motel rooms and several trailers on the property.
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A vintage car sits on the lot at the El Pais, a vintage trailer motel, located at 3445 East Benson Highway on September 11, 2018. Toni Story and Jade Josey, a mother daughter co-owners, are restoring a 1950s-era trailer park. The team is rehabilitating 13 motel rooms and several trailers on the property.
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"The Holiday House," at the El Pais, a vintage trailer motel, located at 3445 East Benson Highway on September 11, 2018. Toni Story and Jade Josey, a mother daughter duo, are restoring a 1950s-era trailer park. The team is rehabilitating 13 motel rooms and several trailers on the property. "The Holiday House," is a trailer made by Harry & David in the early 1960's to house migrant workers in the off season.
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Toni Story, co-owner, stands in the hallway of newly renovated motel room called "Tequila Sunrise," at El Pais, located at 3445 East Benson Highway on September 11, 2018. The mother daughter duo are restoring a 1950s-era trailer park / motel. They are rehabilitating 13 motel rooms and several trailers on the property.
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A vintage seating area at the El Pais, a vintage trailer motel, located at 3445 East Benson Highway on September 11, 2018. Toni Story and Jade Josey, mother daughter co-owners, are restoring a 1950s-era trailer park. The team is rehabilitating 13 motel rooms and several trailers on the property.
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Toni Story, left, and Jade Josey, right, clean the pool at El Pais, located at 3445 East Benson Highway on September 11, 2018. The mother daughter co-owners are restoring a 1950s-era trailer park. They are rehabilitating 13 motel rooms and several trailers on the property.
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Front sign at the El Pais, a vintage trailer motel, located at 3445 East Benson Highway on September 11, 2018. Toni Story and Jade Josey, mother daughter co-owners, are restoring a 1950s-era trailer park. The team is rehabilitating 13 motel rooms and several trailers on the property.
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Toni Story, co-owner of El Pais says the front structure will become an Airbnb, located at 3445 East Benson Highway on September 11, 2018. Story and her daughter, Jade Josey, are restoring a 1950s-era trailer park / motel. The team is rehabilitating 13 motel rooms and several trailers on the property.
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Two renovated motel rooms at the El Pais, a vintage trailer motel, located at 3445 East Benson Highway on September 11, 2018. Toni Story and Jade Josey, a mother daughter co-owners, are restoring a 1950s-era trailer park. The team is rehabilitating 13 motel rooms and several trailers on the property.
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Gabby Ames, an artist in residence, helps clean the pool at El Pais.
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Peter Muller, left, and Tony Docekal, from the Netherlands, enjoy a snack in front of the silver-sided trailer they stayed in the night before at El Pais, a vintage trailer motel, located at 3445 E. Benson Highway.
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Entryway into El Pais, a vintage trailer motel. Toni Story and Jade Josey have long dreamed of owning a property like this.Â
