of the Petticoat Junction. They would stop and eat with us and we looked forward to the once a day run." In 1966, the Southern Pacific Railroad sent work crews to elevate the railroad track. Claudia set up makeshift bedrooms for the workers and called it the "Shady Rest Hotel". More permanent lodgings were soon added. Claudia's daughter Ann recalled: "Mother got people from the television show to send her photos of the Petticoat Junction set, the actors, just all kinds of things." The business was relocated one mile west in the 1970s and an RV park was added. The Petticoat Junction Cafeteria and Shady Rest Hotel lasted until 1996. Other "Shady Rest" Locations In the town of Woodstock, New York, is a hamlet called Shady; a rooming house operating there since 1968 is called "The Shady Rest Townhouse", as an homage to the hotel in Petticoat Junction. See also The Beverly Hillbillies Green Acres'' Rural purge References External links American television spin-offs CBS original programming English-language television shows Black-and-white American television shows Television series about rail transport Television series by CBS Studios 1963 American television series debuts 1970 American television series endings 1960s American sitcoms 1970s American sitcoms Television shows set in California Television series by Filmways Television series set in hotels Television series about widowhood