In addition to a rail connection, a street grid, and house lots, the developers sought to exploit the area's below-ground water and gas resources.

[1] An undated handbill printed by the developers of Fairview promised potential customers that "a natural gas well is flowing on land adjoining the town, and arrangements are now being made to light the town with natural gas" and trumpeted "a magnificent three-story hotel now contracted!

[3]According to the Santa Ana Public Library history department, the hotel "was known for its mud baths"[4] and advertised croquet grounds, "spacious verandas" and "Recreation-Rest".

[6] The exact location of the original hotel is unclear; it was eventually moved four blocks to present-day Merrimac Way and Harbor Boulevard, near the southwest corner of Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa.

[7] Access could be had by an hour-long ride from the Pacific Electric depot in downtown Los Angeles via the Newport Beach line, departures 9:10 a.m. and 3:10 p.m.

[7] In 1908, Mrs. G. S. Hiles bought the "GARDEN SPOT OF ORANGE COUNTY" from Mr. W. S. Collins and advertised, "Come out and take a plunge bath in the only mineral water of its kind in the world; 25¢ including suit and towels, either for ladies or gentlemen.

[10] Circa 1912 the hotel advertised its cement "swimming plunge," which was 60 x 100 with depths ranging from 3 1/2 to 7 feet and had just been scrubbed out and filled with 96 °F (36 °C) mineral water.

[1] Earley, Christopher, Early Costa Mesa boom town featured hot springs resort, Orange County Register, 7 November 2014.