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Behind the Wheel

For your Our Valley's valets have sat in the driver's seat of some of the most ravishing road kings. Here, they share their insider stories of the valet vida.

Story by Ryan Lorenzo / Photography by Chris Loomis
Location: Westin Kierland Resort & Spa
Cars Courtesy of Schumacher Mercedes-Benz

Valet service dates back to the Roaring Twenties, when the well-to-do ditched their horses for horsepower, and former stable hands became some of the first valets. In the mid-20’s, celeb haunts like The Brown Derby in Hollywood had carhops park patrons’ vehicles; and Franklin Simon, owner of the French department store Franklin Simon & Co. on Fifth Avenue in New York, offered free valet service for his well-heeled customers.