Timberline Lodge / Sarah Baker Monro.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Munro, Sarah Baker, author.

Series:

Images of America.

Images of America

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Timberline Lodge (Mount Hood, Or.)--Pictorial works.

Timberline Lodge (Mount Hood, Or.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (127 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Charleston, South Carolina : Arcadia Publishing, [2016]

Summary:

"Timberline is a ski lodge on the sloped of Mt. Hood, Oregon, only 65 miles from Portland. Between 1936 and 1938 and in the middle of the Great Depression, it was hand built and furnished through the Works Progress Administration. When Pres. Franklin Roosevelt came to Oregon in 1937 to dedicate the lodge, its significance as a New Deal success was confirmed. Timberline stands today as an icon of New Deal art and Cascadian architecture. Its rustic style is complemented by locally sourced and handmade wood furniture, wrought iron furnishings, and textiles. Designated as a National Historical Landmark, the lodge, a living museum, is one of Oregon's most visited sites. It is managed for the public by the US Forest Service and operated as a ski area, hotel, and tourist attraction by R.L.K. and Company." -- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Recreation in the Mt. Hood National Forest: 1889-1933

The lodge takes shape: 1933-1936

Construction at breakneck speed: 1936-1937

Furnishing the lodge: 1937-1938

A president dedicates the lodge: September 28, 1937

The lodge opens to the public: 1938-1945

Post-World War II ski boom and a new era: 1945-1960.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.