Hearst Castle Dining Room by wysiwig
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The grand dining room was a most fitting site for hosting the many influential guests who stayed at Hearst's San Simeon ranch. Guests included President Calvin Coolidge, Winston Churchill, George Bernard Shaw, Charles Lindbergh, Charlie Chaplin, and a diverse array of luminaries from show business and publishing industries.
When guests first arrived, they were seated next to Mr. Hearst in the middle of the table. The longer one stayed, the further down the table they went, and you knew it was time to go home when you'd reached the end of the table.
Hearst liked to keep the atmosphere informal and mustard and ketchup were part of the table settings. When Winston Churchill visited in 1929, Hearst had to send agents to San Francisco to buy the dinnerware and linens appropriate for such a distinguished guest.
Sorry for the quality. Low light and hand held.
Comments (15)
Faemike55
Wonderful photo, even at low quality because you see the table and can imagine the famous people sitting there chatting. I count 22 chairs along the sides
durleybeachbum
The photo has a dreamlike quality to it. I imagine this sort of vision could have been experienced by the guests after a few glasses of whatever!
PSDuck
In this setting, "family dining" has an altogether different ring to it! ;D
vaggabondd
this is a beautiful place my friend
Hubba1
Awesome job :)
flavia49
wonderful capture!!
sandra46
I KNEW ABOUT THIS PSEUDO-GOTHIC BUT I HAD NEVER SEEN IT, REALLY IMPRESSIVE
jocko500
that a long table. guess thy yelled at each other from the ends of the table? very good shot
myrrhluz
I’m glad you posted it, even though the quality is not the best. It's great to see, especially in the light of your added information. I'm fascinated by the seating arrangements. was everyone treated to this musical chairs arrangement? Was Churchill asked to do this when a new person arrived? If so, can you imagine being directly to the interior of him when he was on the last seat and someone new arrived? Maybe a guest of honor sat opposite Hearst. That would even out the turns as new people would sit first on the left of Hearst, then on the right, then on the left of the guest of honor, then on the right, and then back to the left of Hearst. It also makes me wonder how many were invited, how long the dinner lasted and what the staff must have thought as they set out new settings for each new guest. Very interesting stuff.
hipps13
have to have the ketcup interesting capture warm hugs, Linda
goodoleboy
Wow, what elegance and opulence! The only thing missing is a copy of the now defunct Los Angeles Examiner. Yes, this does have a dreamlike quality, Mark. Nowadays one wouldn't have to shout down to the other end; all they would need is a cellphone.
danapommet
Great shot Mark and super place to visit. It took four separate tours to see everything. Dana
psyoshida
I think the quality fits the scene very well. As others have mentioned, it does add an unreal dreaminess to it. Those candle sticks are huge. Everything there seems over the top. Must be fun to see for real.
lucindawind
its a great shot of the interior ..kind of an eerie scene from the past
mariogiannecchini
Beautiful photo,even at low quality !