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This is the Ashland Springs Hotel in Ashland, Oregon. It's a view of the rear of the hotel, which is less cluttered visually than the view from the front & affords a view of the hills to the east of town. Here's some information from the hotel's website:
"The historic Ashland Springs Hotel is a nine-story hotel built in 1925 as the Lithia Springs Hotel. Tourism in the scenic Rogue Valley was increasing in the 1920s and promoters dreamed of a luxury hotel that would compare favorably with the fashionable hotels back East. On July 1, 1925, the 100-room hotel opened with an elegant dinner for 500 guests from all over Oregon and Northern California. “Luxurious, elegant, splendid,” people said of this impressive hotel whose architecture is a hybrid of gothic and beaux-arts architecture.
The Lithia Springs Hotel was the pride of the community, the tallest building between Portland and San Francisco, and as the southernmost city in Oregon, on the slope of the Siskiyou Mountains, a natural stopping place for visitors traveling from the Northwest to California or from California to the Northwest.
The hotel was a welcome retreat for travelers and visitors who came to hear the Chautauqua lectures, to enjoy nature’s abundance, breathe the healthful ozone of this mountain foothill city or drink, bathe and partake in the marvels of the famous Lithia Springs water, which was said to be the purest and most healthful in America.
The 1925 hotel was beautifully furnished throughout. It had, and still has, a beautiful light-filled two-story lobby with a grand fireplace, spectacular terrazzo floor and a comfortable mezzanine. Many of the rooms were furnished with twin beds, 80 percent of the rooms had private baths and each had a panoramic view of the scenic valley. The hotel boasted a dining room and ballroom. Catering to both commercial and tourist travelers, the new hotel lent an atmosphere of home to the traveling public."
There is one other interesting fact about this hotel that they don't advertise. The owners are Scientologists & instead of Gideon bibles, they leave a Scientology book in each room. I'm not a fan of any kind of religious proselytizing in commercial establishments, as customers each have their own belief systems & it seems arrogant & insensitive to me to try to push your own beliefs on them...
Comments (10)
anahata.c
First, it's an amazing shot because that bright off-yellow facade really pops out, against that deep blue sky. Almost eerie, like a storm's about to break over the whole scene. But also, the West Coast countryside had some major hotels, years back, for the rich; resorts for people who'd normally stay in LA or New York but wanted to go to the country. (Stanley Kubrick's "The Shining" used such a hotel, for it's "Overlook" hotel. It wasn't in Colorado as the film said, I think it was in Oregon.) (The interiors were shot in England.) But it must be striking to drive in that area, and just come upon an old stately hotel. Luxury in the mountains... I love your light here---The hotel seems like it's catching the last sunlight available, and soon the scene will be doused in storm. The trees upfront help root the viewer (with those peaks pulling the viewer to them). And the hills and saturated sky are quite a backdrop. A change from your reds and browns, and, of course, indication that you work deftly in all hues. Very effectively composed too. An eerie strangely beautiful shot. (It would be something if a big hotel put copies of Christopher Hitchens' "God Is Not Great" in their rooms. A big indictment of religion. That might raise some eyebrows, lol. I agree about putting religion in commercial establishments, though it goes back to an old idea that the traveler is weary and needs comfort. But everyone gets comfort in their own way...it should be an option, not a requirement.)
durleybeachbum
A beautiful photo by you, Claude. But I think the building is arrogant and insensitive too. A building should nestle into and not dominate a natural environment.
Faemike55
Very nice capture
jayfar
Whist agreeing with Andrea's comment I would still love to stay here, the hills look wonderful.
Cyve
Fantastic building.
goodoleboy
Gorgeous color and contrast in this magnifique shot. Thanks for the text describing this wonderful edifice. And, in contrast to durleybeachbum, I believe this pristine hotel looks magnificent in that country setting
auntietk
I love the clean lines of the architecture against that backdrop. If I were building my own place, it would nestle into the landscape. However, something like this should stand out and be seen. It's terrific! Hotels in Utah have the Gideon Bible and the Book of Mormon, btw. It's always a bit of a shock for me to open a drawer I think is empty and see such a thing. It seems so random. Maybe I should print up a bunch of my photographs and leave them in hotel room desk drawers. :P
MrsRatbag
It's a lovely building, although it does seem a bit out of place in those hills. Still, I could easily get used to it, just because it's so pretty. Wonderful capture!
irisinthespring
Awesome capture and Merry Christmas to you and yours!
danapommet
I like the style and the view on the other side - I happen to agree with you as far as anybody pushing their beliefs on me for I am very happy in my own religious world!