La Posada Gardens in Winslow Arizona is a photograph by Priscilla Burgers which was uploaded on March 8th, 2014.
La Posada Gardens in Winslow Arizona
La Posada, built in 1929 in Winslow, Arizona, is the last Great Railroad Hotel built by the Santa Fe Railway for the Fred Harvey Company. La Posada... more
Title
La Posada Gardens in Winslow Arizona
Artist
Priscilla Burgers
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
La Posada, built in 1929 in Winslow, Arizona, is the last Great Railroad Hotel built by the Santa Fe Railway for the Fred Harvey Company. La Posada embodies the visions of both Mary Elizabeth Jane Colter, the hotel's renowned architect, and Allan Affeldt, its current owner. Fred Harvey developed and ran all the hotels and restaurants of the Santa Fe Railway, eventually controlling a hospitality empire that spanned the continent. Harvey "civilized the west" by introducing linen, silverware, china, crystal, and impeccable service to railroad travel. In the 1920s, Harvey decided to build a major hotel in the center of northern Arizona. "La Posada"--the Resting Place--was to be the finest in the Southwest. Colter was asked to design the new hotel. Colter worked for the Fred Harvey Company from 1905 until her retirement in the 1950s. Although famous for her magnificent buildings at the Grand Canyon, she considered La Posada her masterpiece. Here she was able to design or select everything from the structures to the landscape, furniture, maids' costumes, and dinner china. Many people consider this the most important and most beautiful building in the Southwest. La Posada opened May 15, 1930, just after the stock market crash of 1929, and remained open for just 27 years. In 1957, the hotel closed to the public. The museum-quality furnishings were auctioned off in 1959. In the early 1960s, much of the building was gutted and transformed into offices for the Santa Fe Railway. Several times over the next 40 years, the building was nearly demolished, as recently as 1994 when the railway announced its plans to move out for good. The National Trust for Historic Preservation added La Posada to its endangered list where it came to the attention of Allan Affeldt. Affeldt purchased it from the Santa Fe Railway and decided to help local preservationists save it. Although none of the partners is a hotelier by training, they have accomplished what once seemed impossible--transforming a forgotten but magical place into a living museum.
Restoration efforts at La Posada are ongoing, with recent development of Colter's vision for acres of public gardens that surround the hotel. This work, well in excess of $1 million, has created one of the finest public gardens in the Southwest.
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March 8th, 2014
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Comments (19)
Lisa Lemmons-Powers
Congratulations! Your wonderful image has been featured on the group home page, Arches--For Artists and Buyers! Please submit your image to the features archive!
Mary Ann Weger
Congratulations! Your beautiful work has been featured in the Fine Art America group “FAA- Pixels All Stars”! You are invited to archive your featured image for permanent storage and for viewing on the Discussions Page—topic name: “3--OPEN--All Star Featured Archives & Thank You Thread & List of Artists”. Simply copy your image’s URL at the top of your image’s profile page, and paste it into the Discussion Page theme as noted above. Group URL: https://fineartamerica.com/groups/f-a-a--pixels-all-stars.html
Johanna Hurmerinta
Congratulations! Your fantastic art is featured in the Five Star Artist group. LF
Carol Lynn Coronios
This scene would certainly lighten your load. What a lovely tranquil location - love the blue door! Congratulations on your features, Priscilla. Liked
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