Lake Hotel at Yellowstone National Park
- Date Range
- 1891 – 2021
- Title
- Lake Hotel at Yellowstone National Park
- What occurred
- Lake Hotel was the first hotel to be built in Yellowstone National park in 1891. Construction of the hotel was financed by the Northern Pacific Railroad company. The hotel was built to look sophisticated and grand, earning the nickname "Lake Colonial Hotel". This is marketing indicates that Yellowstone National Park was originally marketed toward the wealthy. The park was a way for the rich to get away from the city and enjoy nature like real transcendentalists. The fact that the hotel was built by a railroad company underscores the intent to bring people from the city to the park for vacation. The construction also shows the level of acceptable infrastructure allowed in the park. The goal, it seems, was to keep the park as minimal as possible while also being able to offer the greatest amount of amenities possible without losing the natural ascetic.
- Location
- Yellowstone National Park, 235 Yellowstone Lake Rd, Yellowstone National Park, WY 82190
- Image Citation
- https://www.nps.gov/places/yell-lake-hotel.htm
- Student name(s)
- Glen Manglapus