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Grand Canyon Lodge, A Legacy Rebuilt:
A fire consumed the main lodge building at the height of the Great Depression. The September 1, 1932, fire claimed no lives but left only stones. For four years the ruins of the Grand Canyon Lodge stood undisturbed, silhouetted eerily against a magnificent backdrop.
Through the severe winter of 1936-37, work crews labored to reconstruct the lodge using the standing limestone foundation. The redesigned Grand Canyon Lodge has a strictly rustic feel more adapted to a winter climate. It features cathedral ceilings and steeply pitched roofs, but preserves one of the primary attractions of the original lodge -- the sun room. You join millions who came before you when you behold the grandeur of Grand Canyon for the first time through the windows of the sun room.
The rustic Grand Canyon Lodge is one of the best examples of railroad-sponsored architecture remaining in our national parks. This legacy from a bygone era is preserved today as a National Historic Landmark.
Fire damage can still be seen on the limestone foundation. |