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Separate Ski area from Historic Landmark[edit]

From work on several of the ski area articles, it seems a time will come to split this into two articles, closely interconnected of course.

I propose the current article remain and focuses on the history of the hotel and landmark; a new article named Timberline Lodge ski area ~~will~~ cover(s) the snowsports aspects, including the day lodge and contain the ski area infobox, lift and terrain statistics, etc. Comments? EncMstr 22:31, 12 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It's in place. I propose removing the bulk of the duplicated text from the original article, leaving a summary in place which references the new article. EncMstr 16:49, 19 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

pics[edit]

Is it just me, or are there way too many images? Cacophony 04:05, 9 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Well, Yellowstone National Park has fifteen photos—versus seventeen here—so I would say no. :-) Seriously though, the pictures I like the least are, 1) the tunnel, 2) model hotel room, 3) hotel hallway, 4) timberline front, and 5) ski patrol equipment. I wouldn't complain if those were removed. I should construct a media page on commons for them though.... How many photos should there be? Which do you feel most strongly belong? —EncMstr 04:50, 9 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Well, it looks like Cacophony already has a media page for all the photos that are in the gallery. If it were me, I'd just eliminate the gallery entirely, or have maybe 3 or 4 pictures in it.

Btw, I'm working on organizing the NRHP pictures on the commons. I just created one for Oregon pictures and added the Timberline page to it. If you want to add any more pics to the category, please-please do. WikiCommons is such a great resource, and so sadly underutilized. Just doing my lil' part to change that. :) --Ebyabe 14:23, 9 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Film History[edit]

Is there a reason it is not in chronological order? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.171.169.196 (talk • contribs) 04:35, 1 May 2010 UTC

I was wondering that myself just yesterday. If anything, they seem sort of ordered by notability of Timberline's involvement in the resulting films. —EncMstr (talk) 17:27, 1 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The first film added to the list was 1980's The Shining. Later Lost Horizon was added, below it. The other ones were done in the fall of 2006, below the first two:[1] So aside from the 1993 item, overall they are basically in reverse chronological order. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 20:56, 1 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Is the hotel still closed?[edit]

I went there in 1995 and the hotel was closed, the lodge was just being run as a museum. Has it been re-opened as a hotel? Bizzybody (talk) 20:49, 28 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The hotel is open and has been almost continuously since 1955. There were some temporary closures during major remodeling efforts in the early to mid-1970s. I don't have any memory of it being closed in the 1990s, and could find no mentions anywhere of anything like that. I've had occasion to visit it at least several times a year since the 1970s. —EncMstr (talk) 22:31, 28 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Only one chair with arms.[edit]

There's supposedly only one chair with arms in the Lodge. It was built specifically for FDR's dedication visit because he had to lift himself with his arms to be able to stand without assistance. The official story (as told during a 1995 tour) is that FDR is the only person to ever sit in that chair, which is behind a glass panel with other artifacts from the dedication. Bizzybody (talk) 20:52, 28 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I don't know about the 1930s, but currently that does not seem to be the case:[2] ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 21:09, 28 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Resources for improving this article[edit]

Historic American Buildings Survey: Timberline Lodge

Beauty of Timberline Lodge (Ernie Pyle)

Snow Often Covers Windows at Timberline Lodge (Ernie Pyle)

Hopping Around (Ernie Pyle)

Art Project Doing Big Job (Ernie Pyle)

Timberline Lodge Turns 50

Timberline Lodge engineer dies at 84

Timberline Lodge - It's one of a kind

Timberline Lodge honored with a stamp

Famed hotel falls on hard times

Craftsmanship gives historic museum aura of museum

St. Bernards are a Timberline tradition

Heavy winter snows cause lodge damage

Six Timberline Lodge bids made

Lodge going under?

Timberline Lodge greatbuidings.com

Neo-Vernacular Architecture

Timberline Lodge is an artistic and historic tribute to Oregon

Million dollar Timberline Lodge has nation's longest ski season

USDA Forest Service - Timberline Lodge (Major Interpretive Site

Friends of Timberline

About the lodge

Craft in America - Timberline Lodge

Timberline Lodge still ruggedly beautiful

Historic Hotels - Timberline Lodge

Oregon Encyclopedia: Timberline Lodge

Oregon History Project - Mt. Hood Timberline Lodge History

A short history of Timberline Lodge

Timberline Lodge: A Legacy from the WPA

Timberline opens a door on history

Timberline Lodge and Ski Area Awarded Sustainable Travel International Eco-Certification.

Please feel free to add more resources and/or use any of these to improve the article. Cheers! — Grand'mere Eugene (talk) 12:26, 1 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]