- Zion Lodge
Zion Lodge is a
lodge located inZion National Park .Gilbert Stanley Underwood designed the Zion Lodge in the 1920s. A fire in 1966 destroyed the original lodge. It was rebuilt within 100 days, but the original rustic look was lost in favor of expedience in reopening the lodge. A 1990 remodel restored its original look. [cite web | year = 2006 | url = http://www.zionlodge.com/ | title = Zion Lodge | accessdate = 2006-07-07]In addition to the main lodge building there are a number of original buildings that remain in the lodge complex. This includes guest cabins built in 1927 and 1929, employee dormitories built in 1927 and 1937, and a few support buildings. All were designed by Underwood. [cite web | year = ? | url = http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=pphhdatapage&fileName=ut/ut0100/ut0193/data/hhdatapage.db&title2=Zion%20National%20Park,%20Springdale%20vicinity,%20Washington%20County,%20UT&recNum=0&itemLink=D?hh:61:./temp/~pp_ujov:: | title = Historic American Buildings Survey, Zion National Park | accessdate = 2007-08-23]
On
April 12 1995 , a landslide blocked theVirgin River downstream from the lodge. Over a period of two hours, the river had carved away 590 feet (180 m) of the only exit road from the canyon, trapping 450 guests and employees in the lodge. A one-lane temporary road was constructed within 24 hours to allow evacuation. Access to the lodge was restored onMay 25 1995 . [cite web | last = Mentz | first = Kevin M. | coauthors = Worrell, Eric and Zanetell, F. Dave | year = 1997 | url = http://www.tfhrc.gov/pubrds/spring97/zion.htm | title = Park Project Is a Paragon of Partnership | work = Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center | publisher = Federal Highway Administration | accessdate = 2006-07-07]References
External links
* [http://www.historic-hotels-lodges.com/utah/zion-lodge/zion-lodge-tour-1.htm Zion Lodge Virtual Tour.] Virtual photo tour, history, more. Lots of photos.
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