AA-2026-F4C5CA
On the image
A well-maintained lodge nestled in dense coniferous forest presents the mid-century ideal of escape—manicured flower beds in the foreground, white railings framing the structure like a stage set, and utility poles marching into the distance in the manner of infrastructure that was supposed to feel temporary but often became permanent. Behind it all, the forest rises in orderly succession, tall pines and firs the kind of wilderness that had already been logged and replanted according to forestry doctrine, meaning it was no longer wilderness at all but a managed resource temporarily dressed up to look untouched. The color saturation of this transparency suggests Kodachrome or early Ektachrome film, the sort of material resorts used to advertise themselves in magazines, where the goal was to make the remote feel safe and the primitive feel appointed. Someone believed that adding manicured gardens and painted fencing to the edge of a forest would convince people that nature and comfort were not in opposition but allies in the hospitality business.
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Mountain Resort Lodge with Alpine Forest, Circa 1950s. 1945–1960. Archive & Atlas, Historical Image Library, AA-2026-F4C5CA. https://thearchive.archiveandatlas.com/library/mountain-resort-lodge-with-alpine-forest-circa-1950s.
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year = {1945–1960},
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note = {Accession AA-2026-F4C5CA},
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