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 The Stanley Hotel - Estes Park, Colorado Posted by:  Big B Bob
N 40° 22.974 W 105° 31.146
13T E 455938 N 4470386
This is the creepy hotel, built in 1909, that "inspired" Stephen King's depiction of the fictional Overlook Hotel in "The Shining".
Waymark Code: WM7MQQ
Location: Colorado, United States
Date Posted: 11/10/2009
Views: 18
Stanley Hotel
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The
Stanley Hotel is a 138-room Georgian hotel in Estes Park, Colorado.
Located within sight of the Rocky Mountain National Park, the Stanley
offers panoramic views of the Rockies. It was built in 1909 by Freelan
O. Stanley of Stanley Steamer fame and catered to the rich and famous.
The hotel and its surrounding lands are listed on the National Register
of Historic Places.
The Stanley has hosted many
famous guests, including Unsinkable Molly Brown, John Philip Sousa,
Theodore Roosevelt, the Emperor and Empress of Japan, and a variety of
Hollywood personalities. The Stanley Hotel also hosted Stephen King,
inspiring him to write The Shining. Contrary to information sometimes
published King was living in Boulder at the time and did not actually
write the novel at the hotel.
Steven Webber and Elliot Gould in a scene from ABC's Miniseries "The Shining"
The Stanley Hotel as it appears today.
Street address:
The Stanley Hotel
333 Wonder View Ave.
Estes Park, Colorado USA
80517
County / Borough / Parish: Larimer County
Year listed: 1977
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
Periods of significance: 1900-1924
Historic function: Domestic, Recreation And Culture
Current function: Domestic Hotel
Privately owned?: yes
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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