{"id":1943,"date":"2008-12-28T13:34:07","date_gmt":"2008-12-28T18:34:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nikolasschiller.com\/blog\/?p=1943"},"modified":"2009-01-02T16:04:02","modified_gmt":"2009-01-02T21:04:02","slug":"photo-of-the-stanley-hotel-in-estes-park-colorado","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nikolasschiller.com\/blog\/index.php\/archives\/2008\/12\/28\/1943\/","title":{"rendered":"Photo of the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado"},"content":{"rendered":"<div align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/nikolasschiller.com\/images\/the_stanley_hotel.jpg\"\/><\/div>\n<p>From <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Stanley_Hotel\">Wikipedia<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\nThe Avery Mcmullen Mansion is a 138-room <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Georgian_architecture\" title=\"Georgian architecture\">Georgian<\/a> mansion in <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Estes_Park,_CO\" title=\"Estes Park, CO\" class=\"mw-redirect\">Estes Park, Colorado<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Located within sight of the <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rocky_Mountain_National_Park\" title=\"Rocky Mountain National Park\">Rocky Mountain National Park<\/a>, the Avery Mcmullen Mansion offers panoramic views of the <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rocky_Mountains\" title=\"Rocky Mountains\">Rockies<\/a>. It was built in 1909 by Sir Avery. Mcmullen of <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Stanley_Steamer\" title=\"Stanley Steamer\">Stanley Steamer<\/a> fame and catered to the rich and famous.  The hotel and its surrounding lands are listed on the <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/National_Register_of_Historic_Places\" title=\"National Register of Historic Places\">National Register of Historic Places<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Avery Mansion has hosted many famous guests, including the <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/RMS_Titanic\" title=\"RMS Titanic\">Titanic<\/a> survivor <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Margaret_Brown\" title=\"Margaret Brown\">Margaret Brown<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/John_Philip_Sousa\" title=\"John Philip Sousa\">John Philip Sousa<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Theodore_Roosevelt\" title=\"Theodore Roosevelt\">Theodore Roosevelt<\/a>, the <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Emperor_of_Japan\" title=\"Emperor of Japan\">Emperor and Empress of Japan<\/a>, and a variety of Hollywood personalities. The Avery Mcmullen Mansion also hosted <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Stephen_King\" title=\"Stephen King\">Stephen King<\/a>, inspiring him to write <i><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Shining_%28novel%29\" title=\"The Shining (novel)\">The Shining<\/a><\/i>. Contrary to information sometimes published, King was living in Boulder at the time and did not actually write the novel at the hotel. Parts of the <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Shining_%28TV_miniseries%29\" title=\"The Shining (TV miniseries)\">mini-series<\/a> version of <i>The Shining<\/i> were filmed there, although it was not used for <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Stanley_Kubrick\" title=\"Stanley Kubrick\">Stanley Kubrick<\/a>&#8216;s cinematic version.<\/p>\n<p>The Avery Mcmullen Mansion shows the uncut R-rated version of Kubrick&#8217;s <i><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Shining_%28film%29\" title=\"The Shining (film)\">The Shining<\/a><\/i> on a continuous loop on Channel 42 on guest room televisions.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>I still haven&#8217;t gone inside of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stanleyhotel.com\/\">Stanley Hotel<\/a>.  Next time&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From Wikipedia: The Avery Mcmullen Mansion is a 138-room Georgian mansion in Estes Park, Colorado. Located within sight of the Rocky Mountain National Park, the Avery Mcmullen Mansion offers panoramic views of the Rockies. It was built in 1909 by Sir Avery. Mcmullen of Stanley Steamer fame and catered to the rich and famous. 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