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ms55401
Trad climber
minneapolis, mn
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Topic Author's Original Post - Apr 29, 2015 - 04:50pm PT
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idly curious -- what is the longest guest stay at the Ahwahnee? has anyone stayed there continuously for more than a couple of months?
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SC seagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, Moab or In What Time Zone Am I?
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Apr 29, 2015 - 04:58pm PT
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Leona Helmsley? Do they allow dogs?
Susan
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Wade Icey
Trad climber
www.alohashirtrescue.com
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Apr 29, 2015 - 05:11pm PT
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I stayed at the ahwahnee dorms for awhile,,,
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Apr 29, 2015 - 05:12pm PT
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Isn't that where Dick Cilley lives?
Possibly with Leona Hemsley?
I know it's someone like that....
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nita
Social climber
chica de chico, I don't claim to be a daisy.
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Apr 29, 2015 - 05:44pm PT
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ms554...your question also makes me curious...I worked at the Ahwahnee for several years, excluding summers..
Personally i don't recall any long term guests...
I think i'm going to ask an Ahwahnee front desk friend your question..
Wade Icey, I lived in the Ahwahnee dorms ...Who did you hang out with??...Miss D ?
Hell, i know several camp 4 locals.. that lived in the Ahwahnee dorms at one point or another. .
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Ricky D
Trad climber
Sierra Westside
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Apr 29, 2015 - 06:01pm PT
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I'm waiting to hear how Chongo lived in the basement for ten years.
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
mammoth lakes ca
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Apr 29, 2015 - 06:05pm PT
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Is there any truth that the awahnee was once a temporary hospital...? rj
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Norwegian
Trad climber
dancin on the tip of god's middle finger
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Apr 29, 2015 - 06:15pm PT
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f*#king love and laughter
in spades doon those
coozy coorsidors.
it's a good place to be
crazy.
like, good crazy, you know.
i once had 150 dollar shot
on the house in the bar
oh and then her
bra was casually draped
over my logging boots
on the cold stone floor.
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Kalimon
Social climber
Ridgway, CO
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Apr 29, 2015 - 06:20pm PT
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Perhaps an Airplane weed denizen or two holed up there for awhile.
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hobo_dan
Social climber
Minnesota
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Apr 29, 2015 - 06:21pm PT
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I lasted a couple of hours for the free coffee after dinner before being bounced by some wrestler looking bus boy
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
mammoth lakes ca
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Apr 29, 2015 - 06:33pm PT
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Thanks Kath...Interesting article...GI's were sent to Yosemite for psychological rehab ...I loved the line of " if the patients weren't nuts when they arrived in the valley , the boredom would drive them over the edge..
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paul roehl
Boulder climber
california
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Apr 29, 2015 - 06:35pm PT
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Mary Curry lived on the 6th?? floor which was made into a very nice modern apartment... got to go up there a number of times. Think she was up there for years. Saw her there in the summer of 69.
During WWII was made into a hospital for recovering officers if I remember right.
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
mammoth lakes ca
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Apr 29, 2015 - 06:35pm PT
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Ekat...You should have used Phobe Watson for an alias...Heading up there right now...adios chica...rj
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Risk
Mountain climber
Olympia, WA
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Apr 29, 2015 - 06:48pm PT
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The Grand Lounge was one of the hospital wards. Funny, I just shared the U.S. Naval Special Hospital - Yosemite National Park info with a good friend, a military historian, on Monday.
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Norwegian
Trad climber
dancin on the tip of god's middle finger
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Apr 30, 2015 - 05:57am PT
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ekat is sweeter than chocolate.
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guido
Trad climber
Santa Cruz/New Zealand/South Pacific
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Apr 30, 2015 - 09:05am PT
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Roehl has the answer and where is Tommy Carter to chime in with his vast background on the Curry family......................................
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C4/1971
Trad climber
Depends on the day...
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Apr 30, 2015 - 11:21am PT
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Mary Tressider Curry lived on the sixth floor for a number of years, departing in 1969-1970. I remember the bidet had handprinted violets in it.
Back in the day they used to close the Hotel after Thanksgiving and reopen it for Christmas. In 1971 I stayed on the sixth floor for that period as they painted, re-carpeted, etc. with a gig as a night watchman. I had been living in Camp Four so this made for some real luxury...
In years since I have stayed there many times but in the bungalows which are a real treat.
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c wilmot
climber
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Apr 30, 2015 - 11:34am PT
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Free coffee and tea from morning till 11 on the second floor. MMMM free
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JEleazarian
Trad climber
Fresno CA
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Apr 30, 2015 - 12:09pm PT
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I remember seeing a Mercedes with the personalized license plate "DELD" in the spring of 1970 for more than a few weeks, but my memory from that period is suspect.
I also remember Mrs. Curry refusing to allow adults wearing bathing suits into the store at Camp Curry in the 1950's.
John
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currygirl
climber
Yosemite, Santa Cruz, Ketchum, Old Snowmass
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My aunt, Mary Curry Tressider resided in a suite on the 6th floor of the Awahnee Hotel and as a child, it was a total treat to go there and visit her!
She resided there until her death in 1970. It was their private residence from 1928-1970. Donn Tressider was president of YP&CCo back then and president of Stanford University from 1943-1948, when he died of a heart attack. She continued to live there after his death, so I bet she takes it!
And yes, it has been a hospital. It was leased to the Navy during World War II for use as a hospital to treat injured sailors and marines.1943-1945.
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Rugged
climber
Berkeley
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^ That's why this site is worth visiting on occasion
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Bruce Morris
Social climber
Belmont, California
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I met a WWII combat vet who said he'd been housed in the Ahwahnee Hotel after being sent there for rehab after Guadalcanal. Seems he was the marine who manned the Browning 30 caliber MG that mowed down close to a 1000 Japanese trying to advance down a beach through a shallow river bottom. I guess he must have had what we call today PTSD, so his commanding officer took him out of the line and sent him to the Ahwahnee states side for R&R. He said he spent a whole year there relaxing in Yosemite Valley. His CO told him, "Boy, you've done enough for your country".
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nita
Social climber
chica de chico, I don't claim to be a daisy.
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I knew the history of Ma Curry residing on the 6th floor of the Ahwahnee Hotel. She was a local resident ,,,and i bet she payed very little rent money....if any?
I personally was thinking in the direction of a long term visiting guest.. who payed top dollar to stay at the Hotel. I certainly waited on many wealthy guests and some celebrities..
Currygirl, do you have a photos of you as a kid staying on the 6th floor?...I only got to see the place once..i can only remember that the balcony was fantastic.
Employee made T- shirts from the Queens visit..They gussied up the 6th floor and the Hotel for her visit.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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neebee and I have been discussing the US Navy's use of the Ahwahnee as a facility to care for the swabs, many of whom probably would have been stuck at Oak Knoll Naval Hospital in Oakland had they not been sent to Yo to get well.
She wanted to start a thread on the subject and I offered to help, but it's now moot, I think.
At first, the Ahwahnee was used primarily for the battle-weary, unstrung psychiatric patients, but this wasn't working out for some reason; thereafter, they sent only the physically wounded to stay there.
There were some scenes from the Caine Mutiny with Humphrey Bogart shot in Yosemite, for one of the main characters, Ens. Willis Seward Keith, went away with "May." He was recovering from battle fatigue, I think.
[Click to View YouTube Video]
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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hey there say, mouse... wow, yes!!! you SHOULD start a thread on this...
i was hoping to learn more and see who would chip in...
sounds great, :)
can't wait... will check in and see... say, or should i start it for you?
let me know... wow!!
nita:
wow, neat info on the share, farther up...
will post more on that, but i am on the phone now, with a boston friend, :)
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
mammoth lakes ca
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How long was Seatters reign at the Awahnee..?
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Spider Savage
Mountain climber
The shaggy fringe of Los Angeles
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Something to strive for. It could get boring after a few decades.
At $500 a night +/- you have to be pretty well heeled.
Stayed there once. Liked it and want more of it.
My dream is to stay at the Ahwahnee with family, get up early and climb the Royal Arches. Tea and aperitifs in the afternoon, dress well for dinner. Perhaps arrive there after walking up the trails from Giant Forest at Sequoia or even further south.
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survival
Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
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I took family there last year for one of my long beloved banana splits.
I was rudely informed they no longer serve them.
WTF?? A ploy to keep dirtbag climbers away?
Well, I am no longer a dirtbag climber. I am an older middle class gentleman with family and folding money in my pockets!!
So, BOO HISS!!!!!
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mastadon
Trad climber
crack addict
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I remember when the Ahwahnee brunch was $6.50. That was almost enough to live for a week in the dirt on close rations.
Ahwahnee brunch now: $45
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guido
Trad climber
Santa Cruz/New Zealand/South Pacific
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CurryGirl-I knew you would make a guest appearance and enlighten the folks on ST. Don't stop now as you have a wealth of knowledge and artifacts from the past.
Now, if we could only get the "sweet" shop back at the Ahwahnee and the world's finest malts and shakes............
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Gnome Ofthe Diabase
climber
Out Of Bed
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This all smacks of the White Anglo-Saxon Protestant (WASP) leanings that were the underpinnings at Mohonk as well as at many other of the 'Grand Hotels'.
WASP
is an informal, sometimes disparaging and offensive term[1] for a group of high-status and influential White Americans of English Protestant ancestry. The term applies to a group believed to control disproportionate social, political, and financial power in the United States.[2] It describes a group whose family wealth, education, status, and elite connections allow them a degree of privilege held by few others.[3]
Scholars agree that the group's influence has waned since the end of World War II, with the growing influence of other American ethnic groups.[4] The term is also used in Canada and Australia for similar elites.[5][6]
When the term appears in writing, it usually indicates the author's disapproval of the group's excessive power in society. The hostile tone can be seen in an alternative dictionary: "The WASP culture has been the most aggressive, powerful, and arrogant society in the world for the last thousand years, so it is natural that it should receive a certain amount of warranted criticism."[7] People seldom call themselves WASPs, except humorously; the acronym is typically used by non-WASPs.[8]
okay I added a stupid symbol and lost half a post, the half that I wrote.
The cut paste does not point out that for years a calm overtly friendly bond existed between climbers and the Wasp y set. and shared climbing experiences led to some unique partnerships.
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paul roehl
Boulder climber
california
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Wonder if anyone else here worked for Miss Bee... man, she could be tough.
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C4/1971
Trad climber
Depends on the day...
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I took a lady friend there for dinner last year. We hiked all day and changed into our dress clothes for dinner in the public bathrooms in the hotel. She got a lot of comments evidently. I also bribed the hostess so we got the best alcove table, for dinner and breakfast!!!
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BBA
Social climber
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My grandfather worked at the Ahwahnee for 19 years, 1927-1946. I wrote a biography of him for the family, but the Yosemite years may have general interest to Yosemite lovers, and special interest to Ahwahnee lovers and rock climbers as Willem Kat was one of the pioneers. Volume IV, linked below, is 193 pages, but it has detailed contents and an index which may allow you to focus in on an item of interest. Lots of photos.
Did you know that the floor boards in the bungalows represent notes in musical pieces? Did you know that a Schubert song is carved in the ceiling molding of room 723? These were things done out of my grandfather's imagination as they pretty much left him alone.
Dave Brower and Ansel Adams are also in there.
http://sites.google.com/site/katbiography/
I should also mention the interview with Ranger Naturalist Douglass Hubbard in Volume I as it is a classic.
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nita
Social climber
chica de chico, I don't claim to be a daisy.
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Hey BBA...Thanks for sharing your family story and pictures...Way Cool...After work i will have to check it out more...
You mentioned a Berkeley fire in the 20's..was that a big fire in the hills?
Chris Falkenstein's, neighbor (i forgot his name) also was a carpenter who help build the Ahwahnee Hotel. If i remember correctly, he used some wood beam scraps to build his home in El Portal..
BBA, I bet if they knew each other.
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BBA
Social climber
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The Berkeley 1923 firestorm was like the one in Oakland 1991, but in 1923 it came down north of the UC campus. My grandfather was a contractor with a couple of houses being built in Berkeley, and he had no insurance. Whoops! Volume III has more on the firestorm, but that gets away from Yosemite.
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nita
Social climber
chica de chico, I don't claim to be a daisy.
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BBA, His last name was Anderson, and he went by Andy...A friend just told me that his home is now owned by Nature Bridge...
His daughter lives in Chico, though i rarely see her. Next time i see her i will ask her if she has any pictures.
Love the Half Dome cable shot 1930's.....Only three people from your family.. visible on the cables...
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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hey there say, all... had fun re reading all these ...
say, the only time i really got a chance to enjoy and have fun, at the ahwahnee, was back a few years ,when lynda b (anji's mom), took my mom and me there and we walked around and had tea, and a cookie... from the morning set up...
it was a lovely time... we also saw the 'chapman' shoes, in the window museum thing...
forgot what floor, or room?? that was on...
also, i loved sitting in the one room, where the chair was, so you could see out that HUGE wonderful window, and see the trees... :)
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Long term residence is actually quite economical. The daily rate goes down to $399 for stays of 30 days or more.
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johntp
Trad climber
socal
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Long term residence is actually quite economical. The daily rate goes down to $399 for stays of 30 days or more.
I'm in!
edit: err. wait. does that include nights?
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CA.Timothy
climber
California
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My grandfather worked at the Ahwahnee for 19 years, 1927-1946. I wrote a biography of him for the family, but the Yosemite years may have general interest to Yosemite lovers, and special interest to Ahwahnee lovers and rock climbers as Willem Kat was one of the pioneers. Volume IV, linked below, is 193 pages, but it has detailed contents and an index which may allow you to focus in on an item of interest. Lots of photos.
Did you know that the floor boards in the bungalows represent notes in musical pieces? Did you know that a Schubert song is carved in the ceiling molding of room 723? These were things done out of my grandfather's imagination as they pretty much left him alone.
Dave Brower and Ansel Adams are also in there.
http://sites.google.com/site/katbiography/
I should also mention the interview with Ranger Naturalist Douglass Hubbard in Volume I as it is a classic.
I just spent an hour browsing the biography you wrote up. Thanks for sharing! From a history nerds prospective, there are some real gems in there! Your grandfather sounds like quite a badass
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EdBannister
Mountain climber
13,000 feet
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memories of Nancy Adinolfi working the bar, Dale still works weekdays in the dining room, if his knee ever gets better…..
but if we do not count those that were family,
wouldn't Ansel Adams be high on the list of most time spent there??
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Tobia
Social climber
Denial
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The Sweet Shop is closed? That pretty much ruins my day, probably Chief Tenaya's as well.
I used to get a cheap thrill of using the men's room outside the dining room as if it were my own private hygiene station. Just a short stroll to the Ahwahnee dorm.
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nita
Social climber
chica de chico, I don't claim to be a daisy.
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I got this( with permission) from a Yosemite group website..
A little bit blurry...but still ..very cool.
Mr B...lol...
Ed Bannister...You are probably right about Ansel...He was at the hotel quite a bit...
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