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Sixteen candles.(EDITOR's NOTE)(Editorial)
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National Parks
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March 22, 2008
- Author:
- Kirkwood, Scott
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I like people who are a little obsessed--they make for good stories. Thankfully, Mary Colter and Freeman Tilden fall into that category. Six months ago, I didn't know a thing about Colter or Tilden.
But last October, a few of my colleagues returned from the Grand Canyon with stories of a woman who served as the chief architect for the Fred Harvey Company in the 1930s. A woman who was obsessed with every detail down to the color of the dishware and the shade of each stone in the fireplace. A woman whose buildings seemed to blend into the landscape, echoing the native art of the region, making the park experience more meaningful, 50 years after ...