Approach to the Old Faithful Inn
Robert Reamer designed the front of the Inn to face away from Old Faithful so that approaching guests could view the famous geyser directly as they arrived.
     The postcard above, produced by Detroit Publishing Company in 1905, shows the approach to the Old Faithful Inn as Reamer planned it. Even as coaches pulled under the overhanging porch and up to the front door, the geyser remained constantly in view.
     The linen-era postcard (ca 1930s) below shows the same approach, with the extended porch that Reamer designed for the 1927 renovation of the Inn. The coach pictured in this automobile-era postcard was included to evoke a bygone era. Both cards show a red shingle roof--the original color chosen by Reamer.
Though visitors a hundred years later travel in comfort  undreamed of in 1904, they still share the excitement of their first view of the geyser that lies before them and the sight of the stately Old Faithful Inn.
Photo (c) Frank Markley
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