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:iYosemite Park and Curry Co: How Did It Start?by Chet Brooks, Jr,Did you know that Yosemite Park and Curry Co., Yosemite’s By the mid-1920’s, concession leases in the Park had grown inprimary concessionaire, is not the only organization doing businessin the Park, and that it never was?number to the point that the Federal Government, in the form ofthe National Park Service, finally was forced to step in to attemptto standardize the accommodations services and pricesTwo of the first businesses to be established in the area werehotels...sort of! "Clark’s Station," started by Galen Clark in 1856 charged in the Park. Tired of the bickering, charges and complaintsleveled against each other by the two larges’l companiesas an overnight stop for travelers between Mariposa and thedoing business in the Park, Secretary of the Interior Hubert WorkValley, was purchased in 1874 by the Washburn brothers, itbecame the Hotel Wawona, one of the oldest continuously operatingIlotels in the West. The other, a unique structure known asannounced that the two giants would have to merge or bereplaced completely! ...the "Lower Hotel" was built in the same year at the foot of On February 21, 1925, just sixty years ago this year, theSentinel Rock, by four miners who had left that line of work tomerger took place with the emerging company named the"Yosemite Park and Curry Company." Many of the other existingseek their fortune in Yosemite! Although called a "hotel," thebuilding was used chiefly as a saloon until it was crushed by concession teases were bought up by the Federal Government,snow early the next year. It had been the first permanent structureand business in the Valley and was rebuilt and reopened inbut a few, like Best’s Studio (which became the Ansel AdamsGallery) and Degnan’s (purchased in 1974 by YPCC) wereallowed to remain primarily because of the length of time they1858 as a real "inn"; this time the "hotel" had windows and ahad held their leases. These few, however, could not expand andpackedirt floor!their leases were to expire upon the deaths of their holders,Perhaps the first real organized business venture, however,In August, 1973, the Yosemite Park and Curry Co. itself waswas the trip in 1855, led by James Hutchings, in which hepurchased by MCA, Inc., who began operations in the Park inbrought the first tourist party into the Valley, just four years afterearly 1974. Today, in addition to YPCC, other concessions do~,ngthe "discovery" of the Valley by the Mariposa Battalion, In thatbusiness here in the Park include the Yosemite Medical Group,year a total of 42 men visited what was to become one of theYosemite Natural History Association and the Post Office,world’s most visited tourist attractions.For those interested in the early history of commerce inFrom that point onward hotels and other accommodationsYosemite, recommended reading would certainly includegrew kn number throughouthe region until 1874 when the first"Yosemite and Its Innkeepers," by Shirley Sargent and "100Yosemite ValJey Commissioners were appointed to regulate allYears in Yosemite," by Carl P. Russell. Both volumes are availableat the Public Library or may be purchased at any gift shop inbuildings in the Valley and to issue leases for doing business inthat area known as the Yosemite Grant, which ’ncluded thethe Park. Happy reading!Valley and the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias, 30 miles tothe South.Arriving on the scene in 1898 were David and Jenny Curry,schoolteachers who supplemented their income by leading excursionsSilenceto Yellowstone during the summer months. They wereHow like a luscious cocktail you aregreat lovers of the wilderness and spent six weeks that summerin Yosemite Valley in a "tent cabin" of their own construction.a sweet glass of clear wine.Returning ’n 1899 they built seven tent cabins and established asummer accommodation originally krTown as "Camp Sequoia."That name was quickly dropped in favor of "Camp Curry," todayknown as Curry Village. Although in the next few years manyothers would enter the hotel business, some to succeed, othersI drink you in with abandonyet can never be filled.There is always more,more than I can hold.Something inside me is akin to you.to fail, none could match the friendly charm, atmosphere and A common bond, a shared essence."Yosemite Experience" offered by the Currys.I sit in an apartment by myselfIn 1915, Joe Desmond entered the Valley, bringing a numberwithout TV or stereo on,of dismantled, prefabricated cabins with him. This was the birthof Yosemite Lodge, and some of these buildings, or "wobs,"and my breast fills with pleasurewere in use until 1974. The company formed by Desmond andat the music I hear.The symphonyou play so wellhis San Francisco backers was known as "The YosemiteNational Park Company." Desmond and David Curry, founder ofif we will only be still."The Curry Camping Company," both astute businessmen, But what are you -- the lack ol noise?immediately recognized each other for what they were: direct Quiet? Peacefulness?competitors for the fast-growing tourist trade in Yosemite. AOr the Creator communicating with me in His language,sometimes bitter rivalry erupted between the two men and their The language He is most fluent in.companies, one that would last eleven years and that wouldby Hugh Magulrehave a strange ending.
MoviesAugust 6: Cotton ClubAugust 13: Pofice AcademyAugust 20: PinocchioAugust 27: Buckaroo BanzaiMovies are shown every Tuesday in the East Auditorium at 8:00p.m. and 10:00 p.m. Admission $2.50 for adults and $1.50 forkids (under 12).Special EventsAugust 1: Video Movie: Sixteen CandlesAugust 7: Wawona Games Festival (Wawona) Starts at 8:00a,m.August 8: Video Movie: Man from Snowy RiverAugust 15: Video Movie: Irreconcilable DifferencesAugust 16: Softball Championship Game (School Field) 5:15p.m,August 22: Video Movie: SupergirlAug ust 29: Video Movie: Coal Miner’s DaughterAll Video Movies are shown at the Weight Room at 8:00 p.m.FREE!Check bulletin boards located at youi work place or housing unitfor details of all events, or call Employee Recreationext. 1475.Watch for news of the GREAT VALLEY REVUE and theBADGER PASS FESTIVAL.Ongoing ActivitiesAEROBICS: Monday, Wednesday, Friday (School Gym) 5:30.7:00 p.m.VOLLEYBALL: Wednesday and Thursday (Outside the WeightRoom) 5:00- 8:00 p.m.AM LAP SWIM: Monday, Wednesday, Friday (Lodge Pool) 6:00- 7:00 a.m.SWIMNASTICS: Tuesday & Thursday (Lodge Pool) 6:15- 7:30a.m.BASKETBALL: Tuesday & Thursday (School Court) 5:00 - 8:00p.m.YOGA’. Monday & Friday (West Auditorium) 6:15 - 7:30 a.mULTIMATE FRISBEE: Sundays 1:00 - 3:00 p.m., Thursdays7:00 - 8:00 p.m, (School Field)WEIGHT ROOM: Monday through Saturday 10:00- 12:00, 1:00- 4:00, 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. and Sundays 2:00 - 7:00 p.m.SOCCER: Thursdays (School Field) 5:00.7:00 p.m.ClassifiedFOR SALE: Office Copy Machine, Rex Rotary dry copier withsupplies, paper, etc. Call 372-4000 days. Demonstrations availableupon request.FREE KITTENS: Adorable black, grey and orange striped tabbykittens. Two months old by August 6th. Call 372-4785.AnnouncementsCongratulations Yosemite! You gave 58 pints to the Lions ClubBlood Bank and we hope you never have to use it! But rememberthat it is transferable anywhere in the USA for you, family orfriends. There were four cases of suspected Glaucoma detectedby the Eye Mobile and over 80 people examined.The Mono Lake Committee invites you to join them for a scenic10K run on the spectacular north shore of Mono Lake on August18, Sunday at 10:00 a.m. For more information contact DennisYamnitsky, Box 699, YNP, or James Rodrigues, Box 789, YNP,(209) 379-2338. Entry donation, $8.00 if preregistered byAugust11th; race day, $10.00. Bring family and friends for an enjoyableday on the East side a run for fun as well as support for animportant cause.The Yosemite Alcoholics Anonymous meets twice a week --Wednesdays and Sundays -- at the YPCC Employee TrainingOffice.The Yosemite Branch Library is open Tuesdays and Thursdays12:00 noon to 4:00 p.m. and Wednesdays 12:00 noon to 6:00p.m. through the end of August. September 1st to May 31sihours will be Tuesdays and Thursdays 12:00 to 4:00 p.m. andWednesdays 12:00 to 3:00 p.m.Attention Runners! Upcoming runs for August and September:8/10 Lions 10K in Mammoth Lakes, 8/18 Long Live Mono Lake10K Run, 8/24 Watermelon Run 10K in Merced, 9/1 Amigo delOro 5 and 10 mile runs at the Mariposa Fair.The Yosemite Rotary Club meets at noon in the Four SeasonsRestaurant at Yosemite Lodge.The Yosemite Lions Club meets for lunch at The AhwahneeHotel at noon on the first and third Thursday of every month.The Yosemite Child Care Center announces new summeratesfrom now through Labor Day: $1.75 per child under 2 years,$1.50 per child over 2 years, and $2.95 for two children ($1.00more per additional child). For more information call 372-4819.MCA INK Photo Contest Deadline NearsContest c~eadline September 4th in just around the corner,so if you plan to enter and win the 1985 MCA INK photocontest, grab your camer and get clicking!The contest, open to all MCA/Universal and affiliated companiesemployees, Is sponsored by the MCA newsletter,MCA INK You may enter either or both black and white andcolor categories. Please send your 8x10 prints unmountedthrough the Company mail to MCA INK, John McMasters502ILL by September 4th, and be sure to include the followinginformation: name, phone number, title of your photo.graph, and any technical information available, such ascamera type, F stop, shutter speed, film type and lens.Photos will be judged on September 12 by a panel ofprofessional photographers and prizes wil be awarded tofirst, seconc~, third, and fourth place winners in both categories.Good luck!![)!
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