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V. Urban Distractions and Influence
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41. The distinctive interior of the
Ahwahnee Hotel has tempted theatrics designed purely for promoting
tourism. The most famous is Bracebridge, an annual Christmas pageant and
dinner. Contrived during the late 1920s, Bracebridge is obviously
modeled after English cultural themes totally foreign to Yosemite.
Courtesy of the Yosemite National Park Research Library.
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42. Winter sports became the perfect
rationale for opening Yosemite National Park to more special events,
even those better suited to urban surroundings. Here film crews make
motion pictures of the annual Winter Carnival, January 1932. Courtesy
of the Yosemite National Park Research Library.
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43. The Badger Pass ski area,
originally modernized in 1935, brings crowds seeking entertainment
rather than greater awareness of the environment. Courtesy of the
National Park Service.
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