3Paradise Inn in Mount Rainier National Park( 1940s) Paradise Inn was mostly constructed in 1916 and welcomed its first guests in July of the following year. Initially, the hotel had 37 guest rooms and a dining room that could seat 400. Nearby platform tents provided bedding for additional guests. An annex with 104 guest rooms was constructed in the early 1920s. Nearly 300 housekeeping cabins plus a service building named“ Paradise Lodge” with a cafeteria and additional guest rooms was added in the early 1930s. A 9-hole golf course constructed in 1931 experienced a short life. The tent cabins were removed in 1930 and in the early 1940s Paradise Lodge was closed and the housekeeping cabins sold and removed.( Public domain image)
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