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The Overlook controversy
Seven acres of controversy
From the wide porch of Estes Park's historic Stanley Hotel, the view rolls into the hills. Should it stay that way - or pay for town improvements?
Growth and development might be the norm for touristy Estes Park, but residents are beginning to draw the line, especially when it involves the famed Stanley Hotel.
This week, a group of longtime residents took the first steps toward blocking the construction of condos, a shopping plaza, restaurant and wedding reception hall next to the icon.
The old-school, opulent Stanley, built in 1906, has hosted renowned guests such as President Theodore Roosevelt. It's best known as author Stephen King's inspiration for the horror classic "The Shining," and today's guests are warned that ghosts wander the hotel's hallways.
So it galled Byron Hall that the town would consider selling a 7-acre parcel of land near the Stanley to a local developer for $1.25 million. The resulting shopping and condo complex would mar the hotel's scenic vista and degrade its grand history, said Hall, whose grandfather worked as the first superintendent of the hotel.
"The Stanley stands up there as a crown jewel of the town, and people don't want that taken away," Hall said.
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From the wide porch of Estes Park's historic Stanley Hotel, the view rolls into the hills. Should it stay that way - or pay for town improvements?
Growth and development might be the norm for touristy Estes Park, but residents are beginning to draw the line, especially when it involves the famed Stanley Hotel.
This week, a group of longtime residents took the first steps toward blocking the construction of condos, a shopping plaza, restaurant and wedding reception hall next to the icon.
The old-school, opulent Stanley, built in 1906, has hosted renowned guests such as President Theodore Roosevelt. It's best known as author Stephen King's inspiration for the horror classic "The Shining," and today's guests are warned that ghosts wander the hotel's hallways.
So it galled Byron Hall that the town would consider selling a 7-acre parcel of land near the Stanley to a local developer for $1.25 million. The resulting shopping and condo complex would mar the hotel's scenic vista and degrade its grand history, said Hall, whose grandfather worked as the first superintendent of the hotel.
"The Stanley stands up there as a crown jewel of the town, and people don't want that taken away," Hall said.
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A proposal that requires town fathers to get voter approval before selling any of four publicly owned properties in the historic district passed 1,044 to 408.
The move is aimed at tripping up a city plan to sell 7 acres for $1.25 million to a developer for the proposed Estes Wind shopping and condo complex.
The historic district was created in 1994 around the Stanley Hotel, a major tourist attraction that opened in 1909 and was an inspiration for Stephen King's book "The Shining," and the movie based on it