People cried when Yosemite restored historic names like the Ahwahnee. Here’s why - News Summed Up

People cried when Yosemite restored historic names like the Ahwahnee. Here’s why


These were iconic names in one of the most iconic places in California: Yosemite National Park. Signs are taken down and the names of the Ahwahnee hotel and Camp Curry at Yosemite National Park are being restored, after a years-long trademark dispute. The historic Ahwahnee Hotel is lit up as dusk falls over Yosemite National Park. (John Walker / Associated Press)The famed Ahwahnee Hotel has played host to such well-known figures as Queen Elizabeth II, John F. Kennedy and Charlie Chaplin. Curry Village, a collection of cabins that had carried the name since the 1880s, became Half Dome Village.


Source: Los Angeles Times July 16, 2019 16:07 UTC



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