billski
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....and they keep coming.....
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Stowe, 7/13/08
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....and they keep coming.....
from_the_NEK
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The thing is Vermont doesn't really have a distinict architecture. Farms and farm houses are about it. And those buildings don't upscale well to the size of a major ski resort lodge. In my opinion trying to make Claybrook "Look" like a barn and silo was clever but cheesy at the same time. I give them credit for trying but barns don't typically have so many windows, balconies and such as it kind of looks silly (however, i can live with it). But it is definitely NOT faux Euro.
The Stowe development looks much like an Americanized overgrown Swiss Chalet (as someone mentioned the Trapp Lodge on steroids). It is still way better than this slice of Disneyland...
It will be interesting to see how the planned renovations/new development at Jay and Burke turns out.
At Jay, it looks like they are trying to mave away from the Faux Euro look with the Tram lodge renovations. Maybe they can find their own look that combines cues from Vermont and Quebec (without painting the roof RED of course
). No one knows what the Ginn Company has in store for the "Bridgemor" Lodge. Hopefully they won't go over the top with it but when they build stuff like this...
...who knows.
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