Английская Википедия:Eagle's Store

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Eagle's Store is a family business in West Yellowstone, Montana, whose three-story log building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The original store was established in 1908 on the same site and was razed in 1927 to make room for the present building, constructed in Rustic architectural style. Two blocks from the west entrance to Yellowstone National Park, Eagle's Store is the oldest operating business in West Yellowstone, and is still run by the same family who founded it.

History

Eyeing the growing popularity of tourism to Yellowstone National Park, the Union Pacific Railroad constructed its Oregon Short Line segment to the West Gate of Yellowstone Park between 1905 and 1907. In 1907 Samuel Peter Eagle, a Yellowstone Park employee, requested a permit from the United States Forest Service to lease commercial space next to the railroad's right of way.Шаблон:RШаблон:R In June 1908 the Forest Service surveyed a six-block townsite on the western boundary of Yellowstone Park and issued business permits on one-acre (0.4 ha) plots. The first three business operators were Eagle and his partner, Alex Stuart, who built a general store; L. A. Murray, who opened the Yellowstone Hotel in 1909; and Charles Arnet, who opened the Yellowstone Store.Шаблон:R While these and other ventures primarily serviced railway passengers in the early 20th century, the introduction of the automobile in 1916 brought many more visitors to Yellowstone ParkШаблон:Sfn and business flourished, turning West Yellowstone into a permanent town.Шаблон:R

In 1908 Stuart left the partnership to open his own business; he bought the lease to Arnet's store in 1910.Шаблон:Sfn Eagle's Store continued to be operated by Eagle and his descendants.Шаблон:RШаблон:R

When it first opened, Eagle's Store stocked "candies, tobaccos, Kodaks, postals, cigars, fishing rods and rented dusters". A white marble soda fountain manufactured by the Liquid Carbonic Company of Minnesota was added in 1910 at a cost of $1391.80., Шаблон:R The local post office was located in Eagle's Store from 1909 to 1935, with Sam Eagle as the postmaster.Шаблон:RШаблон:Sfn Following the construction of its new building in 1930, the store began to offer a wider selection of merchandise and services. As of 2012, it sells sportswear, western wear, hiking and backpacking gear, fishing tackle, Native American arts and crafts, and souvenirs.Шаблон:RШаблон:R The newer building retained the mahogany bar and soda fountain installed in 1910 and added a front bar and stools.Шаблон:RШаблон:R

Design

The original Eagle's Store, built by Eagle and Stuart,Шаблон:R was a Шаблон:Convert by Шаблон:Convert structureШаблон:R with a false front.Шаблон:R Eagle enlarged the store in 1913 and then had it razed in 1927 to build the three-story structure that stands today.Шаблон:R

The current structure, begun in 1927 and completed in 1930, was designed by Bozeman architect Fred F. Willson, who also designed the Coca-Cola bottling plant that is part of the Bozeman Brewery Historic District.Шаблон:R Willson donated his services to the project in order to promote the Western Rustic architectural style.Шаблон:R The design was similar to that of Old Faithful Inn in Yellowstone Park, which utilizes National Park Service rustic style, of which exposed logs are a key element.Шаблон:R Willson set fir logs measuring Шаблон:Convert to Шаблон:Convert long into a base of rhyolite and concrete.Шаблон:R Buttresses were made of basalt.Шаблон:RШаблон:R

Family business

All 10 of the children of Sam Eagle (1881–1950) and his wife, Ida Christine Carlson (1883–1962), worked in the store as children, as have many other descendants and relatives.Шаблон:RШаблон:R Now in its fourth generation of ownership. Many family members are avid skiers, including Heather McPhie, a great-granddaughter of Sam and Ida, who competed in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. The family has set up its own charitable foundation, which benefits people with disabilities, education, and youth programs.Шаблон:R

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Gallatin County, Montana

Sources

• Шаблон:Cite book

External links

• Шаблон:Official website
• West Yellowstone News obituary of Bettie Eagle Nelson
• West Yellowstone News obituary of Luther R. Nelson