Showing posts with label Emily Dickinson. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Emily Dickinson. Show all posts

06 August 2008

Views from the Sylvia Beach Hotel, Newport, OR






Yaquina Bay Bridge, last night at dusk, engulfed in some truly spectacular fog









Perfect kite weather at Nye Beach, just outside the hotel's back door. 



















The neighborhood surrounding the hotel
















Three flights up, a very literary fireplace nestled in the library overlooking the Pacific
















On a dark and stormy August morning...the
Edgar Allan Poe Room--not for the faint of heart (note le guillotine)

















The Belle of Amherst, always a bit more sedate
















If you're looking for that obscure autographed photo of Paul Valery, George Orwell, or Carson McCullers, it's most likely at The Sylvia, the best literary boardinghouse you can find

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