Re: Historic El Portal Market burns to ground

Bummer

http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_9003228



Post Edited (04-21-08 14:11)

That's really a shame. Can't replace a thing like that. :-(

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Wilderness forever,
Bruce Jensen

My guess it is the same market that was up for lease?

http://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?f=1&i=3314&t=3314

I bet Mr Carter was glad he sold when he did!

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Dan

I think I know the market.



My National Geographic Trails Illustrated map for Yosemite shows that El Portal isn't even on Forest Service land. I wasn't all that aware that the NPS had offices in El Portal and apparently some sort of limited jurisdiction, even though it's outside of the park bounaries.

Another photo of the market before:

http://www.yosemitehikes.com/images/el-portal.jpg

This blog has photos of the blaze (scroll down to see them):

http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.html?topic_id=580646

wow! that was some blaze! really sad to see something like that happen.

Thanks for the link Rob

First reaction would be hanky-panky during a renovation, but no arson is suspected...I wouldn't dismiss it so easily considering the fight ongoing about renovations inside the park.

i bought my share of frozen pizza etc back in '78 '79 and '80 from there (R.I.P.)