<P> Stanley operated the hotel almost as a pastime remarking once that he spent more money than he made each summer . In 1926, he sold the Stanley to a private company incorporated for the sole purpose of running it . The venture failed and, in 1929, Stanley purchased his property out of foreclosure selling it again, in 1930, to fellow auto and hotel magnate Roe Emery of Denver . During Emery's tenure as owner, the structures were painted white inside and out and most of the original electro - gas fixtures were replaced . </P> <Ul> <Li> <P> June 2008 </P> </Li> <Li> <P> February 2011 </P> </Li> <Li> <P> South elevation </P> </Li> <Li> <P> Lobby looking east </P> </Li> <Li> <P> Music Room looking south </P> </Li> </Ul> <Li> <P> June 2008 </P> </Li> <Li> <P> February 2011 </P> </Li>

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