Vintage landscape: The Kittatinny

The Kittatinny, Delaware Water Gap, Pa., c. 1905, via Library of Congress/enclos*ure“In the grounds of The Kittatinny, Delaware Water Gap, Pa.,” c. 1905, by Detroit Publishing Co. via Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.

What a pleasant spot. What do you think they’re talking about?
detail: The Kittatinny, Delaware Water Gap, Pa., c. 1905, via Library of Congress/enclos*ure

The Kittatinny was the first of the resort hotels at Delaware Water Gap in the Poconos Mountains — opening in 1832. In its heyday in the early 20th century, it could accommodate hundreds of guests.

The Kittatinny, Delaware Water Gap, Pa., c. 1905, via Library of Congress/enclos*ure

The hotel burned down in 1931. Some of the foundation is still visible, as well as a stream that used to run through the basement kitchen, according to a National Park Service newsletter.