Summit Cadillac Mt., Acadia National Park 5r

Summit Cadillac Mt., Acadia National Park 5r

"Summit, Cadillac Mountain, Acadia National Park. 51" Visitors to Cadillac on this beautiful day about 1940 undoubtedly had spectacular views. There was ample parking in a large lot tcovering an area damaged by excessive blasting during road construction. Summit visitors could enjoy lunch at the Cadillac Mountain Tavern at the left, perhaps chat with a park ranger at the Ranger Station at the right, or stroll around the summit on a half-mile network of paved summit trails laid by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1933. These buildings, designed in the park's Rustic Style, were sited among trees to minimize their presence, as recommended by landscape architect Frederick Law Olmstead, Jr., consultant to many building projects in the park. Design and construction of the carriage and motor roads, stone bridges, granite guard rails and walls, buildings, and other elements of the park infrastructure conformed to exacting standards developed by John D. Rockefeller, Jr. and Park Superintendent Dorr to harmonize with and highlight natural settings. Cadillac's summit was closed during World War II.