Peter Pan Woodland Club / (Title Page) Peter Pan Woodland Club. A Word Picture Impressionism Depicting Present Features, Projects, Personnel

Alaska Steamship Company

Publication: Press of Schwabacher-Frey Company, 1929, Los Angeles

First edition. 11 1/4" x 8 1/2" in simulated leather and embossed pictorial boards with color vignette of Big Bear Valley stamped on front cover and with gilt lettering and woodcraft borders. Sewn with gold silk braid at spine. Decorative endpapers with slot on front pastedown for ownership certificate (not present) but tipped-in design for Cambria Pines cabin design with floor plans. Color illustrated vignette title. Color text illustrations. Photo illustrations. Decorative borders. Pictorial map by Graysons of Los Angeles. Color illustrated calendar dial with borders on final leaf, preserving the original glassine flyleaves. A beautifully produced brochure detailing the amenities for both members and investors in the Peter Pan Woodland Club. Harry Kiener formed the Big Bear Land & Water Company to develop mountain properties in the east valley area of Big Bear City in 1925. In 1927 he contracted with Los Angles truck-body builder Guy Maltby to build a wooden power boat to be used on Big Bear Lake. While delivering the boat, Maltby became fascinated with the project and formed the Bear Valley Milling and Lumber Company to build the Peter Pan Lodge, along with over 600 surrounding homes in Big Bear City. This lodge was massive, with five stories, and included a golf course, landscaping, tennis courts, swimming pool, movie theater, and for nearly two decades was used for parties, dances and even Hollywood films. Sadly, it burned to the ground on June 18, 1948, and even though the smaller Peter Pan Lodge building was moved to the site, it never recaptured the spirit and elegance of the original resort. Light soiling to bottom corners of pages along with faint tears to upper fore-edge of free front end paper and with slight creasing and with faint pencil annotations on front pastedown. Very good.

Inventory Number: 52116