19 / Mountain Lions

A second wood marquetry panel from Aimee Spencer Gorham, Mountain Lions, displays above the exit patio door of the Main Lobby’s northwest foyer. Oregon white oak game tables and knotty pine desk chairs located at the foyer are original pieces and serve as the perfect spot to write, read, play, and gaze. Margery Hoffman Smith, WPA interior designer, was inspired by water bugs (a.k.a. water skippers) she saw as a child on Oregon’s McKenzie River. The result from this inspiration are three wrought iron ceiling light chandeliers located along the curved lobby ceilings, each with eight legs leading to ceiling fastenings. Original diffusers were replaced with acrylic ones in the 1970s.