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The Tea Room

Posted by Photographs by M.E. (Tustin, United States) on 12 May 2007 in Plant & Nature and Portfolio.

Location: Fannette Island Tea Room on Emerald Bay in South Lake Tahoe, NV.

The stone structure on top, that looks like a miniature castle is the "Tea Room" built between 1928-29; the island owner, Mrs. Knight would occasionally serve tea to her guests there. A small fireplace in the corner and a large oak table and four oak chairs in the center of the 16 by 16 foot room gave it a very rustic appearance.

The tea room has been vandalized in recent years and today only the stone shell remains.

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Comments (12)

Stunner from Kingston, Jamaica

Very nice shot! Hmmm that looks like a long way to go for tea.

12 May 2007 6:19am

@Stunner: LOL! it is kinda far... about 3 hours from LA (a couple of hours were spent on the plane and another hour on the road...)

Craiger from Vacaville, California, United States

Cool documentary shot M.E. Very well done!

12 May 2007 6:55am

@Craiger: i'm happy you liked it, Craiger!

Inès from Namur, Belgium

It's so a really nice place, I would like to go there just for a cup of tea !

12 May 2007 7:57am

@Inès: I'm sure, it would be nice to enjoy a cup of tea there, like many of Mrs. Knight's guests way back when... :)

badala from Leiria, Portugal

Excellent take!
Its a very beautiful picture.

12 May 2007 8:09am

@badala: it was a lovely, lovely, place badala! i was in awe.

Sidney from Manila, Philippines

I want some tea, please!

12 May 2007 8:45am

@Sidney: are you sure you want tea, Sidney? or you'd rather have some of that Batangas coffee (kapeng barako)?

Behrooz from Tehran, Iran

Wow, what a place! Great capture, M.E.

12 May 2007 11:54am

@Behrooz: :) Thank you. I hope it will not be destroyed even further by some thoughtless people...

riesgo from Spain

beautiful view! very interesting and weird!

12 May 2007 7:05pm

@riesgo: it was interesting! and found it a little extravagant... :)

Kairospix from Singapore

nice shot
thanks for shairng about the tea room!

12 May 2007 7:49pm

@Kairospix: you're most welcome! I had fun during the tour and felt compelled to share it with others! :)

Art Monkey from Salt Spring Island, Canada

great shot - sounds like a cool place

13 May 2007 7:43am

@Art Monkey: it is a cool place, indeed! thank you for your comment. :)

Jen from Jessup, United States

Excellent shot M.E., sad it's been ruined by thoughtless people!

13 May 2007 12:46pm

@Jen: you're right, Jen! the ideal is for people to try and preserve/rescue things from the ruins, instead of contributing to it...

Intern from chicago, United States

wow maria..what a great perspective. amazing.

14 May 2007 2:06am

@Intern: :) glad you found something to say "wow" about, Jyoti! ;)

alla from Toronto, Canada

Ah, I'd love to have tea there!

14 May 2007 3:28pm

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