MORU Hall of records, according to NPS, “Artist Gutzon Borglum envisioned a Hall of Records behind the sculpture that was never completed. The Hall of Records and the mountain are inaccessible to the public.” Photo #19 by NPS / Amy Bracewell
MORU Hall of records, according to NPS, “Artist Gutzon Borglum envisioned a Hall of Records behind the sculpture that was never completed. The Hall of Records and the mountain are inaccessible to the public.” Photo #19 by NPS / Amy Bracewell
I grew up in SoDak and have visited Mt. Rushmore many times. Always amazed every time I was there.
I watched the Cold War flic, North by Northwest, on TV this past Saturday. It is just as spooky now as it was in 1959 when I first saw it. Eva Marie Saint crawling across the face of the monument in high heels with Cary Grant in a suit and dress shoes is a sight that remeains gripping to this day, although implausible.
I hope they have more luck at preserving it than they had at the Old Man of the Mountain in NH.
Technically, it wasn't completed. Construction was stopped because of lack of funding.
The final version was supposed to look like this model:
