Firefighters rushed to extinguish the flames at the iconic The Shining hotel, proving that all work and no play makes for a fiery day.
A section of the Timberline Lodge, located on Mount Hood in Oregon, caught fire on April 18, around 9:30 p.m. local time, according to The Oregonian. Firefighting teams from Hoodland, Clackamas, Gresham, and Estacada responded to the scene. Authorities have now confirmed that the fire is successfully contained.
“The fire at Timberline Lodge was declared under control at 11:12 p.m.,” the Clackamas Fire wrote on X (formerly known as Twitter). “The fire was kept to the roof & part of the attic, & didn’t spread any further. Crews are clearing the scene,” the department added. “The U.S. Forest Service will be conducting the investigation with the help of federal resources.”
The Hotel Became a National Landmark Before ‘The Shining’ Was Shot There
Of course, the hotel served as the exterior for the 1980 horror film The Shining, starring Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, and Danny Lloyd. It also offers year-round skiing.
Nestled on the southern slope of Mount Hood in Oregon, Timberline Lodge stands at an elevation of 6,000 feet. Constructed in 1937 during the peak of the Great Depression, this monumental project was brought to life by local visionaries under the Works Progress Administration, spanning an impressive 55,000 square feet. The hotel was declared a national landmark in December 1977, becoming an iconic location before the filming of The Shining.
Adapted from Stephen King’s 1977 novel, the movie adaptation directed by Stanley Kubrick features Jack Nicholson as a troubled writer. He relocates with his wife and psychic son, Danny, to the secluded Overlook Hotel in the Colorado mountains.
The majority of the interior scenes were shot at Elstree Studios in England, where a replica of the exterior was constructed for the production.
In the novel, room 217 is the setting for some of the most iconic scary moments of the story. For the film adaptation, Kubrick changed the original number to room 237, which the real-life hotel doesn’t actually have.
Regardless, room 217 remains the most sought-after room in the hotel, as stated on Timberline’s website. Additionally, the lodge does not contain the iconic hedge maze that was featured in the film.
The hotel also served as a filming location for All the Young Men, Lost Horizon, and Hear No Evil.