They used to have a nightly Hawaiian Torch Lighting Ceremony at dusk...
I have early memory from the Contemporary. Our room was in the Wing that now is called BLT . It was the first room I ever stayed in that was so ”modern” that the air conditioner knew if we were in the room or not because of the auto setting and those new smoke and fire detectors...as kids we thought they were watching us in our rooms to see the extra guests we snuck in! And the bathrooms were “Jetsons Koolness” because they had a rounded silver metal curved ring around the bathroom sink and the shower door would open and curve closed .Kind of like we might be teleported to the future... that was early 70s...Haha
Today when I see the silver forest outside the BLT lobby where the trees are circled with metal rings to look futuristic, I am reminded of those early visits. I hope that is what the architects were striving for with those modern trees that came from outer space in my imagination.
