Mary Jane Colter: The Desert View

Since 1905 the Grand Canyon National Park has been the showcase for the architecture of Mary Jane Colter. Designed to blend with the environment and reflect the history of indigenous cultures these hotels and viewing places are testaments to the superb vision of Mary Jane Colter, chief architect for the Fred Harvey Company. Through the people who live and work at the Grand Canyon National Park and a narration by actress Ellen Burstyn, this tells the story of an important American architect. May 1997, received the Bronze Apple Award by the National Educational Media Network.