and so he chose an architect and ntmore, whoen and wemn had just finished building grand central station in new york. he hired two of the artisans who painted the ceiling. in grand central station in new york. he had these two paint the ceilings of the broadmoor hotel. he wanted the grounds to be beautiful and feel like some glorious estate on the east coast. he hired a landscape firm who six years earlier had just finished a nice new park in new york called central park. and so he wanted to give them the feeling that they were back east, but have it in the setting of the pike's peak region. his sense of humor -- i gather he had a very dry sense of humor. there is one story that is pretty entertaining. during prohibition time you -- he tried to bring attention to the fact the prohibition was terrible. he got this idea. and so one day this elephant showed up. and he said it was a gift of the maharaja. oh, yes, he had been to india, and there were pictures and photos of him riding elephants. and he said he was a guest. this maharaja gave him this elephant. called the empress of india. mr.