Editing White River Junction, Vermont (section)

==Culture==
[[File:Lillian Gish on the White River Junction, Vermont.jpg|thumb|[[Lillian Gish]] in ''[[Way Down East]]'']]
[[File:North Main Street, White River Junction, VT.jpg|thumb|right|North Main Street c. 1908]]
[[File:White River Junction vt 1915.jpg|thumb|right|White River Junction in 1915]]
White River Junction served as the location for the filming of director [[D.W. Griffith]]'s film ''[[Way Down East]]'', in part filmed on the ice floes of the Connecticut and White rivers, starring [[Lillian Gish]] and [[Richard Barthelmess]]. While filming, both cast and crew lodged at the Hotel Coolidge (then the Junction House). After 1950, important murals were painted on the walls of this hotel by Peter Gish. One of these, saying simply "ROOM WITH BATH" and a large arrow, has become a bit of a landmark. S. Douglas Crockwell painted a mural, ''Vermont Industries'', in the post office in 1937. Federally commissioned murals were produced from 1934 to 1943 in the United States through the [[Section of Painting and Sculpture]], later called the [[Section of Fine Arts]], of the [[United States Department of the Treasury|Treasury Department]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Arnesen |first=Eric |date=2007 |title=Encyclopedia of U.S. Labor and Working-Class History |volume=1 |location=New York |publisher=Routledge |page=1540 |isbn=9780415968263}}</ref>

Hotel Coolidge, renovated in 1997, now operates as a 30-room hotel and a 26-bed [[Hostel|youth hostel]] by [[Hostelling International]] USA.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.travelweekly.com/Hotels/White-River-Junction-VT/Hotel-Coolidge-p3823024|title=Hotel Coolidge- Tourist Class White River Junction, VT Hotels- GDS Reservation Codes: Travel Weekly|website=www.travelweekly.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hiusa.org/vermont/white-river-junction/the-hotel-coolidge|title=HI White River Junction - Vermont hostel in 1920s railroad Hotel Coolidge 1920s - HI USA|website=Hostelling International}}</ref>  The 1920s structure once served as a [[Hotel#Railway hotels|railway hotel]]. The hotel is said to be haunted by the [[ghost]] of Ezra "Wrench" Magoon, a farmer and known bootlegger who died in the Hotel Coolidge in the summer of 1918.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vnews.com/Archives/2013/10/halloweencoffin-vn-102613|title=A Frightful Regional History of Halloween|last=Coffin|first=Larry|date=2013-10-26|work=Valley News}}</ref>

White River Junction is home to the [[Center for Cartoon Studies]], a 2-year [[art school]] focusing on [[sequential art]].

It is also home to the [[Tip Top Building]], a renovated {{convert|45000|sqft|adj=on}} bakery that houses artists, creative businesses and a cafe.

[[The Main Street Museum]], described by the ''Washington Post'' as a "[[blastfighter]],"{{Citation needed|date=November 2024}} is an eclectic display space for [[material culture]] and an experiment in a new [[Taxonomy (general)|taxonomy]]. It makes its home in White River Junction's former fire station on Bridge Street, next to the underpass.

White River Junction is home to [[Northern Stage]], a professional regional theatre. It is also home to The Writers' Center, which offers classes and workshops to the local writing community.