Lakeside Inn (formerly Tahoe Sky Harbor, Fabulous Eddie's Stardust Club, Caesars Inn and Harvey's Inn) was a hotel and casino located in Stateline, Nevada.[1] It had 123 rooms,[2] as well as two restaurants, three bars[3] and a casino with 17,852 square feet (1,658.5 m2) of space.[4][5]
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| Location | Stateline, Nevada, U.S. |
| Address | 168 U.S. Route 50 |
| Opening date | 1946 |
| Closing date | March 17, 2020 |
| Theme | Rustic Lodge |
| No. of rooms | 123 |
| Total gaming space | 17,852 sq ft (1,658.5 m2) |
| Notable restaurants | Latin Soul Restaurant The Timberhouse |
| Owner | The Lakeside Inn and Casino |
| Previous names | Tahoe Sky Harbor (1946–1957) Fabulous Eddie's Stardust Club (1957–1969) Caesars Inn (1969–1972) Harvey's Inn (1972–1985) |
| Renovated in | 1957: Fabulous Eddie's Stardust Club 1969: Caesars Inn 1972: Harvey's Inn 1985: Lakeside Inn |
| Website | lakesideinn |
History
editThe Inn was originally a smaller casino called Caesars Inn, opened in 1969 with five table games and 100 slot machines and operated by Grover L. Rowland, B. A. Stunz, and Herbert Fisher.[6]
In 1972, Harvey A. Gross (owner of Harvey's Resort Hotel along the state line about a mile to the southwest) bought Caesars Inn and surrounding land, including the old Tahoe Sky Harbor airport and casino[7] site to the north (which also housed Fabulous Eddie's Stardust Club in the late 1950s),[8] and expanded the property to include about 130 rooms.[9]
During renovations to the Harvey's Inn in 1973, while workers were welding in the remodeled casino, a fire broke out, heavily damaging the new casino area and motel lobby and resulting in water damage to the restaurant area.[10]
Following the death of Harvey A. Gross, Harvey's Inn was sold in 1985.
On May 24, 1985, Lakeside Inn opened, under president and general manager Rick Jorgenson.[11]
On April 14, 2020, it was announced that Lakeside Inn would close permanently due to the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.[12]
The shuttered casino was purchased in May 2021 by Barton Health for $13 million, with plans to demolish it and build a healthcare facility.[13]
References
edit- ^ "Lakeside a place for Tahoe locals," The San Francisco Examiner, March 3, 2011
- ^ "Lakeside Inn: Another reason to visit Tahoe". Tahoe Daily Tribune. May 10, 1991.
- ^ Lakeside Inn: Award Winning Tahoe Restaurants and Bars
- ^ "Listing of Financial Statements Square Footage". Nevada Gaming Control Board. Archived from the original on December 25, 2016. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
- ^ Casino City: Lakeside Inn and Casino
- ^ "Gaming Board favors Mapes casino license". Nevada State Journal. June 19, 1969.
- ^ "Looking back at Harvey's". Tahoe Daily Tribune. February 27, 1976.
- ^ "Seven game applications get approval". Nevada State Journal. September 24, 1957.
- ^ "Damaging Tahoe fire". Nevada State Journal. May 16, 1973.
- ^ "Fire damages Harvey's Inn at Stateline". Reno Evening Gazette. May 16, 1973.
- ^ "Tahoe's Newest Family (ad)". Tahoe Daily Tribune. May 22, 1985.
- ^ Staff Report (April 14, 2020). "Lakeside Inn and Casino to stay permanently closed". Tahoe Daily Tribune. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
- ^ Kurt Hildebrand (May 13, 2021). "Barton purchases closed Stateline casino for $13.3M". Tahoe Daily Tribune. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
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