024 Back Stage Pass Traditional Cache

This cache has been archived.

Nomex: Well it looks like the cache owner is no longer active in caching, so I'm going to archive this and free up the area.

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Nomex
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Hidden : 6/10/2010
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Harrah's was first established in Lake Tahoe when William F. Harrah bought George's Gateway Club in January 1955 for $500,000. Harrah’s Lake Club opened in June 20, 1955. This is now Harveys Lake Tahoe.

In 1956 Harrah’s Lake Club was sold for $5,250,000 in cash to Harvey Gross, which at the time was the most expensive casino purchase ever. In 1958 Harrah acquired an interest in the Stateline Country Club and Nevada Club across the street (Harrah's current location) and opened Harrah's Stateline Club.

Also in 1956, a new radio station, KOWL, had its original radio studio inside the Harrah's Stateline Club. They were located on the upper floor. The station's transmitter and broadcast tower were roughly two miles south of the casino in South Lake Tahoe, California.

The South Shore Room opened at Harrah's Tahoe in 1959 at a cost of $3.5 million. This 750 seat showroom, whose opening act was comedian Red Skelton, made entertainment a priority at Harrah's and saw entertainers such as Danny Thomas, Jimmy Durante, Tennessee Ernie Ford, George Gobel, Wayne Newton, Lawrence Welk, Bill Cosby, Sammy Davis, Jr. and Frank Sinatra.

Today, just across the way from this location there is an outdoor stage and a venue that attracts some of the most popular names in entertainment today.

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