Rare Early SQUAW VALLEY SKI RESORT 9.5" Restaurant Dinner Plate Native American

Description: Extremely rare Early SQUAW VALLEY SKI RESORT 9 1/2" Restaurant Dinner Plate with the blue background. Rare design and rare size as very few remain. Nice graphic. Minor use marks and one chip in the back of 1 3/8" but no other chips, nicks, dings or fleabites. An exceptional larger sized plate. Marked on the back Tepco China USA. The Kennedy's frequented the restaurant in the 1960's. Additionally, it was host site to the 1960's Olympics. About the Resort and Restaurant: On March 21, 1955 a group purchased the lodge for $1 million. During this period, the hotel was frequented by members of the Kennedy family including John F. and his brother Robert. Author Scott Lankford claims that John F. used the lodge to carry on an "endless series of extramarital affairs with wealthy divorcees and Tahoe's notoriously ubiquitous prostitutes". The lodge served as accommodation during the 1960 Winter Olympics, held at nearby Squaw Valley Ski Resort. Frank Sinatra first visited Cal Neva in 1951; his trip made the national press as he overdosed on sleeping pills and this was reported to the local sheriff. Sinatra publicly bought the resort in 1960 through his company, Park Lake Enterprises. He decided to open the property year-round; it had only previously opened for the summer season. Sinatra built the Celebrity Room theater and installed a helicopter pad on the roof. He re-utilized prohibition-era smuggling tunnels beneath the property to allow mob members to move around the property without being seen by the public. The Sinatra period saw extravagant parties and visits by celebrities such as Judy Garland, Liza Minnelli, Kim Novak, Shirley MacLaine, Sammy Davis Jr., Tony Curtis, Janet Leigh, Lucille Ball, & Desi Arnaz. A California-based development company, purchased the property in spring 2013, and closed it on September 5, 2013 for a complete renovation. The development project was originally estimated to take at least a year and was sought to restore the Cal Neva's original 6,000-square-foot gaming floor, complete with a full slot machine display and the return of table games. The project was initially planned to finish by December 2014, but reopening was delayed multiple times due to difficulties with construction and financing. The company filed for bankruptcy protection in July 2016, and the Cal Neva was then put up for auction. Billionaire Larry Ellison was the sole bidder, purchasing the property for $35.8 million in January 2018. A fine addition to any home or collection! Shipping is FREE in the Continental USA. Please email for an international shipping quote. All items come from a smoke free home. Items are usually shipped within 24 hours of receiving payment. Email us your questions and check out our fully stocked eBay Store! Please contact us if you have any questions at all. We are here to help you with your purchase decisions. Please view the total listing as there are more pictures at the bottom of the listing. Shipping Cost, if quoted in the listing, is an estimate and is based upon us using the least expensive way of shipping to you if your address is a street address in the Continental United States Only (48 States), all others (i.e., foreign country, Alaska, and Hawaii residents), please contact us prior to purchase for a shipping quote. Thank you

Price: 195 USD

Location: Aurora, Illinois

End Time: 2024-02-22T20:45:54.000Z

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