Under Sinatra, the Celebrity Room was added alongside a helipad and it opened year round. In 1960, entertainer Frank Sinatra purchased the resort with several others, including singer Dean Martin and Chicago mobster Sam Giancana. After burning down in a fire in 1937, the structure was rebuilt in only 30 days.
The original building was constructed in 1926, and became famous when the national media picked up a story about actress Clara Bow cancelling checks she owed to the Cal-Neva worth $13,000 in 1930 ($227,700 today). 2 Stateline Road, Crystal Bay, Nevada, United Statesģ9☁3′29″N 120☀′20″W / 39.22472°N 120.00556°W / 39.22472 -120.00556Ĭal Neva Resort & Casino, previously known as the Calneva Resort and Cal-Neva Lodge, is a resort and casino straddling the border between Nevada and California on the shores of Lake Tahoe.
