The Rat Pack

RENO, Nevada (AP) — A Lake Tahoe resort once owned by Frank Sinatra and frequented by his Rat Pack buddies is about to undergo a major makeover.

The Cal Neva hotel-casino that straddles the California-Nevada line will close for
more than a year beginning Monday to allow for the multimillion-dollar project.

The 219-room, 10-story hotel and 6,000-square-foot casino will be upgraded in
an effort to revive the struggling property, said Robert Radovan, co-owner of
Criswell-Radovan. His Napa Valley, Calif.-based development company acquired
the Cal Neva in April.

"Our goal is to bring it back to its former glory and to make it what it was like in
Sinatra’s day," Radovan told The Associated Press. "It has such great soul and character, and it’s needed this redo for many decades."

The Cal Neva is one of Nevada’s first legal casinos. The present resort was built
in 1937, when a fire destroyed the original lodge that had opened in 1926.

Angela Margaret Cartwright 

Actress Cartwright is best known as a child actress for her role as
Brigitta Von Trapp in the 1965 film The Sound of Music, as Danny
Williams’ stepdaughter Linda in the 1950s TV series Make Room
For Daddy (a role she played from 1957 to 1964), and as Penny
Robinson in the 1960s television series Lost in Space.

The 100J Dual Music System Jukebox was introduced by the J.P. Seeburg 
Corporation of Chicago. It held 50, 45 RPM records and was the first 100
selection machine. 

                  Colonel Harland David Sanders 

         (September 9, 1890 – December 16, 1980)

Since his death, Sanders has been portrayed by voice actors in
Kentucky Fried Chicken commercials in radio and an animated
version of him has been used for television commercials.