Question of the Day - 19 July 2024

In an e-mail, Lodge manager Thomas Schneekloth wrote, “We're fielding tons of solicitation calls daily from contractors looking to bid for the job. Construction is planned for spring of 2025; we don't have an end date at this time. We're estimating 12-18 months once construction begins.”

Two days later, Schneekloth contacted us again to say, “Permitting is underway for the construction of the new lodge. We hope to have start dates soon. … We'll let everyone know when we might start booking events.”

Renderings of the resurrected lodge were released in March to KTNV-TV and can be seen here. Looking very much like the old lodge, they're the work of popular Las Vegas architect Paul Steelman's firm.

The original Lodge, very popular itself, burned down in the early hours of September 21, 2021, almost three years ago. Its cabins were preserved and are currently available for rental. The conflagration, which began in a storage room, was believed by investigators to have been an accident. Some residents don’t approve of the larger iteration though.

“We don’t want Las Vegas glitz and glamour,” one testified at a public hearing.

We’ll see how nostalgia and progress are balanced as the project moves forward.