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Forbes Island began as a houseboat residence on December 23, 1980, anchored offshore in Richardson Bay near Sausalito in Marin County, California.It was created by Forbes Thor Kiddoo, who invested $800,000 in the floating dwelling [2] and built it between 1975 and 1980 using portholes from old vessels, seascape paintings, and a lathe to secure the wooden paneling and pillars. [3]
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The US Army used The Hacienda as housing for the base commander, for visiting officers and for the officers' club. In 1957, a serviceman named Bill Runyan painted heroic murals depicting Spanish settlement of the area [5] on selected interior walls of The Hacienda. Runyan started the large murals when he was a soldier at the fort but stayed on ...
Hacienda Hotel and Casino, now Hoover Dam Lodge, near Boulder City, Nevada; The Haçienda, a nightclub in Manchester, England; The Hacienda (Milpitas Ranchhouse), a hotel in Monterey, California; La Hacienda (Buffalo Creek, Colorado), listed on the NRHP in Colorado; Hacienda, a bus rapid transit station on Mexibús Line I in Zumpango, Mexico
The Timan/Fink group restored each of the 30 guest rooms, suites, and casitas. A new restaurant, The Grill, was added in 1997 and received several culinary awards. [3] In 2015, the resort added 32 new guest rooms, a swimming pool and spa, and an event space called Casa Luna. [11]
Few cuts of meat feel as special as a ruby-red slice of prime rib, whether it’s served at a formal steakhouse, a Sunday afternoon buffet, or a holiday party. This well-marbled cut is flavorful ...
Fort Baker with the Golden Gate Bridge. Fort Baker is one of the components of California's Golden Gate National Recreation Area.The Fort, which borders the City of Sausalito in Marin County and is connected to San Francisco by the Golden Gate Bridge, served as an Army post until the mid-1990s, when the headquarters of the 91st Division moved to Parks Reserve Forces Training Area.
Hoover Dam Lodge is a hotel and casino near Boulder City, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Richard Craig Estey (Nevada Restaurant Services). It was previously the Gold Strike until it was largely destroyed by an accidental fire on June 16, 1998. It reopened the next year as the Hacienda and then took on its current name in January 2015.