CRYSTAL BAY, Nev. (AP) -- A landmark sign installed by Frank Sinatra outside the north Lake Tahoe casino he owned in the early 1960s has been taken down and replaced with a new sign.
The old sign at the Cal-Neva Resort stood for 43 years until being removed Monday. It now will be on display on a grassy knoll near the resort's parking lot.
"People enjoy history," owner Charles Bluth said. "To just destroy history doesn't make sense at all. People go out of their way to see history."
The sign was replaced by a smaller, earth-toned sign that adheres to scenic quality goals set by the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, which is charged with protecting Tahoe.
Sinatra owned the Cal-Neva from 1960 to 1963, when he lost his gambling license after mobster Sam Giancana of Chicago was seen at the resort.
Judy Garland, Marilyn Monroe, Peter Lawford, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr. were among Sinatra's guests there.
Today's guests still can spend the night in the chalet where Sinatra used to stay. A tunnel connected it to the main building.
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