Photos show the Golden at various times before it was
destroyed by fire in 1963 killing several people trapped
in their rooms. Harold Smith played his fiddle while the
place, including the old Bank Club, burned. He passed on
a chance to buy the Golden at one time allowing Bill
Harrah to expand his holdings. I worked with a boss at
the Overland who said he was dealing craps at the Golden
when the fire broke out. He attempted to go back in to
retrieve some of the chips but a fireman turned a hose
on him thwarting his efforts.