West Baden's six-story atrium had the world's largest free-span dome until the Astrodome opened in 1965.

West Baden's 246 guest rooms and suites are expected to open in May, when the hotel will welcome its first paying guests since the Depression.

"It's a little bit still in the rough, but when West Baden opens up, it will be a dream place to visit - one of those must-see places."

The Depression closed West Baden, but the other casinos in town operated until 1949.

Buckley was admitted in the league and went to spring training in West Baden, Indiana.

Even with all the elegant appointments, though, it wasn't difficult to see why Koryta had picked the West Baden as the spooky locale of "River."

He taught courses on the Old Testament at the Jesuit seminary in West Baden, Ind., for 18 years.

The community was renamed West Baden in 1855 (after Wiesbaden, the German city known for its mineral springs), and the hotel name was changed likewise.

As ownership of automobiles increased, Florida destinations became more popular, and business declined in West Baden.

Stahl committed suicide during the 1907 spring training in West Baden, Indiana, by drinking four ounces of carbolic acid.