Houlgate has seen two casino buildings on the site in front of the Grand Hôtel and added to the luxurious surroundings of the hotel.
As slot machines rang inside, the word "Spirit" glowed in purple neon above the new casino building.
The car that took up his trail came sliding from darkness on the far side of the casino building.
Also on the property are the original flanking stone entrance piers and rusted iron gates and casino building.
Closest to home is the Tokeneke Club, a members-only beach club that took possession of the inn's private beach and casino building in 1909.
One of the most imposing buildings of the hotel is the casino building.
The casino building is an ornate late Victorian italianate wedding-cake structure which serves as the grand ballroom of the current establishment.
There was a big pool and a large casino building.
The historic casino building itself, built in 1922, was unroofed, its dance floor flooded, and itself condemned, later to be rebuilt after the storm.
From a distance, I have admired the magnificent casino buildings at Monte Carlo and Baden-Baden, but never ventured into one.