1869 – 1870 : Billy
Campbell and Henry Burke
took title to 63 acres
surrounding the hot
springs and built a
40’ x 60’ hotel and
5 two-room lakeshore
cottages. Originally
called the "Warm Springs
Hotel", Campbell erected
a 20-foot square bathhouse
over the mineral spring
that boiled out of a
large rock at Lake Tahoe’s
Waters edge.
1875 : Reverend R.A. Ricker leased the hot springs
to assist guests with their spiritual counseling.
June 1883 : A.T. Bayley leased the resort from Campbell, renamed
it "Carnelian Hot Sulfur Springs" and placed his son in charge.
1900 : Frank "Brockway" Alverson and his wife, Nellie
Staples Dow Comstock Alverson, purchased the hotel and
surrounding property for $3,500 and renamed the resort "Brockway Hot Springs".
The new slogan became, "Top of the Map, Top of the List".
1909 : The Alversons were forced into bankruptcy and sold the hot springs to Lawrence and Comstock of Tallac for $9,000.
1917 : The Brockway Casino and Dining Room Building was
constructed in 1917. The Brockway Post Office was moved west
and an above lake swimming pool was planned.
1920 : Brockway Hotel became the Brockway Club during the
1920’s and in 1924, a golf course was added to the land that is now
known as King’s Beach. New cottages were constructed and H.O. Comstock
had Robert Sherman as a new partner.
1920 : Brockway Hotel
Main Lobby and Grand
Fireplace.
1940 : Casino Dining
Room
1932 : The Brockway Hotel, Inc. was formed,
principal stockholders were members of the Harry O. Comstock family.
March 1954 : Harry O. Comstock after managing the
Brockway Hotel for 39 years, died and daughter Gladys
and son-in-law, Maillard ‘"Pete" Bennett, became managers of the
85-year old resort during the 50’s and 60’s.
May 18th. 1961 : The main hotel lobby overlooking the lake burned to the ground.
September 1966
: The Brockway Hotel,
Inc. closed the Brockway
Hot Springs Resort for
the last time.
December 1970 : The remaining Brockway Casino and Dining
Room Building was demolished to make way for future construction
of the recreation component of the Brockway Springs Condominium Project.
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