They won’t remember it, but the boys can say they toured the inside of the old Executive Inn Rivermont. Its historic riverfront site was the location of Owensboro’s first settlement over 200 years ago. By 1975 the area had become a junky industrial site, but coalmining businessman Bob Green saw greater potential in the real estate and community. When he opened his Executive Inn Rivermont in 1977 it was the talk for miles around. This hotel was extraordinary for anywhere, especially Owensboro, Kentucky. It had a Las Vegas-type showroom lounge constructed over the river that offered weekly top-name entertainment such as Wayne Newton, the Beach Boys, and Dolly Parton. The hotel eventually grew to over 600 rooms and offered a 100,000 sq ft convention center. Millions of guests visited creating a tourism industry for the city. Unfortunately, this landmark has been in decline for a number of years and will soon be torn down, but not before the boys visited it.
Friday, June 19, 2009
One Final Visit
They won’t remember it, but the boys can say they toured the inside of the old Executive Inn Rivermont. Its historic riverfront site was the location of Owensboro’s first settlement over 200 years ago. By 1975 the area had become a junky industrial site, but coalmining businessman Bob Green saw greater potential in the real estate and community. When he opened his Executive Inn Rivermont in 1977 it was the talk for miles around. This hotel was extraordinary for anywhere, especially Owensboro, Kentucky. It had a Las Vegas-type showroom lounge constructed over the river that offered weekly top-name entertainment such as Wayne Newton, the Beach Boys, and Dolly Parton. The hotel eventually grew to over 600 rooms and offered a 100,000 sq ft convention center. Millions of guests visited creating a tourism industry for the city. Unfortunately, this landmark has been in decline for a number of years and will soon be torn down, but not before the boys visited it.
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