Post #292312 by Fres-tiki on Fri, Mar 16, 2007 1:58 AM

I seem to remember my mom mentioning a mermaid bar at the old Hacienda hotel. The bar had a view into a pool where live "mermaids" swam. I think this was in the sixties. The mermaids and the bar were long gone the first time I visited the place as a kid. The old Hacienda ballroom was spectacular though - not tiki - but very rat pack Vegas with this long curving ramp. It had windows that followed the curve on one side, and was mirrored floor to ceiling on the other. It made you feel like "a star" making a grand entrance, lol. You could also see the lighted ramp through the windows from Hwy 99 when an event was going on. The ballroom was demolished several years ago when the place was converted to a retirement home. Last I heard, I think the remainder of the rooms are going to make way for some development. Back to the original topic - I think I read a local article one time about one of the "mermaids" and her memories of the pool.