Post #759063 by kenbo-jitsu on Sat, Feb 13, 2016 6:01 AM

The ashtray must have the address on it -- perhaps on the back or bottom? 567 W 4th Street is NOT the Tropics Inn / Crest Inn though. It's actually this much less interesting high-rise building next door.

I was able to learn a few things about it. The Reef opened in January 1974 as the original tenant in the building and was both a hotel and casino -- although there were periods during which the casino was not operated. The Reef had several ownership changes during its five years. It closed in April 1979.

The building has been lots of things since:

Golden Resort Hotel & Casino (1980 - 1981)
The Pearl ('80s)
Cheers (late '80s, early '90s)
Royal Residence
Ramada Inn
Howard Johnson
Sierra Vista Towers (apartments)

I found this 1988 photo on the internet showing the end of its Pearl days.