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Thunderbird Motel company history timeline

1941

His original venture, El Cortez, opened in 1941.

1946

In 1946, attorney Cliff Jones, and Los Angeles developer and Nevada gambling pioneer, Marion Hicks, invested $2 million in a 111,000 Sq. foot new complex across from the El Rancho from Guy McAfee and his associates.

1948

On September 2, 1948, the Thunderbird opened.

1955

In 1955, the Thunderbird lifted the roadside bird higher into the air on a pylon rising out of a new porte cochere.

1964

In 1964, Del Webb bought the Thunderbird, adding a new façade south of the original entry as well as bringing the room count to 500.

1977

The Perlmans sold the hotel in 1977 to Dune's owner Major Auterburn Riddle who changed the name to Silverbird.

2000

The Thunderbird/Silverbird/El Rancho was imploded with 700 pounds of explosives in front of more than 2,000 onlookers just after 2:30am on October 3, 2000.

2010

Thunderbird Inn Savannah is proud to be a 2010 addition to the National Register of Historic Places.

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