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Article: THE FRENCH LICK RECONNECTION Healthy dose of renovation reinvigorates historic southern Indiana resort region
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- Dayton Daily News
- Article date:
- May 13, 2007
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FRENCH LICK, Ind. -- In its heyday, the famous and the infamous
made their way here to partake of the water and gambling. President
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the comedic Marx brothers, the musical
Cole Porter and gangster Al Capone knew that this southern Indiana
town was the place to go for a cure -- spiritual, financial and
whatever else ailed them.
Today, a $382-million restoration project has transformed two
historic hotels into a resort and casino destination that will
include, when completed, three championship golf courses, a full-
service spa, salon and health club, an indoor/outdoor pool complex
and fitness center, numerous dining options and an 84,000-square-
foot casino.
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