Whiskey Creek History

Whiskey Creek History (HM1HIM)

Location: Bishop, CA 93514 Inyo County
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Country: United States of America
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N 37° 21.873', W 118° 23.689'

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The Kittie Lee Inn was built in 1924 and was considered to be the height of luxury. During Hollywood’s heyday of filming movies in the High Sierra, almost all of the great stars stayed here at one time or another. Will Rogers, Randolph Scott, Hop-a-long Cassidy, Cary Grant, John Wayne, Bing Crosby, Curly Fletcher and Pat O’Brien are just a few of the names found in the old guest register. Many of the executives of the U.S. Vanadium Mine, a Tungsten Mine up Pine Creek, along with Wah Chang of the Blackrock Mine were also guests here.

The Ohio Buckeye tree you see planted in the deck of the front door of the gift shop at the Whiskey Creek Restaurant was brought here in 1924 from Ohio and still bears buckeyes every fall.

During World War II, the Kittie Lee dining room was closed and used as a dormitory for U.S. military pilots training at the Bishop Airport. After the war, the dining room was remodeled and reopened as the Copper Kettle Coffee Shop, which was known far and wide for its excellent food and extensive Royal Doulton Toby Jug Collection. The Kittie Lee Inn was torn down in 1965 to make way for a new dinner house known as the Carriage Room. Its Bar, Charlie’s Room, remained in operation.

In 1976, Sam and Shelly Walker purchased the business from Will Whorff, son of the original owner of the Kittie Lee, and changed the name to Whiskey Creek. In 1999, the Walkers sold the business to its new owner, Greg Alexander….and a new era began.
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HM NumberHM1HIM
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Year Placed2000
Placed ByBishop Mural Society
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Date Added Wednesday, October 29th, 2014 at 10:15pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)11S E 376486 N 4136226
Decimal Degrees37.36455000, -118.39481667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 37° 21.873', W 118° 23.689'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds37° 21' 52.38" N, 118° 23' 41.34" W
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Area Code(s)760
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling North
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 524 N Main St, Bishop CA 93514, US
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