Then and now: Open space replaces old hotels

Highway 50 looking toward Wildwood Avenue. Photo/South Lake Tahoe

Sometimes it takes photographs to show progress.

Redevelopment in South Lake Tahoe has not always meant the construction of a building. The photo above shows hotels on Highway 50 near Wildwood Avenue before they were taken down in the 1990s.

Open space dots the landscape along Highway 50. Photo/Bill Kingman

Along with the scenic improvements, this area has new sidewalks, curbs, gutters and lighting. Next to the restaurant is the children’s memorial. On the left side of the street is Linear Park.

— Bill Kingman