From the April 1926 issue of 'Gaylord Glimpses' it was written,'Messrs. Lilly and Fletcher spent millions of dollars together with unlimited time and energy to make their dream come true, and on the ninth day of April, 1924, the Gaylord was completed and opened, and the "castle in the air" had become a castle in fact, a massive building of brick and stone and steel.'
Pictured, top photo, the Gaylord from 1924. Bottom photo, upper left, Mr. J.B. Lilly (President), upper right, Mr. P.B. Fletcher (Vice President) and bottom right, Mr. A.F. Farrow (House Manager).
