Originally broadcast on public television in 2007.

Early history -- Taggart years -- The cure -- Gambling -- Month of May -- 1930's-1990's -- Restoration begins -- Interior decoration -- Moving dirt -- Colonnade room/veranda -- Safe & blasting -- Bellman's building -- Rooms & windows -- Pluto Pavilion/pool -- Spa/Octagonal room -- Donald Ross golf course -- Convention center & casino -- Exceeding expectations.

Narrator, Keith Klein.

Chronicles the hotel's history and recent restoration through photographs and rare archival film. Examines the edifice and culture that Thomas Taggart built around the hotel's mineral springs, and follows the days before the Depression, the convention years that followed, and the hotel's eventual decline. Traces the hotel's restoration, including structural modifications, the find of scagliola, interior detailing, conversion of the historic Colonnade Room into a buffet, and the discovery and opening of a mysterious hidden safe. Also follows the restoration of the Donald Ross golf course, the relocation of the bellmen's building, and the construction of the new casino and convention space. Throughout the program, architects, project directors, and many of the workers themselves offer insights into the procedures, construction methods, and restoration techniques that were used.

DVD; stereo.