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The Historic Plains Hotel & Restaurant (Cheyenne, Wyoming)

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1600 Central Avenue
Cheyenne, WY 82001
(307) 638-3311
www.theplainshotel.com/index.html

Historic hotel in downtown Cheyenne. Opened in 1911, its a throwback to the frontier days, but also up-to-date.

The inn was for many years a popular place for state legislators (and lobbyists) to stay during session. In the 1960s and 70s, another hotel, The Hitching Post (nicknamed The Hitch) deliberately went after lawmakers with a bidding war, taking a loss on rooms for House and Senate members, at one point charging as little as $5 a night, knowing that a broader payoff in receptions and parties would follow from cornering the legislative market. Many members of the legislature stayed at The Hitch until 2008-09, when new management caused the newer hotel to go bankrupt.

SOURCE:
www.nytimes.com/2009/02/10/us/10cheyenne.html

At this address:
The Capitol Grille
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Coordinates:   41°7'59"N   104°48'52"W

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