Klondike Hotel and Casino (also known as Klondike Inn) was a hotel and casino located on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada, in the United States. The property began as the Kona Kai Motel in 1962, and was purchased by Ralph Engelstad in 1969. The motel was sold to John Woodrum, who renamed it as the Klondike Inn in 1976. A casino was eventually added, and the Klondike became popular among local residents. In 2005, the Klondike was sold to Royal Palm Las Vegas, which planned to replace it with a casino and condo hotel resort known as Paramount Las Vegas. The Klondike closed in June 2006, and was demolished in March 2008. Royal Palm Las Vegas had difficulty obtaining financing for the Paramount project, and the land was put up for sale later in 2008. A Harley-Davidson dealership opened on the former Klondike property in 2014. The hotel sat on of land on Las Vegas Boulevard, between the Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign and McCarran International Airport. The Klondike was the southernmost hotel on the Las Vegas Strip until its closure. Mandalay Bay is now the southernmost hotel. Woodrum also operated a sister property, the Klondike Sunset Casino, in nearby Henderson, from 1999 until his death in 2014. History Kona Kai Motel (1962–1976) The Klondike initially opened in 1962 as the Tiki/Hawaiian-themed Kona Kai Motel, located at 5191 South Las Vegas Boulevard on the Las Vegas Strip. In May 1964, the Kona Kai opened a lounge and restaurant known as Talk O' the Town. Later that year, the lounge and restaurant was renamed Robin's, after co-owner Robin Criswell. In June 1965, Sonny Morris reopened the restaurant and lounge as Sonny's Restaurant. The motel was robbed of $640 in September 1965. Ralph Engelstad purchased the motel in 1969, using money from a $2 million sale of the North Las Vegas Air Terminal to Howard Hughes. The following year, Engelstad received approval to add several slot machines to the motel's tavern. In 1973, four motel buildings from Engelstad's other Las Vegas Strip property, the Flamingo Capri motel, were relocated and converted into a one-story motel building for the Kona Kai. Klondike (1976–2006) Katsumi Kazama, a business partner of John Woodrum, purchased the land in September 1975, and the property remained under the ownership of the Kazama family for the next 30 years, while Woodrum owned the motel. Woodrum, a