The finishing plant building and other structures had sat empty since 2007 and have been demolished, but Caesers kept the plant’s three smokestacks and will incorporate those into the resort’s design, a tribute to Danville’s textile history. The tent is on the site of the future resort, where once stood the Schoolfield campus of Dan River Mills textiles. While a permanent facility is under construction, a temporary casino is open for business in what looks like the world’s largest wedding reception tent - a 40,000-square-foot, climate-controlled rectangle about the length of a football field.
Here’s what to expect if you venture out.
