Then and now: Same location, different businesses

#1 (courtesy of Nel's) is captioned "Founded in 1946." Nel's has re-located several times since then.

This is captioned “Founded in 1946.” Nel’s has relocated several times since then. Photo/Nel’s Hardware

According to Nel’s Tahoe Supply and long-time (since 1947) local resident Dave Wakeman, these photos depict the same Highway 50 location in South Lake Tahoe.

#4 (U S Geological Survey) is an aerial view of Bijou dated December 31, 1939, with a red X to locate the site.

This U.S. Geological Survey aerial is of Bijou dated Dec. 31, 1939, with a red X to locate the site.

#3 (me) is today's DMV and Bank of America, the building erected in the 1960s.

Today’s DMV and Bank of America building was erected in the 1960s. Photo/Bill Kingman

#2 (Lake Tahoe Historical Society) of the Bijou Gift Shop is approximately 1950.

Bijou Gift Shop in approximately 1950. Photo/Lake Tahoe Historical Society

— Bill Kingman