Harold Koplar - wikipedia Harold Koplar Harold Koplar ( 1915 - 02 - 27 ) February 27, 1915 May 3, 1985 ( 1985 - 05 - 03 ) ( aged 70 ) Cause of death Heart attack Resting place New Mount Sinai Cemetery Affton, Missouri 38 ° 33 ′ 18 '' N 90 ° 18 ′ 18 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 38.554868 ° N 90.304865 ° W ﻿ / 38.554868 ; - 90.304865 Coordinates : 38 ° 33 ′ 18 '' N 90 ° 18 ′ 18 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 38.554868 ° N 90.304865 ° W ﻿ / 38.554868 ; - 90.304865 Nationality United States Spouse ( s ) Marie Koplar Children Parent ( s ) Sam and Jeanette Koplar Harold Koplar ( February 27, 1915 -- May 3, 1985 ) was a Russian - American hotelier and businessman in St. Louis, Missouri. Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Early life and education 1.2 Career 1.3 Marriage and children 1.4 Death and afterward 2 References Biography Early Life and education Harold Koplar was born February 27, 1915. His father, Sam Koplar, built the Park Plaza Hotel in 1929. Harold Koplar was raised in St. Louis, Missouri, graduating from Soldan High School before going on to the University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign, where he studied architecture and engineering but left without graduating. Career Koplar linked together and managed the Chase Park Plaza Hotel in St. Louis, Missouri. In 1959, he launched the television station KPLR - TV in a converted apartment building near the hotel. He established a development at Lake of the Ozarks in 1964 that includes the Lodge of Four Seasons hotel, two golf courses, a marina, and Spa Shiki. In 1966 he was listed as part - owner of the troubled midtown landmark Continental Life Building, along with St. Louis mayor Alfonso J. Cervantes and nationally known defense attorney Morris Shenker, who was also Koplar 's brother - in - law. Marriage and children Harold and Marie Lauer Koplar married on March 30, 1931. The couple had three children : Robert `` Bob '' Koplar ( d. 1977 ), Edward J. `` Ted '' Koplar, and Susan Koplar Brown. Death and afterward On May 3, 1985, Harold Koplar was found unconscious in an indoor lap pool in his home. He was rushed to the hospital and declared dead of a massive heart attack. Funeral services were held at Temple Emanuel in St. Louis and he was interred in the Koplar family mausoleum at New Mount Sinai Cemetery, Affton, Missouri. References Jump up ^ O'Connor, Candace ( 2005 ). Meet Me in the Lobby : The Story of Harold Koplar and the Chase Park Plaza. St. Louis, Missouri : Virginia Publishing. ISBN 1 - 891442 - 32 - 5. Jump up ^ Life Magazine, May 29, 1970, pages 24 -- 31. VIAF : 25794234 LCCN : n2006037283 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Harold_Koplar&oldid=743642060 '' Categories : 1915 births 1985 deaths American hoteliers American people of Russian descent Businesspeople from St. Louis 20th - century American businesspeople Hidden categories : Coordinates not on Wikidata Pages using infobox person with unknown parameters Infobox person using ethnicity Articles with hCards Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 10 October 2016, at 14 : 39. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: when was lodge of the four seasons built
Answer: 1964