In August 1924 Matt Wilkenson opened the Kittie Lee Inn, naming it for his daughter. After William R. Whorff purchased it in 1925, it became the place to stay for Hollywood's finest. When Bishop Airport served as a training center during World War II, the dining room became a barracks. In 1946 the Copper Kettle Restaurant and Charlie's Room Bar were added. In 1965 the inn was torn down, and in 1975 Sam Walker bought the building and reconstructed it as Whiskey Creek Restaurant and Bar.