Earl Hagadorn, the man Fred Sahadi said was most essential to the redevelopment of Fleur du Lac. Earl was the project engineer and later said it was his most important life's work. He visited the Estate often and was very helpful to staff members. Fleur du Lac residents affectionately referred to Hagadorn as "The Earl of Fleur du Lac."

Highly acclaimed interior designer Kalef Alaton was the chief designer for the new homes at Fleur du Lac.

This illustration is just one of the hundreds of conceptual drawings done by Fred Sahadi and Rick Guidace before final working drawings were completed.

Fred Sahadi is proud to say that he "drew every line" at Fleur du Lac, including designing the beautiful gate house and entry gates at the Estate. The gates were built by talented Austrian Irwin Antonitsch.

The entrance gates at Fleur du Lac on a beautiful fall day.

Fred Sahadi designed the new copper light fixtures for the new wall at Fleur du Lac. The fixtures were built by talented Austrian metal worker Irwin Antonisch.

Beautiful sunset photograph of the light house at the entrance to the Fleur du Lac harbor. The copper light fixture was designed by Fred Sahadi and constructed by Irwin Antonitsch.

This aerial view shows a number of foundations under construction for the new homes at the New Fleur du Lac.

The series of seven photos following this one illustrate the evolution of the most significant structure at Fleur du Lac, what Henry Kaiser dubbed Harbor House.

Fred Sahadi is proud to say that he "drew every line" in the redevelopment of Fleur du Lac. In practice, he envisioned what he wanted to change, and then explained his ideas to to Rick Guidice or Nick Kroymidas, who then drew preliminary sketches like this one before doing final conceptual elevation drawings.

Sahadi focused intently on Harbor House because he felt it was the most significant historical structure on the Estate. This sketch shows some of Sahadi's earliest ideas for changes. These ideas were only partially implemented.

Fred Sahadi made many significant changes to Harbor House, which he then renamed The Yacht Club. Compare this early 1980's photograph with the 1935 version of Harbor House shown earlier.

Another view of the renovated Harbor House, now called The Yacht Club, with one of the new Fleur du Lac homes in the background.

Another view of the significant changes made to the Yacht Club by Fred Sahadi.

Of course, Fred Sahadi made significant changes to the interior of the Yacht Club as well. Here a stairway was added to provide access the suite formerly known as Cat's Cradle from inside the Yacht Club. This stairway replaced the bar from the Kaiser Era.

By the mid 1980's, boat slips had been added to the Fleur du Lac harbor to accommodate the boats owned by new residents at Fleur du Lac.

Sahadi repaired and significantly beautified the outer jetty at Fleur du Lac.

Fred Sahadi also significantly improved the landscaping at the Estate.

All the homes at Fleur du Lac originally had beautiful wooden decks. These have all been replaced over the years by stone decks.

Fred Sahadi greatly admired European "chateau architecture." Every home at Fleur du Lac displays the heavy timber, sharp angles and exposed wood finishes consistent with Sahadi's interpretation of that style. The California touch was the addition of very large sharply-angled windows to admit the beautiful views of the grounds and the Lake.

Renowned interior designer Kalef Alaton implemented Fred Sahadi's visions for interiors at Fleur du Lac. Each interior was different; each interior included elaborate designs in stone and wood; and each interior was completely furnished in European antiques and artwork.

The original hand-carved sign for Fleur du Lac is in the Heritage Room on the Estate. As the next image shows, this original sign was the inspiration for the logo for the New Fleur du Lac created by Fred Sahadi.

Fred Sahadi drew from design elements of the 1937 hand-carved sign to create the logo for the New Fleur du Lac.

This view of a new Fleur du Lac home under construction in 1980 illustrates the elaborate beam detail Fred Sahadi demanded.

This view along the jetty to the beach, with "Bess's Tree" on the left illustrates the beautiful grounds at Fleur du Lac.

By 1990, there were still eleven homes unsold at Fleur du Lac. Sahadi was just too far ahead of the market at Lake Tahoe.

The beautiful, redesigned Boat House inundated with snow.