Florida developer Bob Snow purchased the property and renovated it further, reopening it as Main Street Station on August 30, 1991.

Snow did not have experience in the gaming industry, and Main Street Station filed for bankruptcy four months after its opening.

Main Street Station was fully reopened on November 22, 1996, after a $45 million renovation, which included the addition of a microbrewery known as Triple 7.

[5] The 16-story hotel was part of the Holiday Inn franchise, joining two other area locations, both on the Las Vegas Strip.

[6] The property's casino was opened on June 30, 1978, and was operated by Major Riddle,[4] who leased it from Holiday International owner Louis Walter.

[15] The hotel closed in 1984, following an extended worker strike which affected numerous Las Vegas resorts.

[22] In 1986, Florida developer Bob Snow announced a gambling, entertainment and retail complex in Las Vegas, to be known as Winchester Station.

[35][36][37] A collector of antiques,[38] Snow renovated the property to feature a Victorian theme[39] with various pieces from his collection;[40][41][42] additional items were to be displayed in a future expansion.

[40] Snow lacked experience in the gaming industry,[39] and the property suffered financial problems from the start, filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy four months after its opening.

[49] Snow, nevertheless, continued to seek out investors to reopen Main Street Station and then expand it with the planned retail and entertainment component,[50] which ultimately went unbuilt.

Several prospective buyers emerged in 1993,[51] and Boyd Gaming bought the property at the end of the year for $16.5 million.

Boyd made numerous improvements, such as increasing the number of parking spaces,[39][57] renovating rooms,[58] and enhancing the back-of-house facilities.

[68] Upon its opening in 1991, a section of Main Street Station was branded Rosie O'Grady's Goodtime Emporium.

[36][69] Main Street Station featured several new restaurants upon its reopening in 1996,[70] including the Garden Court buffet,[71] which is styled in the property's Victorian theme.

[82][83] Other items include stained glass from Lillian Russell's mansion in Pennsylvania,[84] doors and the facade from the Kuwait Royal Bank, doors from the George Pullman Mansion,[85] chandeliers from a Coca-Cola building in Austin, Texas and Figaro Opera House in Paris,[86] and various statues.

[89][90] A pullman car, named after Louisa May Alcott, was incorporated into the interior of Lili Marlene's, a restaurant and pub.