Manhatten Beach Hotel By 15DFowler Jan 1, 1893 Idea of Manhattan Beach Hotel D.B. Lyons (from Des Moines, IA) thought of a project of making a resort on West Okoboji. Jan 1, 1931 Manhattan Beach Hotel turns into a nightclub Jan 1, 1933 Land purchased by H.A. Ross and W.H. Gordon and transformed it into a cottage colony 25 cottages were bulit and hotel was torn down. Sep 6, 2012 Present Day Manhattan Beach