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Blair House, 344 E Desert Inn Rd, Las Vegas – Postcard, 1950s

Blair House, 344 E Desert Inn Rd, Las Vegas – Postcard, 1950sThe 72-unit apt/hotel opened in July 1955. It was adjacent to the larger Bali Hai Motel, separated by what is now calle...

LOST VEGAS: The Kit Carson Club

The Sands Hotel was built around the bones of a 1940s roadside gambling joint originally called the Kit Carson Club Mob-connected former LAPD vice cop Guy McAfee and Flamingo found...

Las Vegas in Cinerama Holiday (‘55)

Las Vegas in Cinerama Holiday (‘55)Scenes on Fremont Street, interior of Golden Nugget, and at the Desert Inn’s pool, Painted Desert showroom, and casino, all shot in March 1954.Th...

Step inside the Golden Nugget. Las Vegas, January 1947.

Step inside the Golden Nugget. Las Vegas, January 1947. Photos by Jon BrenneisLife Magazine’s second feature on Las Vegas was published in their 5/26/47 issue. The article covers B...

El Rancho Vegas, 1940s. Beyond (north) of the resort is El Rancho Village, community of about 40…

Maxim hotel & casino, 1977

Maxim hotel & casino, 1977 Postcard photo by Don CeppiMaxim, opened 7/1/77, was the first major hotel-casino in Las Vegas financed within the state of Nevada. It was built and...

Just nv casino after the newest 1973 starting, MGM had wished to blast a few tv aviators during the travel lodge

While the type of almost certainly the fresh new agent of one’s Horseshoe characteristics, Harrah’s planned to cash in on one organization’s advanced profile and you can Business N...

Aerial views over Las Vegas International and the Landmark Hotel, November 1971.

Aerial views over Las Vegas International and the Landmark Hotel, November 1971. Hilton became the primary owner of The International in ‘70, adding their “H” logo to the side of t...

View from the Sahara, Las Vegas, over the pool, 1974.

View from the Sahara, Las Vegas, over the pool, 1974. Facing northwest towards “Naked City,” Big Wheel Casino, Jackpot Casino.

Las Vegas Strip, 1984. Photo by Larry Hanna.

Las Vegas Strip, 1984. Photo by Larry Hanna. (1) Facing north: Frontier (Siegfried & Roy), Stardust, Circus Circus, Desert Inn (One of a Kind).

Las Vegas Strip, September 1973. Set of ten photos.

Las Vegas Strip, September 1973. Set of ten photos.

Las Vegas Strip, c. February 1981. Photo by Larry Hanna.

Las Vegas Strip, c. February 1981. Photo by Larry Hanna. View from the Tropicana: Marina Hotel, Aladdin (Rodney Dangerfield, Vikki Carr), Jockey Club’s unopened casino, Dunes, Caes...

Gamble of all-inclusive deal paid off for this downtown Las Vegas hotel-casino

Here’s why a downtown hotel-casino listened to public sentiment and launched an all-inclusive package in Las Vegas.

Hotel Last Frontier, Las Vegas, January 1947

Hotel Last Frontier, Las Vegas, January 1947Photos by Jon BrenneisIn the Ramona Room, Professor Lamberti (far left), billed as “the world’s daffiest xylophonist,” hosted a Circus-t...

“Storming Caesars Palace,” 1971

Nevada Biltmore, 600 N Main St, Las Vegas - c. 1942

Fremont & Main, Las Vegas, c. October 1949

Fremont & Main, Las Vegas, c. October 1949Photo by Desert Sea (Las Vegas) News BureauFacing east from an elevated platform in front of the Union Pacific depot. Left: Overland H...

El Rancho Vegas, January 1947. Photos by Jon Brenneis.

A 100-year-old resort Frank Sinatra once owned and the Kennedys frequented is officially reopening

After more than a decade of sitting empty, the iconic Cal Neva Resort & Casino, once owned by Frank Sinatra and frequented by members of the Kennedy family, is officially on tr...

Fremont St, 1977, and the downtown Las Vegas casino operators.

Circus Circus and Sahara, Las Vegas Strip, May 5, 1973.

Cactus Motel, 1909 N. Main (Las Vegas Blvd N) – circa 1953.

Cactus Motel, 1909 N. Main (Las Vegas Blvd N) – circa 1953. William Fricke opened the streamline moderne motel court in late ‘53. The neon sign seen in this postcard was later move...

The Mint, Binion’s Horseshoe, and Fremont Hotel – October 1965

The Mint, Binion’s Horseshoe, and Fremont Hotel – October 1965On the marquee at The Mint: Ice She-Bang Follies, Wild Topless Watusi.

Downtown Las Vegas c. 1979

Downtown Las Vegas c. 1979In the foreground is Mesquite Ave at N 9th & N 10th Streets. The areas of Buck’s Subdivision and Grandview Addition were suburban Las Vegas of the ‘00...