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

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

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...

Southbound on Las Vegas Blvd, June 1965

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...

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...

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...

Set of photos, Las Vegas Strip, April 1969

Set of photos, Las Vegas Strip, April 1969 Julia Prowse, Corbett Monica at the Flamingo. (Kodachrome print)

Helldorado parade, Fremont St, Las Vegas – May 15, 1965

Helldorado parade, Fremont St, Las Vegas – May 15, 1965Las Vegas News Bureau

Fremont St, Las Vegas, April 1943

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

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...

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).

Last Frontier / New Frontier, Las Vegas, 1959

Robinson Hotel Apts, 200 W. San Francisco (Sahara Ave) at Fairfield Ave, Las Vegas – 1950s

Robinson Hotel Apts, 200 W. San Francisco (Sahara Ave) at Fairfield Ave, Las Vegas – 1950sMeadows addition (“Naked City”) was platted with 16 blocks in the 1920s. Its southern bord...

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

Fremont & 1st St, Las Vegas, c. 1969

Fremont & 1st St, Las Vegas, c. 1969Club Bingo, Sam’s Roast Beef, and Golden Gate on the left. Union Pacific depot at the end of the street. Las Vegas Club, Carousel Club on th...

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.

Fremont St, Las Vegas, c. 1937

Pictures from the Photomatic booth at Last Frontier Village, Las Vegas, 1950s 

Pictures from the Photomatic booth at Last Frontier Village, Las Vegas, 1950s Last Frontier Village was a pre-Disneyland, Old West theme park, next to Hotel Last Frontier. Most of...

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...

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...

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...

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...