Tag Archives: Las Vegas
The construction of Billy Wilkerson’s Flamingo resort, Las Vegas, 1945
Most people think the development of the Las Vegas strip started with the Bugsy Siegel building the Flamingo Resort. While the Flamingo was the first luxury resort there, it was in face Billy Wilkerson, the owner of the Hollywood Reporter … Continue reading
Live advertisement with swimming pool for Sahara Hotel in Las Vegas, at Sunset Blvd and Doheny Rd, Beverly Hills, July 1953.jpg
This is pretty wild. After a few false starts in the 1940s, Las Vegas really began to hit its stride in the 1950s. In 1953, the newly opened Sahara Hotel (October 1952) pulled off an elaborate publicity stunt: a live … Continue reading
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The Strip, Las Vegas, 1950s
The once-legendary Sunset Strip nightclubs of the 1930s and 40s started to lose their power once Las Vegas got going in the late 1940s. In order to draw patrons all the way across the desert, the casino owners (read: the … Continue reading