Las Vegas, 1942. Population 10,000. Photos by Peter Stackpole.
“Most brightly lighted small-town thoroughfare in the U.S. is the boast of Las Vegas’ Fremont St. The gambling casinos, bars and hotels whose neon signs glitter on both sides of this street are open all around the clock, working three shifts like defense plants” - LIFE 12/21/42
Eldorado Club at Apache Hotel, 1946 and 1948
L. F. Manis Photograph Collection (PH-00100) UNLV Special Collections
Luv-It Frozen Custard, 505 E. Oakey Blvd, since 1973
The small building opened in ‘70, one of four riverboat-themed Dixie Chicken ‘N Things locations, on property owned for generations by the V. Gray Gubler family.
Photos: (1) Luv-It, (2) Pamela Simmons, (3) Review-Journal, 2/15/70.
3325 Las Vegas Blvd S.
Photo by Julio López Saguar, 2001.
Possibly the Strip’s ugliest architecture, the shop was built in the early ‘50s in front of the 8-unit Park Lane Motel (1940s), for which have no photos. With the addition of the shop and a new, 44-unit wing, the complex was renamed Carousel Motel from ‘53-‘73, and Sand Dunes Motel from ‘73 to the 90s. The original 8-unit wing was demolished in the 70s. Sand Dunes closed in the mid 90s and was demolished in the late 90s. The shop remained for a couple years into the new century. The exact location is now the Palazzo driveway.
Construction of the sign at The Mint, c. June 1957
Photo from YESCO
Fremont Street, Las Vegas, 1948
Looking west at the south side of the 100-block. Left to right: Golden Nugget (“saloon”), F.O.E. Eagles Building with a drug store on the ground floor - Golden Nugget expanded into this building by Jul. ‘48, Frontier Club, Santa Anita Turf Club, White Spot Cafe, Western Union, and Fremont Arcade. Next block: Pioneer Club, Las Vegas Club, Monte Carlo Club, Hotel Sal Sagev.
c. Jan-Jun ‘48. Slide scan by Daniel
Stardust, c. September 1968
Kim Sisters, Nalani Kele and her Polynesian Revue. Photo by Bruno Werndl.
The International Hotel, August 1971
Elvis Presley in his twice-a-year residency. The Checkmates LTD feat. Brian Steven, and Redd Foxx in the lounge. The International was owned by Hilton Corp. by this time. Another year passed before all the International signs were changed to Hilton. Photo by Charles Barnard, Ad-Art collection, taken from the book The Magic Sign.
Circus Circus, April 1992
World Clown Association’s 10th annual International Clown Convention was being held across the blvd at the Riviera, Apr. 22-25, 1992. Photo by Jim Gurzinski
Downtown Las Vegas, 1976. Photos by Greg Girard.
(1) Unknown motel at N. 6th & Ogden, facing south on 6th St towards El Cortez.
(2) 100-block N. 9th Street. Sign for Independent Order of Odd Fellows Hall (109 N. 9th), Ninth Street Motel (117 N. 9th), and Alpine Motel-Apts (213 N. 9th). Ambassador Motel on the right.
