Four Queens c. 1970
Nevada State Museum, Las Vegas Ref 0052-0034
Eldorado Club at Apache Hotel, 1946 and 1948
L. F. Manis Photograph Collection (PH-00100) UNLV Special Collections
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.
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.
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
Market in Las Vegas, July 1940
Photographer George Strock traveled through Las Vegas on his way to the Grand Canyon on assignment for LIFE magazine. Various unpublished images from the assignment were later issued as “Grand Canyon.” This market is yet to be identified.
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.
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.