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The Mint, 1959. The casino was only a couple years old, still without a hotel. Bird Cage on the corner opened in '58, closed in '59.
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Does anyone recognize this ranch? Might have been south of the airport.
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Las Vegas, 1959. Flamingo, the airport, an unknown ranch, downtown, Sahara. 8mm from Periscope Film.
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One more – 1935 Photos from the Manis Collection, Special Collections, UNLV; Donaldson Collection, Michael Ochs Archive; Las Vegas News Bureau, LVCVA Archive.
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Las Vegas Strip, 1966, Sands to the Sahara. Silent 8mm film from the Polizzi family.
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Union Cab and Ace Cab. (Maybe...) '61 Plymouth Fury, '58 Plymouth, '55 Chevy
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Flamingo, Nov. 28, 1961. The resort was 15 years old, and the design & lighting seen here dated back to '53. Photo by Las Vegas News Bureau, LVCVA Archive.
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Mrs. Morgan's Cave at Frenchman Mountain at the end of Bonanza Rd, 1963. "We were at the cave lady's house ... She started in a cave and we all pitched in to build it up." - Donn Blake.
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Sands implosion, Nov. 26, 1996. When architect Martin Stern Jr. was told the Sands was being demolished he said, "well, it wasn't much of a tower."
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Groundbreaking of Four Queens, Nov. 16, 1964. Ben Goffstein (left) named it for his daughters Michele, Benita, Hope, and Faith. GM Tommy Calahan on the right. (Las Vegas News Bureau, LVCVA Archive)
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On this day 60 years ago Judy Garland married her 14th husband, whose name is lost to history, at Little Church of the West. Photo by Las Vegas News Bureau, LVCVA Archive.
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As many of you know, there was a board of directors meeting happening inside the Landmark at the time of the implosion, all caught on film.
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