Abstract
The Boardwalk Hotel and Casino Records date from 1993 to 2005 and contain administrative files, gaming projects and systems files, promotional photographs, advertisements, and audiovisual materials pertaining to the Boardwalk Hotel and Casino. The collection also contains material for the Boardwalk under its various names, including the Boardwalk Hotel and Casino, Viscount Hotel, and Holiday Inn Casino Boardwalk.
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Scope and Contents Note
The Boardwalk Hotel and Casino Records date from 1993 to 2005 and contain administrative files, gaming projects and systems files, promotional photographs, advertisements, and audiovisual materials pertaining to the Boardwalk Hotel and Casino. The collection also contains material for the Boardwalk under its various names, including the Boardwalk Hotel and Casino, Viscount Hotel, and Holiday Inn Casino Boardwalk.
Administrative files such as meeting minutes, reports, and booklets describe corporate marketing and financial strategies. Gaming projects and systems files include catalogs, receipts, and instructions for using casino management and gaming-related computer programs. The photographs depict casino exteriors, restaurants, and hotel rooms advertising the Boardwalk's property and amenities. Promotional materials include preliminary and final drafts of fliers and brochures advertising the Boardwalk. The collection also contains compact discs and floppy disks with graphic design files for Boardwalk advertisement, as well as video tapes of rodeo events, sporting events, and Boardwalk television spots. Lastly, the collection contains one video poker machine cabinet branded "Boardwalk Poker."
Access Note
Collection is open for research. Arrangements must be made in advance to access digital files; please contact UNLV Special Collections and Archives for additional information.
Publication Rights
Materials in this collection may be protected by copyrights and other rights. See Reproductions and Use on the UNLV Special Collections and Archives website for more information about reproductions and permissions to publish.
Arrangement
Materials are arranged by topic.
Biographical / Historical Note
Norbert "Norm" Jansen originally purchased the Holiday Inn Hotel and Casino site in 1965, and the building was completed in 1966 by architect Homer Rissman. Between the 1970s and early 1980s, the hotel was known as Holiday Inn South or Holiday Inn South Strip to differentiate itself from other Holiday Inn locations in Las Vegas. In 1985, the hotel renamed itself the Viscount Hotel.
Jansen rebranded the property as the Coney Island-styled Boardwalk Hotel and Casino in 1989, although this name alternated with Holiday Inn Casino Boardwalk and Boardwalk Holiday Inn. MGM Mirage purchased the property in 1997, removed the Holiday Inn name, and kept the property's name as the Boardwalk Hotel and Casino. MGM Mirage closed the Boardwalk Hotel and Casino on January 9, 2006 to build CityCenter Las Vegas in its place. The Boardwalk was imploded on May 9, 2006.
Sources:
Benston, Liz. "Boardwalk runs out." Las Vegas Sun. October 19, 2005. Accessed February 13, 2020. https://lasvegassun.com/news/2005/oct/19/boardwalk-runs-out/
DeMatteo, Deanna. "Holiday Inn to Boardwalk." Las Vegas Strip Historical Site. March 4, 2007. Accessed February 13, 2020. http://www.lvstriphistory.com/ie/board1.htm
"The Boardwalk Implosion." Las Vegas Sun. May 6, 2006. Accessed February 13, 2020. https://lasvegassun.com/photos/galleries/1905/may/15/boardwalk-implosion/1210/
Preferred Citation
Boardwalk Hotel and Casino Records, 1993-2005. MS-00093. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Acquisition Note
Materials were donated in 2006 by the MGM Mirage Corporation; accession number 2006-01.
Processing Note
Material was processed by Joyce Moore in 2013. In 2017, Joyce Moore revised and enhanced the collection description to bring it into compliance with current professional standards and entered the data into ArchivesSpace. In 2020, as part of an archival backlog elimination project, Jimmy Chang rehoused and arranged the materials and revised the finding aid.