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Photograph of a rendering of the proposed MGM complex (Atlantic City), circa late 1970s

Date

1975 to 1980

Description

Artist's color rendering of the proposed Atlantic City MGM Grand complex from the late 1970s. The project was never built, and the intended land nestled between Harrah's Atlantic City and the Borgata remains vacant as of 2012.
Site Name: MGM Grand Atlantic City
Address: Brigantine Blvd & Renaissance Blvd, Atlantic City, NJ

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Comparative analysis of hotel theaters designed by Matin Stern Jr., May 9, 1977

Date

1977-05-09

Description

Comparison of hotel theater floor plans for the Stardust (Las Vegas), MGM Grand Las Vegas, the Sands (Las Vegas), Harrah's Tahoe, the Riviera (Las Vegas), and the Playboy Hotel and Casino (Atlantic City).
Site Name: Harrah's Tahoe
Address: 15 Highway 50

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Photograph of the Las Vegas Strip at night, late 1970s

Date

1977 to 1979

Description

View of the Las Vegas Strip at night, showing the MGM Grand (now Bally's), Flamingo Hilton (now Flamingo Las Vegas), the Dunes (where Bellagio now stands), and the Barbary Coast (now Bill's Gamblin' Hall and Saloon)
Site Name: Las Vegas Strip
Address: Las Vegas Boulevard, Las Vegas, NV

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Aerial photograph of the Las Vegas Strip, circa mid 1970s

Date

1974 to 1978

Description

Aerial view of the Las Vegas Strip, looking north from the former MGM Grand, since renamed Bally's. Also shown is the former Dunes Hotel, where Bellagio now stands, as well as Caesars Palace, the Flamingo, the Sands, the Frontier, Circus Circus, the Las Vegas Hilton. In the distance is Downtown Las Vegas.
Site Name: Las Vegas Strip
Address: Las Vegas Boulevard, Las Vegas, NV

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