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Photograph of the exterior corner of the Eldorado Club, (Las Vegas), late 1940s

Date

1947 to 1951

Description

The Eldorado Club on the northwest corner of Fremont and 2nd Streets in downtown Las Vegas. Signs for the Hotel Apache, Boulder Club and Club Savoy (partially hidden) are also seen.
Site Name: Eldorado Club
Address: 128 East Fremont Street

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Photograph of Flamingo Hotel neon sign and porte-cochère (Las Vegas), 1970s.

Date

1970 to 1979

Archival Collection

Description

On the sign: 'Phil Ford & Mimi Hines, special guest star Bobby Golsboro. Stark Naked & The Car Thieves. Shango. Mills Brothers. Rhetta Hughes. The Characters. Moses & The Highbrows.'
Site Name: Flamingo Hotel and Casino
Address: 3555 Las Vegas Boulevard South

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Photograph of a parade on Fremont Street (Las Vegas), 1952

Date

1952

Description

A parade float featuring characters from The Wizard of Oz passes in front of the Frontier Club on Fremont Street in Las Vegas. A sign on the side of the float says Hotel Last Frontier. Crowds of people watch from the sidewalk and street curb, and from windows and rooftops. Parts of the Golden Nugget Gambling Hall and the Santa Anita Turf & Bar are visible on the sides of the photograph.
Site Name: Fremont Street
Address: Fremont street, Las Vegas, NV

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Photograph of the exterior front and side of the Pair-O-Dice Club (Las Vegas), 1930s

Date

1931 to 1938

Archival Collection

Description

Exterior of the Pair-O-Dice nightclub, located on Highway 91 in Las Vegas, between 1931 and 1938. 'Nite Club' and 'Dine & Dance' are painted on the front wall, and the name of the club can be partially seen on the building's roof. The building's façade is finished in the Spanish Colonial Revival style.
Site Name: Pair-O-Dice Club
Address: 3120 Las Vegas Boulevard South

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Photograph of the exterior front of the Pair-O-Dice Club (Las Vegas), 1930s

Date

1931 to 1938

Archival Collection

Description

Exterior of the Pair-O-Dice nightclub, located on Highway 91 in Las Vegas, between 1931 and 1938. 'Nite Club' and 'Dine & Dance' are painted on the front walls The building's façade is finished in the Spanish Colonial Revival style. A small outbuilding is located to the left.
Site Name: Pair-O-Dice Club
Address: 3120 Las Vegas Boulevard South

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Postcard showing the Las Vegas Club at night (Las Vegas), 1975

Date

1975

Description

Photographic postcard showing the Las Vegas Club, Main and Fremont at night. Printed text on back of postcard: "Located in the very heart of downtown Las Vegas, the LAS VEGAS CLUB combines traditional friendliness with superbly comfortable accommodations. Your stay in Las Vegas will be more memorable when you make the LAS VEGAS CLUB your headquarters for fun and relaxation. Main & Fremont, Downtown Casino Center, Las Vegas, Nevada. Kolor View Press, Los Angeles, Ca., 90064, 213-272-8615."
Site Name: Las Vegas Club
Address: 18 East Fremont Street

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Postcard showing the saloon in the Golden Nugget, (Las Vegas), after 1946

Date

1946 to 1956

Description

Photographic postcard showing the curved bar at the saloon area of the Golden Nugget. Transcribed from original: "Golden Nugget Gambling Hall, Saloon and Restaurant. 'Where Fortune Smiles.' See the old-style west in our modern world. A place of mahogany bars, crystal chandeliers, with the genuine hospitality and old-time gaiety of the Barbary Coast and the Virginia City of fifty years ago." Publishing info from original: "Art Tone 'Glo-Var' Finish - Associated Litho. Des Moines 9, Iowa."
Site Name: Golden Nugget Las Vegas
Address: 129 East Fremont Street

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Photograph of gamblers in an early Las Vegas casino, 1930s

Date

1930 to 1939

Description

Gamblers at gaming tables in an early Las Vegas Casino.
Site Name: Fremont Hotel and Casino
Address: 200 East Fremont Street

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Photograph of the Frontier Club sign at night (Las Vegas), before 1946

Date

1939 to 1946

Archival Collection

Description

Color night view of the Frontier Club sign.
Site Name: Frontier Club
Address: 117 East Fremont Street

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Photograph of Club Bingo and Bonanza Room (Las Vegas), late 1940s

Date

1947 to 1952

Archival Collection

Description

Evening view of the Club Bingo and Bonanza Room. They were replaced by the Sahara in 1952.
Site Name: Sahara Hotel and Casino
Address: 2535 Las Vegas Boulevard South

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