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Photograph of a display inside the Guild Theatre advertising the film “Fanny”, Las Vegas, Nevada 1961
Date
1961
Archival Collection
Description
A display inside the Guild Theatre advertising the film “Fanny” Las Vegas, Nevada 1961. Fanny opened in the United States on June 28, 1961. Located in downtown Las Vegas at 208 S. 2nd Street (today renamed Casino Center Boulevard) and Ogden Avenue, the Palace Theatre is listed in the 1941 edition of Film Daily Yearbook with a seating capacity of 500. In 1943, it is listed as the New Palace Theatre. In 1950 it was back to the Palace Theatre name, with a seating capacity of 641. It was renamed Guild Theatre in 1961. Now demolished, a parking structure has been built on the site. Site Name: Guild Theatre (Las Vegas, Nev.)
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Photograph of the Fremont Theatre marquee advertising, "World by Night" at the Fremont Theatre and "Fanny" at the Guild Theatre in Las Vegas, Nevada, 1961
Date
1961
Archival Collection
Description
The Fremont Theatre marquee advertising "World by Night" showing at the Fremont Theatre and "Fanny" showing at the Guild Theatre in Las Vegas, Nevada 1961. "World by Night" opened in the United States on April 7, 1961. "Fanny" opened in the United States on June 28, 1961. Storefronts for Nettleton Shoe and a jewelry store are also visible. The Fremont Theatre, located at 202 Fremont Street and 3rd Street, was attached to the Fremont Hotel and Casino. It opened in 1947, and was owned by Earle C. Strebe, and operated by George Ingram. The auditorium had a raised stadium section at the rear. It has been closed and demolished. Site Name: Fremont Theatre (Las Vegas, Nev.)
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Photograph of Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra in front of a large crowd in front of the Fremont Theatre, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1960
Date
1960
Archival Collection
Description
L-R: an unidentified man, Peter Lawford, Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin surrounded by media and a crowd of people on Fremont Street in front of the Fremont Theatre in Las Vegas, Nevada at the premiere of the film "Ocean's 11." Marquees for the Golden Nugget and the Mint, and signs for Skaggs Drug Store and Bentley's Trading Post are seen in the background. A banner advertising the movie is hung over Fremont Street near Second Street. Site Name: Fremont Theatre (Las Vegas, Nev.) Street Address: Fremont Street
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Photograph of Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin attending the "Ocean's 11" premiere in Las Vegas (Nev.), 1960
Date
1960
Archival Collection
Description
L-R: an unidentified man, Peter Lawford, Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin surrounded by media and a crowd of people on Fremont Street in front of the Fremont Theatre in Las Vegas, Nevada at the premiere of the film "Ocean's 11." Marquees for the Golden Nugget and the Mint, and signs for Skaggs Drug Store and Bentley's Trading Post are seen in the background. A banner advertising the movie is hung over Fremont Street near Second Street. Site Name: Fremont Theatre (Las Vegas, Nev.) Street Address: Fremont Street
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Transcript of bus tour of "Jewish Las Vegas" by Temple Beth Sholom, May 17, 2015
Date
2015-05-17
Archival Collection
Description
Temple Beth Sholom organized and led a bus tour of parts of Las Vegas that are significant in local Jewish history. Stops on the tour included Woodlawn Cemetery and the former Temple Beth Sholom campus on Oakey Boulevard. Narrator Arlene Blut gives the overview of the Jewish community, and Rabbi Felipe Goodman talks to tour participants at the cemetery. Former Las Vegas mayor Oscar Goodman speaks at the old synagogue along with Josh Abbey, whose mother created the stained glass windows at the temple.
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