Cover sheet of the architectural plans for the addition of a hotel tower for the Sahara from 1961. Original image of the hotel is taped backwards into the plan. Includes project tabulation. Printed on onion skin. Leon Gluckson, architect; Berton Charles Severson, architect. Site Name: Sahara Hotel and Casino Address: 2535 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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
Opens with title card "Travel Channel Secrets...Building a Desert of Dreams." Full episode for Travel Channel series on the history and lure of Las Vegas, a city built in the desert. Original media VHS, color, aspect ratio 4 x 3, frame size 720 x 486.
Archival Collection
Stardust Resort and Casino Records
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Collection Number: MS-00515 Collection Name: Stardust Resort and Casino Records Box/Folder: Digital File 00, Box 043
Materials contain photographs of Bill Harrah and his family; oral history transcripts from an interview with Bill Harrah; articles and files related to Harrah’s death; and articles, press releases, and other materials that document Harrah’s life and business enterprises (1958-1990).
Rotary Club members traveling by Union Pacific RR and stages. Cyril Wengert is the last on right, standing. "At Las Vegas Station on UP, 1930's," - Dave Coons.