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Circus Circus from the Strip in 1981. Transcribed from original: "Circus Circus -- World's most unique resort complex, midway on the Las Vegas Strip. Circus Circus Hotel/Casino and all-new Circus Circus Manor, 1,610 luxurious rooms, dazzling free circus acts... carnival midway... five dining areas... lavish casino; PLUS the 421-space Circusland RV Park. Coming in Spring 1981... swift monorail linking the Wonderful Worlds of Circus Circus. And don't forget... Circus Circus Hotel/Casino in Reno. Room Reservations: Las Vegas... 800-634-3450 or (702) 734-0410. Reno... 800-648-5010 or (702) 329-0711." Publishing info from original: "Pub. by Quality Impressions, Las Vegas, Nevada 89104. Made by Quality Impressions. Las Vegas, Nevada."
Site Name: Circus Circus Las Vegas
Address: 2880 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Postcard of the MGM Grand before the 1981 expansion with the words "Greetings for MGM Grand Las Vegas, Nevada." Printed text on back of postcard: "MGM Grand Hotel Las Vegas, Nevada. This unbelievable 120 million dollar, 26 story hotel has 2100 rooms, two major showrooms, five entertainment lounges, a movie theatre, 145,000 square feet of convention space, 75,000 square feet of shopping arcade, five dining rooms and a Jai Alai fronton. Color by allen Photo Inc. Distributed by Ferris H. Scott, 1320 N. Broadway, Santa Ana Calif., 90012, Mirro-Krome Card by H. S. Crocker Co., Inc., anaheim Calif., 92801" The MGM Grand Hotel was burned by a fire in 1980, rebuilt in 1981, and sold to Bally's Corporation to become Bally's Las Vegas in 1985.
Site Name: MGM Grand Hotel
Address: 3645 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, NV
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Gary Guy Wilson and his architectural firm, Gary Guy Wilson, AIA, Architect Studios, have worked on over 1350 projects in as many as 14 states since 1969. Wilson has built his firm’s reputation over a period of 40 years. From towering hotel and casino projects to modest individual residential projects, Wilson has instilled identity by combining and balancing “elements of practicality, utility, and delight” into architecture designed with functionality and economic awareness in mind.
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Horacio Lopez was born on January 12, 1938, in Cordova, New Mexico to Elias and Cordelia Lopez. Lopez describes his hometown as self-sufficient and self-reliant and that his family grew their own food and raised livestock. His father only received a second-grade education and worked as a miner.
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Anna Dean Kepper was Curator of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) Library Department of Special Collections from 1973 until her death in 1983. After attaining degrees in museology and American folk culture from the State University of New York in Oneonta, New York, she moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1973. Kepper was active in various university affairs and served on numerous committees including budget and planning, procedures and policy, public relations, the Museum of Natural History, and beautification.
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