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"Let's Go A-Go-Go" act performing on the Strip and touring Caesars Palace under construction: video, 1966

Level of Description

File

Scope and Contents

Static view of the Hacienda Horse and Rider sign; cuts to the "Let's Go A-Go-Go" performers talking and then viewing the Las Vegas Strip from a balcony at The Dunes. Behind the performers, parts of the Strip can be seen including The Sands, The Sahara, Guardian Angel Cathedral, The Desert Inn, and downtown in the distance. Other sequences show the Flamingo and the Dunes sign from the elevated viewpoint. Cuts to Caesars Palace construction site where owner Jay Sarno leads a tour through the property; Sarno walks the group through the pool area where construction laborers work on the just poured swimming pool. Footage then cuts to a dressing room scenes as women apply makeup followed by clips from a performance in various outfits. Footage then cuts to the Hacienda pool where the act meets with Hacienda Casino owner Judy Bailey; group is filmed near the Thunderbird Casino driving away in a Corvette. Footage also shows The Riviera marquee featuring an ad for Betty Grable starring in Hello Dolly with smaller acts touted including Shecky Greene, Tony Sandler, and Ralph Young. Original media 16mm film, black-and-white, frame size 720 x 486, aspect ratio 4 x 3.

Archival Collection

The Production Company Audiovisual Collection
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Collection Number: MS-00930
Collection Name: The Production Company Audiovisual Collection
Box/Folder: Digital File 00

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Q Central booth at the Gay Pride festival, Clark County Government Center, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital image

Date

2013-09-07

Description

From the Dennis McBride Photograph Collection (PH-00263) -- LGBTQ+ events and organizations in Las Vegas, Nevada -- Digital images file. Notes from the donor, Dennis McBride: "Q Central" [Queer Central] was the queer colloquial name for the Commercial Center shopping plaza at 953 East Sahara Avenue at Maryland Parkway. The queer businesses advertised here as part of Q Central include Club Metro [across from Commercial Center at 1000 East Sahara Avenue]; Badlands Saloon; Spotlight Lounge; Onyx Theatre; the Rack fetish and sex shop; and Hawks Gym. Missing from advertisement is the Entourage gay bath house. "Q Central" was the Las Vegas counterpart to the Fruit Loop gay business enclave in Clark County at Paradise Road and East Naples Drive. Individuals identified by the donor, Dennis McBride: Tony Clark

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Q Central booth at the Gay Pride festival, Clark County Government Center, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital image

Date

2013-09-07

Description

From the Dennis McBride Photograph Collection (PH-00263) -- LGBTQ+ events and organizations in Las Vegas, Nevada -- Digital images file. Notes from the donor, Dennis McBride: "Q Central" [Queer Central] was the queer colloquial name for the Commercial Center shopping plaza at 953 East Sahara Avenue at Maryland Parkway. The queer businesses advertised here as part of Q Central include Club Metro [across from Commercial Center at 1000 East Sahara Avenue]; Badlands Saloon; Spotlight Lounge; Onyx Theatre; the Rack fetish and sex shop; and Hawks Gym. Missing from advertisement is the Entourage gay bath house. "Q Central" was the Las Vegas counterpart to the Fruit Loop gay business enclave in Clark County at Paradise Road and East Naples Drive. Individuals identified by the donor, Dennis McBride: l-r: Tony Clark; unidentified woman

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Q Central booth at the Gay Pride festival, Clark County Government Center, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital image

Date

2013-09-07

Description

From the Dennis McBride Photograph Collection (PH-00263) -- LGBTQ+ events and organizations in Las Vegas, Nevada -- Digital images file. Notes from the donor, Dennis McBride: "Q Central" [Queer Central] was the queer colloquial name for the Commercial Center shopping plaza at 953 East Sahara Avenue at Maryland Parkway. The queer businesses advertised here as part of Q Central include Club Metro [across from Commercial Center at 1000 East Sahara Avenue]; Badlands Saloon; Spotlight Lounge; Onyx Theatre; the Rack fetish and sex shop; and Hawks Gym. Missing from advertisement is the Entourage gay bath house. "Q Central" was the Las Vegas counterpart to the Fruit Loop gay business enclave in Clark County at Paradise Road and East Naples Drive. Individuals identified by the donor, Dennis McBride: l-r: unidentified woman; Tony Clark

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Audio clips from interview with Marla Letizia, August 26, 2015

Date

2015-08-26

Description

Marla Letizia discusses how she became president of Congregation Ner Tamid after being part of the board of the Meadows School. She also talks about growing up in Las Vegas and going to the Sahara to see performers.

Sound

Allison, Zoe, 1937-

Zoe Allison was born in Las Vegas, Nevada. She worked as a telephone operator and at the Sahara Hotel adn Casino.

Person

The entrance to the Edmond Garden subdivision, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-09-19

Description

The Edmond Garden single family housing subdivision entrance off South Edmond Street is south of West Sahara Avenue and west of Decatur Boulevard.

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Entrance to The Willows Village at Summerllin , Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-08-23

Description

Landscaping and signage mark the entrance to The Willows Village at Summerlin development on West Sahara Avenue at the Pavilion Center Drive near the Downtown Summerlin Mall.

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