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The Breakers apartments on West Sahara Avenue, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-08-27

Description

The Breakers apartments along West Sahara Avenue east of South Hualapai Way are typical for this section.

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The Breakers apartments on West Sahara Avenue, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-08-27

Description

The Breakers apartments along West Sahara Avenue east of South Hualapai Way are typical for this section.

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Business sign on West Sahara Avenue, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-08-30

Description

A sign for Sammys Woodfried Pizza at 6500 West Sahara Avenue east of South Rainbow Boulevard.

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Business landscaping on West Sahara Avenue, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-08-30

Description

Landscaping in this section of West Sahara Avenue is up to the individual development. This is the Stone Canyon Professional Park.

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The Sahara Hotel and Casino, don the Beachcomber Restaurant, and the marquee: photographic film

Date

1960 (year approximate) to 1986 (year approximate)

Description

An external view of the Sahara Hotel and Casino, don the Beachcomber Restaurant, and the marquee. The marquee advertises "Congo Room" "Stan Irvin Presents Jane Powell Dave Barry Maury Wills and singers" "B. [Buddy] Hackett & B [Buddy] Grecko" "Ceasar Theatre Music made famous by Glenn Miller" "Tex Beneke" "Ray Eberle" "The Modernaires with Paula Kelly" "Freddie Bell" and "Roberta Lynn". Taxi cabs are lined up waiting for fares. The Sahara Hotel and Casino (currently the SLS Hotel & Casino Las Vegas) was in operation for 59 years from 1952 to 2011. The hotel had 1,720 guestrooms and suites with a casino covering more than 85,000 square feet (7,900 m2). The first casino built on the site was Club Bingo, which opened in 1947. Owner Milton Prell replaced the casino with a new casino hotel in 1952 called the Sahara Hotel. Located just outside the City of Las Vegas, it was the sixth resort to open on the Strip. In 1961, the hotel was purchased by Del Webb. In 1962, a Don the Beachcomber restaurant opened in the hotel. The 24-story Alexandria Tower was added in 1963, which made the hotel the tallest building in Las Vegas. By 1978, the 27-story Tangiers Tower was added to the property. In 1999, further renovations added a roller coaster and a restaurant. The roller coaster, named "Speed - The Ride", shot riders from the hotel outside along the Las Vegas Strip, where it looped through the grandiose Sahara sign in front of the hotel, went straight up a tower, stopped and then took a return trip backwards. The Sahara shut down on May 16, 2011. The "Speed - The Ride", which was located in front of the casino, was sold and removed. It will be relocated across the Mandalay Bay in the new Akita Plaza. On February 14, 2013, Nazarian announced the groundbreaking for the $415 million conversion of the hotel into the SLS Las Vegas. The hotel opened on August 23, 2014. It contains 1,600 rooms, a casino, four nightclubs, the clothing store Fred Segal and various restaurants. The name "SLS" was chosen by Nazarian to denote style, luxury and service. The property is located at 2535 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas, Nevada 89109.

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Sahara Vista, 1990 April 13;1991 January 14

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Archival Collection

Ethan Jennings Jr. Architectural Records
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00788
Collection Name: Ethan Jennings Jr. Architectural Records
Box/Folder: Roll 152

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Sahara Realty: office addition and remodel, 1977 January 31

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

James B. McDaniel Architectural Records
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00203
Collection Name: James B. McDaniel Architectural Records
Box/Folder: Roll 172

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West Sahara Avenue and Lindell Road, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-09-20

Description

Signs, power lines, architecture, and cars compete for space in the areas of West Sahara Avenue and Lindell Road.

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Cyclist along West Sahara Avenue, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-05-31

Description

A cyclist rides uphill along West Sahara Avenue. The Allure condominium complex can be seen in the background.

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Photograph of a rendering of the Sahara Hotel and Casino complex (Las Vegas), circa 1957

Date

1956 to 1959

Description

Artist's birds-eye view conception of the Sahara Hotel complex with the addition of the first tower. Black and white rendering by Siegfried Knop.
Site Name: Sahara Hotel and Casino
Address: 2535 Las Vegas Boulevard South

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