A buffet table at the Desert Inn's first anniversary party in Las Vegas, Nevada. The table is decorated with floral arrangements and ice sculptures, including an ice sculpture bust of Desert Inn owner Wilbur Clark. Site Name: Desert Inn (Las Vegas, Nev.)
Postcard depicting an aerial view of the Las Vegas area as envisioned after the completion of Hoover Dam
Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from front of postcard: "Visualization of the Las Vegas District, Clark County Nevada, after completion of the Boulder Dam on the Colorado River Black Canyon Site"
The Aladdin Theatre for the Performing Arts from the side. Handwritten inscription on back of photo: "Side view Theatre of Perf. Arts Aladdin"; LV News Bureau photo #34514." Site Name: Aladdin Hotel Address: 3667 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, NV
International Hotel, now the Las Vegas Hilton, while it was under construction. Sticker on back of photo: "LV Hilton (International) with convention center, 1/6/69, Donn Knepp/Las Vegas News Bureau." Site Name: International Hotel Address: 3000 Paradise Road
The front exterior of the Boulder Club on Fremont Street in Las Vegas. A picture of Hoover (then Boulder) Dam is seen in the middle of the marquee. The Apache Bar and Savoy Club can be seen on either side of the Boulder Club. Site Name: Boulder Club Address: 118 East Fremont Street
Martin Stern Jr. is credited as a pioneer of Googie style architecture; his first of that style was Ship's Coffee Shop. Three Ship's Coffee Shops operated in the Los Angeles area from 1956 until the 1990s. Site Name: Ship's Coffee Shop
Nighttime view of a neon sign outside of the Dunes Hotel and Casino. Betty Grable and Dan Dailey in Guys and Dolls and the 1963 edition of Vive Les Girls are featured on the marquee. Site Name: Dunes Hotel Address: 3650 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, NV
Daytime view of the giant silver slipper and neon signs for the Silver Slipper Gambling Hall. Minsky's Burlesque and "the strip fight of the week: Red Lopez vs. Johnny Brooks" is advertised. Site Name: Silver Slipper Address: 3100 Las Vegas Boulevard South
Construction on the neon sign in front of the Rio Hotel and Casino. The sign gives employment and reservation phone numbers and announces the opening date of January 15 (1990). Site Name: Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino Address: 3700 West Flamingo Road, Las Vegas, NV
Artist's conception of the entrance of Wilbur Clark's Desert Inn at night, showing its signature neon sign lit. Title near the bottom right reads "Proposed pylon sign." Site Name: Desert Inn Address: 3045 Las Vegas Boulevard South