The Horseshoe on Fremont Street in the 1950s. Printed text on back of postcard: "The Horsehoe Club, Fremont Street, Las Vegas, Nevada. The new Horsehoe Club is another notable showplace of Las Vegas, Nevada. The tourists, visitors, and Las Vegans, have found here the perfect combination of restful atmosphere and all modern conveniences for relaxation. There is a restaurant serving de luxe meals at low prices, one of the largest bars in Nevada, nearby parking, and all games of chance for which Nevada is famous." Publication information: "Desert Souvenir Supply, Boulder City, Nevada, C.T.Art-colortone' Reg. U.S. Pat. Off."
Site Name: Horseshoe Club
Address: 128 East Fremont Street

The pre-1981 MGM Grand in the evening. Printed text on back of postcard: "The coming attraction of our time is here. MGM Grand Hotel- Las Vegas, a &100 million dollar fantasy. 2100 rooms and suites. The Celebrity Room, reserved for superstars. The Ziegfeld Room, for lavish revues. The Lion's Den, a lively show lounge. Six restaurants. The MGM movie theatre. Tennis. Swimming pools. Health clubs. Shops. And Jai alai, the world's fastest game, in a 2200-seat arena." 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

Interview with Gene Collins conducted by Claytee D. White on August 31, 2000. Collins grew up in Lake Providence, Louisiana, and moved to Las Vegas in 1966. While attending college, he worked at the Nevada Test Site and trained to be an electrician. He worked with John Patawski and later joined the Aaron Williams Youth Organization and founded a community baseball organization. As a state assemblyman, Collins was instrumental in getting the Martin Luther King Holiday Bill passed along with establishing the Sarah Allen Credit Union. Because of his involvement with the Ministerial Alliance, he was asked to run for president of the NAACP. Under his presidency, he addressed the lack of African Americans in the gaming industry in addition to filing the largest EEOC discrimination suit filed in the state of Nevada against The Mirage Hotel and Casino.

From the Homer Rissman Architectural Records (MS-00452). Written on the image: "Rissman and Rissman Associates 1011 Swarthmore Avenue Pacific Palisades California Gladstone 4-7519. Architects. Structural Engineer Socoloske, Zelner & Assoc. 14545 Friar Street Van Nuys, Calif. 91401 State 5-6821. Mechanical Engineer Ira Tepper & Associates 1147 So. Beverly Drive Los Angeles, Calif. 90035 Crestview 6-1736. Electrical Engineer J. L. Cusick & Associates 4219 Lankershim Blvd. North Hollywood, Cal. 91602 Triangle 7-6231. 1-25-67 Date. Frontier Village Street Las Vegas Nevada. Perspective view. 1 drawing number". 
Site Location: Highway 91 (Clark County, Nevada)

From the Homer Rissman Architectural Records (MS-00452). Written on the image: "Rissman and Rissman Associates 1011 Swarthmore Avenue Pacific Palisades California Gladstone 4-7519. Architects. Structural Engineer Harold L. Epstein 3324 Barham Blvd. Los Angeles, Calif. 90028 Hollywood 3-7121. Mechanical Engineer Ira Tepper & Associates 1147 So. Beverly Drive Los Angeles, Calif. 90035 Crestview 6-1736. Electrical Engineer J.L. Cusick & Associates 4219 Lankershim Blvd. North Hollywood, Cal. 91602 Triangle 7-6231. Hotel Bonanza of Las Vegas U.S. Highway #91 Las Vegas, Nevada. First floor plan. 5 drawing number". 
Site Location: Highway 91 (Clark County, Nevada)

Elevations and interior design details for the MGM Grand Hotel steak and seafood restaurant. Includes revisions, key plan, ceiling and electrical plan, and floor/seating plan. Drawn by J. B. and R. S. Printed on mylar. The MGM Grand Hotel was sold to Bally's Corporation to become Bally's Las Vegas in 1985. Berton Charles Severson, architect; Brian Walter Webb, architect; Taylor Construction Co., Interior Design Division.
Site Name: MGM Grand Hotel
Address: 3645 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, NV