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Postcard of an artist's conception of the MGM Grand Hotel (Las Vegas), 1973-1980
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Stylized drawing of the MGM Grand. 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 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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Postcard of the MGM Grand Hotel (Las Vegas), 1973-1980
Date
Archival Collection
Description
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
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Photograph of the MGM Grand Hotel during its construction (Las Vegas), 1973
Date
Archival Collection
Description
The MGM Grand under construction in 1973. After the 1980 fire, the MGM Grand Hotel was 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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Photograph of the statues and fountain in front of the MGM Grand Hotel porte-cochère (Las Vegas), circa 1970
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Fountains and statuary in front of the porte-cochère of the MGM Grand. Stamp on back of photo: "Copy by Mort Tucker Photography Inc. and Associates. 1616 St. Clair Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio, 44114." The MGM Grand Hotel was 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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Photograph of the MGM Grand Hotel (Las Vegas), 1973-1980
Date
Archival Collection
Description
The MGM Grand Hotel in the evening sometime before the 1980 fire with Frenchman Mountain in the background. The MGM Grand Hotel was burned 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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Photograph of front face and entrance of the MGM Grand Hotel (Las Vegas), circa late 1970s
Date
Archival Collection
Description
View of the MGM Grand Hotel from the front parking lot. The MGM Grand Hotel was 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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Aerial photograph of original MGM Grand Las Vegas front entrance, mid 1990s
Date
Archival Collection
Description
The original front entrance to the newly re-built MGM Grand Las Vegas on Tropicana and Las Vegas Boulevard.
Site Name: MGM Grand Las Vegas
Address: 3799 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, NV
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Photograph of the MGM Grand Reno at night (Reno), circa 1978
Date
Archival Collection
Description
The MGM Grand Reno and parking lot at night.
Site Name: MGM Grand Reno
Address: 2500 East Second Street
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Photograph of a rendering of the proposed MGM Grand (Reno), circa 1975
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Artist's conception of the proposed MGM Grand Reno.
Site Name: MGM Grand Reno
Address: 2500 East Second Street
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Photograph of the MGM Grand Reno and reservoir (Reno), late 1970s
Date
Archival Collection
Description
View of the MGM Grand Reno over the nearby reservoir. Handwritten text on back of photo: "MGM Grand Hotel/Reno, Nevada. Martin Stern Jr. AIA architect & associates. Steel frame with metal decking and concrete slab floors."
Site Name: MGM Grand Reno
Address: 2500 East Second Street
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