The Starlight Lounge at the Riviera on its opening day, April 21, 1955. The grand opening of the Riviera was one day earlier. Site Name: Riviera Hotel and Casino Address: 2901 Las Vegas Boulevard South
View of the Las Vegas Strip at night, showing the Thunderbird, El Rancho Vegas and the Sahara. Site Name: Las Vegas Strip Address: Las Vegas Boulevard, Las Vegas, NV
View of the Las Vegas Strip at night, showing the MGM Grand (now Bally's), Flamingo Hilton (now Flamingo Las Vegas), the Dunes (where Bellagio now stands), and the Barbary Coast (now Bill's Gamblin' Hall and Saloon) Site Name: Las Vegas Strip Address: Las Vegas Boulevard, Las Vegas, NV
Nighttime view of Fremont Street (also known as "Glitter Gulch" because of its many neon lights), featuring the Las Vegas Club, Hotel Sal Sagev, the Overland Hotel, Hotel Fremont, the Mint Hotel, the Pioneer Club, the Golden Gate Hotel and Casino, and the famous Vegas Vic neon sign. This area is currently part of the Fremont Street Experience. Site Name: Fremont Street Address: Fremont street, Las Vegas, NV
Las Vegas Strip looking south showing the Riviera, the Stardust, and the Frontier Hotel. Per patron comment, the photo may have been taking around 1969. Site Name: Las Vegas Strip Address: Las Vegas Boulevard, Las Vegas, NV
Las Vegas Strip from the roof of the Thunderbird, showing the El Rancho Vegas sign and the Sahara in the late 1940s Site Name: Las Vegas Strip Address: U.S. Rout 91, Las Vegas, NV
The Little Church of the West being moved during renovations to the Last Frontier Village complex in 1954. The Last Frontier became the New Frontier after the renovations were complete. Site Name: Frontier Address: Las Vegas; Clark County; Nevada
El Cortez Hotel in the 1950's. Stamp on back of photo: "Las Vegas News Bureau, Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV, 89019, 5797." Site Name: El Cortez Address: 600 East Fremont Street, Las Vegas, NV
"Welcome Home Howard" sign with the Landmark Hotel and Casino and Las Vegas Convention Center in the background. Handwritten text on photo sleeve: "Outdoor sign which reads, 'Welcome Home, Howard!' to Howard Hughes in 1972. Sign located behind Convention Center." Site Name: Las Vegas Convention Center Address: 3150 Paradise Road