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Freddie Glusman oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Freddie Glusman conducted by Barbara Tabach on October 29, 2015 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. Glusman discusses arriving in Las Vegas, Nevada as a young man in 1957 and owning clothing retail stores in casino/hotels. He also talks about the restaurant he owned, Piero's restaurant on Convention Center Drive; also the setting for scenes in the movie “Casino” (1995).
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Audio clip from interview with Freddie Glusman, October 29, 2015
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In this clip Freddie Glusman discusses the restaurant he owned and his charitable giving over the years.
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Photograph of Piero's restaurateur Freddie Glusman, Las Vegas, Nevada, June 09, 2016
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Restaurateur Freddie Glusman in his iconic Las Vegas gourmet restaurant, Piero's Italian Cuisine.
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Photograph of Piero's restaurateur Freddie Glusman, Las Vegas, Nevada, June 09, 2016
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Restaurateur Freddie Glusman in his iconic Las Vegas gourmet restaurant, Piero's Italian Cuisine.
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Photograph of Piero's restaurateur Freddie Glusman, Las Vegas, Nevada, June 09, 2016
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Restaurateur Freddie Glusman in his iconic Las Vegas gourmet restaurant, Piero's Italian Cuisine. Glusman counted legendary UNLV basketball Coach Jerry Tarkanian as one of his closet friends.
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Transcript of interview with Freddie Glusman by Barbara Tabach, October 29, 2015
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In this interview Glusman discusses his early memories of being raised in Vancouver, Canada and how he ended up in Las Vegas. He reflects on how he first got his start in the town and his early dealings with casinos and their owners while he was working as a carpet and drapery salesman and while working for Fabulous Magazine. Glusman explains how he started his restaurant and tells about the people he encountered while doing this that where significant to both the Jewish community and Las Vegas as a whole. He recounts stories that include such people as Meyer Lansky, Al Sachs, and Moe Dalitz.
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Piero's restaurateur Freddie Glusman, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph, 2016 June 09
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Collection Name: UNLV University Libraries Photographs of the Jewish Community of Southern Nevada
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Piero's restaurateur Freddie Glusman, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph, 2016 June 09
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Collection Name: UNLV University Libraries Photographs of the Jewish Community of Southern Nevada
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Piero's restaurateur Freddie Glusman, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph, 2016 June 09
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Collection Name: UNLV University Libraries Photographs of the Jewish Community of Southern Nevada
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Glusman, Freddie, 1937-
Frederick (Freddie) Glusman was born in 1937. Glusman grew up near Vancouver, Canada and moved to Los Angeles, California with his family when he was thirteen. He moved to Las Vegas in 1957 and had a variety of jobs. He sold carpeting and drapes to the Dunes, and owned retail stores at the Tropicana, International, Flamingo, and Stardust during the 1960s and 1970s. In 1974 he became business partners with Allen Glick and later took over his athletic club, The Sporting House.
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