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Aerial photograph of the MGM Grand (Reno), late 1970s

Date

1977 to 1980

Description

Photograph of the MGM Grand Reno from the air.
Site Name: MGM Grand Reno
Address: 2500 East Second Street

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Photograph of the MGM Grand Reno at night (Reno), circa 1978

Date

1977 to 1980

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 the MGM Grand Hotel (Las Vegas), 1973-1980

Date

1973 to 1980

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 the MGM Grand Reno and reservoir (Reno), late 1970s

Date

1977 to 1980

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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Photograph of the new MGM Grand (Las Vegas), circa 1993

Date

1993 to 1994

Description

The new MGM Grand shortly after opening in 1993.
Site Name: MGM Grand Las Vegas
Address: 3799 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, NV

Image

Photograph of the MGM Grand Hotel during its construction (Las Vegas), 1973

Date

1973

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 MGM Grand Hotel Fire (Las Vegas), November 21, 1980

Date

1980-11-01

Description

Smoke pouring out of the MGM Grand, now Ballys, on November 21, 1980. Stamp on back of photo: "R-J Photo by Scott Henry." 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 aftermath of the MGM Grand Hotel fire (Las Vegas), circa November, 1980

Date

1980

Description

Interior view of fire damaged MGM Grand. Stamp on back of photo: "R-J Photo by Scott Henry." The MGM Grand Hotel was re-built 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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Aerial photograph of original MGM Grand Las Vegas front entrance, mid 1990s

Date

1993 to 1996

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

Image

Photograph of front face and entrance of the MGM Grand Hotel (Las Vegas), circa late 1970s

Date

1975 to 1979

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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