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View at dusk of neon signs for the Pioneer Club and Las Vegas Club on the southwest corner of Fremont and First Streets, and a neon sign for the Pioneer Club on the roof of the Las Vegas Pharmacy on the northwest corner of Fremont and First Streets.
Site Name: Pioneer Club
Address: 25 East Fremont Street
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Workers installing the now-famous Vegas Vic sign on the front of the Pioneer Club. Stamped on back of photo: "Photo by Desert Sea News Bureau. Las Vegas, Nevada." Transcribed from photo sleeve: "First Highrise Hotel -- Center of action downtown throughtout the '30s was the Apache Hotel which boasted an elevator and a nitery downstairs. The corner is now Binion's Horseshoe, but the spot has undergone many name changes from Tony Cornero's 'S.S. Rex' to the Eldorado where the mobs were fighting for control of the race wire. Bugsy Siegel's influence was first felt here in the early '40s."
Site Name: Pioneer Club
Address: 25 East Fremont Street
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Exterior view of the Pioneer Hotel and Gambling Hall sign during the day, featuring "River Rick."
2200 S Casino Dr, Laughlin, NV 89029
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