Opened May 1, 1975; in 1989 it became the MGM-Marina Hotel. The Marina closed on November 30, 1990 and the building was incorporated into the new MGM Grand Hotel and Casino at 3799 Las Vegas Blvd. South in 1991.
Geoconda Arguello Kline became the first female Secretary Treasurer of the Culinary Union Local 226 and started as a maid. She climbed her way up the ladder as a union organizer, director, President and eventually attaining the highest office in the local. She speaks about her experiences working in the union.