One male cast member and two female cast members in costume holding microphones on stage at the Aladdin Hotel. The Aladdin opened on April 1, 1966 and closed on November 25, 1997, and was imploded on 7:30pm, on April 27, 1998, except for the Aladdin Theatre to make way for the construction of an entirely new casino. The new Aladdin was scheduled to reopen on August 17, 2000, at 6:00 p.m. The opening was delayed while the Clark County building inspector completed its fire safety testing. Another delay was caused by last-minute repairs to the casino surveillance system. The new Aladdin finally opened the next day at 7:45 a.m. The casino was sold in bankruptcy on June 20, 2003 to a partnership of Planet Hollywood and Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide. Renovations were carried out in stages, allowing the resort to remain open throughout. The retail space formerly known as "The Desert Passage" was converted into the Hollywood-themed "Miracle Mile Shops" and the theatre formerly known as the "Aladdin Theatre" was converted into "The AXIS". After the casino was renovated, it was reopened as "Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino" on April 17, 2007. Site Name: Aladdin Hotel (Las Vegas, Nev.) Street Address: 3667 South Las Vegas Boulevard

Group of business people wearing suits and name tags, pose in front of the front doors of a building. C.D. Baker, stands in the front row, 5th from right.

Group of business people and sponsors eating a meal together. C.D. Baker sits 6th from left, on the far side of table at left.

Adlai Stevenson rides in motorcade, probably in Tonopah. C.D. Baker rides behind him. C.D. Baker was the Nevada State Democratic Chairman.

From left to right: Charles Duncan Baker, mayor of Las Vegas; Richard Germanin (Germain?), secretary of delegation from Nevada; Farrell Ceevers, Hawthorne, Nev.; and Pearl S. Brown, Democratic National Committeewoman, Las Vegas (Mahlon Brown's mother). Pearl hands C.D. Baker a packet that reads, "Compliments of the Chicago Host Committee for the 1956 Democratic National Convention. Mayor Richard J. Daley, Honorary Chairman."

Las Vegas businessmen (fraternal organization?) pose together with the American flag in the background. C.D. Baker stands in the back row, far right, and James Cashman Sr. stands in the back row, third from the right. Some men wear medals around their neck.

C.D. Baker (left), Mayor of Las Vegas, greets an unidentified gentlemen (right) in his office. Stamped on the back of the photograph is, "Desert Sea News Bureau. Las Vegas, Nevada. Photo by Don English, Dave Lees, Joe Buck."