Articles tagged ‘Vegas History’
It’s Time to Say Goodbye to The Frontier
By Michelle Snow | July 15th, 2007 |
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Though this picture by RoyVegas says July 16, today is actually the last day the Frontier will be open. As of 12:01 tomorrow morning, the doors will be shut forever on this Vegas landmark.
Recent years may have seen the hotel become extremely run-down, but there’s no denying that the Frontier was a vital part of [...]
Stardust Goes Down In a Big Fireworks Display
By Michelle Snow | March 13th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
At 2:34am this morning, another part of Vegas history bit the dust as the legendary Stardust Hotel and Casino was brought down in a mass of fireworks, explosions and dust clouds.
People vied for views of the the event from the Peppermill to the Stratosphere and quite a show it was. Those in attendance were first [...]
Las Vegas Conventions
By Court | August 21st, 2006 | 1 Comment »
Las Vegas is well on its way to becoming the ‘convention capital of the world’, hosting thousands of convention-goers each year. They run the gamut from the mundane (Intl Stamp & Coin Collectors Society anyone) to the risk-ay (like the Gentlemen’s Club Owners Expo…and we mean risk-ay anywhere outside of Vegas, that is)
However, in the [...]
Las Vegas Centennial Time Capsule
By Kelly Amabile | December 13th, 2005 | Add a Comment »
The Las Vegas Centennial Time Capsule will be lowered into the ground this Thursday, December 15 at 11:00 a.m. at Centennial Plaza on 4th Street near Lewis Avenue in Downtown Las Vegas. Mayor Oscar B. Goodman welcomes residents and visitors to join him for this historic event that will bottle up some of what captures [...]
1982—Wayne Newton Gets His Own Street
By Jen Leo | August 18th, 2005 | Comments Off
Wayne Newton, the man who has played more than 25,000 concerts in Las Vegas over the last 40 years, has always been big. Hence, his nickname, Mr. Las Vegas. In 1982, the main road leading up to McCarren International Airport was renamed “Wayne Newton Boulevard.”
1969 — The International Hotel
By Jen Leo | July 30th, 2005 | Add a Comment »
1969 – This was the year that Kirk Kerkorian built the International Hotel. At the time, this was the largest hotel in the world. A year later it became the Las Vegas Hilton, where both Elvis Presley and Barbara Streisand performed. Presley lived in the penthouse and performed there for the last eight years of [...]
Las Vegas Implosions
By Jen Leo | July 24th, 2005 | Add a Comment »
Vegas has a long history of implosions, and they continue to garner interest and morbid enthusiasm. Here is a short list of some of the more noteable implosions in recent history.
October, 1993 — The Dunes (600lbs of dynamite, 30secs)
November, 1995 — The Landmark (2nd tallest building in the world every imploded)
November, 1996 — The Sands [...]
Las Vegas Firsts
By Jen Leo | July 14th, 2005 | Add a Comment »
The first hotel/casino in Las Vegas: The Meadows
The first hotel in Vegas to install an elevator: The Apache Hotel
THe first downtown casino to receive a gaming license: The Northern Club
The first paved street: Fremont Street
The first casino to install carpeting: The Horseshoe
The first high-rise: Fremont Hotel
Slot Machines: Largest Payout Vegas History
By Jen Leo | July 14th, 2005 | Add a Comment »
The largest pay out from a slot machine was $39,713,982.25. It happened at the Excalibur Hotel and Casino on March 21, 2003. The big winner was a 25 yr old software engineer who had put about $100 into a progressive Megabucks machine when it hit.
Another pay out of note was to Sue Henley in 1997. [...]
Slot Machines: The Beginning
By Jen Leo | July 14th, 2005 | Add a Comment »
Slot machines were invented by Bavarian Charles Fey in the late 1880s. He introduced the “reel slots,” much like we know slots to be today, with Theodore Holtez in 1899. “The Liberty Bell,” was first placed in saloons in San Francisco and became an instant success. Along with the three reels, it had a large [...]
