The Castaways Hotel and Casino Photograph Collection, approximately 1963 to 1987, consists of black-and-white and color photographic prints and negatives. Images depict the exterior of the entrance to the property, the mega-pylon sign, the pool area, and the “Gateway to Luck” replica temple in the courtyard area. The interior images depict various hotel rooms and suites, a couple dining, and a performance by Rusty Isabel, an entertainer in the Kon Tiki Lounge inside the property.
The Castaways Hotel and Casino Photograph Collection, approximately 1963 to 1987, consists of black-and-white and color photographic prints and negatives. Images depict the exterior of the entrance to the property, the mega-pylon sign, the pool area, and the “Gateway to Luck” replica temple in the courtyard area. The interior images depict various hotel rooms and suites, a couple dining, and a performance by Rusty Isabel, an entertainer in the Kon Tiki Lounge inside the property.
Collection is open for research.
Materials in this collection may be protected by copyrights and other rights. See Reproductions and Use on the UNLV Special Collections and Archives website for more information about reproductions and permissions to publish.
Materials remain in original order.
Castaways Hotel and Casino operated from 1963 to 1987 in Las Vegas, Nevada, with its casino closing and re-opening numerous times throughout its tenure. In the late 1960s, Howard Hughes purchased the property along with several others on the Strip, and in 1987 Steve Wynn bought it with the purpose of demolishing all existing structures to make way for the Mirage, which would open in 1989. Prior to the opening of Castaways, the property was the site of San Souci Hotel and Casino.
Source:
"Castaways Hotel," Online Nevada Encyclopedia, accessed March 10, 2020, http://www.onlinenevada.org/articles/castaways-hotel.
Castaways Hotel and Casino Photograph Collection, approximately 1963-1987. PH-00270. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.
Materials were donated in 1987; accession numbers 87-109, 1981-146.
In 2020, as part of a backlog elimination project, Nicole Batten wrote the finding aid and entered the data into ArchivesSpace.