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St. Viator Church, 1976 August 10

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Collection Number: MS-00203
Collection Name: James B. McDaniel Architectural Records
Box/Folder: Flat File 186

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Bally's Hotel and Casino, 1988 July 29; 1989 January 6

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Collection Number: MS-00382
Collection Name: Martin Stern Architectural Records
Box/Folder: N/A

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Stearns, Dave

Dave Stearns was a gambler and entrepreneur who owned and operated several casinos in Las Vegas, Nevada. In 1935 he bought the Meadows Club on Boulder Highway with his brother Sam Stearns and Larry Potter. By 1941, the Stearns brothers also operated the Northern Club in downtown Las Vegas, which Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel invested $18,000 in.

Gragg, Larry D. Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel: The Gangster, the Flamingo, and the Making of Modern Las Vegas. Santa Barbara: Praeger, 2015.

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