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MGM Grand Hotel and Casino B-roll: video, 1984 April 13

Level of Description
File
Scope and Contents

Cesar Chavez speaking at a strike picket line. Footage of damage in the bottom of an empty swimming pool. Behind the scenes and onstage footage of a show, probably Jubilee!. B-roll of people getting out of taxis and cars and entering the MGM Grand. Footage of police arresting people outside the MGM Grand, while others chant what sounds like, "NRA, no way." Interviews with people outside the MGM Grand about their reactions to the Jubilee! show. Original media U-matic S tape, color, frame size 720 x 486, aspect ratio 4 x 3.

Archival Collection
The Production Company Audiovisual Collection
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Collection Number: MS-00930
Collection Name: The Production Company Audiovisual Collection
Box/Folder: Digital File 00

Archival Component

Photograph of Minsky's Burlesque dancers at the Aladdin Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1972

Date
1972
Description
A close-up of a female dancer in a fishnet cabaret-style costume. 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 "Th Site Name: Aladdin Hotel (Las Vegas, Nev.) Street Address: 3667 South Las Vegas Boulevard

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Photograph of Minsky's Burlesque dancer at the Aladdin Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1972

Date
1972
Description
A female dancer in a beaded bikini costumes, cape, and a tall feathered headdress posing in front of a curtain. 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 a Site Name: Aladdin Hotel (Las Vegas, Nev.) Street Address: 3667 South Las Vegas Boulevard

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Film transparency of the front exterior and parking lot of the Stardust Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas), circa 1958

Date
1956 to 1960
Description

View at dusk of the front exterior of the Stardust as seen from Las Vegas Boulevard. The sign features Lido de Paris.
Site Name: Stardust Resort and Casino
Address: 3000 Las Vegas Boulevard South

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Architectural drawing of Riviera Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas), east elevation, July 28, 1954

Date
1954-07-28
Description

East elevation of the Riviera Hotel and Casino for the 1954 construction. Includes finish schedule. Original medium: pencil on paper.
Site Name: Riviera Hotel and Casino
Address: 2901 Las Vegas Boulevard South

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Architectural drawing of Riviera Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas), north elevation, July 28, 1954

Date
1954-07-28
Description

North elevation of the Riviera Hotel and Casino for the 1954 construction. Includes finish schedule. Original medium: pencil on paper.
Site Name: Riviera Hotel and Casino
Address: 2901 Las Vegas Boulevard South

Image

Photograph of two unidentified women at the Sands Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, circa late 1950s - early 1960s

Date
1955 to 1965
Description
Two unidentified women cutting cake in front of a larger group of women at the Sands Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Image

Film transparency of the Boulder Club, Apache Casino, and Apache Hotel on Fremont Street (Las Vegas), circa 1932

Date
1930 to 1934
Description

The Boulder Club, Apache Casino, and Apache Hotel in the early 1930s.
Site Name: Fremont Street
Address: Fremont street, Las Vegas, NV

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Photograph of the marquee of Circus Circus Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1970s-1980s

Date
1970 to 1989
Description
The marquee on Las Vegas Boulevard (The Strip) in front of the Circus Circus Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Photograph of topless dancers in Minsky's Burlesque at the Aladdin Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1972

Date
1972
Description
Ten topless dancers in feathered headdresses gathered backstage. 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

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