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Ambassador Casino
Olind Jenni opened the Ambassador Casino in 1978, leasing casino space in the existing Ambassador Inn at 377 East Flamingo Road. Jenni operated the Ambassador Casino until its closure in 1982. Under different ownership, the building reopened as the La Mirage Casino, and later, Key Largo Hotel and Casino.
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"Let's Go A-Go-Go" act performing on the Strip and touring Caesars Palace under construction: video, 1966
Static view of the Hacienda Horse and Rider sign; cuts to the "Let's Go A-Go-Go" performers talking and then viewing the Las Vegas Strip from a balcony at The Dunes. Behind the performers, parts of the Strip can be seen including The Sands, The Sahara, Guardian Angel Cathedral, The Desert Inn, and downtown in the distance. Other sequences show the Flamingo and the Dunes sign from the elevated viewpoint. Cuts to Caesars Palace construction site where owner Jay Sarno leads a tour through the property; Sarno walks the group through the pool area where construction laborers work on the just poured swimming pool. Footage then cuts to a dressing room scenes as women apply makeup followed by clips from a performance in various outfits. Footage then cuts to the Hacienda pool where the act meets with Hacienda Casino owner Judy Bailey; group is filmed near the Thunderbird Casino driving away in a Corvette. Footage also shows The Riviera marquee featuring an ad for Betty Grable starring in Hello Dolly with smaller acts touted including Shecky Greene, Tony Sandler, and Ralph Young. Original media 16mm film, black-and-white, frame size 720 x 486, aspect ratio 4 x 3.
Collection Name: The Production Company Audiovisual Collection
Box/Folder: Digital File 00
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Transcript of interview with Marjorie Barrick by Mary Beth Nitzchke, March 13, 1981
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Looking west on Tropicana Avenue at Eastern Avenue, in Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph
From the UNLV University Libraries Photographs of the Development of the Las Vegas Valley, Nevada (PH-00394). Part of the collection documents the entire 19 mile length of the north/south Eastern Avenue / Civic Center Drive alignment. This photograph was captured in the section of Eastern Avenue between Flamingo Road and Tropicana Avenue.
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Looking east-northeast from the intersection of Tropicana and Eastern Avenues at businesses, in Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph
From the UNLV University Libraries Photographs of the Development of the Las Vegas Valley, Nevada (PH-00394). Part of the collection documents the entire 19 mile length of the north/south Eastern Avenue / Civic Center Drive alignment. This photograph was captured in the section of Eastern Avenue between Flamingo Road and Tropicana Avenue.
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The shopping center on the northeast corner of Tropicana and Eastern Avenues, looking west in Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph
From the UNLV University Libraries Photographs of the Development of the Las Vegas Valley, Nevada (PH-00394). Part of the collection documents the entire 19 mile length of the north/south Eastern Avenue / Civic Center Drive alignment. This photograph was captured in the section of Eastern Avenue between Flamingo Road and Tropicana Avenue.
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Cars travel on Eastern Avenue at Tompkins Avenue, looking south-southeast in Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph
From the UNLV University Libraries Photographs of the Development of the Las Vegas Valley, Nevada (PH-00394). Part of the collection documents the entire 19 mile length of the north/south Eastern Avenue / Civic Center Drive alignment. This photograph was captured in the section of Eastern Avenue between Flamingo Road and Tropicana Avenue.
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A private building at 4640 Eastern Avenue, looking north-northeast in Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph
From the UNLV University Libraries Photographs of the Development of the Las Vegas Valley, Nevada (PH-00394). Part of the collection documents the entire 19 mile length of the north/south Eastern Avenue / Civic Center Drive alignment. This photograph was captured in the section of Eastern Avenue between Flamingo Road and Tropicana Avenue.
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A private building at 4640 Eastern Avenue, looking southeast in Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph
From the UNLV University Libraries Photographs of the Development of the Las Vegas Valley, Nevada (PH-00394). Part of the collection documents the entire 19 mile length of the north/south Eastern Avenue / Civic Center Drive alignment. This photograph was captured in the section of Eastern Avenue between Flamingo Road and Tropicana Avenue.
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An office complex on Harmon Avenue, looking north-northeast in Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph
From the UNLV University Libraries Photographs of the Development of the Las Vegas Valley, Nevada (PH-00394). Part of the collection documents the entire 19 mile length of the north/south Eastern Avenue / Civic Center Drive alignment. This photograph was captured in the section of Eastern Avenue between Flamingo Road and Tropicana Avenue.
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