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Film transparency of the marquee in front of Wilbur Clark's Desert Inn (Las Vegas), circa 1950s

Date
1950 to 1959
Description

Marquee in front of the Desert Inn advertising Pearl Bailey. A smaller sign featuring Vegas Vic is seen nearby.
Site Name: Desert Inn
Address: 3045 Las Vegas Boulevard South

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Film transparency of the exterior of a wing of hotel rooms at Wilbur Clark's Desert Inn (Las Vegas), circa 1950s

Date
1950 to 1959
Description

Daytime view of the entrance sign and the exterior of a wing of hotel rooms at the Desert Inn. Automobiles are seen in the adjacent parking lot.
Site Name: Desert Inn
Address: 3045 Las Vegas Boulevard South

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Film transparency of the exterior of a hotel room wing at Wilbur Clark's Desert Inn (Las Vegas), circa 1950s

Date
1950 to 1959
Description

Daytime view of the entrance sign and the exterior of a wing of hotel rooms at the Desert Inn. Automobiles are seen in the adjacent parking lot.
Site Name: Desert Inn
Address: 3045 Las Vegas Boulevard South

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Film transparency of Club Bingo and Bonanza Room (Las Vegas), 1947-1952

Date
1947 to 1952
Description

Nighttime view of Club Bingo and Bonanza Room neon signs. Club Bingo became the Sahara Hotel and Casino in 1952.
Site Name: Club Bingo
Address: 2535 Las Vegas Boulevard South

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Photograph of people watching remodeling work of the Circus Circus porte-cochère (Las Vegas), 1981

Date
1981
Description

View of structural framework of the Circus Circus porte-cochère during remodeling, and the Circus Circus neon sign on Las Vegas Boulevard.
Site Name: Circus Circus Las Vegas
Address: 2880 Las Vegas Boulevard South

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Film transparency of the exterior of the Sahara Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas) showing its Googie style porte-cochère, circa 1950s

Date
1950 to 1959
Description

Daytime view of the Sahara Hotel showing a hotel wing, the porte-cochère, and neon sign.
Site Name: Sahara Hotel and Casino
Address: 2535 Las Vegas Boulevard South

Architecture and Design Style: Googie

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Film transparency of the front exterior of the Sands Hotel as seen from Las Vegas Boulevard (Las Vegas), circa 1950s

Date
1950 to 1959
Description

Wide view of the exterior of the Sands as seen from Las Vegas Boulevard. Peter Lind Hayes and Mary Healy headline on the sign.
Site Name: Sands Hotel
Address: 3355 Las Vegas Boulevard South

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Photograph of the front exterior of the Pioneer Club (Las Vegas), circa 1930s

Date
1930 to 1939
Description

The front exterior of the Pioneer Club with the Beckley's sign still on the roof.
Site Name: Pioneer Club
Address: 25 East Fremont Street

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Photograph of the front exterior of the Boulder Club (Las Vegas), 1945

Date
1945
Description

Daytime view of the front exterior of Boulder Club showing its marquee and neon sign. The center of the marquee shows an illustration of Hoover (then Boulder) Dam. Parts of the Club Savoy to the northwest and Apache Bar to the southeast are seen.
Site Name: Boulder Club
Address: 118 East Fremont Street

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Film transparency of the exterior corner of the Hotel Fremont (Las Vegas), circa late 1950s

Date
1956 to 1959
Description

Daytime view of the corner of the Hotel Fremont at Fremont and Third Streets. The neon sign for the White Cross Rexall drugstore is also visible.
Site Name: Fremont Hotel and Casino
Address: 200 East Fremont Street

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