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Photograph of the front exterior and parking lot of the Stardust Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas), circa 1961
Daytime view of the front exterior of the Stardust Hotel and Casino, showing the neon sign advertising the 1961 edition of Lido de Paris.
Site Name: Stardust Resort and Casino
Address: 3000 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Photograph of the entrance and marquee of Wilbur Clark's Desert Inn (Las Vegas), 1950s
Daytime view of the front exterior entrance to Wilbur Clark's Desert Inn. Frankie Laine headlines the sign on the lawn in front of the parking lot.
Site Name: Desert Inn
Address: 3045 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Film transparency of the Hotel Fremont and other casinos on Fremont Street (Las Vegas), circa 1957
Daytime view of the Hotel Fremont. The Melodie Lane Restaurant is seen on the corner of East Fremont and Third Streets. Also seen are the marquee of the Fremont Theatre, and signs for the Mint, the Golden Nugget, the Boulder Club, the Las Vegas Club and Skaggs' Drug Center. The Union Pacific railway station can be seen at the far end of the street.
Site Name: Fremont Hotel and Casino
Address: 200 East Fremont Street
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Film transparency of the Googie style façade of the Sahara Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas), early-mid 1960s
Daytime view of the front exterior of the Sahara as seen from Las Vegas Boulevard after the addition of the first hotel tower. Signs show Eleanor Powell headlining in the Congo Room and Don Rickles headlining in the Casbar Theatre.
Site Name: Sahara Hotel and Casino
Address: 2535 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Film transparency of the front exteriors of the Silver Palace and other casinos (Las Vegas), between 1956-1958
Daytime view of the north side of Fremont Street between Main and First Streets, showing the exteriors of the Overland Hotel, the Las Vegas Club, Buckley's Jackpot Club, the Golden Slot Club, the Dixie Delicatessen and the Silver Palace in the foreground on the northeast corner of Fremont and First.
Site Name: Silver Palace
Address: 32 East Fremont Street
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Film transparency of the Googie style entrance and porte-cochère of the Thunderbird Hotel (Las Vegas), late 1950s-early 1960s
Daytime view of the entrance, porte-cochère and parking areas of the Thunderbird Hotel, after remodeling and repainting.
Site Name: Thunderbird Hotel
Address: 2755 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Film transparency of the Googie style front exterior and parking lot of the Flamingo Hotel (Las Vegas), mid-late 1950s
Daytime view of the front exterior of the Flamingo Hotel, featuring the Champagne Tower. The neon sign with the Flamingo name features circular neon 'bubbles' like those on the tower.
Site Name: Flamingo Hotel and Casino
Address: 3555 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Film transparency of Fremont Street (Las Vegas), circa 1947
Daytime view of Fremont Street looking northwest toward the Union Pacific Railroad station. The Eldorado Club and Apache Hotel are seen at the northwest corner of Fremont and Second Streets, east of the the Boulder Club. Part of the Golden Nugget is seen on the southwest corner of Fremont and Second Streets east of the Frontier Club.
Site Name: Fremont Street
Address: Fremont street, Las Vegas, NV
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Film transparency of Fremont Street seen from east of Second Street (Las Vegas), circa 1958
View of Fremont Street looking northwest from outside of the Hotel Fremont. Signs for the Golden Nugget, Lucky Strike Club, Hotel Apache, the Mint, the Las Vegas Club, and Vegas Vic outside of the Pioneer Club are visible. Bentley's Western Trading Post, White Cross Drugs and Rexall Drugs signs are also visible.
Site Name: Fremont Street
Address: Fremont street, Las Vegas, NV
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Film transparency of aerial view of Fremont Street (Las Vegas), circa 1947
Aerial view of Fremont Street looking northwest from east of Second Street. Neon signs for Bentley's Western Trading Post, the Golden Nugget, the Eldorado Club, the Hotel Apache, the Boulder Club, Club Savoy, and the Pioneer Club are visible. A Shell gasoline station is on the northeast corner of Fremont and Second Streets.
Site Name: Fremont Street
Address: Fremont street, Las Vegas, NV
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