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A Minsky's showgirl posing on a sofa at the Playboy Hotel. The Playboy hotel was originally named The Knickerbocker, and has gone through several incarnations since it opened in 1927. Legend has it that in the 1930s the hotel housed a casino frequented by Al Capone. During World War II and the Korean War, US Armed Forces officers would fill the property's hallways and play cards in the Officer's Club. In 1952, Richard Nixon was nominated Vice President during the Republican National Convention held in the hotel. Finally, in the 1970s it became the Playboy Hotel, owned by Hugh Hefner. After completing a multi-million dollar renovation in 2008, the hotel has reinvented itself once again. However, the elegant two-storied lobby still honors the hotel's historic past, with marble ornaments and wood moldings. Site Name: Playboy Hotel (Chicago, Ill.) Street Address: 163 East Walton Place

Black and white image of Valda Boyne Esau (left) and Enid Mills (right, line captain) at the first Lido show at the Stardust Hotel.

Showgirl performing onstage in sequined bikini and elaborate feather headdress.
Site Name: Sands Hotel and Casino

A topless showgirl poses backstage at the Dunes Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, wearing a feathered headdress and tail ornament. Site Name: Dunes (hotel and casino)

A topless showgirl poses backstage at the Dunes Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, wearing a harem costume with a headdress and veils. Site Name: Dunes (hotel and casino)

Costume Details: Pencil sketches of nude showgirls in oversized ruffled capes trimmed with jewels; no. 1 shows front and back; no. 5 shows topless costume with collar, headdress and skirt with oversized ruffled bottom.
Show Name: Thoroughly Modern Minsky
Performance Name: Opening
Site Name: Thunderbird (resort)