Fremont Street is, or was, the address for many famous casinos such as Binion's Horseshoe, Eldorado Club, Fremont Hotel and Casino, Golden Gate Hotel & Casino, Golden Nugget, The Mint, and the Pioneer Club.
Fremont Street dates back to 1905, when Las Vegas itself was founded. Fremont Street was the first paved street in Las Vegas in 1925 and received the city's first traffic light in 1931.
Biff's Famous Food and Las Vegas Club - Located across the street (Fremont) from The Golden Gate. To the left of the picture would be the Union Pacific Railroad Station, where the Plaza Hotel and Casino stands today.
El Rancho Vegas was the first resort on what would become the Las Vegas Strip (US Hwy 91). It was located at 2500 Las Vegas Boulevard, at the southwest corner of Las Vegas Boulevard and Sahara, and opened on April 3, 1941 as the largest hotel in Vegas with 110 rooms.
The legendary stripper Candy Barr was headlining at El Rancho Vegas in 1959 when she was arrested by the FBI after her appeal on a marijuana conviction originating in Texas, and prison sentence, was rejected by the U.S. Supreme Court.Harry James and Betty Grable were performing a late show on stage when the hotel was destroyed by a fire on June 17, 1960.
LINK: Pictures from Actionlog's Photostream on Flickr. THANKS RYAN!
6 comments:
I'm really going to have to dig out my Las Vegas slides... they're not quite as good as these, but they're still a lot of fun!
Those are great shots. I will have to do some research - I would like to see which hotels no longer exist or have been replaced by new ones. If anyone knows any good sites for that, let me know.
Hey there. Great photos. I love these. I hope this finds you doing well. I also hope you've had a great weekend so far. Take care. Have a nice week. Cheers!
Candy barr lived in our hometown of Brownwood, Texas for a number of years. There is an official Candy Barr website authorized by her estate at www.candy-barr.com
I have this link from a vegas retro site...
http://classiclasvegas.squarespace.com/
they seem pretty up-to-date.
hope this helps.
also, great pics. I have been looking for a Fremont Street pic and just found my new screen backdrop!
all this and discovered a new blog by one of my "blog friends".
A good day for me all around.
thanks Viewliner!
Those are great shots! i'll look in my mom's house maybe they have some photos like those.amazing ! im going to vegas on monday after i booked a ticket via LMT. it'll be nice
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