Las Vegas Strip History

Subject: Las Vegas Strip History Sun Sep 25, 2011 2:55 am

Las Vegas Strip History

1903-1906 - Miller Hotel - 1 East Fremont St.
1906-1931 - Hotel Nevada - 1 East Fremont St.
1931-1955 - Sal Sagev Hotel - 1 East Fremont St.
1955 - Golden Gate - 1 East Fremont St. (Mark & Mike Brandenburg)

1929-1956 - Boulder Club - 118 East Fremont St.

1951-1960 - The Westerner Gambling House & Saloon - 21-23 East Fremont St.
1962-1983 - Club Bingo - 23 East Fremont St.
1961 - Las Vegas Club - 21-23 East Fremont St./18 East Fremont St. (Barrick Gaming)

1930-1942 - Northern Club - 15 East Fremont St.
1943-1945 - Turf Club - 15 East Fremont St.
1945-1955 - Monte Carlo Club - 15 East Fremont St.
1970-19?? - Coin Castle - 15 East Fremont St.
???? - La Bayou - 15 East Fremont St.

1975-1980 - Golden Goose - 20 East Fremont St.
1980-1981 - Glitter Gulch - 20 East Fremont St.

193?-193? - 21 Club - 22 East Fremont St.
1955-1958 - Golden Slot Club - 22 East Fremont St.

193?-19?? - The Navaho Motel - ?? East Fremont St.
1943-1952 - Santa Anita Turf Club - 113 East Fremont St.
1941 - El Cortez - 600 East Fremont St. (Jackie Gaughan)
1942-194? - Double O Club - 200 block Fremont St.

1946-1965 - Elwell Hotel - 200 South First St
1942-1995 - Pioneer Club - 25 East Fremont St. (Souvenir shop)

1946 - California Club - 101 East Fremont St.
1946 - Golden Nugget - 129 East Fremont St. (Landry's Inc.)

1932-1957 - Apache Hotel - 128 East Fremont St.
1932-1941 - Apache Casino - 128 East Fremont St.
1945-1946 - The S. S. Rex - 128 East Fremont St.
1947-1950 - El Dorado Club - 128 East Fremont St.
1950-1966 - Horseshoe - 128 East Fremont St.
1966-2004 - Binions Horseshoe - 128 East Fremont St.
2004 - Binions - MTR Gaming - 128 East Fremont St.

1945-1949 - Club Savoy - 116 East Fremont St.
1949-1953 - Khoury's Club Savoy - 116 East Fremont St.

1935-1943 - Frontier Club - 117 East Fremont St.
1943-1953 - Turf (Frontier) - 117 East Fremont St.
1954-1963 - Lucky Strike Club - 117 East Fremont St.
1963-1967 - Lucky Casino - 117 East Fremont St.

1956 - Fremont - 200 East Fremont St. (Boyd Gaming)

1957-1988 - The Mint - 100 East Fremont St.
1958-1959 - The Bird Cage - 100 East Fremont St.

1951-1952 - 49'er Club - 109 East Fremont St.
1952-1955 - Fortune Club - 109 East Fremont St.
1931-1962 - Nevada Club- 109 East Fremont St.
1962-1969- Diamond Jim's Nevada Club - 109 East Fremont St.
1967-1969 - Lucky Nevada Club - 109 East Fremont St.

1955 - Four Queens - 202 East Fremont St. (Terry Caudill)

1909-1955 - W. E. Ferron's Las Vegas Pharmacy - 32 East Fremont St.
1955-1956 - Silver Club - 32 East Fremont St.
1951-1971 - Louigi’s Charcoal Broiler and Italian Restaurant - 32 East Fremont St.
1956-1964 - Silver Palace - 32 East Fremont St.
1967-1974 - Carousel & McLaney's Carousel - 32 East Fremont St.
1974-1976 - Gambler's Hall of Fame - 32 East Fremont St.
1976-1980 - Sundance West - 32 East Fremont St.
1980-1993 - Sassy Sally's - 32 East Fremont St.
1993- Mermaids - 32 East Fremont St.

1972-1975 - Red Garter - 234 East Fremont St.
1978-1983 - Friendly Club - 101 East Fremont St.
1980-1981 - Bob Stupak's Glitter Gulch - 20 East Fremont St.

1980-1987 - Sundance - 301 East Fremont St.
1987 - Fitzgeralds - 301 East Fremont St. (Don Barden)

1931-194? - Big 4 - 116 South 1st St.
????-???? - Saratoga Club - 114 South First

1944-1973 - Brown Derby - 320 West Monroe Ave.
1979-1983 - New Brown Derby - 320 West Monroe Ave.

1961-1965 - Carver House - 400 West Jackson St.
1965-1968 - Cove Hotel - 400 West Jackson St.

1945-1957 - Cotton Club - 500 West Jackson St.
1970-1985 - Love's & Lee's - 500 West Jackson St.

1955-1959 - Town Tavern - 600 West Jackson St.
1959 - New Town Tavern - 600 West Jackson St.

1977-1980 - Holiday International - 300 North Main St.
1987-1990 - Park - 300 North Main St.
1991 - Main Street Station - 300 North Main St. (Boyd Gaming)

1974-1975 - Bob Stupak's Sinabar - 111 East Ogden Ave.
1974-1976 - The Vault - 111 East Ogden Ave.
1976-1977 - Jennie V's Casino - 111 East Ogden Ave.

1944-1950 - Nevada Biltmore - 614 North Main St.
1951-19?? - The Shamrock Hotel - 614 North Main St.
1944-1965 - The Pioneer Hotel - 114 North 1st
1946-1959 - Cinnabar - 105 South 1st St./122 North 2nd St.
1953-1965 - Little Casino - 110 North 1st St.
1954-1964 - The Rendezvous - 3201 South 5th St.
1980-198? - Peoples Choice - 805 West Owens
1974-1992- Nevada Hotel - 235 South Main St.
1975 - California - 12 East Ogden Ave. (Boyd Gaming)

1977-1978 - Rendezvous - 400 East Ogden Ave.
1981 - Gold Spike - 400 East Ogden Ave.

1978-1978 - Silver Star - 207 North 3rd St.
1977-1980 - Holiday International - 300 North Main St.
1970 - Union Plaza - 1 N. Main St. (Barrick Gaming)

1961-1967 - Honest John's Casino - 206 North 3rd St.
1964 - Lady Luck - 206 North 3rd St. (ANX Nevada LLC)

1964-1967 - Low Cost Games - 506 Jackson St.

1964-1987 - Orbit Inn - 707 East Fremont St.
1989-1992 - Franklin Brothers Casino - 707 East Fremont St.
1992-1993 - The Reel Deal Casino - 707 East Fremont St.

1965 - Western - 899 E. Fremont St. (Barrick Gaming)

**** - Al Cooper's Beachcomber - address unknown
**** - DeVille Casino - 364 Convention Center Drive
**** - Jockey Club - ??? Las Vegas Boulevard South
**** - Paxton's Park Place - address unknown
**** - Polynesian Hotel - 115 East Tropicana Ave.
**** - Shenandoah - 120 East Flamingo Road
**** - Sunrise Suites - 4575 Boulder Highway
**** - World Trade Center - 901 East Desert Inn Road

Chip scans courtesy of Ross Poppel and Silver State Treasures

Deville Casino
$1.00 Jockey Club
$500.00 Shenandoah
$25.00 Sunrise Suites
$25.00

Convention Center Drive Las Vegas Boulevard South 120 East Flamingo Rd. 4575 Boulder Highway

1954-1978 - El Rio Club - 1905 North H St.

1954-2000 - Showboat - 2800 East Fremont St.
2000-2004 - Castaways - 2800 East Fremont St.

May 14, 1955 - Moulin Rouge - 900 West Bonanza Road
Destroyed by Fire on May 29, 2003
1958-1959 - Hotel Last Frontier W.V., - L. A. Hwy. (Hwy. 91)
1959 - New Town Tavern - 600 West Jackson Ave.
1961-1977 - Nashville Nevada Club - 3015 East Fremont St.
1964-1996 - Silver Dollar Saloon - 2501 East Charleston Boulevard
July 1, 1969-1990 - Landmark - 364 Convention Center Drive
Imploded 11/07/95 replaced by Convention Center parking.

1969-1971 - International - 300 Paradise Road
1971 - Las Vegas Hilton - 300 Paradise Road (Park Place Entertainment)

1972-1986 - Royal Inn Casino - 305 Convention Center Drive
1986-1993 - Paddlewheel Hotel Casino - 305 Convention Center Drive
1993-1998 - Debbie Reynolds' Hollywood Hotel - 305 Convention Center Drive
1999-2001 - Convention Center Drive Hotel - 305 Convention Center Drive
2001-2004 - Greek Isles Hotel Casino - 305 Convention Center Drive

1974-1988 - King 8 - 3330 W. Tropicana Ave.
1988 - Wild Wild West - 3330 W. Tropicana Ave. (Station Casinos)

1975-2000 - Continental Hotel - 4100 Paradise Road
2000 - Terrible's Casino Hotel - 4100 Paradise Road (E-T-T Gaming)

1976-1976 - Paradise Hotel - 115 East Tropicana Ave.
1977-1978 - 20Th Century - 115 East Tropicana Ave.
1979-1982 - The Treasury - 115 East Tropicana Ave.
1986-1989 - Polynesian Hotel - 115 East Tropicana Ave. (no gaming license)
1990 - Hotel San Remo - 115 East Tropicana Ave. (Eastern & Western Hotel Corp.)

1976-1984 - Bingo Palace - 2411 West Sahara
1984 - Palace Station - 2411 West Sahara (Station Casinos)

????-???? - CH - 10 East Tropicana Ave.
1971 - Casino Royal - 99 Convention Center Drive (Margaret Elardi)
1973 - Key Largo - 377 East Flamingo Road (Robert Mayer)
1977-1979 - El Inca - 4600 Paradise Road
1977-1980 - Four Kings - 4608 Paradise Road
1979 - Nevada Palace - 5255 Boulder Highway (Bill Wortman & Renate Schiff)
1979 - Sam's Town - 5111 Boulder Highway (Boyd Gaming)
1980-1980 - Big Al's Speakeasy - 3015 East Fremont St.
1981 - Gold Spike - 400 East Ogden Ave. (Barrick Gaming)
1981 - Las Vegas Inn - 1501 West Sahara Ave.
1982-1990 - Travelodge - 3111 East Tropicana
1984 - Palace Station - 2411 W. Sahara Ave (Station Casinos)
1985- Town Hall Casino - 4155 Koval Lane
1985-1996 - Bourbon Street - 120 East Flamingo Road ( Carma Ltd.)

1978-1985 - Ambassador - 377 East Flamingo Road
1986-1989 - La Mirage - 377 East Flamingo Road
1989-1993 - Anthony's - 377 East Flamingo Road
1993-1995 - Quality Inn - 377 East Flamingo Road
1997 - Quality Inn Key Largo - 377 East Flamingo Road

1986 - Gold Coast - 4000 W. Flamingo Road (Boyd Gaming)
1988 - Arizona Charlie's - 740 South Decatur Boulevard (Carl Icahn)
1988 - Ellis Island - 4178 Koval Lane
1988 - Longhorn Casino - 5288 Boulder Highway
1990 - Rio Suites Hotel - 3700 West Flamingo Road (Harrahs Entertainment)
1989 - Barcelona - 5011 E Craig Road
1991 - Emerald Springs Holiday Inn - 325 East Flamingo (Holiday Inn, Inc.)
1992-1993 - Sport of Kings Casino - 900 Convention Center Drive

1994-1997 - Boomtown - 3333 Blue Diamond Rd (became Silverton)
1997 - Silverton - 3333 Blue Diamond Road (Edward Roski, Jr)

1995 - Hard Rock Hotel - 4455 Paradise Road (Rank Group, Plc)
1995 - Boulder Station - 4111 Boulder Highway (Station Casinos)
1996 - Orleans - 4500 West Tropicana Ave (Boyd Gaming)
1997 - Silver Saddle Saloon - 2501 East Charleston Boulevard
1997 - Space Quest Casino - 300 Paradise Road (part of Las Vegas Hilton)
2000 - Arizona Charlie's East - 4575 East Boulder Highway (Carl Icahn)
2000 - Santa Fe Station - 4949 North Rancho Drive (Station Casinos)
???? - Texas Station - 2101 Texas Star Lane (Station Casinos)
2000 - Sun Coast - 9090 Alta Drive (Boyd Gaming)

2001 - The Palms - 4001 W. Flamingo Rd (George Maloof)
2002 - Rampart - 221 North Rampart Boulevard (Marriott)
2002 - Wild Fire - 1901 N Rancho Drive

1977-2003 - Maxim - 160 East Flamingo Road
2003 - Western Casuarina Hotel - 160 East Flamingo Road (Starwood Lodging)

2003 - Cannery - 2121 East Craig Road (Millennium Management & Cannery Casino Resorts)
2003 - Tuscany - 301 E. Flamingo Road (Tuscany Hotel LLC)

April 3, 1941-June 17, 1960 - El Rancho Vegas - L.A. Hwy. (Hwy. 91)
1978-1985 - Ambassador Night Club - 377 E. Flamingo Road

1930-1938 - Pair-O-Dice - 3120 Las Vegas Boulevard South
1939-1942 - 91 Club - 3120 Las Vegas Boulevard South
1942-1955 - Last Frontier - 3120 Las Vegas Boulevard South
1955-1965 - New Frontier - 3120 Las Vegas Boulevard South
1967 - The Frontier - 3120 Las Vegas Boulevard South
1999 - New Frontier - 3120 Las Vegas Boulevard South (Phil Ruffin)
December 26, 1946 - Flamingo Hotel - 3555 Las Vegas Boulevard South
March 1, 1947 - Fabulous Flamingo - 3555 Las Vegas Boulevard South
1971 - Flamingo Hilton - 3555 Las Vegas Boulevard South
1999 - Flamingo Las Vegas - 3555 Las Vegas Boulevard South (Caesars Entertainment)

1947-1959 - Desert Spa - 3101 Las Vegas Boulevard South
1949-1950 - Khoury's El Rancho Rio - 3183 Las Vegas Boulevard South

September 2, 1948-1972 - Thunderbird - 2755 Las Vegas Boulevard South
1972-1981 - Silverbird - 2755 Las Vegas Boulevard South
1981-1992 - El Rancho 2755 Las Vegas Boulevard South
Imploded October 3rd 2000 and replaced by Las Vegas Turnberry Place.

1945-1948 - Players Club - 3145 Las Vegas Boulevard South
April 24, 1950-1967 - Wilbur Clark's Desert Inn - 3145 Las Vegas Boulevard South
1988-1991 - MGM Desert Inn - 3145 Las Vegas Boulevard South
Imploded 11/16/04 and replaced by Wynn Las Vegas

September, 1950-1988 - The Silver Slipper/Golden Slipper - 3100 Las Vegas Boulevard South
April 19, 1955-1959 - The Royal Nevada Hotel - 3100 Las Vegas Boulevard South

April 8, 1947-1952 - Club Bingo - 2535 Las Vegas Boulevard South
October 7, 1952 - Sahara - 2535 Las Vegas Boulevard South (Estate of Bill Bennett)

December 15, 1952-July 1996 - Sands - 3355 Las Vegas Boulevard South
Imploded 10/26/96 and replaced by the Venetian
1950-1954 - La Rue Casino - 3355 Las Vegas Boulevard South
1988 - Sands MGM - 3355 Las Vegas Boulevard South
May 3, 1999 - The Venetian - 3355 Las Vegas Boulevard South (Las Vegas Sands, Inc.)

1955-1956 - Matty's Tropics - 3337 Las Vegas Boulevard South
April 20, 1955 - Riviera - 2901 Las Vegas Boulevard South (Riviera Holdings)
???? - Algiers Hotel & Casino

May 23, 1955 - Dunes - 3650 Las Vegas Boulevard South
Imploded 10/29/93 and replaced by the Bellagio.
October 15, 1998 - Bellagio - 3600 Las Vegas Boulevard South (MGM Mirage)

June 1956-December 1996 - Hacienda - 3950 Las Vegas Boulevard South
March 2, 1999 - Mandalay Bay - 3950 Las Vegas Boulevard South (Mandalay Resort Group)
1999 - Four Seasons - 3950 Las Vegas Boulevard South (Four Seasons Resorts)
(Floors 35-39 At Mandalay Bay)

April 4, 1957 - Tropicana - 3801 Las Vegas Boulevard South (Aztar Corp)
July 2, 1958 - Stardust -3000 Las Vegas Boulevard South (Boyd Gaming)
1959-2004 - Tam O'Shanter - 3317 Las Vegas Boulevard South (Bernie Zeldin)
1961-2004 - La Concha Motel - 2955 Las Vegas Boulevard South (Doumani Family)

1955-1955 - Trade Winds - 3320 Las Vegas Boulevard South
1955-1962 - San Souci. - 3320 Las Vegas Boulevard South
1962-1963 - Oliver's New Castaways - 3320 Las Vegas Boulevard South
1963-1987 - Castaways - 3320 Las Vegas Boulevard South
Demolished in 1987 to make room for the Mirage
November 22, 1989 - The Mirage - 3400 Las Vegas Boulevard (MGM Mirage)

October 27, 1993 - Treasure Island - 3300 Las Vegas Boulevard South (MGM Mirage}
1971 - Westward-Ho - 2900 Las Vegas Boulevard South (American Pastime West LLC)

1963-1965 - The Tally Ho - 3667 Las Vegas Boulevard South
1965-1966 - Kings Crown Tally Ho - 3667 Las Vegas Boulevard South
1966-1968 - Milton Prell's Aladdin - 3667 Las Vegas Boulevard South
1968-1997 - The Aladdin Imploded 05/27/98 and replaced by the new Aladdin.
August 18, 2000 - New Aladdin - 425 Las Vegas Boulevard South

1960s - Cuesville - 3255 Las Vegas Boulevard South
1964-1971 - Pussycat a'Go Go - 3255 Las Vegas Boulevard South
1964 - Silver Nugget - 2140 Las Vegas Boulevard South
August 5, 1966 - Caesars Palace - 3570 Las Vegas Boulevard South (Boyd Gaming)
1972 - Circus Circus - 2880 Las Vegas Boulevard South (Mandalay Resort Group)
October 18, 1968 - Circus Circus Casino
1972-1983 - El Morocco Motel - 2975 Las Vegas Boulevard South
???? - Ginseng Korean and Japanese Bar-B-Q Restaurant
1973-1978 - Lotus Inn - 1213 Las Vegas Boulevard South

1972-1973 - River Queen Casino - 3475 Las Vegas Boulevard South
1973-1973 - Holiday Queen - 3475 Las Vegas boulevard South
July 2, 1973 - Holiday Casino - 3475 Las Vegas Boulevard South
1992 - Harrahs - 3473 Las Vegas Boulevard South (Harrahs Entertainment)
1949 - Tumbleweed Motel
195? - The Pyramids Motel

July 1, 1967-1973 - Bonanza Hotel and Casino - 3645 Las Vegas Boulevard South
1963 - Three Coins Motel
December 23, 1973-1986 - MGM Grand Hotel - 3645 Las Vegas Boulevard South
1986 - Bally Grand - 3645 Las Vegas Boulevard South
1973 - Ballys Las Vegas - 3645 Las Vegas Boulevard South (Caesars Entertainment)

1970-1994 - Little Caesar's - 3665 Las Vegas Boulevard South
1971-1977 - Jackpot Casino - 2410 Las Vegas Boulevard South
1971-1981 - Lucky Slots Casino - 3729 Las Vegas Boulevard South
1972-1979 - Money Tree Casino - 2456 Las Vegas Boulevard South

1973-1974 - Riata Casino - 3001 Las Vegas Boulevard South
1974-1999 - Silver City Casino - 3001 Las Vegas Boulevard South

1963-1971 - Honest John's - 2440 Las Vegas Boulevard South
1971-1973 - Big Wheel - 2440 Las Vegas Boulevard South
1975-1977 - Center Fold Casino - 2440 Las Vegas Boulevard South
1977-1981 - Jolley Trolley - 2440 Las Vegas Boulevard South

1975-1990 - Marina - 3805 Las Vegas Boulevard South
1976-1988 - Foxy's Firehouse - 2423 Las Vegas Boulevard South
December 18, 1993 - MGM Grand - 3799 Las Vegas Boulevard South
(MGM Mirage}
March, 1979 - Barbary Coast - 3595 Las Vegas Boulevard South (Boyd Gaming)
195? - Desert Villa
195? - Empey's Desert Villa
November 1, 1979 - Imperial Palace - 3535 Las Vegas Boulevard South (Estate of Ralph Englestad)
1981-1982 - Big Red's - 3048 Las Vegas Boulevard South

July 13, 1979-1995 - Bob Stupak's Vegas World - 2000 South Las Vegas Boulevard
March 31, 1974 - Million Dollar Historic Gambling Museum
April 30, 1996 - Stratosphere - 2000 South Las Vegas Boulevard (Carl Icahn)

1979 - Slots-A-Fun - 2880 Las Vegas Boulevard South (Mandalay Resort Group)
1982 - Klondike Inn - 5191 Las Vegas Boulevard South

1958-1978 - Flamingo Capri - 3555 Las Vegas Boulevard South
July 1, 1989 - O'Shea's- 3555 Las Vegas Boulevard South

1990 - Vacation Village - 6711 Las Vegas Boulevard South
June 19, 1990 - Excalibur - 3850 Las Vegas Boulevard South
(Mandalay Resort Group)
1991-1996 - Dan's Royal Flush - 3049 Las Vegas Boulevard South.
1992-2002 - Holy Cow Casino Cafe & Brewery - 2423 Las Vegas Boulevard South

1979-1990 - Nob Hill - 3411 Las Vegas Boulevard South
January 1, 1992 - Casino Royale - 3411 Las Vegas Boulevard South (Margaret Elardi)

???? - Joey's New Yorker Night Club
October 15, 1993 - Luxor Las Vegas - 3900 Las Vegas Boulevard South
(Mandalay Resort Group)

1993 - Boardwalk Holiday Inn - 3750 Las Vegas Boulevard South (MGM Mirage}
February 13, 2002 - Boardwalk Hotel & Casino - 3750 Las Vegas Boulevard South (MGM Mirage)
June 21, 1996 - Monte Carlo Resort - 3770 Las Vegas Boulevard South (MGM Mirage}

1953 - Desert Rose Motel

1971-1981 - Lucky Slots Casino - 3729 Las Vegas Boulevard South
1981-1983 - Silver Saddle Casino - 3729 Las Vegas Boulevard South

August 29, 1997 - Sports World - 3049 Las Vegas Boulevard South
January 3, 1997 - New York New York - 3790 Las Vegas Boulevard South (MGM Mirage}
195? - Lone Palm Motel
1965 - Rodeway Inn
September 1, 1999 - Paris Las Vegas - 3655 Las Vegas Boulevard South (Park Place Entertainment)
19?? - Galaxy Motel

Subject: Re: Las Vegas Strip History Sun Sep 25, 2011 3:00 am

its good to know the history of casinos... thanks for taking time to write this thread Smile

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