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Cardinal Motel, 4815 Las Vegas Blvd S - Est. 1952
Undated photo, some time in the ‘80s
Opened in 1952, the 25-unit Cardinal was one of the southernmost motels on the Strip. Little is known of the owners – E.F. Zundel in '56, C.E. Langford from '67 to the '90s. It’s unclear whether the motel was in continuous operation from the 80s-90s. It was demolis...
Garehime Music Company, 115 North 3rd St – Postcard c. 1940
Garehime, the first music, radio, and record store in Las Vegas.
Jake W. and Edith Garehime came to Las Vegas in ‘24. Jake was a jeweler by trade, but he also knew how to rebuild pianos. The Garehimes opened the
The Horseshoe. Fremont & 2nd, Las Vegas, 1951.
Photo: G.I. Pitchford, Manis Collection, UNLV Special Collections & Archives.
The sign read “The Horseshoe” in its first year, before the addition of the name Benny Binion.
Las Vegas Strip, July 1973
Passing the Sands. Photo by James R. Anderson, shot on Kodachrome.
Las Vegas Strip, July 1973. Riviera (Don Rickles, Peter Gordeno), Stardust, Westward Ho, Slots-a-Fun. Slide scan from the Gary Lenhart collection.
Gladstone Motel, 2109 South 5th (Las Vegas Blvd S), 1950-1970
Postcards show the 26-unit motel’s three signs in about 15 years in the 50s-60s. The motel was opened by Clarence C. Flory.
Chapel of the Stars was built in front of the motel in 1970, and Gladstone’s...