Vintage Las Vegas

Las Vegas Strip, August 1977

El Morocco Motel, Silver City, Las Vegas Plaza, Stardust, and Phillips 66. Slide scan from the Gary Lenhart collection.

Flamingo, August 1977. The hotel’s first high rise tower under construction.

Yellow mustang passes the Holiday Inn and Holiday Casino. Last photo showing from the parking lot at the Dunes.

Postcard later in 1977 with the tower still under construction.

New sign at the Flamingo, 1977

The bullnose sign was designed by Raul Rodriguez in ‘76, built and installed by Heath & Company, over what was then the Flamingo’s front driveway. It was completed before an official lighting ceremony on June 27, 1977.

In one of the largest contracts ever awarded, Heath and Co. has been selected by Hilton Corp. to execute ...

Fremont & 1st St, Las Vegas, c. 1913-1914

(1) Facing west towards the depot. Cut-Rate Cash Grocery is the Mesquite building, 101 Fremont Street. Thomas Department Store is the newly-rebuilt 25 Fremont Street later known as the

Fremont St, Las Vegas, c. 1935

Between 3rd and 2nd St, facing west. On the south side of Fremont street (left) is Fanny’s dress shop, Ronzone’s, Arrowhead Trail Garage, Las Vegas Hardware, White Cross Drugs.

Fremont St at 3rd, Las Vegas, 1935

Mid-block on the right was called the Auditorium building, the former