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History of Las Vegas
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Wall--Recollections of Las Vegas' Good Old, Bad Old Days The Illustrated History of Las
Vegas
Imagine what it must have been like to be in Las Vegas during its most glamorous and eventful years: the 1950s, when you could rub elbows with powerful politicians, famous entertainers, and infamous gangsters; the 1960s, when Howard Hughes' corporate invasion changed casinos forever; and the 1970s, which were immortalized by the movie Casino.
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: The Men Who Made Las Vegas
240 pages Table of Contents
List of Illustrations
Preface
1 A Peculiar Institution
Sergio Lalli
2 Cliff Jones: "The Big Juice"
Sergio Lalli
3 Moe Dalitz and the Desert
John L. Smith
4 Benny Binion: He Who Has the Gold Makes the Rules
A. D. Hopkins
5 Sportsman's Paradise
John L. Smith
6 The Ghost of Ben Siegel
John L. Smith
7 Jay Sarno: He Came to Play
A. D. Hopkins
8 Sam Boyd's Quiet Legacy Jack Sheehan
9 Jackie Gaughan: Keeping the Faith on Fremont Street
Bill Moody
A. D. Hopkins
10 Howard Hughes in Vegas
Sergio Lalli
11 Kirk Kerkorian: The Reticent Billionaire
Dave Palermo
12 Steve Wynn: King of Wow!
Mark Seal
13 Cowboys, Crooks, and Corporations: How
Popular Literature Has Treated Las Vegas
John H. Irsfeld
14 The Adult Playground Becomes a Heaven for Families
Dave Palermo
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Vegas : The Great American Playground
Table of Contents
PREFACE
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
ONE THE SETTING
Location and Climate
First Occupants
The Southern Paiute
TWO EARLY EXPLORATION
The End of the Indian Way of Life
The Mormon Mission of 1855
THREE IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE GOLD DIGGERS:
THE VALLEY IS SETTLED
The First Ranches in Las Vegas
Murder on the Kiel Ranch
The Railroad Makes Plans for the Valley
FOUR THE TOWN IS BORN
The Rise and Fall of McWilliams's Townsite
Clark's Townsite Auction
Block 16: Where the Good Times Rolled
The Town's First Hotels
The Community Grows--Slowly
The Strong-Minded People of North Las Vegas
In the 1920s: Not a Roar but a Whimper
FIVE DAMS, DICE, AND DIVORCE: LAS VEGAS IN
THE 1930s
The Building of Boulder Dam
Sun City and the Model Community
Earning Its Reputation
SIX FEDERAL PROJECTS PROMOTE GROWTH
The Birth of Nellis Air Force Base
A Second Boom: Magnesium for the War Effort
The Biggest "Boom" of All: The Nevada Test Site
The Lombard Plane Crash
SEVEN THE STRIP IS BORN--WITH THANKS TO LOS ANGELES
So Much for "Worthless" Property: El Rancho
Vegas
Second on the Scene: The (Last) Frontier
The Flamingo Adds Some Color
The Thunderbird
The Golden Nugget Outshines the Rest
The Campaign That Made the Desert Bloom
EIGHT A DECADE OF DEVELOPMENT: THE 1950s
The Desert Inn Sets the Pace
In Quick Succession: The Sahara and the Sands
Next on the Scene: The Showboat
Standing Tall: The Riviera
Upping the Ante: The Fremont
Luxury First: The Tropicana
Stardust: The Biggest of Them All
A Convention Center Comes to Town
NINE CORPORATE INVESTMENT: THE 1960s AND
1970s
Howard Hughes Lands in Las Vegas
Sarno's Magnificent Creations: Caesars
Palace and Circus Circus
Kirk Kerkorian Flies into Town
Kerkorian's (MGM) Grand Dream
Local Developers
TEN A NEW IMAGE: THE 1980s AND BEYOND
Modern History: Excalibur and Luxor
Steve Wynn's Theme Resorts: The Mirage and
Treasure Island
Kerkorian Rises Again: MGM Grand Hotel,
Casino, and Theme Park
Stratosphere: Bob Stupak's Dream Tower
Monte Carlo: Popular Elegance
New York-New York: The Big Apple in Las
Vegas
Fremont Street Experience: Help for Downtown
Bellagio: Steve Wynn Does It Again
The Boom Continues
Move Over, Broadway
Neighborhood Casinos
Roll 'Em: On Location in Las Vegas
ELEVEN IN REMEMBRANCE
The Dunes
The Sands
The Landmark
The Hacienda
EPILOGUE
REFERENCES
SUGGESTED READINGS
MAP
INDEX
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Casino : Inside the 'New' Las Vegas
In SUPER CASINO, Pete Earley takes us inside the super-casino entertainment complexes. We see these astonishing operations from behind the scenes: meet the people who created and run them; the thirty million tourists who come there every year; the realities behind the fantasies that they feed. From pit bosses staffing high-roller areas to security officers stalking an endless array of scam artists and cheats; from locals who play poker every day to big-time "whales" who are sought, nurtured, and...
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History of Las Vegas
Host to more than 30 million visitors a year Las Vegas reins as the premier gaming Mecca. But, it is much more than a gaming paradise as Barbara and Myrick Land illustrate in their new book, A Short History of Las Vegas. Most books on Las Vegas tend to trivialize the pioneer past in favor of the glamorous present. Here the Lands provide a fresh, vital, and balanced look at the phenomenal history of this oasis in the thirsty desert.
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