Downtown Vegas 1964
Fremont St, between Diamond Jim’s Nevada Club and The Mint. “Mustang Weeks” at Diamond Jim’s, whatever that is, also seen in a daytime photo from the opposite direction. Slide scan by VLV.
Month: February 2017
“Las Vegas at night, June 5, 1950”
4×3″ glass slide by unknown photographer. Golden Nugget straight ahead on Fremont Street. Wimpy’s delicious waffles and 5¢ coffee to the right.
Fremont Street, Las Vegas c. 1956
Nevada Club, Fortune Club and the Western Union building were merged into one the following year.
View of the Las Vegas Strip from the Dunes, March 1970.
The empty lot past the Flamingo is where Tumbleweed Motel had been, and Holiday Inn (Harrah’s) will be built in ‘71. Photo by Vernon Merritt.
Noir By Night 