Pre-dawn bomb watchers on Fremont St, 1955. The spectators are standing in front of Western Union (107 Fremont) and Fortune Club (109 Fremont) on the Golden Nugget block. “Rodeo” banner over the street. Possibly during Operation Teapot tests, May 5 or 15, 1955. Photo by Las Vegas News Bureau.
Fremont Street, Las Vegas, April 1961. Lucky Strike Club, Pioneer Club. The photographer is standing directly in front of The Mint. Golden Nugget would install its neon facade this month. Hand-dated prints from PL Crann.
The sign at Dixie Motel, 1919 Las Vegas Blvd North - 1996.
Photo by Troy Paiva
Evel Knievel’s Pizzeria
Horseshoe Club at Apache Hotel, Las Vegas, 1954. Campaign posters on the hotel for Eugenia Clair Smith, heiress of a turn-of-the-century coffee fortune. Mrs. Smith ran two unsuccessful primary elections in ‘54 and ‘56.
Kodachrome scan from Christopher Stoll
The Flame, 1 Desert Inn Rd, Las Vegas - October 1966
The Safari Motel: 1960 and 2022
Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas Nevada, 1961
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