Vintage Las Vegas

Great aerial photo of Las Vegas, NV looking north with what was then McCarran Airport in the foreground and the Sheep Range in the distance as it looked on Mar 16, 1970. The population of the Las Vegas valley was about 240,000. https://t.co/OCcTLXHNqN pic.twitter.com/h3DEjSrt8D

— HISTORY:nevada (@HistoryNevada) March 17, 2022

Bagdad Inn, 2211 Las Vegas Blvd S – in 1956. Motel, shop, restaurant. It was a couple years old at the time. These buildings are still used. pic.twitter.com/ZEhFJ7P3Xk

— Vintage Las Vegas (@summacorp) December 16, 2021

Golden Nugget c. 1949. Restaurant on the left, bar on the right. pic.twitter.com/NbyP5fmARP

— Vintage Las Vegas (@summacorp) March 3, 2022

💫 The Riviera opened in April of 1955 as the first high rise on the #LasVegas Strip. Builders were worried that the soil would not support heavy tall buildings. The Riviera proved that theory wrong, paving way for the Strip as it is today. #NeonMuseumLasVegas pic.twitter.com/6QufeLtt9S

— The Neon Museum (@NeonMuseum) April 20, 2021

Today marks the 15th anniversary of the Stardust Resort & Casino implosion. The Stardust opened in 1958 & operated until 2006. It was imploded just a year later.

While the casino no longer remains, the iconic Stardust sign lights up The #NeonMuseumLasVegas every day. pic.twitter.com/x9KOOcaHMj

— The Neon Museum (@NeonMuseum) March 13, 2022

When the Stardust opened in 1958, it was known as the “world’s largest hotel” with more than 1,000 rooms. #NeonMuseumLasVegas pic.twitter.com/FDXciMlVzn

— The Neon Museum (@NeonMuseum) July 28, 2021

#OTD 2007 Stardust was demolished by implosion. The legendary resort opened in 1958 near the end of the atomic tourism era which peaked by 1962 when above-ground testing ended 📷: The Neon Museum archives, Charles Barnard collection #stardustlasvegas #neonmuseum #lasvegashistory pic.twitter.com/A32jHTV4Ah

— The Neon Museum (@NeonMuseum) March 14, 2020

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— The Neon Museum (@NeonMuseum) March 13, 2020