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The Las Vegas Strip is a stretch of Las Vegas Boulevard in Clark County, Nevada, that is known for its concentration of resort hotels and casinos. The Strip, as it is known, is about 4.2 mi (6.8 km) long, [1] and is immediately south of the Las Vegas city limits in the unincorporated towns of Paradise and Winchester, but is often referred to simply as "Las Vegas".
The influx of government employees for the Atomic Energy Commission and from the Mormon-controlled Bank of Las Vegas spearheaded by E. Parry Thomas during those years funded the growing boom in casinos. But Las Vegas was doing more than growing casinos. In 1948, McCarran Field was established for commercial air traffic. In 1957, the University ...
Encore casino in business on the Strip. Mandalay Bay Hotel Las Vegas, photo taken on July 15, 2008 Planet Hollywood Las Vegas at night in 2009 The Paris Casino in Las Vegas & the Bellagio Fountain in 2010. 2009 CityCenter opens. The City Center includes: Aria Resort and Casino, Vdara, Mandarin Oriental, Las Vegas, and The Shops at Crystals. 2010
The North Strip is the unofficial name of the first mile of Las Vegas Blvd. just outside the Las Vegas City Limits, corresponding to Winchester, Nevada. This section of the Strip currently includes five budget resorts, like the Sahara Hotel, Circus Circus Las Vegas, Slots-A-Fun Casino, the Riviera Hotel and Casino and the Greek Isles Hotel and ...
The Mirage was a casino resort on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada, United States.It is owned by Vici Properties and operated by Hard Rock International.The 65-acre property includes a 90,548 sq ft (8,412.2 m 2) casino and 3,044 rooms.
The Sands Hotel and Casino was a historic American hotel and casino on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada, United States, that operated from 1952 to 1996. Designed by architect Wayne McAllister, with a prominent 56-foot (17 m) high sign, the Sands was the seventh resort to open on the Strip.
The Tropicana Las Vegas was a casino hotel on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. It operated from 1957 to 2024. In its final years, the property included a 44,570 sq ft (4,141 m 2) casino and 1,467 rooms. The complex occupied 35 acres (14 ha) at the southeast corner of the Tropicana - Las Vegas Boulevard intersection.
Marion Hicks and J.C. Grayson built El Cortez, downtown Las Vegas' first major resort, for $245,000. [4] El Cortez opened on November 7, 1941. [5] [6] The location at 6th Street and Fremont was originally considered too far from downtown, but it quickly became so profitable that Bugsy Siegel, Meyer Lansky, Gus Greenbaum and Moe Sedway bought the property in 1945 from J. Kell Houssels for $600,000.