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2. Las Vegas in the 1950s - Wikipedia

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   Vegas Vic of 1951 redone. The 1950s was a time of considerable change for Las Vegas. By the 1950s, there were 44,600 living in the Las Vegas Valley. [1] Over 8 million people were visiting Las Vegas annually in 1954, pumping $200 million into casinos, which consolidated its image as "wild, full of late-night, exotic entertainment". [2]

3. Desert Inn - Wikipedia

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   The Desert Inn, also known as the D.I., was a hotel and casino on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada, which operated from April 24, 1950, to August 28, 2000.Designed by architect Hugh Taylor and interior design by Jac Lessman, it was the fifth resort to open on the Strip, the first four being El Rancho Vegas, The New Frontier, Flamingo, and the El Rancho (then known as the Thunderbird).

4. Sands Hotel and Casino - Wikipedia

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   36°07′17″N115°10′08″W / 36.12139°N 115.16889°W. 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 ...

5. How Las Vegas went from mobbed-up town to the center of the ...

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   As Schumacher notes in his book “Sun, Sin & Suburbia: The History of Modern Las Vegas,” Wilkerson decided to ditch the prevailing “Western-rustic” theme of most contemporary casinos and ...

6. Hairstyles in the 1950s - Wikipedia

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   Popular music and film stars had a major influence on 1950s hairstyles and fashion. Elvis Presley and James Dean had a great influence on the high quiff-pompadour greased-up style or slicked-back style for men with heavy use of Brylcreemor pomade. The pompadour was a fashion trend in the 1950s, especially among male rockabillyartists and actors.

7. Riviera (hotel and casino) - Wikipedia

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   Coordinates. 36°08′06″N115°09′43″W / 36.135°N 115.162°W. Website. rivierahotel.com. The Riviera (colloquially, " the Riv ") [ 1 ][ 2 ] was a hotel and casino on the northern Las Vegas Strip in Winchester, Nevada. [ 3 ] It opened on April 20, 1955, and included a nine-story hotel featuring 291 rooms. The Riviera was the first ...

8. Dunes (hotel and casino) - Wikipedia

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   Dunes. The Dunes Hotel & Country Club was a hotel and casino on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. It opened on May 23, 1955, as the tenth resort on the Strip. It was initially owned by a group of businessmen from out of state, but failed to prosper under their management.

9. 10 Memorable Celebrity Costumes to Inspire Your Next ... - AOL

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   At the Casamigos Halloween party in 2017, which followed a 1970s theme, the first wives of the tequila brand, Cindy Crawford and Amal Clooney, were both dazzling as Studio 54-ready stunners with ...