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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 skyscraper in the Las Vegas Valley, and was the area's tallest building until 1956. Various hotel additions ...
The La Concha was opened by M.K. Doumani. [5] When it opened, the La Concha was one of the larger properties on the Las Vegas Strip. [1] Various celebrities had stayed at the motel, including Ronald Reagan, Ann-Margret, Flip Wilson, Muhammad Ali, and the Carpenters. [5] The La Concha was featured in the 1995 film Casino. [9]
The Luis Maria Baca Grant No. 4, south of Crestone, Colorado, was a large land grant made in 1860 by the United States to the heirs of the original Vegas Grandes Grant to the Baca family of New Mexico in Las Vegas, New Mexico. [1] [2] [3] Title to the grant in Las Vegas was clouded by a second grant of the same land. [3]
The Mint Las Vegas was a hotel and casino in downtown Las Vegas, Nevada. The Mint was the sponsor of the Mint 400 , the largest off-road race from the mid-1960s to the mid-1980s. The Mint was made famous (or infamous) as the first night's stay in Hunter S. Thompson and Oscar Acosta 's legendary 1971 weekend trip to Las Vegas, immortalized in ...
Oyo Hotel & Casino [a] is a casino hotel near the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada, United States. It is owned by Highgate and Oyo Hotels & Homes, and its casino is operated by Paragon Gaming. It is located east of the Strip and next to the former site of the Tropicana resort. The hotel has 696 rooms with a 30,000-square-foot (2,800 m 2) casino.
Mandarin Oriental, Las Vegas was designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox, [6] [7] with hotel interiors by Adam Tihany. [8] [9] The residential component was designed by Kay Lang and Associates. [10] The hotel received a LEED Gold certification on November 20, 2009. [11] [12] [13] Mandarin Oriental, Las Vegas opened on December 4, 2009.
Marriott’s Grand Chateau is a timeshare resort near the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada, managed by Marriott Vacation Club. It is a 38-story tower with three wings; a fourth wing is planned. [1] It has 643 suites, [2] and amenities including a gym, three bars, and two swimming pools. [3]
In 2001, the 5.4-acre site occupied by the La Concha Motel on the Las Vegas Strip – south of the Riviera hotel and casino [2] – was approved for a 520-foot hotel tower, as well as a 645-foot condominium tower that would include a shopping mall. The property was owned by Lorenzo Doumani, whose family had owned the motel since its opening in ...