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1989 airstream land yacht Airstream Land Yacht (1989) In the mid-1980s, as fuel prices dropped and the economy picked up, Airstream decided to reintroduce the Argosy brand.
The company produced rectangular versions of the Airstream Land Yacht, often referred to as 'squarestreams'. This version of the Airstream, as well as all versions of the Argosy, were not allowed into the Wally Byam Caravan Club for many years. In 1974, Airstream began manufacturing a Class A motorhome, which were also badged as Argosy. [2]
The term "land yacht" began to appear in the late 1950s, as full-size luxury cars began to grow in size independently from mainstream nameplates. [7] Initially descriptive of the high level of comfort features and soft ride, land yachts were designed "for the open road where living room-comfortable seats made the front seat seem like a plush couch with a windshield and steering wheel in front ...
Archon Corporation is an entertainment company based in Laughlin, Nevada.The company has owned casinos and water parks.Members of board of directors include State Senator Sue Lowden who was chairwoman of the Nevada Republican Party and State Senator Bill Raggio. [1]
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.
In 1967, Wynn and his family moved to Las Vegas where he purchased a small stake in the Frontier Hotel and Casino. [13] That year he met E. Parry Thomas, the president of the Bank of Las Vegas, which was the only bank at the time willing to extend loans to Las Vegas casinos, [13] and Thomas helped finance several of Wynn's early land deals. [13]
Silver Slipper (Las Vegas), a casino in Las Vegas; Silver Slipper (orchid), a common name for the orchid Paphiopedilum micranthum; Silver Slipper (train), a railcar made by Budd–Michelin for the Texas and Pacific Railway; The Silver Slipper, a 1901 musical by Leslie Stuart
The Showboat was built by William J. Moore of the Last Frontier and J. Kell Houssels of the Las Vegas Club [1] for $2 million. [2] The first resort within Las Vegas city limits, it had 100 rooms on two floors. [3] While Moore and Houssels ran the hotel, the casino was leased by a group of managers from the Desert Inn, including Moe Dalitz. [2]