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It contains the Old Mormon Fort (completed 1855), the first permanent structure built in what would become Las Vegas fifty years later. [3] In present-day Las Vegas, the site is at the southeast corner of Las Vegas Boulevard and Washington Avenue, less than one mile north of the downtown area and Fremont Street.
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 Syn Shop hackerspace opens. [22]
[185] [194] The Las Vegas Video & Sound Film Production Center was established in 1995, with 15,000 sq ft (1,400 m 2) of space. [195] Located in southwest Las Vegas, [196] it was Nevada's first major sound stage, [197] [198] and was used as a location for films such as Con Air and Vegas Vacation.
Old Vegas was an amusement park at 2440 South Boulder Highway in Henderson, Nevada, located in the Las Vegas Valley. [1] The park's theme was American Old Western , modeled after 1850s Las Vegas . The site included various amusement rides and a replica of Las Vegas' Old Mormon Fort , which contained the Hondo Casino .
In 1829, Mexican trader and explorer Antonio Armijo led a group consisting of 60 men and 100 mules along the Old Spanish Trail from modern day New Mexico to California. . Along the way, the group stopped in the what would become Las Vegas and noted the natural water sources, now referred to as the Las Vegas Springs, which supported extensive vegetation such as grasses and mesquite
Downtown Las Vegas (commonly abbreviated as DTLV) is the central business district and historic center of Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. It is the original townsite, and the Downtown gaming area was the primary gambling district of Las Vegas prior to the Strip .
Fremont Street's illuminated "Space Frame" Fremont Street dates back to 1905, when Las Vegas itself was founded. Fremont Street was the first paved street in Las Vegas in 1925 [4] and received the city's first traffic light in 1931. [5]
Old Las Vegas Mormon Fort State Historic Park: Las Vegas, Nevada: 1855 Fort Oldest building in Nevada [1] Reese–Johnson–Virgin House (aka Pink House) Genoa, Nevada: ca. 1855 Residence Oldest house in Genoa; Also known as the Pink House; it is a Gothic Revival style structure. [2] Stewart-Nye House: Carson City, Nevada: 1860 Residence