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For an old-school Italian meal, the restaurant at the Italian American Club on Sahara Avenue east of Las Vegas Boulevard is quite a treat. Sure, the pastas, meat and fish dishes are tasty, but the ...
One page that is dedicated to celebrating photography from history is Old-Time Photos on Facebook. This account shares digitized versions of photos from the late 1800s all the way up to the 1980s.
On May 15, 1905, Las Vegas officially was founded as a city when 110 acres (45 ha), in what later became downtown, were auctioned to ready buyers. Las Vegas was the driving force in the creation of Clark County, Nevada in 1909, and the city was incorporated in 1911 as a part of the county.
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]
Las Vegas in the 1940s was notable for the establishment of The Strip in a town which "combined Wild West frontier friendliness with glamor and excitement". [1] In 1940, the population was 8,400 but within five years, it more than doubled its size. [2] The Las Vegas Valley had a population of 13,937 in 1940, increasing to 35,000 in just two ...
Image credits: ardgelinck Another photo shows the transformation of Cancún, Mexico, between 1979 and 2009. The before-and-after pictures show the rapid urbanization after the city became a ...
Las Vegas Museum of Natural History. Accessed 12-31-12. Mayor, Adrienne. Fossil Legends of the First Americans. Princeton University Press. 2005. ISBN 0-691-11345-9. Murray, Marian (1974). Hunting for Fossils: A Guide to Finding and Collecting Fossils in All 50 States. Collier Books. p. 348. ISBN 9780020935506. Nevada Facts and State Emblems ...
Old-time photography, also known as antique and amusement photography, is a genre of novelty photography. Old-time photography allows consumers to pose as if for an antique photo in costumes and props from a particular period, sometimes printed in sepia tone to give the photo a vintage look. [1] Popular themes include the Old West, the ...