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name = Las Vegas Strip Name used in the default map caption; image = Location map Las Vegas Strip.png The default map image, without "Image:" or "File:" top = 36.1424 Latitude at top edge of map, in decimal degrees; bottom = 36.0894 Latitude at bottom edge of map, in decimal degrees; left = -115.1947 Longitude at left edge of map, in decimal ...
The Las Vegas Strip is a stretch of Las Vegas Boulevard in Clark County, Nevada, that is known for its concentration of resort hotels and casinos. The Strip, as it is known, is about 4.2 mi (6.8 km) long, [1] and is immediately south of the Las Vegas city limits in the unincorporated towns of Paradise and Winchester, but is often referred to simply as "Las Vegas".
Marion Hicks and J.C. Grayson built El Cortez, downtown Las Vegas' first major resort, for $245,000. [4] El Cortez opened on November 7, 1941. [5] [6] The location at 6th Street and Fremont was originally considered too far from downtown, but it quickly became so profitable that Bugsy Siegel, Meyer Lansky, Gus Greenbaum and Moe Sedway bought the property in 1945 from J. Kell Houssels for $600,000.
The Plaza Hotel & Casino is a hotel and casino located in downtown Las Vegas, Nevada. It currently has 995 rooms and suites, an 80,000-square-foot (7,400 m 2 ) casino and more than 25,000 square feet (2,300 m 2 ) of event space.
3645 Las Vegas Boulevard South 2,814 December 4, 1973: Caesars Entertainment Western: Martin Stern Jr. Center strip 1973 – MGM Grand 1986 – Bally's 2022 – Horseshoe: Casino Royale Hotel & Casino 3411 Las Vegas Boulevard South 152 July 1978: Tom Elardi European: Center strip 1978 – Nob Hill 1992 – Casino Royale: The Cromwell 3595 Las ...
On December 6, 2002, Jackie Gaughan agreed to sell the Gold Spike and three other casinos to Barrick Gaming. [6] This sale, along with several other downtown Las Vegas hotel/casinos, was completed in 2004, for a combined total of about $82 million. [7] Barrick Gaming Corp was in partnership with Tamares Group. After the purchase, management ...
Palace Station is a hotel and casino located in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Station Casinos, and is the company's oldest property. It includes an 84,000 sq ft (7,800 m 2) casino and 575 rooms. Palace Station originally opened as The Casino on July 1, 1976, attached to the Mini Price
Las Vegas Boulevard is a major road in Clark County, Nevada, United States, best known for the Las Vegas Strip portion of the road and its casinos.Formerly carrying U.S. Route 91 (US 91), which had been the main highway between Los Angeles, California and Salt Lake City, Utah, it has been bypassed by Interstate 15 and serves mainly local traffic with some sections designated State Route 604.