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The Desert Inn, also known as the D.I., was a hotel and casino on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada, which operated from April 24, 1950, to August 28, 2000.Designed by architect Hugh Taylor and interior design by Jac Lessman, it was the fifth resort to open on the Strip, the first four being El Rancho Vegas, The New Frontier, Flamingo, and the El Rancho (then known as the Thunderbird).
The hotel was established in 1952 by Mack Kufferman, [1] who bought the LaRue Restaurant which had opened a year earlier. [1] The hotel was opened on December 15, 1952, as a casino and hotel with 200 rooms. The hotel rooms were divided into four two-story motel wings, each with fifty rooms, and named after famous race tracks.
[3] [4] [5] It specializes in steak, [6] [7] and is among the oldest restaurants in Las Vegas. [8] It was originally built in 1954, [2] as the residence of Bob Taylor (1922–2010) [9] and his wife, with a shooting range in the rear accompanied by a pro shop serving food. It was later converted into a restaurant, [6] and Taylor owned it until ...
The first Gilley's, at the New Frontier, had a 14,000 square foot dance floor, live music, and a patio. It used to offer mud wrestling. [3] The current Gilley's is located on the Las Vegas Strip on the Treasure Island property. The dining area includes table service and a bar, seating 124 people in total.
Circa is the first new hotel-casino to open in the Las Vegas Valley since the Lucky Dragon in 2016. [48] The resort has 1,500 employees, helping the city amid high unemployment rates caused by the pandemic. [49] Circa is expected to help bring tourism back to the downtown area, away from the Las Vegas Strip.
The first phase of a $70 million expansion was finished in July 1976. [266] The casino, at 72,000 sq ft (6,700 m 2), was the largest in the world according to Glick. [267] Among the new features was an expanded sportsbook. [268] Glick also still planned to add additional hotel rooms, which would be built behind the Stardust.
The first time I went to Las Vegas was in 1985, on a cross-country road trip with my stepbrother. I was in my 20s and he was a college freshman on spring break.
The Meadows Casino & Hotel (a.k.a. The Meadows Club) was the first resort hotel-casino in the Las Vegas area, opening in 1931. The Meadows was located at Fremont Street and East Charleston Boulevard near the Boulder Highway, and outside the Las Vegas city limits.