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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 years.
Henderson, Nevada, U.S. Occupation. Actress. Years active. 1966–1995. Phyllis Ann Davis (July 17, 1940 – September 27, 2013) was an American actress who appeared primarily on television. She co-starred on the 1978–1981 dramatic detective series Vega$ as Beatrice Travis, office manager, and girl Friday for the show's main character, Las ...
Las Vegas in the 1950s. Vegas Vic of 1951 redone. The 1950s was a time of considerable change for Las Vegas. By the 1950s, there were 44,600 living in the Las Vegas Valley. [ 1] Over 8 million people were visiting Las Vegas annually in 1954, pumping $200 million into casinos, which consolidated its image as "wild, full of late-night, exotic ...
This is an incomplete list of notable natives and residents of the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which includes Las Vegas, Nevada. Natives are individuals born in the Las Vegas metropolitan area. Non-natives are people who play or played a notable role in the history of Las Vegas or the Las Vegas metropolitan area while residing in the city.
The Las Vegas Police Department released graphic new photos that provide a chilling look inside Stephen Paddock's 32nd-floor Mandalay Bay Hotel room, from which he committed the worst mass ...
Bellagio Fountain Show. One of the most famous free activities in Las Vegas, the fountains in front of the Bellagio "perform" choreographed shows every 30 minutes between 3 p.m. and 6:30 p.m ...
Blue Moon Resort was a small resort hotel for gay men in Las Vegas. It opened in 2003 with a clothing optional pool compound, steam room and Jacuzzi grotto. the hotel closed permanently as of September 2014. [221] [222] Las Vegas Naturists is a private clothing optional resort located in the northwest part of the city.
KSNV. A man suspected in a shooting that killed five people and critically wounded a teenage girl in North Las Vegas, Nevada, on Monday night died by suicide after officers tracked him down ...