Las Vegas casinos of the time - using a more modernistic, Beverly Hills' inspired type of architecture.Ĭompletely surrounded by barren desert, it was the first Strip hotel to be seen as Californians drove in. The Flamingo was the third Strip casino-hotel to open, following the 1941 El Rancho and 1942 Last Frontier.Īs the first Post-World War Two hotel, Flamingo broke from the Old West tradition followed by most other In August, 2015 it sold to the owners of The D Hotel and will soon be completely renovated.ġ946 color view of the original Flamingo Hotel and Casino diagonally facing the Los Angeles Highway Strip. The Las Vegas Club has been operating at this site, on Fremont & Main Street since 1949. This Fremont Street sign was the tallest in town at the time. Just installed (in 1949) at the Las Vegas Club casino. This 1950 publicity-campaign photo-composite shows the newest and highest, 120 foot tall, neon-sign pylon Used by the EEF Non-Profit Organization - thru the Courtesy of the UNLV Special Collections Photo Department.
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