| Las Vegas is celebrating its 100th
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| | not out and out, as it was to become in
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| Birthday this year.What would it take to
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| | the 1970s, but perhaps more exciting than
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| entice people to an arid, dusty, brown
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| | even today. The lounge lizards were out
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| spot of the country? A land auction
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| | in force as well, nothing could top
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| started it off, in May of 1905 you could
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| | sitting in the lounges after the last
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| buy a parcel of Clark's Las Vegas Town
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| | headliner show and watching the likes of
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| site for $200.00, these were
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| | Louis Prima, Keeley Smith or Sam Buterra.
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| exceptionally far-sighted people if you
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| | It was truly a special time in Las Vegas
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| ask me. First of all can you imagine
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| | history. Before the mega hotels or
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| being in Las Vegas in the early 1900's
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| | resorts, before the corporations. Great
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| without air conditioning? This was not a
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| | deals on food and rooms.The 1970s ushered
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| deterrent to these "hardy" pioneers. Just
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| | in the "new era" of Vegas. Circus Circus
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| one-year later Miller's Hotel was built
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| | opened in 1968, built a 15-story,
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| and the rush was on, because after all
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| | 400-room hotel tower and 850-seat
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| now people had a place to stay. Miller's
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| | showroom that opened in 1972. The
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| was on the corner of Fremont and Main.
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| | International Hotel with 1500 rooms
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| Today, renamed The Golden Gate Hotel, in
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| | opened in 1971, only to be sold to
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| deference to the earthquake that nearly
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| | Hilton. It re-opened in 1973 as the MGM
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| destroyed San Francisco in 1906 still
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| | Grand Hotel. The MGM Grand had a newly
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| stands on the corner of Fremont and Main
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| | built 26 story tower that housed 2,084
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| and they still serve their signature "99
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| | rooms and with 2.5 million square feet
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| cent shrimp cocktail", which is a much
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| | and a 2,000-seat showroom set the new
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| better bet that it was in those days.Las
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| | standard in defining mega-resort. Nothing
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| Vegas was incorporated in 1911, gambling,
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| | was as thrilling as arriving under the
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| drinking and prostitution were declared
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| | marquee with thousands of lights beaming
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| illegal...but divorce was not and in the
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| | down. Corporate money had entered the
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| 1920's dude ranches started popping up
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| | scene. The 70s also ushered in the days
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| around Reno, the rich and famous could
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| | of Elvis and his long-term
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| establish residency for six weeks and get
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| | performances.In the 1980s, a new name
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| "unhitched" from whatever mate they may
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| | came on the scene in the guise of Steve
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| have had. This was the publicity that
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| | Wynn who ushered in a wave of luxurious
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| started to put Nevada into the
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| | hotels and casinos, as the world had
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| limelight.Another big attraction occurred
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| | never seen. The Mirage opened in 1989 and
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| when gambling was legalized in the early
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| | Steve Wynn's name went down in
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| 1930s. The government started work on
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| | history.Baby Boomers who had kids in tow
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| Hoover Dan and brought thousands of
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| | by the 1990s thought it would be great
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| workers to the area. Just think about
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| | fun to take their kids to Vegas. The
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| being stuck in the middle of the desert
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| | hotels responded and built "kid friendly"
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| with nothing to do with your money, so
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| | attractions. Wet n Wild water slides,
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| bars and casinos were thoughtfully
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| | cartoon characters, humongous swimming
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| provided.In the early 1940s, what would
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| | pools and video arcades ushered in the
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| become know as "The Strip" was a 3 mile
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| | "kiddies era". Hello, what was everyone
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| stretch of Highway 91, on the new road to
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| | thinking? If you're pushing baby
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| and from California. El Rancho was the
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| | strollers you sure aren't gambling and
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| very first casino to open in 1941 on what
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| | you've changed the atmosphere from
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| would later become know as "The Strip".
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| | exciting and different to old hometown.
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| Their address was Highway 91, Las Vegas
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| | The Bellagio Hotel (another Steve Wynn
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| Nevada with their "Opera House" theater
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| | masterpiece) opened in 1998 (with the
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| restaurant, and "Monte Carlo"
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| | distinction of being the most expensive
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| casino...and also in 1941, El Cortez
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| | hotel - at the time) banned any persons
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| opened in what is today downtown Las
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| | under age 18 who were not registered
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| Vegas. El Cortez advertised that they
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| | guests of the hotel. The Stratosphere
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| were "Big enough to serve you - Small
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| | hotel (tallest building west of the
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| enough to want to". How's that for an
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| | Mississippi) opened in 1996. 1997 brought
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| advertising slogan? They also touted a
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| | New York, New York with its roller
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| Coffee Shop, Casino, Cocktail Lounge and
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| | coaster. Mandalay Bay opened in 1999 with
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| Bar, and Complete Dinners from $2.95 In
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| | 3,300 rooms. In 1999, phase one of the
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| the meantime, back on "The Strip", the
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| | Venetian Resort-Hotel-Casino opened with
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| New Frontier opened in 1942 and The
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| | 3,036 suites. And in 1999 Paris Las Vegas
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| Flamingo, Bugsy Siegel's dream opened in
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| | Casino opened.Rod Stewart, Bette Middler
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| 1946. Las Vegas was on its way.The next
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| | and Tina Turner, Las Vegas "Boy Wonder"
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| major milestone for Nevada was Atom Bomb
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| | Wayne Newton and other notable stars
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| Testing, this brought scads of tourists
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| | ushered in the millennium.With the long
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| to Vegas in the 1950s, they also
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| | awaited opening of Wynn Las Vegas, Steve
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| discovered Las Vegas, along with the
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| | Wynn scores once again with a new level
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| mushroom clouds. Vegas Vic, the neon
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| | of opulence, this may not be the biggest
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| cowboy on Fremont Street would just wave
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| | hotel in town, but it's the only one with
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| them on in.The 1960s were the glamour
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| | a full-service Ferrari and Maserati
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| days in Las Vegas, Frank Sinatra, Sammy
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| | dealership and it's own museum and art
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| Davis and the Rat Pack ruled supreme. The
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| | collection. Wynn also features a 100-foot
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| days of cigarettes and martinis (not the
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| | mountain overlooking a 3-acre lake, what
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| glorified watered down ones of today) but
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| | must Howard Hughes be thinking?The turn
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| the real stuff, where even a drop of
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| | of the century has brought Las Vegas back
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| vermouth might be too much! Everybody
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| | to its senses, once again sin is in, the
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| dressed in beautiful clothes; it was the
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| | main attraction is alive and well! Who
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| order of the day, no jeans, no shorts,
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| | knows what the next hundred years will
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| just elegance and sophistication. No kids
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| | bring?
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| either! Sinning was in full gear, maybe
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