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A fabulous celebration occurred Thursday, May 9th in front of the El Cortez Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. It was in honor of the property’s listing in the National Register of Historic Places for its role in the development … Continue reading
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Gambling was legalized in Nevada in 1931. The first legal gambling clubs in Las Vegas were simply business as usual, with back room gambling relocated to the front room facing Fremont Street. Locals were the main market, although other clubs, … Continue reading
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Designing a menu cover that defines a restaurant with a single graphic is exceptionally challenging. When done right, the result is a work of art. Here are some of my favorites that are featured in “Classic Dining.” If you click … Continue reading
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I am excited to announce that my new book “Classic Dining: Discovering America’s Finest Mid-Century Restaurants” will be available November 1st! Click on the images for full-size blowups – New photography by Sven A. Kirsten Journey to America’s finest … Continue reading
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Before Castro’s revolution, Havana and Las Vegas were rivals for the title of “Monte Carlo of the Americas.” Cuba was exotic, tropical, wild, and close by. Las Vegas was dry, dusty and remote. In Cuba, the mob invested heavily in … Continue reading
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In America for most of the 20th century, laying a bet was strictly illegal except at regulated horse and dog tracks and a few isolated outposts in the far West. Just as with the banning of alcohol in the 1920s, … Continue reading
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I just found this incredible rendering of the Las Vegas Dunes Hotel from 1962 that shows the original concept by Chicago-based architect Milton M. Schwartz. Compare this with the actual as-built hotel that I showed in my January 30, 2011 … Continue reading
I shot this video late one night with my friend Jerry Stefani in 1988. We drove down the Las Vegas Strip and Fremont Street to capture the amazing neon-lit motels that once were ubiquitous but now have mostly vanished. The … Continue reading
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There have been many outrageously themed motels, hotels and restaurants constructed in Las Vegas these past 75 years but few have been as over-the-top fabulous as the Dome of the Sea. Of everything ever to appear on the strip it … Continue reading
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