{"id":11742,"date":"2020-03-16T12:50:17","date_gmt":"2020-03-16T19:50:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lasvegasbuffetclub.com\/blog\/?p=11742"},"modified":"2020-03-16T12:52:20","modified_gmt":"2020-03-16T19:52:20","slug":"our-ever-changing-list-of-every-hotel-motel-casino-and-landmark-on-the-las-vegas-strip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lasvegasbuffetclub.com\/blog\/?p=11742","title":{"rendered":"Our ever-changing list of every hotel, motel, casino, and landmark on the Las Vegas Strip"},"content":{"rendered":"<a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-32 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-facebook nolightbox\" data-provider=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Flasvegasbuffetclub.com%2Fblog%2Findex.php%3Frest_route%3D%252Fwp%252Fv2%252Fposts%252F11742&#038;t=Our%20ever-changing%20list%20of%20every%20hotel%2C%20motel%2C%20casino%2C%20and%20landmark%20on%20the%20Las%20Vegas%20Strip&#038;s=100&#038;p&#091;url&#093;=https%3A%2F%2Flasvegasbuffetclub.com%2Fblog%2Findex.php%3Frest_route%3D%252Fwp%252Fv2%252Fposts%252F11742&#038;p&#091;images&#093;&#091;0&#093;=https%3A%2F%2Fscontent.fapa1-2.fna.fbcdn.net%2Fv%2Ft1.0-9%2F13263787_470430119826838_1978868057597793170_n.jpg%3F_nc_cat%3D102%26amp%3B_nc_sid%3D2d5d41%26amp%3B_nc_ohc%3DdRqwVLD-C24AX9uI-_6%26amp%3B_nc_ht%3Dscontent.fapa1-2.fna%26amp%3Boh%3D31d6bd0e4d1459a0ad1f3d765fa74d45%26amp%3Boe%3D5E9744F6&#038;p&#091;title&#093;=Our%20ever-changing%20list%20of%20every%20hotel%2C%20motel%2C%20casino%2C%20and%20landmark%20on%20the%20Las%20Vegas%20Strip\" style=\"font-size: 0px; 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Photo by Hank deLespinasse.<\/p>\n<p>Vintage Las Vegas<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"blog-title\">\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/vintagelasvegas.com\/\">Vintage Las Vegas<\/a><\/h1>\n<div class=\"nav-wrapper content\">\n<nav class=\"nav-menu\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vintagelasvegas.com\/strip\">THE STRIP<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/vintagelasvegas.com\/lvb\">LV BLVD<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/vintagelasvegas.com\/downtown\">FREMONT<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/vintagelasvegas.com\/about\">ABOUT<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/vintagelasvegas.com\/archive\">ARCHIVE<\/a><\/nav>\n<\/div>\n<nav class=\"nav-menu\"><\/nav>\n<nav class=\"nav-menu\"><em>Index of every casino, hotel, motel, club and landmark on the Strip, listed\u00a0<strong>by property<\/strong>, north to south. Prior to 1959, S Las Vegas Blvd was South 5th St \/ U.S. Hwy 91.<\/em><\/nav>\n<nav class=\"nav-menu\"><\/nav>\n<nav class=\"nav-menu\"><\/nav>\n<nav class=\"nav-menu\"><strong>VACANT \/ HILTON GRAND \u2013 former El Rancho<\/strong><br \/>\n1941-1960:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/vintagelasvegas.com\/tagged\/El-Rancho-Vegas\">El Rancho Vegas<\/a>\u00a0<em class=\"details\">| 2720 Hwy 91 | T. Hull, owner (later \u201ca succession of owners, leasees, and lawsuits\u201d &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/t.umblr.com\/redirect?z=https%3A%2F%2Fjhgraham.com%2F2018%2F02%2F24%2Fel-rancho-vegas%2F&amp;t=YTcxNWQ5YWEyM2QzMGUzNmJmNzRjOTBiZDE1NzZkYzBmODYwNmUxMCxUbU4zdWpESg%3D%3D&amp;p=&amp;m=0\" target=\"_blank\">Graham<\/a>\u00a0history of El Rancho); W. McAllister, architect. Neon by Nevada Electric Co (RJ 4\/19\/41). Opened 4\/3\/1941.\u00a0<\/em><em class=\"details\">1941, Nov.: New wing with rooms and KENO (AM) station (11\/22\/41). Circa 1942-1947: standalone\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/vintagelasvegas.com\/post\/188263377289\/\">KENO AM station\u00a0<\/a>opened to the south of El Rancho. 1950, September:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/vintagelasvegas.com\/post\/43698387378\/\">road sign opposite from the resort changed from a billboard to the neon arrow<\/a>. 1951: Renovation led by owner B Katleman, designer Tom Douglas (RJ 7\/3\/51); \u201clast summer Katleman told Dougles he wanted to \u2018get rid of the corn\u2019 but keep the Western character\u201d (RJ 6\/18\/52); Round Up room becomes Opera House. 1960: casino\/showroom destroyed by fire 6\/17\/60. Fire debris remained on site until late \u201861 (RJ 10\/18\/61, 11\/2\/61). 1962: some bungalows removed\/relocated (RJ 9\/22\/62, 10\/16\/62, 11\/11\/62, 12\/27\/62). 1964: Reopened as El Rancho Vegas Motor Inn (RJ 3\/7\/64) w\/ shops through c. 1967.<\/em><em class=\"details\">2003: Hilton Grand Vacations | 2650 S Las Vegas Blvd. Opened with Tower 1; 2005: Tower 2.<\/em><br \/>\n<em class=\"details\">2007: Sky Las Vegas | 2700 S Las Vegas Blvd.<br \/>\n1960-2006: Nevada Square Shopping Center | 2800 S Las Vegas Blvd. Ted Griss, developer. Paul R Williams, arc. (RJ 5\/15\/60). Includes\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/vintagelasvegas.com\/tagged\/Tommy-B\">Tommy B\u2019s Pub<\/a>\u00a0(1968-1985) Anthony J Benetti, tavern, package liquor, slots.<\/em><br \/>\n1958:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/vintagelasvegas.com\/tagged\/Travelodge\">Las Vegas Strip Travelodge<\/a>\u00a0<em class=\"details\">| 2830 S Las Vegas Blvd. 1957, Sep: Groundbreaking and business arrangement described in RJ 9\/29\/57. Franchise owned by M Kelch &amp; partners. 1958: opens around May. First seen\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/vintagelasvegas.com\/post\/163436947566\">in the background 5\/58<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>*  <script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- LVBC BLOG RESPONSIVE -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3305383693358973\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"8378569513\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>SAHARA<\/strong><br \/>\n1947-1952:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/vintagelasvegas.com\/tagged\/Club-Bingo\">Club Bingo<\/a><em class=\"details\">\u00a0| Prior to Club Bingo, M.D. Close built a restaurant on this site in 1946, sold a year later to Prell (RJ 5\/2\/47). Club Bingo opens July 24, 1947. M Prell, S Rubin, partners, owners. Waterman &amp; Beckett, architect (RJ 7\/17\/47). Signs by YESCO. 1948: Bonanza Room opens in May (RJ 5\/6\/48), signs added. 1949: new sign by YESCO (RJ 6\/29\/49). 1952, May: Closed, Sahara construction begins; casino items sold to the public on June 4 (RJ 6\/1\/52).<\/em><br \/>\n1952-2011:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/vintagelasvegas.com\/tagged\/Sahara\">Sahara<\/a>\u00a0<em class=\"details\">| 2700 S Las Vegas Blvd. Opened Oct 7, 1952, owner M. Prell, A. Winter &amp; partners, arc. M Meltzmann, built by Webb Corp. 1959: first tower construction (RJ 10\/4\/59). 1960: Tunis Tower (14 fl, arc. M Stern) and 127-ft sign (c.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/vintagelasvegas.com\/post\/138172417024\">9\/15\/60<\/a>). 1961: Sahara and The Mint sold to Del Webb Corp. Sahara-Nevada Corp. for the merger, completed 9\/61 &#8211; first public company to own casinos (<a href=\"https:\/\/t.umblr.com\/redirect?z=https%3A%2F%2Fgoo.gl%2Fn1LvBy&amp;t=Y2MyNmRjZTQzOTA0ZDNlNTEzZmM3NjhjYzhhZjFmMzMwNjgyYzJlOCxUbU4zdWpESg%3D%3D&amp;p=&amp;m=0\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a>, RJ 7\/19\/61, 7\/21\/61, 9\/1\/61, 10\/1\/61,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/t.umblr.com\/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Fclassiclasvegas.squarespace.com%2Fa-brief-history-of-the-strip%2F%3FcurrentPage%3D15&amp;t=ZjkzYmJhNGVjY2VkNzU1NTk3MDJiMDE0ZGI1MjRlZWY3YWE4ZTM3OCxUbU4zdWpESg%3D%3D&amp;p=&amp;m=0\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/t.umblr.com\/redirect?z=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.reviewjournal.com%2Fnews%2Fdel-e-webb%2F&amp;t=YzM4MmM0YTAzNWJiNDc4YmNiZDg2MTI3NzA3ZTNkNjUxM2I3ZWFjOSxUbU4zdWpESg%3D%3D&amp;p=&amp;m=0\" target=\"_blank\">RJ 2\/7\/99<\/a>). 1963: Alexandria Tower (24 fl, arc. M Stern). 1963: Don the Beachcomber addition (<a href=\"https:\/\/vintagelasvegas.com\/post\/111867697064\">July \u201863 construction<\/a>). 1967: Convention Center addition. 1978: Tangiers Tower (26 fl, arc. M Stern). 1980:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/vintagelasvegas.com\/post\/153757982099\/\">second sign<\/a>. 1982: Lowden purchase. 1988: parking garage, \u201cT\u201d extension of Tangiers Tower (27 fl) (<a href=\"https:\/\/t.umblr.com\/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emporis.com%2Fbuildings%2F122194%2Fsahara-hotel-tangiers-tower-las-vegas-nv-usa&amp;t=NTJhMWIxNmFlYjAwZmE2ZjRlMWEwNDZiOTg1YWFkMDQ0NGM5ODNhOCxUbU4zdWpESg%3D%3D&amp;p=&amp;m=0\" target=\"_blank\">Emporis<\/a>). 1995: Bennett\/Gordon Gaming purchase. 1996: Last of the 1950s-era low rise rooms demolished. 1999: renovation, Speedworld addition. 2007: SBE Ent &amp; Stockbridge purchase. 2011 closed. 2014: Reopened as SLS Hotel. Tunis, Alexandria, and Tangiers towers renamed Sam, Society, and Citizen. Society tower becomes W Hotel 2017-2018. 2019: renamed Sahara.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>*  <script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- LVBC BLOG RESPONSIVE -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3305383693358973\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"8378569513\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>THE DREW construction site<\/strong><br \/>\n1948-1976:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/vintagelasvegas.com\/tagged\/Thunderbird\">Thunderbird<\/a>\u00a0<em class=\"details\">| 2755 S Las Vegas Blvd; 2731 Hwy 91. Opened 9\/2\/1948. M Hicks, C Jones, owners. Signs by Graham Sign Co (RJ 8\/18\/48). Fall 1958: renovation (RJ 11\/24\/58), adding new second floor over casino framed in rectangular box, new porte-coch\u00e8re. 1959: \u201cThunderbird\u201d logo changed early &#8217;59;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/vintagelasvegas.com\/post\/115852066969\/\">roadsign replaced in Fall<\/a>. 1961\/1962: roadsign moved to the front-center of the hotel, fire-shooting stick added to both birds. 1962:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/vintagelasvegas.com\/post\/187588185289\/\">new roadsign and pylon<\/a>. 1963, Oct 5: Thunderbird Downs quarterhorse track opened (9\/24\/63). 1964, Sep: Del Webb purchase. (<a href=\"https:\/\/vintagelasvegas.com\/post\/183041959369\/\">Tiki torches?<\/a>) 1965: 700-ft horizontal \u201cThunderbird\u201d sign by Bill Clarke\/Ad Art installed over the south rooms (<a href=\"https:\/\/vintagelasvegas.com\/post\/140459897829\">seen 7\/12\/65<\/a>); Fall: roadsign &amp; pylon replaced with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/vintagelasvegas.com\/post\/130487833489\/\">one roadsign and new neon bird\u00a0<\/a>(old bird sign over casino removed). 1975: Blue\/green sign painted<a href=\"https:\/\/vintagelasvegas.com\/post\/147365905229\/\">\u00a0zigzag red\/orange 1\/75<\/a>\u00a0or earlier. 1970s: changed hands from Caesars, to Parry Thomas, to Major Riddle (12\/76).<\/em><br \/>\n1977-1981:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/vintagelasvegas.com\/tagged\/silverbird\">Silverbird<\/a>\u00a0<em class=\"details\">| 1977, January: Reopened as Silverbird. Thunderbird sign still in place until Mar 28, 1978 (RJ 3\/29\/78); replaced by the 190-ft sign\/porte-coch\u00e8re designed by Raul Rodriguez for Heath, built by AdArt. 1981: closed in 12\/3\/81, sold to Ed Torres in Feb 82 and renamed El Rancho in Apr 82 (RJ 3\/18\/82, 4\/7\/82).<\/em><br \/>\n1982-1992:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/vintagelasvegas.com\/tagged\/el-rancho-82\">El Rancho<\/a>\u00a0<em class=\"details\">| Opens August 31, 1982 (RJ 9\/1\/82). 1987: Tower addition (<a href=\"https:\/\/t.umblr.com\/redirect?z=https%3A%2F%2Fweb.archive.org%2Fweb%2F20040310185837%2Fhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.library.unlv.edu%2Fspeccol%2Fmartinstern.html&amp;t=Y2IzNjEwYjNkMWNmZTgxOTYxNTM4YTUyZWE5ZDllOTc4OGE3NjY3MSxUbU4zdWpESg%3D%3D&amp;p=&amp;m=0\">source<\/a>). Closed Jul 6, 1992. 2000: demolished, replaced by Turnberry &amp;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/vintagelasvegas.com\/tagged\/Fontainebleau\">Fontainebleau<\/a>\u00a0construction site. 2017-2018: Fontainebleau purchase by Witkoff\/New Valley, renamed The Drew.<\/em><br \/>\n1953-2005:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/vintagelasvegas.com\/tagged\/Algiers\">Algiers<\/a>\u00a0<em class=\"details\">| Built by M &amp; L Hicks (Thunderbird), opened Nov 25, 1953. Signs by H Boernge, YESCO. 1968: Little Church of the West Algiers opens in front of the hotel Feb 68, Merle &amp; Charolette Richards, owners (RJ 2\/23\/68, 7\/3\/88). c. 1970: Chapel sign changed. c. 1974: the chapel becomes\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/vintagelasvegas.com\/tagged\/Candlelight\">Candlelight Wedding Chapel<\/a>. 2005: hotel demolished, chapel moved to Clark County Museum, replaced by Turnberry &amp; Fontainebleau.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Cross street: Circus Circus Dr (Keno Ln, 1955-75) \/ Elvis Preseley Blvd (Racetrack Rd, Riviera Blvd, 1961-2016)<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"indent\">*  <script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- LVBC BLOG RESPONSIVE -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3305383693358973\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"8378569513\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"indent\"><strong>OFF THE STRIP \u2013 by date.<\/strong><br \/>\n1964-1985:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/vintagelasvegas.com\/tagged\/Savoy-Motel\">Savoy Motel<\/a>\u00a0<em class=\"details\">| 496 Keno Ln | RJ 4\/8\/64. c. 1985-86: demolished, replaced with Circus Circus Skyrise tower<\/em><br \/>\n1969: Westgate\u00a0<em class=\"details\">| 3000 Paradise Rd | Founded by K Kerkorian, International Leisure Corp. 1968: Groundbreaking Feb 9 (RJ 2\/11\/68). 1969:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/vintagelasvegas.com\/tagged\/International-Hotel\">International Hotel<\/a>\u00a0opens 7\/2\/69. 1970: Hilton becomes primary owner of Int&#8217;l Leisure, late 70. 1971: renamed\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/vintagelasvegas.com\/tagged\/Las-Vegas-Hilton\">Las Vegas Hilton<\/a>\u00a0(RJ 7\/18\/71) with the \u201cInternational\u201d sign seen on top of the hotel as late as 1972. 1975 east tower (<a href=\"https:\/\/vintagelasvegas.com\/post\/136191826174\/\">seen under construction 6\/75<\/a>). 1978: north tower. 1994: Second sign installed early 1994, 362 ft, John Renton Young Lighting. Partially demolished by storm (RJ 1\/30\/94, 3\/13\/94, 7\/20\/94). 1997: Third sign installed c. Mar-Jun 1997, 279 ft, by YESCO (RJ 3\/7\/97). 2011 renamed LVH; 2014 renamed Westgate.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>CIRCUS CIRCUS<\/strong><br \/>\n1968:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/vintagelasvegas.com\/tagged\/circus-circus\">Circus Circus<\/a>\u00a0<em class=\"details\">| 2800 S Las Vegas Blvd. Opened 10\/18\/1968, J. Sarno, S. Mallin. 1971:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/vintagelasvegas.com\/post\/109140540859\/\">carousel moved from south corner to north<\/a>, replaced with Slots A Fun. 1972: Main Tower East (15 fl.). 1974: Bennett &amp; Pennington lease and run the property (<\/em><em>\u201cremodeled the casino to separate the gamblers from the circus acts\u201d &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/t.umblr.com\/redirect?z=https%3A%2F%2Fthemobmuseum.org%2Fblog%2F50-years-las-vegas-strip-circus-circus-still-going-strong%2F&amp;t=MjU0YTI2NTY2ZjUzZWQxZmU0ZTcwNGEyMWZmZjU0ZDkyZjRhMjVhMCxUbU4zdWpESg%3D%3D&amp;p=&amp;m=0\" target=\"_blank\">MM<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; but when?<\/em>). 1975: Main Tower West (15 fl.). 1976:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/vintagelasvegas.com\/post\/40878729387\/\">Lucky the Clown sign<\/a>\u00a0(<a href=\"https:\/\/t.umblr.com\/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Fgaming.unlv.edu%2Fv_museum%2Fneon_survey%2Fsurveys%2Fcircus_circus.html&amp;t=ZjJkODJkODM2ZjcxNTFiY2MxMzM4YzM0MzA2N2Y4MDg0ODQ5ZDZmMixUbU4zdWpESg%3D%3D&amp;p=&amp;m=0\" target=\"_blank\">unlv<\/a>), late 76, named \u201cLucky\u201d in a contest (RJ 1\/16\/77). 1980: Circus Circus Manor addition. c. 1981-82:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/vintagelasvegas.com\/post\/115517561374\/\">redesigned porte-coch\u00e8re, fountains covered<\/a>. 1983: Bennett &amp; Pennington purchase, Circus Circus Ent taken public 10\/25\/83. 1986: Skyrise Tower (29 fl.). 1993: tower, Adventuredome. 1999: Circus Circus Ent. becomes Mandalay Resort Group.<br \/>\n1971:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/vintagelasvegas.com\/tagged\/slotsafun\">Slots-A-Fun<\/a>\u00a0<em class=\"details\">| opened Aug 1971<\/em><\/p>\n<p>*  <script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- LVBC BLOG RESPONSIVE -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3305383693358973\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"8378569513\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>RESORTS WORLD construction site<\/strong><br \/>\n<em class=\"details\">1948:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/vintagelasvegas.com\/post\/45196432696\/\">Motor-Vu Theater<\/a>\u00a0| Opened 4\/23\/48 (RJ) adjacent to Last Frontier. 1959: new owners change the name to Stardust Drive-In (RJ \u00bc\/59). Vacant by \u201873. c. 1990: Budget Suites, demolished 2007, replaced with parking structure.<br \/>\n<\/em>1955-1959:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/vintagelasvegas.com\/tagged\/Royal%20Nevada\">Royal Nevada<\/a>\u00a0<em class=\"details\">| Founded by Frank Fishman in 1953 (RJ 6\/15\/53). Groundbreaking June 54 (RJ 6\/27\/54). Arc. John Replogle\/Paul R Williams (RJ 10\/28\/53, 7\/25\/54, 1\/11\/55). Opened 4\/19\/1955. 1956: casino (or hotel and casino) closed Jan-Mar. 1957: casino closes in Dec. (\u201cBig Hotel Beats Cheating Charge\u201d RG 12\/10\/57). 1958: hotel closed in Mar. after IRS raid (\u201cRevenue men close hotel in Las Vegas\u201d UPI, 3\/6\/58). D.I.\/Stardust partners lease Royal Nevada hotel (RJ 8\/29\/58). 1959: Closed, turned into Stardust Auditorium, signs changed in Fall 59 (RJ 9\/18\/59, 10\/12\/59).<\/em><br \/>\n1958-2006:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/vintagelasvegas.com\/tagged\/Stardust\">Stardust<\/a>\u00a0<em class=\"details\">| 3000 S Las Vegas Blvd. 1953-1954: Stardust Inc formed by T. Cornero, land purchased from F Fishman, construction begins 10\/54 (RJ 7\/2\/58). 1955: Cornero dies 7\/31\/55. 1956: sale to J. &amp; R. Factor. 1958: Completed by Desert Inn associates, opened 7\/2\/1958. Sign by K. Wayne, YESCO. 1960: Aku Aku Restaurant opens 1\/28\/60 (RJ). 1961: Aku Aku road sign (Polynesian Food\/Exotic Drinks) installed next to the moai (Sign of the Times 8\/62). 1964: 9-story tower (<a href=\"https:\/\/vintagelasvegas.com\/post\/102023361944\/\">seen under construction, 11\/63<\/a>). 1966: Left side of the sign chopped off during construction of blgd between casino &amp; Aku Aku. 1967, July: Aku road sign removed, replaced with the base of 188 ft pylon. 1968: 188-ft pylon completed 2\/16\/68, design by Paul Miller, Ad Art. New building sign installed, exact date unknown. 1969: Sale to Parvin-Dohrmann Co., later known as Recrion (RJ 12\/11\/70). 1974: Recrion acquired by Argent. 1975: \u201cLido\u201d added to the sign above the reader board. 1976: &#8217;68 building sign removed in June;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/vintagelasvegas.com\/post\/119522120129\/\">new facade and porte-coch\u00e8re<\/a>. 1987: Lower section of the sign\u2019s reader board changed to LED; Aku Aku statue removed, donated to Clark County 11\/87, installed at Sunset Park 5\/88 (RJ 6\/5\/88). 1990: construction of West Tower (32 fl.), completed in &#8217;91. 1991:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/vintagelasvegas.com\/post\/118329838019\/\">type face on sign changed<\/a>; \u201cLido\u201d section removed from the sign. Closed 11\/2006; Demolished 3\/2007, Echelon construction begins, suspended in 2008. 2014: sold to Resorts World.<\/em><br \/>\n1965-2005:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/vintagelasvegas.com\/tagged\/Westward-Ho\">Westward Ho<\/a>\u00a0<em class=\"details\">| 2900 S Las Vegas Blvd. 1962:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/vintagelasvegas.com\/tagged\/Strip-66-Motel\">Strip 66 Motel<\/a>\u00a0opens 8\/31\/62 (RJ) around the same time as Strip 66 service station on the same property. (Strip 66 Motel sign later moved to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/vintagelasvegas.com\/post\/172574011674\/\">Strip 91 Motel<\/a>.) 1963:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/vintagelasvegas.com\/tagged\/Executive-Suites\">Executive Suites<\/a>\u00a0(apartment-motel) opens behind Strip 66 (RJ 3\/30\/63) \u2013 these 30 buildings, 120 units remain until circa 2005; Strip 66 renamed\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/vintagelasvegas.com\/tagged\/Satellite-Motel\">Satellite Motel<\/a>\u00a0(RJ 10\/24\/63). 1964: Westward Ho groundbreaking (RJ 9\/28\/64) on the larger property north of Satellite\/Strip 66\/Executive Suites. 1965: Westward Ho #8 and Dennys #81 open in March (RJ 3\/24\/65). c. 1967 Satellite Motel name discontinued, consolodated [sic] into Westward Ho. 1971: Casino addition, briefly called Nickel Nik\u2019s Westward Ho. 1976:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/vintagelasvegas.com\/post\/138510341874\/\">second sign<\/a>. 1983:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/vintagelasvegas.com\/post\/97659024234\/\">third sign (\u201cumbrellas\u201d) installed<\/a>. Closed 11\/2005; demolished 3\/2006.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/nav>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vintagelasvegas.com\/strip?fbclid=IwAR3tMcD-Nbei_mLTOejxMyM_eNhi3Flm2NMdN04XK7RlF6VBbsdP-tdbIxc\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our ever-changing list of every hotel, motel, casino, and landmark on the Las Vegas Strip<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2],"tags":[1860,545,1858,1859,1861],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lasvegasbuffetclub.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11742"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lasvegasbuffetclub.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lasvegasbuffetclub.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lasvegasbuffetclub.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lasvegasbuffetclub.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11742"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/lasvegasbuffetclub.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11742\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11752,"href":"https:\/\/lasvegasbuffetclub.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11742\/revisions\/11752"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lasvegasbuffetclub.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11742"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lasvegasbuffetclub.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11742"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lasvegasbuffetclub.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11742"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}