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LAS VEGAS THEN & NOW EB
About this book
Las Vegas Then and Now pairs vintage shots from 100 years of the city's history with the same view today.
'Las Vegas Then and Now' captures the city's evolution from a desert railroad outpost into the gambling and entertainment capital of the world. Pairing historical photographs of the town with specially commissioned views of the same scene today, this book provides the reader with an intriguing look into the history of a city that has become a cultural icon.
Historic Fremont Street, which has recently undergone a multi-million dollar renewal programme, presents the most vivid contrast between the dusty desert town of the 1920s and the pulsating entertainment city we know today.
Las Vegas is ever changing – the popular Mermaids and Vegas Vicky on Fremont are gone, but further down the Strip, the High-Roller has arrived, one of the world's tallest Ferris wheels befitting this thrill-seeking town. Casinos on the Strip have changed too. The Sahara closed in 2011, re-opened as SLS which also closed, and has now re-opened as The Sahara!
Experienced 'Then and Now' photographer Karl Mondon takes to the skies of Vegas to get some inspiring comparison shots, while author Su Kim Chung once again points out the changes to a city she has written about for the last twenty years.
'Las Vegas Then and Now' truly captures the buzz of a city where the only constant is change.
Sites include: Fremont Street, Railroad Depot, Union Pacific Station, Arizona Club, Golden Nugget, El Portal Theatre, Nevada Hotel, Sal Sagev Hotel, El Cortez, Vegas Vic, The Mint Hotel, Las Vegas Post Office/Mob Museum, El Rancho Vegas, Last Frontier, New Frontier, Little Church of the West, Flamingo, Thunderbird Hotel, Desert Inn, Sahara Hotel, Sands Hotel, Stardust, Riviera, La Concha Motel, Dunes Hotel, Caesars Palace, Hacienda, Tropicana, Castaways, MGM Grand, Aladdin, Boardwalk, International, Landmark Hotel, Las Vegas Convention Center, Moulin Rouge, Showboat and much more.
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Table of contents
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Note to Readers
- Selected Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Las Vegas: Then & Now Introduction
- Railroad Depot, 1910
- Union Pacific Station, 1942
- Fremont and Main Looking East, 1950
- Northeast Corner of Main and Fremont, c. 1930
- Second and Fremont Looking West, 1950
- El Cortez Hotel, 1946
- Helldorado Parade, c. 1965
- Las Vegas Post Office, c. 1949
- Flamingo Hotel, 1955
- Sands Hotel, 1953
- Stardust Hotel, 1960
- Dunes Hotel, 1955
- Caesars Palace, 1966
- Aladdin, 1976
- Boardwalk Casino, 1998
- Las Vegas Convention Center, 1959
- Landmark Hotel, 1970
- University of Nevada, Las Vegas 1964
- Index
- Photo Credits
- About the Publisher