Nevada Yesterdays
History and folklore of Nevada, written by Associate Professor Michael Green of UNLV, and narrated by former Senator Richard Bryan. Supported by Nevada Humanities and dedicated to the memory of historian Frank Wright. (All segments prior to August 2003 were written by Wright.)
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Some things are hard to believe. Here’s one: March 2 marked the 25th anniversary of the opening of Mandalay Bay. -
The Tropicana almost made it to 67 years old. On April 2, two days before the anniversary of its opening, it closes. -
This year marks a pair of anniversaries. It will be 50 years since the creation of Circus Circus Enterprises and the new regime that made that hotel-casino into what it is. -
This year, Nevadans will reelect Senator Jacky Rosen or defeat her by electing her challenger. They’ll do it by casting their ballots. They’ll also complain about the money spent and raise allegations of corruption against everybody involved. -
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If you’ve been around a while, you may recall the “Holiday Casino” on the Las Vegas Strip. Today it’s Harrah’s, and it opened fifty years ago. -
Every year, the National Trust for Historic Preservation lists the country’s eleven most endangered places. -
The Thunderbird opened on September 2, 1948, just south of today’s Sahara Hotel. It made a lot of history. -
Stan Hunterton died recently. He is the kind of person we cannot afford to lose. -
If you know anything about Nevada’s history, there’s a good chance you learned at least some of it, and perhaps a lot of it, from James Warren Hulse.
