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There was a time, not too long ago, when Las Vegas marketed itself as a family-friendly destination, rather than a place for adults to let loose.There was…
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In the 1950s and ‘60s, Beverly Green was one of the most coveted neighborhoods in Las Vegas.The houses there were designed by prominent architects, built…
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Years ago, hip-hop artist Tupac Shakur was heading east on Flamingo Road, likely to a gig he had a Club 662, when a car pulled up and shot into his BMW. He died six days later.
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The passing of Las Vegas banking legend E. Parry Thomas this past week at age 95 is a reminder not only of the incredible arc of Las Vegas history, but of…
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In the 1950’s and 60s, an African-American woman from Texas named Genevieve Harrison ran a little guest house on the Westside of Las Vegas.Her guests…
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Some people don’t think Las Vegas has any real history it likes to keep around – just look at how many casinos have literally gone up in smoke to make way…
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Ann-Margret, The Kim Sisters, The Ritz Brothers, Liberace, Mae West – photos of these iconic Las Vegas entertainers –and about 45 more images – are now on…
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Last time, we had talked about the Las Vegas army gunnery school. The school almost didn’t happen. That brings us to the seventy-fifth anniversary of an…
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Millions of years of Nevada history rendered as a series of improbable conversations.
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If one word -- aside from "gambling," of course -- is synonymous with Las Vegas for both locals and visitors, it’s “neon.”Some of the best known landmarks…