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The Evolution of a
property. La Bayou on Fremont St was
originally a coffee shop. In 1920, it
was renamed the Northern Club. The name was chosen because minors understood
“northern” to be code for gambling & booze available within. In 1931, they became a legal casino. It was also the first time a gaming license was
awarded to a women, Mayme Stocker. Before
he built the Desert Inn, Wilbur Clark purchased the Northern club in 1943 and
renamed it “The Turf Club”. Two years
later, he rethemed and renamed it the Monte Carlo Club. In 1969 Herb Pastor, who would later open
Mermaids and Glitter Glutch, purchased the Monte Carlo Club and rethemed &
renamed it “Coin Castle”. It remained
coin castle until it was purchased in 1996 and again, rethemed & renamed La
Bayou, which is what it is today. The
coin castle king is now on display at the Neon Boneyard. (Vegas Chatter and Vintage Vegas Research)
Vegas Mate Review of the Week
This week’s review is
by Kire for an Oct 23rd review of Vespar Bar @Cosmopolitan – 4/5 chips
Twitpic of the week
This week’s winner
goes to @vegaslifetoday’s picture of Planet
Hollywood from a balcony at Cosmopolitan.
I thought the view from the boulevard pool was amazing but this
definitely manzes it. It always amazes
me what they did to the property and that brand. When I first heard they were going to change
Aladdin into Planet Hollywood, I was pissed.
I hate the Planet Hollywood brand and restaurant concept. I thought it was a poor Hard Rock Café
knockoff. I thought the idea of movie
memorabilia being as interesting as rock memorabilia laughable. But when I saw what they did to that casino
floor, I was shocked. Now, I think it is
one of the sheikist casinos and coolest properties on the strip. They really have managed to pull the energy
you normally get at Hard Rock and Palms and brought it to the strip. They even managed to reinvent that
brand. I’m a big fan of the property and
this picture. Planet Hollywood is one of
my favorite properties
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