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The Golden Nugget opened on Fremont St in 1946. The signage best known for its appearance in the James Bond film Diamonds are Forever as well as the signage on display when Steve Wynn initially took over the property in 1973, featured a glittering nugget of gold with the date 1905 above it. That date is the year the city of Las Vegas was born. Specifically, May 15th, 190, coincidentally, the same date as my birthday. (Neon Museum)
Twitpic of the week
Look at those cars. Look at those colors. @TonyIllia’s picture this week seems to capture downtown Las Vegas like a fuckin oil painting, exaggerating the reality of the time. But it isn’t an exaggeration. This is a fuckin picture, simply capturing the awe-inspiring site that was downtown Las Vegas in the late 1950s. I find it apropos that this photo was shared at this time while we continue work on our next large scale 360 Vintage Vegas project, the evolution of Fremont St. Not only that, it features the Nevada Club, the one first casinos on Fremont to absorb its next-door neighbor so it could expand its footprint, merging 113 and 117 Fremont St.
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