_GrandpaD__Old School Vegas✨

I'm not saying slots in Excalibur #LasVegas were extremely tight but this guy has been on the machine since 1462..."It's ready to hit...I can feel it."

OTD 1990 they were no more tee-times at the Tropicana Country Club #LasVegas. The course, which opened in 1961, will be excavated to make way for the new MGM Grand.

Growing up in #LasVegas is a whole different vibe.

If you haven't already... #electionday.

OTD 1993 Kirk Kerkorian sold the Desert Inn for $160 million to ITT Sheraton who renamed it to Sheraton Desert Inn. In May 1994 Sheraton announced a 3,500 room "Desert Kingdom" for the site. However, later that year, they bought Caesars Palace and shelved the plans.

It's November 1977 and I'm hungry. Looks like the @thecalcasino downtown #LasVegas is calling my name.

Every time I post something regarding the old Imperial Palace folks bring up the cocktail waitress uniforms. So here's an ad from about 2010. Cheers! 🍹🍸🍷🥃

On November 1, 1959 a TV special "Sunday Showcase - The Lucy-Desi Milton Berle Special" aired. It was filmed on location at the El Rancho Vegas. Considered a "lost episode", it was not seen again until the early 90s. #LasVegas in the early network TV spotlight.

OTD 1956 the @GoldenGateVegas Casino opened on the ground floor of the Sal Sagev Hotel Downtown #LasVegas . Four years later they introduced "Las Vegas' Original Shrimp Cocktail". In '74 the entire property was renamed the Golden Gate Hotel & Casino.

I didn't know what the heck happened. I guess I turned my clock back too far and ended up in the late 20s #LasVegas.

OTD 1979 Ralph Engelstad opened the Imperial Palace Hotel and Casino after a full transformation of the Flamingo Capri. The hotel was famous for its massive car collection and (later) "Dealertainers". It was renamed The Quad in 2012 and @TheLINQ in 2014.

OTD 2006, at high noon, the Stardust Hotel and Casino on the #LasVegas Strip closed its doors forever. It had a good run operating from July 1958. It will be imploded in March 2007.

Wanna see some #LasVegas Halloween chips? Gotcha covered!

Sitting down for lunch in Harrah's #LasVegas. It's a good time to give the kids a crayon and teach them a little bit about gambling. Mark an 8-spot and maybe catch two.

"A Star for Statehood" painted for Harold's Club by Ron Wicks 1964. Happy #NevadaDay #LasVegas

It's 1966 and there's a big #Halloween party at @CaesarsPalace ! Be there or be square.

OTD 1959 the Flamingo Capri opened on the #LasVegas Strip. The upscale motel had 180 rooms. It remained until 1979, when it became the Imperial Palace. Then, in 2012, it was renamed The Quad and, in 2014, renamed again to @TheLINQ .

World War II is in its infancy, yet #LasVegas continues to grow. The second resort on Highway 91 (eventually the #Vegas Strip) was the Last Frontier Hotel, opened OTD 1942. The resort closed in 2007.

Not that we're naming names...but the 1978 MGM Grand #LasVegas certainly did. I'm pretty sure some of them are still with us.

Getting close to #Halloween in #LasVegas. A bit of trivia - "Elvira" aka Cassandra Peterson was, at 17, Vegas' youngest showgirl in history performing in the Dunes show "Vive Les Girls" in 1969. She meet Elvis, who gave her this advice - "Don't stay in Vegas..."