History

History

At Binion's, the room where the World Series of Poker began

Benny Binion opened the Horseshoe at 128 Fremont Street in 1951 and started the World Series of Poker there in 1970. The tournament left in 2005. The building did not.

History

The Golden Gate has been on the same corner since 1906

Las Vegas's oldest hotel opened as the Hotel Nevada a year after the town was founded. It has had three names, one address, and the city's first telephone.

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El Cortez, 85 years on the same corner

The casino at Sixth and Fremont opened in 1941, had Bugsy Siegel as a part-owner for a year, and was Jackie Gaughan's home for decades. It is on the National Register of Historic Places.

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Vegas Vic is still waving. Most of his neighbors are in a museum.

The cowboy sign over the former Pioneer Club has stood since 1951. The neon that surrounded it is mostly gone from the street, and some of it is on display a mile north.