Las Vegas on When It Was is 51 addresses and the 112 businesses that have occupied them, the oldest from 1906. 55 are still open today; 57 are gone, and 18 of the buildings themselves have been demolished. Every entry below opens a page with the full history of that address, and the map lets you slide the year and watch the city change.
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Bellagio
Bellagio Hotel and Casino
Caesars Palace
Circus Circus Las Vegas
El Cortez Hotel & Casino
Golden Gate Hotel & Casino
New Frontier Hotel and Casino
Piero's Italian Cuisine
Las Vegas, decade by decade
- 1900s
- 1930s
- 1940s17 opened — El Rancho Vegas, New Frontier Hotel and Casino, New Frontier - Venus Room, Flamingo Hotel & Casino, and 13 moreSee the map in 1945 →
- 1950s
- 1960s
- 1970s
- 1980s
- 1990s
- 2000s
- 2010s
- 2020s
Still here, and gone
Still open (55)
- Golden Gate Hotel & Casino 1906–present
- The Mob Museum (Former U.S. Post Office and Federal Courthouse) 1933–present
- Graceland Wedding Chapel 1939–present
- El Cortez Hotel & Casino 1941–present
- El Cortez Hotel and Casino 1941–present
- Little Church of the West 1942–present
- Flamingo Hotel & Casino 1946–present
- Flamingo Las Vegas 1946–present
- Flamingo Showroom 1946–present
- Flamingo Hotel and Casino 1946–present
- Flamingo Las Vegas (originally Flamingo Hotel) 1946–present
- Flamingo Las Vegas (Original Bugsy Siegel Casino) 1946–present
Gone (57)
- Tropicana Las Vegas 1957–2024
- Battista's Hole in the Wall 1970–2021
- Wee Kirk O' the Heather Wedding Chapel 1940–2020
- Blue Angel Motel 1957–2017
- Du-par's at the Golden Gate 1959–2017
- Riviera Hotel and Casino 1955–2015
- The Rib Room at the Riviera 1955–2015
- Riviera Showroom 1955–2015
- The Riviera Hotel and Casino 1955–2015
- Tony Roma's Restaurant (Rosenthal Bombing Site) 1975–2014
- Tony Roma's Restaurant (Rosenthal Car Bombing Site) 1972–2014
- Tony Roma's (Lefty Rosenthal Car Bombing Site) 1972–2014
By kind of place
Casino (23)
Tropicana Las Vegas · Aria Resort & Casino · Boardwalk Hotel and Casino · El Rancho Vegas · New Frontier Hotel and Casino · Landmark Hotel and Casino · Bellagio · Dunes Hotel and Casino · and 15 more
Restaurant (17)
Piero's Italian Cuisine · The Sultan's Table at the Dunes · Portofino at the Desert Inn · The Rib Room at the Riviera · Aku Aku at the Stardust · Tony Roma's (Lefty Rosenthal Car Bombing Site) · Tony Roma's Restaurant (Frank Rosenthal Car Bombing Site) · Tony Roma's Restaurant (Lefty Rosenthal Bombing Site) · and 9 more
Hotel (11)
MGM Grand Hotel · MGM Grand Hotel and Casino · Caesars Palace · Flamingo Las Vegas · Aladdin Hotel (Elvis Wedding Site) · Plaza Hotel & Casino · Circus Circus Las Vegas · Four Queens Hotel and Casino · and 3 more
Hotel/Casino (10)
Desert Inn · The Riviera Hotel and Casino · Flamingo Hotel and Casino · Flamingo Las Vegas (originally Flamingo Hotel) · Aladdin Hotel and Casino · Binion's Gambling Hall (formerly Binion's Horseshoe) · Circus Circus Hotel and Casino · Circus Circus Hotel & Casino (1993 Armored Car Heist Site) · and 2 more
Showroom (8)
Folies Bergere at the Tropicana · New Frontier - Venus Room · Desert Inn Showroom · Riviera Showroom · Circus Maximus / Colosseum · Flamingo Showroom · International Hotel Showroom · Siegfried & Roy at The Mirage
Residence (7)
Tony Spilotro House · Tony Spilotro Residence · Ted Binion House · Ted Binion Residence · Herbert Blitzstein Townhome · Herbert Blitzstein Residence · Frank Rosenthal Residence
Museum (6)
National Atomic Testing Museum - Area 51 Exhibit · National Atomic Testing Museum · National Atomic Testing Museum · The Mob Museum (Former U.S. Post Office and Courthouse) · The Mob Museum (Former Federal Courthouse) · Neon Museum (Neon Boneyard)
Wedding Chapel (6)
Mon Bel Ami Wedding Chapel · Wee Kirk O' the Heather Wedding Chapel · Chapel of the Flowers · Little Church of the West · Graceland Wedding Chapel · A Little White Wedding Chapel
Collections that cover Las Vegas
Every place in Las Vegas (51)
- A Little White Wedding Chapel 1301 Las Vegas Boulevard South · 1951–present
- Aria Resort & Casino 3750 Las Vegas Boulevard South · 2009–present · 2 businesses
- Atomic Liquors 917 Fremont St · 1952–present
- Bellagio 3650 Las Vegas Boulevard South · 1998–present · 5 businesses
- Bellagio Hotel and Casino 3667 Las Vegas Boulevard South · 1998–present · 3 businesses
- Binion's Gambling Hall 128 Fremont Street · 1951–present · 2 businesses
- Binion's Horseshoe 128 East Fremont Street · 1951–present · 2 businesses
- Blue Angel Motel 2110 East Fremont Street · 1957–2017 · 2 businesses
- Caesars Palace 3570 Las Vegas Boulevard South · 1966–present · 3 businesses
- Chapel of the Flowers 1717 Las Vegas Boulevard South · 1960–present
- Circus Circus Las Vegas 2880 South Las Vegas Boulevard · 1968–present · 4 businesses
- Desert Inn - Sky Room 3145 S Las Vegas Blvd · 1950–2000
- El Cortez Hotel & Casino 600 East Fremont Street · 1941–present · 2 businesses
- Flamingo Hotel - Atomic Tourism 3555 S Las Vegas Blvd · 1946–present
- Flamingo Hotel & Casino 3555 Las Vegas Boulevard South · 1946–present · 6 businesses
- Four Queens Hotel and Casino 202 Fremont Street · 1966–present
- Frank Rosenthal Residence 972 Vegas Valley Drive · 1974–1983
- Fremont Hotel and Casino 200 Fremont Street · 1956–present
- Golden Gate Hotel & Casino 1 Fremont Street · 1906–present · 2 businesses
- Golden Nugget Las Vegas 129 Fremont Street · 1946–present
- Golden Steer Steakhouse 228 West Sahara Avenue · 1958–present · 9 businesses
- Graceland Wedding Chapel 619 Las Vegas Boulevard South · 1939–present
- Herbert Blitzstein Townhome 3655 Mount Vernon Avenue · 2 businesses
- International Hotel Showroom 3000 Paradise Road · 1969–present · 2 businesses
- La Concha Motel 2955 Las Vegas Boulevard South · 1961–2004
- Little Church of the West 4617 South Las Vegas Boulevard · 1942–present
- Mon Bel Ami Wedding Chapel 607 South Las Vegas Boulevard · 1950–present
- Moulin Rouge Hotel 900 West Bonanza Road · 1955–1955
- National Atomic Testing Museum 755 E Flamingo Rd · 2005–present
- National Atomic Testing Museum - Area 51 Exhibit 755 East Flamingo Road · 2005–present · 2 businesses
- Neon Museum (Neon Boneyard) 770 Las Vegas Boulevard North · 2012–present
- New Frontier Hotel and Casino 3120 Las Vegas Boulevard South · 1942–2007 · 2 businesses
- Piero's Italian Cuisine 364 Convention Center Drive · 1987–present · 2 businesses
- Plaza Hotel & Casino 1 Main Street · 1971–present
- Resorts World Las Vegas 3000 Las Vegas Boulevard South · 2021–present · 3 businesses
- Riviera Hotel and Casino 2901 Las Vegas Boulevard South · 1955–2015 · 4 businesses
- Sahara Hotel - Casbar Lounge 2535 Las Vegas Boulevard South · 1952–2011
- Siegfried & Roy at The Mirage 3475 Las Vegas Boulevard South · 1989–2003
- Ted Binion House 2408 Palomino Lane · 1972–present · 3 businesses
- The Gables Motel 1301 East Fremont Street · 1942–2013
- The Mob Museum (Former U.S. Post Office and Courthouse) 300 Stewart Avenue · 2012–present · 4 businesses
- The Steakhouse at Circus Circus 3400 Las Vegas Boulevard South · 1978–present
- The Tillerman 2245 East Flamingo Road · 1975–2001
- The Venetian Resort 3355 Las Vegas Boulevard South · 1999–present · 2 businesses
- Tony Roma's Restaurant (Rosenthal Bombing Site) 600 East Sahara Avenue · 1975–2014 · 9 businesses
- Tony Spilotro House 4675 Balfour Drive · 1974–1986 · 2 businesses
- Tropicana Las Vegas 3801 Las Vegas Boulevard South · 1957–2024 · 2 businesses
- Upper Crust Pizza 4110 South Maryland Parkway · 1978–1982
- Wee Kirk O' the Heather Wedding Chapel 231 South Las Vegas Boulevard · 1940–2020
- Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas Sign 2500 Las Vegas Boulevard South · 1959–present · 2 businesses
- Wynn Las Vegas 3145 Las Vegas Boulevard South · 2005–present · 5 businesses
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