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The History of the Las Vegas Strip
WHAT
History of Las Vegas Strip
WHEN
1941
WHERE
Las Vegas, Nevada
HOW
Nevada was the first state to legalize casino-style gambling in 1931. El Rancho Vegas was built in 1941, this was the first hotel-casino located on the Vegas Strip. The success of El Rancho Vegas, created a building boom in the late 1940's and continued to accelerate during the 1950's. Construction of several hotel-casinos were built on the highway that led Los Angeles directly into Las Vegas. The stretch of road became today's Las Vegas Strip. Along with gambling, entertainment built Las Vegas' reputation as a "Play Land Getaway." Singers, comedians, strippers, instrumentalists, dancers and performers were booked to entertain hotel guests. The hotel-casinos that followed copied the successful star format for a number of years. When casino-style gambling was legalized in Atlantic City, NJ, it triggered the beginning of a new era for the strip - Mega-resorts. The race began to become the full blown destination for vacationers.
History of Las Vegas Strip
WHEN
1941
WHERE
Las Vegas, Nevada
HOW
Nevada was the first state to legalize casino-style gambling in 1931. El Rancho Vegas was built in 1941, this was the first hotel-casino located on the Vegas Strip. The success of El Rancho Vegas, created a building boom in the late 1940's and continued to accelerate during the 1950's. Construction of several hotel-casinos were built on the highway that led Los Angeles directly into Las Vegas. The stretch of road became today's Las Vegas Strip. Along with gambling, entertainment built Las Vegas' reputation as a "Play Land Getaway." Singers, comedians, strippers, instrumentalists, dancers and performers were booked to entertain hotel guests. The hotel-casinos that followed copied the successful star format for a number of years. When casino-style gambling was legalized in Atlantic City, NJ, it triggered the beginning of a new era for the strip - Mega-resorts. The race began to become the full blown destination for vacationers.
Monday, April 12, 2010
Post-Modner Design
Postmodern art was a movement that was thought to contradict some aspect of modernism.
-Used words as the central artistic element
-Postmodern art used collages and simplification
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