Exploring Las Vegas: A View Of The Strip II
The First Casino resort to open on Las Vegas' Strip in 1941 was the El Rancho Vegas Hotel-Casino, which was located on the northern section of the Strip, on the corner of Sahara Avenue. A building boom followed in the 1950s, resulting in a swathe of resorts. The Sands, Desert Inn, Sahara, and Stardust hotels began the process that has transformed the Strip into a high-rise adult theme park. Many of these north Strip resorts remain, but they are now unrecognizable from their earlier incarnations - thanks to million-dollar rebuilding programs.
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