Entries from March 10, 2013 - March 16, 2013

Las Vegas Places That Aren't There Anymore

How many of these do you remember?

 

 

We saw Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, The Hot Rock and on one particular New Year's Eve, The Poseidon Adventure at the wonderful Fox Theater.  Took the bus all the way from Charleston Heights. Afterwards, we went across the street to Macayo Vegas for Mexican food. I took guitar lessons at Ted Vesley's Music Store, also across the street.

How about you?

 

We had a Woolco at the corner of W. Charleston and Decatur. It was a giant store (today it is a Walmart). In the early 1970s, an underground blast at the Nevada Test Site rattled the Las Vegas Valley so badly it took out the front display windows.

 

Across the street (kitty corner) from the Woolco. Always loved that signage! (today it is a Walgreen's)

 

 

Across W. Charleston Blvd. from Nevada Savings, this Zick and Sharp building has always been a bank building but not always a Bank of America. I had my first checking account at this bank.

The wonderful Hill Top Supper Club out on the way to Mt. Charleston. They had frog legs on the menu, real frog legs.

 

Vegas Village in Commercial Square

 

Hit the comments and share your memories with us!

Posted on Thursday, March 14, 2013 at 9:07PM by Registered CommenterLasVegasLynn in , , | Comments1 Comment

The Way We Were, Las Vegas Style

Well since we have no new episode of Vegas tonight, here are some images of classic Las Vegas:

 

 

Benny Binion's Horseshoe Club

 

The Ambassador Motel

 

Playing the slots

 

Posted on Tuesday, March 12, 2013 at 10:50PM by Registered CommenterLasVegasLynn in , , , | Comments1 Comment