Gone But Not Forgotten

This page is dedicated to the Places in Las Vegas that while they may not be there anymore, still exist in our memory. As we find photos or postcards, we will post them along with info about the buildings and businesses:

Special Thanks to RoadsidePictures

Eric Lynxwiler, As We Knew It, LA Time Machines, Nevada State Museum and UNLV Special Collections for letting us their photos.

Airdome Theatre

Aku Aku Restaurant

Alberts

Algiers Hotel

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Allen and Hansons Men's Store

Alpine Village Restaurant

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Arctic Circle Drive-In

Arizona Club

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(Block 16's most opulent club)

Bain's

Beckley’s Mens Wear

Bertha’s

Bird Cage Club:

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Block 16

Bottle House

Bonanza Beverage

Bond Street Clothiers (Fremont street)

Boulder Club:

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Boulder Drug Company

Bowmer and Berry's Showcase

Boulevard Theatres

Bracken House at 411 Fremont St

California Club (Fremont street)

Cashman Garage

Cashman Cadillac

Castaways

Chateau Vegas

CH Baker Shoes:

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Chic Hecht’s Womens Wear

Christ Church Episcopal

Churchill Downs

Cinerama Dome

Circus Maximus

Clark County Courthouse

Clover Club (Fremont street)

Christensen’s Mens Wear (Fremont street)

Coin Castle (Fremont street)

Coca Cola Bottling Company
Convention Center

Corey’s (Fremont street)

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Coronet (Downtown) (Fremont street)

Conklin Garage (Fremont street)

Desert Inn

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Dixie Waffle and Sandwich Shop (Fremont street)

Dome of the Sea

Dunes

Dunes Country Club and Sultan

DV4C Ranch

Ed W Clark Forwarding Company

El Morroco

El Rancho Vegas:

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El Rancho Vegas Arrow Sign

Elwell Hotel

Ethel’s Liquor (Fremont street)

Fabulous LV Magazine

Fanny’s (Fremont street)

Fifth Street Liquor :

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Fifth Street School Kindergarten and Manual Arts Building

First State Bank (Fremont street)

Florsheim Store (Fremont street)

Fox Plaza Theatre

Francisco Square

Frontier Savings

Frontier TV and Radio

Fremont Theatre (Fremont street)

Frontier Club (Fremont street):

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Garehime Music Store

Garwood Van Musicland

Golden Goose (Fremont street)

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Green Shack

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Guild Theater (Fremont street)

Hacienda:

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Helldorado Village (Fremont street)

Hidden Well Ranch

Hill Top House:

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Holsum Bread

Ice House (Main street)

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Isis Theatre (Fremont street)

Jack Dennison’s Jungle Club

Jack Dennison’s Copper Cart

J C Penney’s (Downtown) (Fremont street)

John Fish Jewelers

Jolley Trolley Casino

Kactus Kate’s

Ladd’s Plunge (Fremont street)

La Bonita Hotel (Fremont street)

Landmark Hotel and Casino

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Las Vegas BBQue (Fremont street)

Las Vegas Bowl:

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Las Vegas Cash and Carry (Fremont street)

Las Vegas Garage (Fremont street)

Las Vegas Hospital

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Las Vegas Hotel and Café (Fremont street)

Las Vegas Pharmacy (Fremont street)

Las Vegas Sweet Shop (Fremont street)

Last Frontier Village

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Leaning Tower of Pizza

Li’l Pardners

Little Caesars

Luigi’s Charcoal Broiler

Luce and Goodfellow

Lucky Strike (Fremont street)

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Magic Eye Seamstress

Marina Hotel

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Masonic Lodge

Maxim

Meadows Nite Club (first home of KENO)

Melody Lane Restaurant

Mermaid Swimming Pool (Fremont street)

Mint (Fremont street):

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Monte Carlo Club (Fremont street)

Nashville Nevada Club

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Nehi Beverage

Nevada Beverage

Nevada Biltmore Hotel

Nevada Club:

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Northern Club (Fremont street)

Oasis Café (Fremont street)

Opera House (Fremont street)

Oregon Suite

Overland Hotel:

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Original MGM Grand

Pair O Dice Club:

Parks Mansion

Parkway Theatre

Peter Pan Playskool

Pinjuv Richfield Station

Pioneer Club/Vegas Vic Rooftop Sign

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Playland Arcade

Plush Horse

Rancho Grande Creamery

Rancho Market:

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Red Rock Theatres

RexAll Drugs (Fremont street)

Rex Bell Western Wear (Fremont street)

Ronzoni’s (Fremont street)

Round-Up (Fremont street)

Sands Hotel and Casino

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Savoy Club (Fremont street)

Sears (Downtown)

7-Up Bottling

Schwartz’s Men Shop (Fremont street)

Showboat

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Sills

Silver Palace (Fremont street)

Simon’s Garage (Fremont street)

Silver Café (Fremont street)

Skaggs (Fremont street)

Sky Rider Motel

Sky Way Drive-In:

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Smith and Chandler (Fremont street)

Squires House (Fremont street)

Stardust Drive-In

State Café (Fremont street)

Super Slide on Decatur

Tam O’Shanter

Ted Vesley Music

Thomas Department Store (Fremont street)

The Thunderbird:

Tower Service Station

Train Depot:

Troy Laundry

21 Club (Barrel House) (Fremont street)

Union Pacific Depot/The Beanery (Fremont street)

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Valley Bank

Von Tobel Lumber (both locations)

Ullom Photography Studio

Vegas Village

Villa Capri

Villa Venice

Ward Cash and Carry (Fremont street)

Wards Mesquite Grocer (Fremont street)

War Memorial

Westward Ho

White Cross Drugs (Fremont street)

Whitehead House (Fremont street)

White Spot Café

Wimpy’s (Fremont street)

W T Grants

Woolco

Woolworth’s

Wonderworld

Posted on Friday, November 9, 2007 at 1:57PM by

LasVegasLynn in Drive-Ins, Gone but not forgotten, Googie, Historical Preservation, History, Las Vegas, Movie Theaters, Neon |

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Oh my gosh! I miss the 70's,80's, and 90's in Las Vegas. Does anybody remember a small Greek restaurant on Sahara near Paradise (around the old Pamplemousse). Two brothers owned it and the floor was black and white tile. What was the name of this place? I remember disco at the Brewery, the Shark Club and the Keyboard Lounge...

April 15, 2010 |

Gloria

I am born & raised here (1970-) and I can think of quite a few to add, but I can't believe no one mentioned The Drum Shoppe (Mahoney's) on Charleston & Maryland.

May 8, 2010 |

Kevin Bowman

Las Vegas Hospital, city pool on Bonanza, Old Ranch Pool (Wilcox owned it), Helldorodo Village (5th near Bonanza,) Helldorodo parades and the time they had an actual swimming pool on the float! Cliff's groceries (5th), when city hall was one story and had big trees around it, Maryland Pkway was 3 parks and the beautiful trees lined the one going down and intersecting with Oakey, the Pizzeria on lower Fremont -- never have tasted pizza as good..riding the bus downtown -- Ronzones, Chic Hect, Ardans (De Ette) Woolworths, Trader Bills. Twin Lakes pools, going to the Lake, etc. I was born and raised in LV.

May 19, 2010 |

Mary Lynn

my mom worked at fanny's for yrs

July 24, 2010 |

debra henry schreck

Great Site, Thank You!

September 2, 2010 |

Dennis Connolly

Some other noteworthy spots...
The Hair Zoo, Ample Duds, Bogie's, Drapery King(I'll never forget their jingle..."call 8-7-6-5-1-5-1..."), The Burger Hut(an uber-sleazy, only-in-vegas dive where you could have a greasy burger, buy magazines like HUSTLER and OUI, and do some nefarious dealings with a bookie who wore an eye-patch), The Harvest House, Zody's, Rebel Britches, The Newsroom(a boho coffee klatsch downtown which moved near UNLV and lost it's charm), Luv-It Custard, Bandito's, and lots more.
Does anyone recall a family restaurant called HUMPTY-DUMPTY'S? I don't even recall where it was, but it was an after-church family ritual at some point in the early 70s and had a very kitsch Mother Goose/nursery rhyme motif.

October 3, 2010 |

Vegasaurus

There was a link to "Daydream Ranch" on Google to your site, Lynn. Where is it? I want to know more about its history...

November 24, 2010 |

Judy Dixon Gabaldon

I remember walking to the Mermaid swimming pool downtown from high school. It took the place of a gym class and we learned to swim to music. Spent many summer days at Warm Springs Ranch and Twin Lakes. Of course the Wildcat Lair is a fond memory, too. It was a great place to hang out with friends. Las Vegas was really a friendly and safe town for kids to live and create good memories.

January 16, 2011 |

Ardie Ban Colburn

Round Up Drive In was located diagonally across the street from the Stratosphere in the area of Denny's & KFC on Las Vegas Blvd South - also Two Guys From Italy - Steve K.

January 16, 2011 |

Steve

You forgot to add the Candlelight Wedding Chapel. It was located on the corner of Riviera Blvd and Las Vegas Blvd. It started in 1966 to 2004. Alot of Movie Stars were married there.

January 16, 2011 |

Linda Jo Brown

The Guild was on 2nd and Carson, not Fremont St and places like the Elite Market and Clark County Wholesale were part of the old Vegas as was Gragson Furniture, Garretts Furniture and the Ed Ferris Garage. Anderson Dairy was not the first, El Rancho Grande and Hienes were here first, both bought out by Anderson. Pussy Cat A-Go-Go was a hot spot to dance, as was the Teen Neat Club. Thanks for the great memories......

January 17, 2011 |

Ronda (Hutchison) Barnhurst

How about all those "disco" night clubs in the 70's? Dirty Sallys, Billy Jacks, PJ Bottoms, Brewery, The Oz across from Circuc circus, JB's by the Boulavard Mall and who could forget The Troubador?
I was born here in "56 so the 70's were the best times growing up here. So much more I remember!!
Does anyone have pic's of those clubs?

January 19, 2011 |

BETH

Just a couple of things that still stand out for me: Pizza Den pizza by the slice ($1.00, if memory serves) was to die for. Always prayed for a corner slice (yup, their pizzas weren't round). And, for Cynlyn ... Mode-o-Day (think that's how it's spelled) dress shop, is one I remember in the Charleston Mall.
Was Commercial Deli in Commercial Center on Sahara mentioned? Wow, so many memories.

January 21, 2011 |

VegasRezSince65

Lived most of my life in Vegas and when we used to hang out on Fremont St when cars could go both ways and we would cruise up and down u-turning at the train station...My food memory was FOXY DOGS and that place should be in here. Anyone have a pix of that? Love the memories..
Also Alpine Village..too bad that is gone now.

January 25, 2011 |

Wendy L.

How about the Silverbird casino and what was the name of the motel across from the Stardust that had the pool with the 3 glass windows? Raised my family in Veags from 1967 and could write a book about all the old characters, like in 1971 when old Harold fell out of the eye at the Alladin and onto my crap game (he was sauced up as ussual). Wow what memories me and my brother Jack have.

March 5, 2011 |

Dale Dempsey

I Was born in Sunrise hosp.in 1960.I went to Rose
Warren.Named after my wifes aunt.I learned to swim at twin lakes.Most summer days we went to
Rocking Horse Ranch.Or Tule Springs.I saw Its a mad mad world at the Huntridge theater.Lots of dinners at Fongs Gardens and Tower of Pizza or
Shifties.Panarama market and Wonderworld.Riding down Alta hill in a wagon.
Tule Springs used to have a zoo.When you saw LV
Shed CO.you knew you were close to Mt Charlston.Daydream Ranch and Misty Place.Crusing Freemont Street.Met my wife there in 78.Still married.LOL.Jumping off the cliffs at Lake Mead.Keg partys at the end of charlston.Jo Ells rest on alta.Throwing rocks at the Red Barn.Im sorry for that.Lizzard hunting while 115 out.Swamp coolers.Blue Onion and Foxys.Horse meat at the Icehouse.49cent breakfast at the Bonanza.Wendsday nite fights at the Silver Slipper.Boxing and Wrassling at the Showboat.Circus Circus buffet.
Good times!

May 2, 2011 |

BOBBY COMBS

jungle club was a mexican restaraunt in 69 or 70. later changed it's name to el jardin, it was a great place, i ate there all the time.

jim

June 14, 2011 |

jim

Anyone remember Deli 300 on Maryland Pkwy and the Vineyard Restaurant in the Blvd Mall, the Elbow Room & Burger Garden on Flamingo???? Oh how I miss those places.

June 18, 2011 |

SteveR

I believe it was called Franklins's Dress Shop on the SW corner of Fremont & 4th St. My Mom worked there from about '72-'75 till she went to work at The Marina when it opened.

December 9, 2011 |

Joseph H Fiet IV

Remember on W. Charleston and Decatur the long fence on the southwest corner that had individual paintings on it???? Around 1971.... I remember a young man walking along the fence with long brown hair with his guitar on his back as I was listening to "A long and winding Road" by the Beatles.... It was one of those moments that just stuck in my fond memories of Vegas.

December 16, 2011 |

Mary Wells

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