Freemont St. looking east, Las Vegas Nevada

Monte Carlo casino on Freemont St. - 1950's

One Armed Bandits, (1940's style)

Early Las Vegas postcard bragging about being close to atomic testing in desert

Craps or "Seven come Eleven" table in Las Vegas in the 1940's
Postcard states, "Nevada is a solid state with no sales tax, no gift tax, no inheritance tax and no tax on intangibles."

Roulette Table in Las Vegas in the 1940's
Postcard states, "Roulette is fast, exciting and fascinating, but only one of the many ways to gamble in rugged Las Vegas."

Black Jack table in Las Vegas in 1940

Pioneer Club on Freemont St. in Las Vegas

Early Pioneer Club postcard
Postmarked in 1944, the card states, "The Pioneer Club and Cocktail Lounge is the bright spot of Las Vegas, the frontier town where the Spirit of the Old West still prevails."

Block 16, Early Las Vegas, Nevada

The Golden Nugget on Freemont St. in Las Vegas

The Saloon inside the Golden Nugget, Las Vegas

Main gambling room of the Golden Nugget

Golden Nugget casino on old Fremont St., Las Vegas
Postcard states, "Las Vegas is in full swing 24 hours a day". 

Casinos:  McLaney's Carousel and The Mint, Las Vegas, NV

Boulder Club, Fremont St, Las Vegas
Postcard states, "Las Vegas is the best little town in the world and still a frontier town".

The Lucky Las Vegas Club
Postcard states, "When in Las Vegas, stop at this famous institution, free parking".

The Fremont St. Experience
At great expense, a cover was put over old Fremont St. and a light and music show nightly lights up the sky above Fremont St.

Binion's Horseshoe Club on Fremont St., Las Vegas
This card popularizes the government atomic bomb testing that took place close to Las Vegas in the desert.

Fremont St. at night, Las Vegas

Freemont St. - "Gateway to Boulder Dam"
Postmarked in 1940, this card was produced by the Boulder Dam Service Bureau to promote tourism to Boulder Dam.  It shows Freemont St. before it was taken over by neon signs.

"The Main Stem", Fremont St, Las Vegas
Postmarked in 1947, see the servicemen crossing the street at the right.   This view shows the Frontier Club, the Pioneer Club and the Boulder Club.

Black and white Freemont St. during WW II

$1,000,000 cash in $1,000 dollar bills at the Horseshoe club, Las Vegas

Daytime view of the Eldorado and Golden Nugget clubs, Las Vegas

The Mint and the Lucky Casino, Las Vegas

Sam's Cafe and casino, Las Vegas

Golden Girls Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada

Dining Room of the Golden Nugget, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1940

Corey's Cafe, Las Vegas, Nevada