Las Vegas Then and Now pairs vintage shots from 100 years of the
city's history with the same view today. ‘Las Vegas Then and
Now’ captures the city's evolution from a desert railroad outpost
into the gambling and entertainment capital of the world. Pairing
historical photographs of the town with specially commissioned
views of the same scene today, this book provides the reader with
an intriguing look into the history of a city that has become a
cultural icon. Historic Fremont Street, which has recently
undergone a multi-million dollar renewal programme, presents the
most vivid contrast between the dusty desert town of the 1920s and
the pulsating entertainment city we know today. Las Vegas is ever
changing – the popular Mermaids and Vegas Vicky on Fremont are
gone, but further down the Strip, the High-Roller has arrived, one
of the world’s tallest observation wheels befitting this
thrill-seeking town. Casinos on the Strip have changed too. The
Sahara closed in 2011, re-opened as SLS which also closed, and has
now re-opened as The Sahara! Experienced ‘Then and Now’
photographer Karl Mondon takes to the skies of Vegas to get some
inspiring comparison shots, while author Su Kim Chung once again
points out the changes to a city she has written about for the last
twenty years. ‘Las Vegas Then and Now’ truly captures the buzz
of a city where the only constant is change. Sites include:
Allegiant Stadium, Circa, Arts District, Fremont Street, Railroad
Depot, Union Pacific Station, Arizona Club, Golden Nugget, El
Portal Theatre, Nevada Hotel, Sal Sagev Hotel, El Cortez, Vegas
Vic, The Mint Hotel, Las Vegas Post Office/Mob Museum, El Rancho
Vegas, Last Frontier, New Frontier, Little Church of the West,
Flamingo, Thunderbird Hotel, Desert Inn, Sahara Hotel, Sands Hotel,
Stardust, Riviera, La Concha Motel, Dunes Hotel, Caesars Palace,
Hacienda, Tropicana, MGM Grand, Aladdin, Boardwalk, International,
Landmark Hotel, Las Vegas Convention Center, Moulin Rouge and much
more.
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