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How did The Strip get its name?
The Strip was originally
U.S. 91 or the "Los Angeles Highway;" and was named after Hollywood's
Sunset Strip. It is the only "day and night" scenic highway in the USA. The first casino-hotel was the El Rancho, built in 1941
and burned down in 1960. By 1942, the Last Frontier was the second
casino-hotel. With the building of the Flamingo in 1946, The Strip
took off!
How has The Strip changed over the last twenty years?
Land Use | Older Casinos (1970s) | Newer Casinos (1990s) |
casino | small | huge |
hotel | small motel/hotels | large (25-30 stories) |
restaurant | several restaurants | many, elaborate restaurants |
wedding chapels | none | most have them |
pool | usually one small pool | several pools, some large; spas |
show | smaller theater settings | huge auditoriums (1,500 seats) |
shopping mall | none | theme malls |
size | large | mega |
parking | adjacent parking lots | multi-story (5-6) parking ramps, |
strip location | northern end, closer to CBD | southern end of strip, near airport |
interior | modest decorations | elaborate fantasy themes |
outdoor sign | multi-story | 10-stories (new Hilton sign will cost $1 million) |
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Created by Ingolf Vogeler on 30 September 1997.
