Palazzo Hotel Las Vegas marks grand opening with Fireworks
March 4th, 2010
Palazzo Hotel & Casino opens January 17th, 2008 on Las Vegas Strip.
Duration : 0:1:26
Modern Times Wonders LAS VEGAS STRIP
January 1st, 2010
MTW-DVD-107 – A frenetic neon mirage in the desert: that’s the Las Vegas Strip!
A pyramid looms up from this desert haven, guarded by a sphinx. An excursion in ancient Egypt? No, it’s the Luxor Hotel, one of the many magnificent illusions in this amazing city.
Behind the façade of a medieval castle, the Excalibur Resort contains more than 4000 rooms in a mind-boggling blend of the Arthurian legend and spectacular kitsch. The casino is entered via the Brooklyn Bridge and with an intense screeching and whirling a double loop roller coaster winds its way over the heads of spectators and through the residential quarters of New York.
The Venetian is a superlative hotel and with its 6,600 spacious suites it is the largest hotel in the world. The rooms are furnished according to Venetian tradition and original paintings decorate the ceilings.
In the Eiffel Tower there’s a gourmet restaurant with a fabulous view over the Strip plus a section of the Paris Opera House and next to it a magnificent replica of the Arc De Triomphe.
This flashing galaxy of multi-coloured neon soon makes one forget the dusty rocky desert landscape which surrounds this fascinating city which is synonymous with entertainment, amusement and just about every dollar dream that is waiting to be turned into reality!
Duration : 0:1:24
Tropicana Hotel and Casino on the bridge to MGM Grand Hotel
December 27th, 2009
Todd Johnson http://www.youtube.com/toddeitm presents Las Vegas after hours.
Duration : 0:0:38
Planet Hollywood Hotel and Casino
December 19th, 2009
Todd Johnson http://www.youtube.com/toddeitm presents The Las Vegas Strip on a typical saturday night, October 13th 2007 to be exact in front of The Bellagio across the street from Planet Hollywood and Paris Hotels.
Duration : 0:1:12
IN OLD LAS VEGAS – ®™ Hotels & Showgirls
December 17th, 2009
http://www.inoldlasvegas.com
http://www.oldlasvegasphotos.com
Tony West’s Music.
A Photo-History of Old Las Vegas’ Early Days from 1905-1975 by Erik Wunstell.
My new website InOldLasVegas.com just opened. I am a photographer who has been photographing Las Vegas since 1974.
My new website will show you the days when Las Vegas was just a whistle-stop train station, the 1905 town-lot auction, the arrival of Hoover Dam and its impact, the beginning of Glitter Gulch and the Birth and Growth of the Las Vegas Strip.
There will be stories and photos of all the popular casinos and hotels…from Downtown and on the Strip (including):
* 1941 El Rancho
* 1942 Last Frontier
* 1946 Flamingo
* 1948 Thunderbird
* 1952 Sahara
* 1952 Sands
* 1955 Royal Nevada
* 1955 Dunes
* 1955 Riviera
* 1957 Tropicana
* 1958 Stardust
* 1966 Aladdin
* 1966 Caesars Palace
* 1968 Circus Circus
* 1973 MGM Grand
along with all the various expansions made to these Hotel-Casinos thru 1975.
And if you want to see what is happening in New Las Vegas, please check my:
http://WestVegas.com
website for a complete guide to every hotel show, lounge and nightclub – along with photos of all the new hotels -from Wynn’s Encore, the new Aladdin, Palms, Palazzo and all the rest.
When there – you can find new photos plus important information on how to plan a better trip…as well as casino maps and my ‘Las Vegas Survival Guide’ (the things your travel agent, bartender, bellhop or doorman wouldn’t know or tell you in a hundred years).
WestVegas.com
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Music recorded and copyrighted exclusively by Tony West (AKA Phillip Colaianni) singing his great version of Elvis Presley’s ‘Follow That Dream’.
Tony does great impersonations of various comedians like Red Foxx, plus loads of voice dialects. Tony (AKA Phil) lives in of Minneapolis, Minnesota . You can contact him at: siradio@comcast.net.
Duration : 0:4:13
IN OLD LAS VEGAS – ®™ Website Preview
December 8th, 2009
http://www.oldlasvegasphotos.com
http://www.inoldlasvegas.com
Tony West’s Music.
A Photo-History of Old Las Vegas’ Early Days from 1905-1975 by Erik Wunstell.
My new website InOldLasVegas.com just opened. It contains the largest & most colorful Old Vegas photos on the Internet.
I am a photographer who has been photographing Las Vegas since 1974.
I have loads of vintage, old Vegas photos that I’ve restored and hand-painted with my mouse (for hours on end) in order to bring the past fully back to life.
Please be sure to visit regularly to see this new website’s continual growth. This WILL NOT be the corporate version of Las Vegas or the perpetuation of popular myths. Instead, InOldLasVegas.com will show and tell the unseen and unheard tale of one of the most unique destination cities in the entire world.
The history of Las Vegas is a story about Design, Architecture, Signage, Advertising and Interior Decoration. It is more a story about Popular American Culture than anything else – since Las Vegas is the Showcase City for evolution in the arts, entertainment and technological fields.
You won’t find any stories glorifying Bugsy Seigel, the Mafia, Mob or gangsters on this website. Their contribution was nil, over-exaggerated and basically irrelevant to this city’s expansion (and I’ll tell you why later).
Instead – this website will tell the story of the pioneers, entertainment promoters, publicity departments, ad agencies, hotel designers, sign-makers, hospitality workers, photographers, taxi drivers, strippers, burlesque dancers, tango parlor ladies, showgirls and all the thousands of people that actually had the most impact on making Las Vegas what it is today – The Entertainment Capital of the World.
I’ll show you the days when Las Vegas was just a whistle-stop train station, the 1905 town-lot auction, the arrival of Hoover Dam and its impact, the beginning of Glitter Gulch and the Birth and Growth of the Las Vegas Strip.
There will be stories and photos of all the popular casinos and hotels…from Downtown and on the Strip (including):
* 1941 El Rancho
* 1942 Last Frontier
* 1946 Flamingo
* 1948 Thunderbird
* 1952 Sahara
* 1952 Sands
* 1955 Royal Nevada
* 1955 Dunes
* 1955 Riviera
* 1957 Tropicana
* 1958 Stardust
* 1966 Aladdin
* 1966 Caesars Palace
* 1968 Circus Circus
* 1973 MGM Grand
along with all the various expansions made to these Hotel-Casinos thru 1975.
Believe me. I know the ‘true history’ of this town and will show and tell you most of all I know and learned over the last 38 years (plus the stories and adventures I heard driving a taxi here from 1999-2006). I see Las Vegas from a photographic historian’s observational point-of-view and will openly show and tell you what I know.
I invite you to come and take a look at the beauty of Las Vegas’ past, glory days on my all-new website – InOldLasVegas.com
And if you want to see what is happening in New Las Vegas, please check my WestVegas.com website for a complete guide to every hotel show, lounge and nightclub – along with photos of all the new hotels -from Wynn’s Encore, the new Aladdin, Palms, Palazzo and all the rest.
When there – you can find new photos plus important information on how to plan a better trip…as well as casino maps and my ‘Las Vegas Survival Guide’ (the things your travel agent, bartender, bellhop or doorman wouldn’t know or tell you in a hundred years).
WestVegas.com
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All music recorded and copyrighted exclusively by Tony West (AKA Phillip Colaianni) singing his great versions of Johnny Ray’s ‘Cry’, and Elvis Presley’s ‘Hound Dog’.
of Minneapolis, Minnesota . Tony does great impersonations of various comedians like Red Foxx, plus loads of voice dialects. You can contact Tony at: siradio@comcast.net.
Duration : 0:5:36
IN OLD LAS VEGAS – ®™ Downtown 1905-1955
December 4th, 2009
http://www.inoldlasvegas.com
http://www.oldlasvegasphotos.com
Tony West Music.
A Historic Look at Las Vegas’ Beginnings.
IN OLD LAS VEGAS – ®™ – Website Preview
A Photo-History of Old Las Vegas’ Early Days from 1905-1975 by Erik Wunstell.
My new website InOldLasVegas.com just opened.
I am a photographer who has been photographing Las Vegas since 1974.
I have loads of vintage, old Vegas photos that I’ve restored and hand-painted with my mouse (for hours on end) in order to bring the past fully back to life.
I can honestly say that I am the foremost expert and historian on the ‘real history’ of Las Vegas and intend to present the full, complete story over the coming months.
Please be sure to visit regularly to see this new website’s continual growth. This WILL NOT be the corporate version of Las Vegas or the perpetuation of popular myths. Instead, InOldLasVegas.com will show and tell the unseen and unheard tale of one of the most unique destination cities in the entire world.
The history of Las Vegas is a story about Design, Architecture, Signage, Advertising and Interior Decoration. It is more a story about Popular American Culture than anything else – since Las Vegas is the Showcase City for evolution in the arts, entertainment and technological fields.
You won’t find any stories glorifying Bugsy Seigel, the Mafia, Mob or gangsters on this website. Their contribution was nil, over-exaggerated and basically irrelevant to this city’s expansion (and I’ll tell you why later).
Instead – this website will tell the story of the pioneers, entertainment promoters, publicity departments, ad agencies, hotel designers, sign-makers, hospitality workers, photographers, taxi drivers, strippers, burlesque dancers, tango parlor ladies, showgirls and all the thousands of people that actually had the most impact on making Las Vegas what it is today – The Entertainment Capital of the World.
I’ll show you the days when Las Vegas was just a whistle-stop train station, the 1905 town-lot auction, the arrival of Hoover Dam and its impact, the beginning of Glitter Gulch and the Birth and Growth of the Las Vegas Strip.
There will be stories and photos of all the popular casinos and hotels…from Downtown and on the Strip (including):
* 1941 El Rancho
* 1942 Last Frontier
* 1946 Flamingo
* 1948 Thunderbird
* 1952 Sahara
* 1952 Sands
* 1955 Royal Nevada
* 1955 Dunes
* 1955 Riviera
* 1957 Tropicana
* 1958 Stardust
* 1966 Aladdin
* 1966 Caesars Palace
* 1968 Circus Circus
* 1973 MGM Grand
along with all the various expansions made to these Hotel-Casinos thru 1975.
Believe me. I know the ‘true history’ of this town and will show and tell you most of all I know and learned over the last 38 years (plus the stories and adventures I heard driving a taxi here from 1999-2006).
If you think anyone knows Las Vegas history the way I do – please think again. Casino owners, 90 year old gamblers, life long residents or even history professors and authors see Las Vegas history with a much different perspective. They view the story from the ‘top down’ instead of from the ‘bottom up’…usually with a narrow and slanted view and without an accurate historic observation.
I see it from a photographic historian’s observational point-of-view and will openly show and tell you what I know.
I invite you to come and take a look at the beauty of Las Vegas’ past, glory days on my all-new website – InOldLasVegas.com
And if you want to see what is happening in New Las Vegas, please check my WestVegas.com website for a complete guide to every hotel show, lounge and nightclub – along with photos of all the new hotels -from Wynn’s Encore, the new Aladdin, Palms, Palazzo and all the rest.
When there – you can find new photos plus important information on how to plan a better trip…as well as casino maps and my ‘Las Vegas Survival Guide’ (the things your travel agent, bartender, bellhop or doorman wouldn’t know or tell you in a hundred years).
WestVegas.com
——————————
All music recorded and copyrighted exclusively by Tony West (AKA Phillip Colaianni) singing his version of Elvis Presley’s ‘Follow That Dream’.
Tony lives in of Minneapolis, Minnesota and does great impersonations of various comedians like Red Foxx, plus loads of voice dialects. You can contact Tony at: siradio@comcast.net.
Duration : 0:3:13
Tropicana Hotel MGM Grand Hotel Las Vegas Strip by night
November 14th, 2009
Todd Johnson http://www.youtube.com/toddeitm presents This may be the only time you ride the double decker bus, so we’ll sit right in the front row on the top floor.
Duration : 0:0:49
Aladdin Hotel Implosion
November 4th, 2009
The implosion of the old Aladdin Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. 4-28-1998
Duration : 0:1:52
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