How empty was Las Vegas way back in 1994? You will be shocked! - Take a trip back in time...

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Travel Honestly with Key!

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Driving from North Las Vegas (downtown) to South strip (Luxor)
Stratosphere still under construction (temporary roundabout in place)
Frontier and Stardust still there. No Bellagio - just an empty lot.
In fact this is Vegas in transition from old to new.
Even the MGM still has the entrance through the lion's mouth!
Enjoy a trip back in time!
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@TravelHonestly
@TravelHonestly 11 ай бұрын
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@Leo-gh7nz
@Leo-gh7nz 11 ай бұрын
90s Vegas was absolutely the peak. Good mix of new and old, extremely clean, nice people, affordable, safe. Rebranding the city to a huge club in the 2000s brought too many sloppy trashy drunks and partiers.
@fryguy1133
@fryguy1133 7 ай бұрын
I miss 90's Vegas 😢 I get depressed every time I see the new Vegas 😢
@billyk.1972
@billyk.1972 5 жыл бұрын
1994. The year my dad took me to Vegas for my 21st birthday. I've been back over 50 times since. I remember back then getting treated like celebrities when gambling in the casinos. Today you feel just like another number. The attention to the customer has fallen to the toilet. But none the less, I'm never going to stop going. I've had some of the best times of my life in that city. This video brings me back to my first ride down the Las Vegas strip. I'll never forget it! Awesome video!
@squashhead1374
@squashhead1374 11 ай бұрын
I feel the same. My first trip was in 2008. Some of the best memories of my life are in Las Vegas. Ballys was my favorite hotel so many memories. Since Covid Vegas has lost a lot. More expensive and not as player/guest friendly. I will continue to go I don’t think I will ever get tired of Las Vegas.
@OnlyTheHeroDies
@OnlyTheHeroDies 7 жыл бұрын
The radio is great, too!
@tnbspotter5360
@tnbspotter5360 7 жыл бұрын
It's bizarre seeing an open field where the Bellagio/Comopolitan are now. That section is one of the busiest areas now.
@timwinchester3822
@timwinchester3822 7 жыл бұрын
Tnb Spotter I think the strip looks better now
@Cienega32
@Cienega32 7 жыл бұрын
Did you ever see it when the Dunes was there and Flamingo Rd ended at I-15? That was an interesting time for sure...
@DP-hy4vh
@DP-hy4vh 7 жыл бұрын
I was there in 1995, a few months after this video was taken. Bellagio was an empty lot, the Strip still had the dangerous crosswalks at major intersections and many of the old casinos were still there.
@JDOTVegas
@JDOTVegas 6 жыл бұрын
That field was the Dunes golf course. The golf course was fed by a well that the Bellagio still has the rights to and thats how they have that huge lake out front and don't get any flack from Deputy Drip. I've been in Vegas since '86 and I am fascinated with Vegas history. I also retain the news stories pretty well. There's my credentials lol
@Lockbar
@Lockbar 8 жыл бұрын
It was a crime to tear down the Stardust. LOL, the old-new MGM with the ugly lion head entrance.
@mast6209
@mast6209 7 жыл бұрын
its heartbraking, that pretty much all of he iconic 50s and 60s style signs are gone forver..
@barnesfam
@barnesfam 6 жыл бұрын
No wonder I didn't see it when I went there in August.
@talladale
@talladale 6 жыл бұрын
I couldn't agree more. I LOVED that place. The casino and race book were just the right size, and there was always a great atmosphere around the blackjack tables. Vegas is looking more like New York City in the desert now.
@RC.41
@RC.41 6 жыл бұрын
Ma St aren’t the signs at the neon boneyard?
@golfmaniac007
@golfmaniac007 5 жыл бұрын
are you gonna keep Stardust up and running?
@lingsto195
@lingsto195 7 жыл бұрын
I was 36 and driving taxi there, some good days.
@2010FLHTC
@2010FLHTC 5 жыл бұрын
I was 30 and driving for Gray Line, loved it back in the 80's and 90's.
@brianwilliams5662
@brianwilliams5662 5 жыл бұрын
Sounds fun
@golfmaniac007
@golfmaniac007 5 жыл бұрын
what are some stories? i know you should many
@ChrisV82
@ChrisV82 7 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing this. I lived in Southern Nevada as a kid and this brought back memories. It's a different world there now.
@tracisayhi
@tracisayhi 11 ай бұрын
Wow. Las Vegas in the '90s looks so retro, now. This was fun to watch and compare the syrup to what it is, today. I love this! ❤
@TravelHonestly
@TravelHonestly 11 ай бұрын
Thanks so much for watching!
@Mr_Chris77
@Mr_Chris77 7 жыл бұрын
Look at all the open land!!!
@catharinemcdaniel5041
@catharinemcdaniel5041 7 жыл бұрын
crazy..you forget how much things have changed ... thanks for the trip back in time
7 жыл бұрын
At 6:27 76 gas costed $1.29 for regular unleaded and $1.37 for premium unleaded, unbelievable!
@TravelHonestly
@TravelHonestly Ай бұрын
Thanks for watching 👍 appreciate it.
@1229tmc
@1229tmc 7 жыл бұрын
i love the casino radio... i wish they still had that playing so i could listen to it on the internet
@mast6209
@mast6209 7 жыл бұрын
6 Bucks for an All-you-can-eat buffet.. those were the days...
@JoesTheShow
@JoesTheShow 6 жыл бұрын
you can still get them for 8 so adjusted for inflation prices have gone down.
@The_Conspiracy_Analyst
@The_Conspiracy_Analyst 6 жыл бұрын
you know that was like the equiv of today's $14 back then, right? Right????.........aw forget it
@leonandrews7180
@leonandrews7180 4 жыл бұрын
I lived in Las Vegas for two years between 1991-93 and hated it. But I will give it some props, the restaurants were about as cheap if not cheaper than going to the supermarket. $5 steaks.
@mikeandmars2345
@mikeandmars2345 4 жыл бұрын
FACTS
@denimlether5812
@denimlether5812 4 жыл бұрын
That's still available (and ways to get it cheaper) now. In nice casino's. Not on the strip though.
@slowmanEF
@slowmanEF 7 жыл бұрын
The 90s were the best. Thanks for sharing this video - I love looking back at Vegas from the past.
@mskay3345
@mskay3345 5 жыл бұрын
slowmanEF yes
@rockyracoon3233
@rockyracoon3233 4 жыл бұрын
Vegas in the 80s was even better!:')
@northshore1000
@northshore1000 4 жыл бұрын
slowmanEF I totally, completely agree! It felt like that sweet time between “old” Vegas and the modern LV of today. I wish I could go back in a time machine to the 90s Vegas...
@kendallkidd2220
@kendallkidd2220 7 жыл бұрын
cool to see the old Vegas World casino, looks like stratosphere was being built
@carpetcowboy58
@carpetcowboy58 6 жыл бұрын
Started to go to Vegas on Vegas World junkets. $200 would get 3 nights, show tickets, food scripts and $600 to $1000 in action (depending on time of year). Bob Stupak had his private table in the corner of the coffee shop with 2 phones. The place was a grind joint, but it was a fun grind joint.
@justingonzalez702
@justingonzalez702 5 жыл бұрын
The Stratosphere sat idle like that for many years. It caught fire, probably on purpose, and it sat for years after that.
@JoeLink56
@JoeLink56 11 ай бұрын
My new wife and I were supposed to stay at Bob Stupak’s Stratosphere and signed up for a 3 night stay from some ad in our local paper came with food, hotel and shows. We showed up and they had us at thunderbird motel (dump at this point) lol. Stratosphere was not nearly finished. But there was no internet etc. Got to see filming of a Martin Scorsese film at the Riviera though in the middle of the night😎 which turned out to be Casino. Thanks for posting video
@Steve_Hunts96
@Steve_Hunts96 7 жыл бұрын
I was born 2 years later after this footage was originally created, and I never got to see what my hometown looked like when I was a baby in the 90's. Seeing this astonishes me, as it gives me a better perspective as to what my hometown used to look like. Comparing then to now sees a MASSIVE difference for this city!
@emptyspotlight
@emptyspotlight 7 жыл бұрын
Trainking922 i was either 1 or 2 when this footage was made but we hadn't moved here, till like a year later. We came from Los Angeles parents decided to move here, i do remember being sad leaving LA. But I wish i had a time machine since only remember bits and pieces. Me and my family used to go to the strip and downtown a lot when it was more of a family place,then there was a point where we kinda stayed away from the strip, so we kinda were like tourists in our own town and i was surprised and kinda sad knowing the places we used to go have were closed or replaced
@markatkinson3419
@markatkinson3419 6 жыл бұрын
Incase anyone is curious, MAJOR changes in order of the video as they came 1. Fremont street closed to autos 2. Main street is now a one way street at Charleston 3. Stratosphere is finished 4. Casino Vegas World front/Behind the Stratosphere is torn down (still empty lot) 5. Corner of Sahara & Las Vegas Blv is now Rock of Rio arena 6. Westward is torn down 6. Stardust is gone for Resorts World (under construction at time of this comment) 7. Tunnel under Las Vegas BLV for Desert Inn Rd is finished 8. Frontier is Gone, Trump Tower sits on some of it's old land 9. Center Strip is now City Center 10. Giant Lion entrance to MGM is gone Thank you so much for this video
@SALAMINIZER13
@SALAMINIZER13 11 ай бұрын
Hahaha you should do another one now!
@clevejason
@clevejason 11 ай бұрын
We took a road trip after we graduated high school in 1996 and we stayed at the center strip budget inn when we visited Vegas. Was a dump but we enjoyed it so much. I wonder when they torn that down
@iLeanonsyrup
@iLeanonsyrup 7 жыл бұрын
Omg casino radio!!! lol I used to listen to it wen I was very young
@eronnmcfashion8790
@eronnmcfashion8790 7 жыл бұрын
iLeanonsyrup 😂😂😂
@sweetipie1995
@sweetipie1995 Жыл бұрын
Lived there for 22 yrs and never listened to it lol
@RickW0071
@RickW0071 7 жыл бұрын
the old Treasure Island sign! love it!
@algid
@algid 6 жыл бұрын
I wonder where it is now? I stumbled across him behind a bodega in North Las Vegas a decade ago.
@northshore1000
@northshore1000 4 жыл бұрын
Rick Welles That Treasure Island sign was wonderful!!! I wouldn’t look twice at the “TI” dud that replaced it.
@SuperHornetPilot
@SuperHornetPilot 4 жыл бұрын
I was there in '96 with the family and got to see the show they had there at the time. :)
@RobertZacharias-f1h
@RobertZacharias-f1h 11 ай бұрын
I’d love to go back to this period for a week. Or much longer 😂
@TravelHonestly
@TravelHonestly 11 ай бұрын
Me too!
@northshore1000
@northshore1000 6 жыл бұрын
Will never forget the excitement of all the themed hotels/casinos as they opened in the 90s. Was so awesome!!!!
@MarcoCaifan87
@MarcoCaifan87 6 жыл бұрын
I honestly can’t remember the first time I went to Vegas, as my parents would always take us for our yearly trip. But I still have some memories from 1990s Vegas. I remember when you were able to cross the strip without the use of bridges. And another one of my fondest memories was my dad taking my siblings and I to eat at the Arby’s that was located at the strip mall next to the Circus Circus.
@adamgomez1323
@adamgomez1323 Жыл бұрын
This video is an absolute treasure 🎉 I love to see Vegas history like this… so awesome to listen to the old Vegas radio station… thanks for sharing video
@TravelHonestly
@TravelHonestly 11 ай бұрын
Very welcome! Glad you enjoyed it!
@Whatever069
@Whatever069 7 жыл бұрын
pretty sweet, love the old Treasure Island sign and the Lion entrance for MGM brings back memories
@whatdidulearn
@whatdidulearn 7 жыл бұрын
Wow. Got married at the MGM September 17/1994. Jesus were vehicles that ugly back then? And yet it doesn't seem like that long ago....maybe because I'm old now.
@PKwong-xq9ze
@PKwong-xq9ze 6 жыл бұрын
What did you learn i
@davidkruse4030
@davidkruse4030 5 жыл бұрын
they arent that better today
@frankiemendoza4410
@frankiemendoza4410 5 жыл бұрын
What did you learn how old ?
@pandarush.
@pandarush. 4 жыл бұрын
You're able to tell people of the huge differences of then and now. It was normal for people to drive their cars to casinos. The cheap dinners and the popular shrimp cocktails. All the signs with light bulbs and neon. You lived it!
@mihails.6398
@mihails.6398 4 жыл бұрын
Nowdays the cars are much more uglier. Just that you don't realize it. Like you didn't then.
@Aldiggy2000
@Aldiggy2000 4 жыл бұрын
Boggles the mind, this was 9,490 days ago. Try waiting out 1 day doing nothing, feels like forever. Now count to 9,490 see how long it takes
@williamthethespian
@williamthethespian 6 жыл бұрын
FANTASTIC ! Wow didn't remember how much open space there was. Great job. And the audio really added to the time travel. Thanks, for the vacation.
@thesneakyzephyr4531
@thesneakyzephyr4531 4 жыл бұрын
At 15:14 The Tahiti, that was a shitbag motel. When I was little, my parents came to Vegas one weekend and all the casino hotels were completely booked, and this was the only place with any available rooms. It was dirty and disgusting! And the front door to the room, must of had a 2 inch crack at the bottom of the door! It was scary!
@mistervacation23
@mistervacation23 4 жыл бұрын
And they way the Mirage looked when Steve Wynn owned it. Without that crumby banner they got covering the top windows like they got today. That Ruined the whole look of that nice casino.
@walterhaight5382
@walterhaight5382 6 жыл бұрын
It was about that time I was walking up the strip just north of the MGM on a windy evening. A man walking about 30 feet in front of me got knocked over by a tumbleweed! Somehow I doubt that would happen today...
@Freakinreviews
@Freakinreviews 4 жыл бұрын
In 1994 I came to Vegas "for the summer." Almost 26 years later, I'm still here. This brings back memories!
@Kurtiskurtical
@Kurtiskurtical 4 жыл бұрын
15:14 James Taylor reminded us everything we dump into our drains goes into our oceans. Too bad no one listened...
@smug8567
@smug8567 4 жыл бұрын
Thats the way the Mirage was intended to look, with the suites at the top in gold glass. Not with that stupid banner they have up there today advertising the beetles. It takes away from the true look of the MIrage.
@veerchasm1
@veerchasm1 5 жыл бұрын
1994! This was olden times (I did not say “golden times”)
@1takesituation
@1takesituation 11 ай бұрын
Caesars, Mirage, MGM Grand and Luxor were the prime properties back in 94…it sorta, kinda looks just a little different n 2023, but that Vegas magic remains. Thanks for sharing this video!
@TravelHonestly
@TravelHonestly 11 ай бұрын
Thanks so much for watching!
@afridgetoofar1818
@afridgetoofar1818 2 ай бұрын
The old Vegas had a more intimate feel. Now it's just too big for it's own good.
@WClark-lp9vc
@WClark-lp9vc 4 жыл бұрын
funny to to see 90’s video as retro. the strip looks a lot cleaner, no street performers or hustlers. people peddling strip clubs or tourist trap tours.
@ericm345
@ericm345 5 жыл бұрын
I love the radio station in the background!! So cool to hear all the old Vegas acts playing back then.
@Jay-rx1hs
@Jay-rx1hs 4 жыл бұрын
The absolute best prime rib I’ve ever had was at the Sahara couple years before it was gone :(
@Gene601
@Gene601 7 жыл бұрын
LOL. I used to drive a van like the one around 11:04.
@jd881
@jd881 6 жыл бұрын
To see all the open areas on the strip just shows the amazing amount of construction that occurred from the mid 90's til the 2008 collapse. The same thing happened in Miami. If you were to have been there in 1994 and go there now its almost not recognizable how much bigger the downtown and Brickell area have gotten.
@robertlewis5492
@robertlewis5492 4 жыл бұрын
In 1994 I was working at "Sunny 106.5". I was a 24-year-old kid. Good times and bad times. Smoke Ranch was as far as it went back then.
@LOLMAN9538
@LOLMAN9538 4 ай бұрын
Fast forward 30 years later and Vegas is the complete 180° opposite of what it was.
@TravelHonestly
@TravelHonestly 4 ай бұрын
It’s crazy isn’t it! Thank you so much for watching - means a lot.
@davehue9517
@davehue9517 Жыл бұрын
Las Vegas of '94 reminds me of the trip Mom and I were planning to make in '94. She hadn't been to Vegas in years and was looking forward to it. But we never made it, she passed in August '94. Miss you Mom RIP
@TravelHonestly
@TravelHonestly 11 ай бұрын
Oh I’m so sorry. I’m sure she watches over you and goes with you in spirit each time you go.
@Proteinpapi210
@Proteinpapi210 3 ай бұрын
Just got back from Vegas, took my Parents who hadn’t been to Vegas since 91’ and they couldn’t believe how much it has changed
@TravelHonestly
@TravelHonestly 3 ай бұрын
It’s crazy isn’t it! Thanks so much for watching!
@Eggmanontheair
@Eggmanontheair 4 жыл бұрын
1994 was my 2nd trip to Vegas, we stayed in the just-reopened MGM which at the time had a complete Wizard of Oz theme thruout the place...I went to the topless show at the Sands and thought about all the headliners that had stood on that stage...hit the Frontier and Stardust both... great memories. Thank you for posting.
@randallbowman2930
@randallbowman2930 4 жыл бұрын
Aztec Inn is still there!
@mountain7777
@mountain7777 4 жыл бұрын
Definitely better times!
@camilocastillo8321
@camilocastillo8321 7 жыл бұрын
wow. it's a seeing Vegas 1994 I was born the year I was raised right behind the Hilton hotel and casino right next to wet -n-wild... i always wanted to know how Vegas was in those time..I rember the star dust like it was yesterday....good videos
@superman60201
@superman60201 Жыл бұрын
This is interesting, I was in the military in 1994 and I flew into LAS for the bus ride to Ft. Irwin regularly. We saw the strip from a distance and I didn't make it to Vegas until much later. Thanks for the drive through what we were missing back then.
@TravelHonestly
@TravelHonestly 11 ай бұрын
So very welcome. Thanks for watching!
@duglas9725
@duglas9725 7 жыл бұрын
That was awesome. Thank you
@riverrelic
@riverrelic 11 ай бұрын
I remember being a young poor couple staying at one of the budget motels on the strip between the resorts.
@TravelHonestly
@TravelHonestly 11 ай бұрын
Yes! Been there haha!
@letysmallwood5042
@letysmallwood5042 5 жыл бұрын
Now that's the Las Vegas that we remember. Great job on the video. Thanks for sharing.
@seanmcgee-z3y
@seanmcgee-z3y 4 ай бұрын
I lived in LV from the 70s - 2003.... it's always been the same .... tourist spots for tourists and local spots for locals ... locals have always been treated better than tourists... when they cater to the tourists , it's with the expectation of getting their money back and then some.... locals pay less than regular price for food in the casinos, no cover charges etc...
@arsimperatoria551
@arsimperatoria551 8 жыл бұрын
memories
@TravelHonestly
@TravelHonestly Ай бұрын
Thanks for watching 👍 appreciate it.
@rockyracoon3233
@rockyracoon3233 4 жыл бұрын
Ahh, back when they had the motor lodges on the strip next to the mega resorts!:') Then the corporations came in and F#@KED everything up!:'((((((
@wxrps
@wxrps 4 жыл бұрын
Casinos provide limo service for only 2 bucks or 4 bucks? Yeah flipping right.
@paulygoodman871
@paulygoodman871 4 жыл бұрын
The older casinos had a lot more class now days 3 billion dollar casinos just goes to show you you can't buy class the vibe in Vegas was so different back then in the 90s and late 80s Hard to explain if you were there you understand people were dressed up in the casinos not in shorts and flip flops hotels were smaller but big enough you were treated like a king play for a few hours comp room no problem you did not need a players card pit boss would ask would you like a room and dinner if You lost $200 or $300 I guess I'm just sad that Vegas gone It's there bigger and bolder in my books it's gone There was nothing like having a few drinks playing blackjack and going to a see Frank Sinatra the good old days
@windowsvistasuxalot
@windowsvistasuxalot 4 жыл бұрын
Back when you could stay at the Cedar Trip Budget Inn (site of City Center now) for only $19 a night. Now resort fees are minimum $40 extra.
@olgaarechiga8877
@olgaarechiga8877 4 жыл бұрын
Was always scared of that cockroach building!!😬😬😆😆
@biggawinnacrapsa3870
@biggawinnacrapsa3870 4 жыл бұрын
The secret is opening up another page and playing 'A Very Good Year' by Frank Sinatra at half speed while this video plays. (yes, you mute this one, duh).
@ThisIsMeOnYoutube
@ThisIsMeOnYoutube 6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing... I had some good times living there from 1990 to 2000... now I'm freezing my a** off ten months a year in nowhere Michigan.
@kristianwilley7289
@kristianwilley7289 5 жыл бұрын
OMG the Fashion Show mall looks NOTHING like that. The only thing I recognize is Neiman Marcus.
@user-mg4ov6nx7x
@user-mg4ov6nx7x 5 жыл бұрын
Awesome. Before Casinos in Vegas were a total ripoff. The radio station is perfect, it’s almost like you knew this would be posted on a non existent KZbin someday.
@carsonkelly2123
@carsonkelly2123 9 ай бұрын
1981. Imperial Palace best looking waitresses!
@diegochavez7367
@diegochavez7367 5 жыл бұрын
In the past 25 years two things have changed: 1) the strip 2) those damn prices! $6 to $12 for a dinner buffet?!?!
@tomprice4016
@tomprice4016 11 ай бұрын
Awesome. No goofy music; just the radio. Perfection.
@TravelHonestly
@TravelHonestly 11 ай бұрын
Thanks so much!
@Playwithdeutschland
@Playwithdeutschland 4 жыл бұрын
Moved to Vegas in 2015 looks completely different. I can tell no one wanted to live in a Vegas especially kids or religious people. Now everyone comes here
@TheGemini5
@TheGemini5 6 жыл бұрын
Totally forgot Stratosphere was Vegas World. Caesar's Palace is unrecognizable! Wow how things change! Thank you!
@gastronomist
@gastronomist 4 жыл бұрын
Have you thought about recording the same drive now to put up a side-by-side comparison?
@KeenaKindragon
@KeenaKindragon 2 ай бұрын
We used to go every three months back in the 90s… Drove in from Orange County. Would walk that strip, crazy how far it was between casinos. Carrying our little bucket of quarters ha ha. It was a very affordable vacation. You could stay overnight for 25 bucks even in the nice hotels.
@TravelHonestly
@TravelHonestly 2 ай бұрын
Crazy how much it has changed isn’t it! Thanks for watching!
@VideoGJC
@VideoGJC 9 жыл бұрын
Love it !
@TravelHonestly
@TravelHonestly Ай бұрын
Thanks for watching 👍 appreciate it.
@mida8261
@mida8261 4 жыл бұрын
Funny how even in 1994, there seems to be more cars from California in Las Vegas than cars from Nevada.
@randallbowman2930
@randallbowman2930 4 жыл бұрын
Were you shooting with a shoulder-mounted Sony VHS camcorder? Those were the days...
@texadonkey34
@texadonkey34 2 ай бұрын
You didn’t show San Remo. The package deals were $149, for hotel & airfare from Houston. 🍀🎉. Sun through Thursday 😆🍀🍀
@TravelHonestly
@TravelHonestly 2 ай бұрын
Ah fantastic! I do remember it! Thanks so much for watching.
@binzer7771
@binzer7771 5 жыл бұрын
Interesting that theres an ad for Kidds Marshmallow company on the radio. I thought it closed in 88 after pepcon exploded
@harlanabraham7772
@harlanabraham7772 Жыл бұрын
This was during the time that my wife and I went to Las Vegas a lot. There were more open spaces then. Las Vegas Blvd wasn't nearly as built up then as now. Hacienda was used in some older movies and TV shows. A lot of those stores and motels aren't there today. I remember the Aztec Inn. Circus-Circus. That is nice. The Stardust Hotel was a really nice hotel. Loved to play in their casino and eat at some of the restaurants at that Hotel. Across the street was Silver City. A casino owned by Circus-Circus. The Frontier, nice casino and coffee shop. Got torn down. Treasure Island and Mirage. My wife liked Steve Wynn hotels. The Mirage will be a Hard Rock Hotel/Casino. We saw Rodney Dangerfield at Bally's. All that empty land now has hotels.
@KevinShaughnessy-mt9jt
@KevinShaughnessy-mt9jt Жыл бұрын
This is the age of the mega resort . Las Vegas Blvd became a monopoly in the late 60s Steve Wynn changed the image of Las Vegas Blvd
@TravelHonestly
@TravelHonestly 11 ай бұрын
It’s wild now isn’t it!
@lingsto195
@lingsto195 7 жыл бұрын
anybody remember the Getaway bar at Charleston and Decatur? man they had good chicken wings
@Cienega32
@Cienega32 7 жыл бұрын
Was that the same place that used to be The Pink Pearl (I think)? Back in the late 70s/early 80s, piano bar type of joint with fantastic wings1
@lingsto195
@lingsto195 7 жыл бұрын
I'd have to say no. I knew all the bars in those years, (my early 20's) and as far back as I can remember, It was the Getaway. behind the gas station, in a little strip mall. one pool table, small place.
@josephbingman8266
@josephbingman8266 4 жыл бұрын
@@lingsto195 and the movie theater next door, notmuch of a fan of that mall area. used to live nearby this area in the 90s
@TravelHonestly
@TravelHonestly Ай бұрын
Thanks for watching 👍 appreciate it.
@raggraves
@raggraves 7 ай бұрын
The most remarkable thing is the lack of traffic!!
@TravelHonestly
@TravelHonestly 7 ай бұрын
It’s crazy isn’t it! Thanks for watching.
@H.pylori
@H.pylori 5 жыл бұрын
Astronomical...you stole all of my comments. I picked up all of those points that you made, especially no Bellagio, and the detour on the strip. The Westward Ho was still there. And what ever happened to Casino Radio? Great video, a step back in time.
@TravelHonestly
@TravelHonestly Ай бұрын
Thanks for watching 👍 appreciate it.
@glenngamer7329
@glenngamer7329 4 жыл бұрын
You can see the Stratosphere under construction it actually caught on fire during construction.
@Playwithdeutschland
@Playwithdeutschland 4 жыл бұрын
13:53 I remember that fountain was there with the entrance now it’s blocked off with a sidewalk and grass
@lisah5784
@lisah5784 5 ай бұрын
Vegas was so much better in the 80s and 90s. So so so so so so so so so much better.
@mustange550
@mustange550 4 жыл бұрын
OK this is cool, so at 16:27 there is a Dennys next to the Mgm, I see that Denny's sign at 16:27 I was just in Vegas two weeks ago, its amazing that the Denny's is still there!
@michaeldavis5775
@michaeldavis5775 4 жыл бұрын
06:15 Aztec Inn and Casino used to have a great breakfast served all night for 99 cents back in the nineties.
@12voltvids
@12voltvids 6 жыл бұрын
There a few times in the 80's. Love the old neon signs. Just not the same these days with all the video screens.
@Gambleraddictz
@Gambleraddictz 4 жыл бұрын
The person recording this video never knew that someone would watch this video on their iPhone in 2019.. on the couch.
@knuclear200x
@knuclear200x 22 күн бұрын
I've only ever known the "full vegas" since moving there in '04. Earlier memories were always around Excalibur and Circus but those are foggy.
@TravelHonestly
@TravelHonestly 19 күн бұрын
Crazy how many changes! Thanks so much for watching!
@JASFMXL
@JASFMXL 4 жыл бұрын
First time I went to Vegas. 1994.
@Cienega32
@Cienega32 7 жыл бұрын
Geez, I almost forgot about the Desert Inn detour (9:20)! They tore down The Flame for that project. Great steakhouse!
@JDOTVegas
@JDOTVegas 6 жыл бұрын
Cienega32 I can't remember if Desert Inn ever intersected with the boulevard. Your reply finally brought an answer to my question. Thanks!
@2010FLHTC
@2010FLHTC 5 жыл бұрын
The Flame was the BEST steakhouse! I liked how the waiter would come to your table with the tray of meats. The old sign for The Flame is downtown on the sidewalk (working) next to the old Lady Luck parking garage.
@Mike-Primus7777
@Mike-Primus7777 4 жыл бұрын
try driving down the strip now like this and you will be stuck in traffic for over an hour
@KevinShaughnessy-mt9jt
@KevinShaughnessy-mt9jt Жыл бұрын
In 1968 The Desert Inn, Sands, Frontier, Silver Slipper Castaways & Landmark Hotels became an unprecedented monopoly. A step toward legitimate business enterprise By The Hughes Corporation In 1969 The International Las Vegas Hilton, became the first developed mega resort By M. G. M Corporation . In 1989 Development of The Mirage Hotel Casino transformed the image of Las Vegas Blvd Thank you Howard R. Hughes Kirk Kerkorian Steve Wynn Our Las Vegas pioneers
@TravelHonestly
@TravelHonestly 11 ай бұрын
Thanks for the great comment and watching.
@michaelsakowitz3449
@michaelsakowitz3449 6 күн бұрын
It was a fun time when you could just walk the strip and stop in here and there. Slots 'o Fun. Westward Ho. I remember playing $1 craps somewhere down by Tropicana. The moving sidewalk into (but definitely not OUT of) Caesar's; with it's holograms of ancient Rome! Oh, and of course the hookers that approached and folks handing out coupons.
@TravelHonestly
@TravelHonestly 6 күн бұрын
I remember that moving walkway with the Dunlop badges on it! A very “bouncy” way to get into Caesars! Thanks so much for watching!
@EXTREME4YEARSTOCOME
@EXTREME4YEARSTOCOME Ай бұрын
“The town will never be the same. After the Tangiers, the big corporations took it all over. Today it looks like Disneyland. And while the kids play cardboard pirates, Mommy and Daddy drop the house payments and Junior's college money on the poker slots. In the old days, dealers knew your name, what you drank, what you played. Today, it's like checking into an airport. And if you order room service, you're lucky if you get it by Thursday. Today, it's all gone. You get a whale show up with four million in a suitcase, and some 25 year old hotel school kid is gonna want his Social Security Number. After the Teamsters got knocked out of the box knocked out of the box, the corporations tore down practically every one of the old casinos. And where did the money come from... Junk Bonds”.
@TravelHonestly
@TravelHonestly Ай бұрын
Perfect. Such a great movie too. Thanks for watching.
@bindardundat454
@bindardundat454 4 жыл бұрын
Why did they build the stratosphere at the end of the strip instead of somewhere in the middle
@StevenNelson-t6n
@StevenNelson-t6n Ай бұрын
1994 I was 25 almost got a chauffeur limousine job in Las Vegas never happened too hot 🥵 so I became a chauffeur in Chicago if I would've stayed in Las Vegas I would've seen the changes. How it has grown.
@TravelHonestly
@TravelHonestly Ай бұрын
That’s so cool. I imagine Chicago has changed an awful lot too! Thanks so much for watching 👍
@Vortex303
@Vortex303 Ай бұрын
This is how Vegas should look.
@TravelHonestly
@TravelHonestly Ай бұрын
Yes it was incredible back in the day. Thanks so much for watching!
@markd7280
@markd7280 5 жыл бұрын
strat tower being built at 4:00! Very cool!!!!
@sst5688
@sst5688 2 ай бұрын
That Boulevard is busier than Times Square New York, today. It’s wild to see how many people are walking on that street at all times of day today. Caesar’s was so glorious back then, still. Today it’s a sad figment of its past grandeur. Bellagio was just a pile of dirt in the video. Not even fully imagined yet. It was probably still planned as a Parisian resort at the time. You have to hand it to Vegas. It has really grown into itself. Ever evolving and working to improve and make things even bigger and more outrageous than ever before.
@TravelHonestly
@TravelHonestly 2 ай бұрын
It’s wild to see the change isn’t it? Thanks so much for watching!
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