Las Vegas Strip street drive from 1988

[@VintageLasVegas]

00:00 Landmark (demolished, now parking) 00:49 Convention Center 00:52 Las Vegas Hilton (now Westgate Las Vegas) 02:55 Foxy’s Firehouse (demolished) 04:48 Circus Circus 05:00 Slots-a-Fun 05:11 Westward Ho (demolished) 05:25 Stardust (demolished; Echelon/Resorts World site) 06:35 Silver Slipper (demolished, 1988) 06:43 Frontier (demolished) 08:05 empty lot (Treasure Island) 08:44 “new casino going up” (Mirage, 1989) 08:50 Caesar’s Palace 09:55 Dunes (demolished; Bellagio) 10:40 Jockey Club 10:52 empty lot (City Center, Monte Carlo) 11:44 Desert Rose Motel (demolished; NY NY) 11:50 Lone Palm Motel (demolished; NY NY) 12:20 empty lot (Excalibur) 12:45 empty lot (Luxor) 12:50 Hacienda (demolished; Mandalay Bay) - car turns around 14:09 White Sands Motel 14:20 Tropicana 15:00 Marina (closed; building exists in the MGM Grand structure) 15:38 Motels: Full Moon, Monie Marie, Del Rey Motel, Gold Rush Inn, Jamaica Motel, Tahiti Motel (all demolished) 16:18 Aladdin (demolished; Planet Hollywood) 16:50 shopping center (Paris Las Vegas) 16:58 Bally's 17:28 Barbary Coast (The Cromwell) 17:39 Flamingo 18:02 Imperial Palace (The Linq) 18:09 Holiday Casino (Harrah's) 18:29 Nob Hill (Casino Royale) 18:32 Sands (demolished; The Venetian) 19:17 Tam O’Shanter, Imperial 400 Motel (demolished; Palazzo) 20:05 empty lot (Wynn) 20:20 Desert Inn (Wynn/Encore) 20:15 Monaco Inn (demolished for widening of Desert Inn Dr) 21:35 Silver City (Ross Dress for Less) 21:45 Morocco Motel (demolished) 21:54 La Concha Motel (demolished) 22:00 Riviera 22:29 Algiers (demolished; Fontainbleu site) 22:32 El Rancho (demolished; Fontainbleu site) 23:08 Sahara (SLS Las Vegas) - 23:59 Foxy’s Firehouse (demolished) 23:25 Holiday Motel 24:31 Rancho Anita Motel, Sulinda Motel (demolished, now Stratosphere parking)

[@Victor_Delgadillo]

Thanks for taking the time to post this!

[@VintageLasVegas]

***** i believe that's just a little bit later at 11:24. it's difficult to see in this light but you can barely make out the sign -- at this point in late 1988 it was either still Viscount Hotel, or had just been renamed Boardwalk (years before the coney island carnival stuff)

[@redwhitentrue]

Hoyo Monterrey Thank you for doing that. That's cool!

[@GarethNIreland]

+Hoyo Monterrey That is fantastic, thanks!

[@marcoobando9112]

Well done

[@wolffoley6330]

Wow. The nostalgia. I miss when table games were the norm. The casino treated people like clients, not like faceless wallets. I miss the simplicity. I miss Lake Mead not dropping 100 feet in level. I miss when $100 bucks was not just a drop in the bucket. Thanks for posting this, it brings back some great memories. Wolfy :)

[@blueoak5262]

People who were born in the early 90s don't know what your talking about unfortunately.

[@cerebrodelictivocarclubps4309]

You're wrong, buddy. Casinos never treated anyone like clients.

[@fryguy1133]

I miss the old Vegas 😢❤

[@clarenceyoung5237]

My Daughter lives in Las Vegas now and i'm up there at least 4 to 5 times a year, started coming to Vegas in the late 70's - early 80's this video is like a history lesson on how much has changed in the past 35 -40 years

[@mida8261]

I moved to Vegas in 2017. It's crazy how much the city has changed in just 3 and a half years!

[@jameshall8455]

Remember the CHECKMATES? They were amazing group. Two guys. Sweet Louie was a dear friend. I heard he died of a Heart attack on a cruise ship. Sad stuff. I was there with dad in 1962 first time at age 7. And then as Regional Mgr. Best Foods Corp., over 300 food products, Skippy, Mayo., Mazola, Knorr Swiss etc. and 12 salespeople 9 Western States. I got burned out from 1983-1994. Too much! Anyway, Retired now and Malibu, California and I have my memories. Father is buried at VETERANS CEMETERY, BOUILDER, NEVADA-KOREA WAR 1952. James Clarence Hall PVT. (if you ever visit anyone there)... He sure hated life. Drank daily for 40 years (died of alcoholism age 61-1991) since his dad died in Hull Bay, MA drowning. Dad was 13. His dad 43. it changes people. I pray your daughter is well and happy in Vegas. We have friends who retired to Northern Vegas golf resorts. They seem to love it. Just not the heat. Take care Clarence

[@wwelovergurl]

I miss this Vegas...lasted from 1982 till 2005 and had to get out. It just wasn't the same anymore.

[@Dixon193]

I'm just now moving there. In Summerlin. Should I be scared? lol

[@mr.butterworth]

A lot of people here reminiscing about Vegas in the 80's. It's funny, because in the Clint Eastwood movie The Gauntlet, there is a scene where a cab driver goes on about how choked up Vegas traffic is now, and how good the old days were. And that was in 1977! Haha. So it's all relative, and you grow attached to what you grew up seeing.

[@theworldisimmense]

Mr. Butterworth yes typical. I just wonder who’s gonna love growing up in the 2010s? Social media and all these chat smartphones and video chats

[@TackyFlamingo]

Theworld isimmense 2019 was my first year from a long time so really I “grew up” (even though I didn’t) with 2010s Vegas. Mirage is nice

[@kschreihart]

What about now Covid19 in the Year 2020?

[@projectdesign4675]

relative to, many people were smart back then too....much more were decent and honest!

[@hueso5071]

It’s like that for every generation. Las Vegas now is a lot bigger and a lot more populated. It’s eventually becoming a major city up there with NY, Chicago. LA. Etc. Especially with all the major sports team arriving in Vegas.

[@nwmxrider]

priceless footage. Thanks for posting

[@jacrabbit7937]

I worked at the landmark from 1985 to 1986. Loved vegas then. I was so young

[@flipflopping]

I was there when the Landmark was being built. My dad walked me through it and I remember stepping on a nail and seeing it come out the top of my shoe. Not sure why I felt like sharing that....

[@H.pylori]

Dear Sir. whoever you are. Thank you for sharing this precious video. I always tell people that I wish I had my digital camera and could walk the Strip from end to end in 1955 to record for history what Las Vegas was like in its classic day. When I first visited Vegas in 1967 we only stayed one night at the Imperial 400 Motel. I have been trying to find exactly where on the Strip that was. It clearly shows in your video and now I see that it has been engulfed by the Venetian and Sands Convention Center since the next intersection was "Sands Ave." And all the other places. I recall the Hacienda being the last isolated casino on the Strip before heading back to California. I never ventured off the strip so I missed seeing the Landmark. Note free parking, service stations right on Las Vegas Blvd, several empty lots, La Concha motel (now at the Neon Museum), the Marina, and the Dunes (no Bellagio). I will save this video to refer to when seeking out the placement of the other buildings. Glad you had the forethought to record an important era of Las Vegas. The Strip now is a gaudy cesspool. No character. Expensive food (Bachanal Buffet $60), $25 parking fee, resort fees, $200 show tickets, people dressed like they just finished gardening or forgot to put clothes on over their underwear, and eye hurting LED displays that make you think that you are in hell. Too bad.

[@Mr_Chris77]

My first trip to LV was back in 2015 and this blows my mind how much open space there is. I'd love to go back in time and take all of this in. Amazing.

[@1990758]

Vegas started to change for the Worse in 2010.

[@LaNeca321]

I live here now and I love seeing these videos. It's changed so much!

[@1990758]

And your opinion for the good or for the bad.

[@revcounselor]

So much of the Strip I had forgotten. The Silver Slipper? How could I have forgotten it? We walked the strip from one end to the other two or three times a year, like so many others, and I completely forgot about some of these places. For those who are still pining for the Dunes...We stayed there about 2 months before they demolished it. It was time for it to go. It's hard to remember so much dead space between casinos on the south end. Thanks so much for posting this. It really takes me back.

[@TheInsaneChef]

Very cool to see. This is around the first time I went to Vegas..Doesn't even look like the same place nowadays and not for the better

[@robertaguirre8973]

Dude, THANK YOU. me and my wife started dating in 1987 and our place was definitely Las Vegas. We always stayed at the Tropicana in the garden rooms and played at the Hilton, Riviera, and the Golden Nugget. We are beside ourselves with excitement about your videos. We cannot thank you enough for the look back at how Vegas used to be. thanks again.

[@JMMT7022801]

I was born and raised in Las Vegas, and lived there from 1977 to 1990. It's glory days are over. 😢

[@RustyX2010]

remember when New Years eve wasn't that crazy as it is now?

[@Ian-pk9qw]

robert aguirre ur like fucking 50 or 40

[@Ian-pk9qw]

JMMT7022801 ur like 40 boi

[@danieltoth5039]

DANK MEMES ur like a young idiot! I would put $100k at 2-1 or better Robert Aguirre is 50+. The only reason I don't say a million is I don't got that! BTW this is one of those situations where you take your medicine (weak) and walk away, where cussing me out or trying to cut me down just makes you look worse. But if it makes you feel better, go head- i'll never read it.

[@GarethNIreland]

Fascinating video, thank for shooting, editing and uploading to KZbin!!

[@tomjones7447]

I enjoyed vegas back then. They took care of the gambler and people still new your name and the comps were good. Vegas today is nothing but high priced food, high end retailers, and corporations pinching every fucking penny out of you they can. It's almost like the gambler doesn't even matter to these people anymore. It sucks.

[@nwmxrider]

I think you have it right. Seems like its impossible to win too (slots of course. I prefer poker tho)

[@dannydaw59]

I don't know about comp comparisons but Vegas looked like a dump back then except Ceasers and the Flamingo.

[@MrTeeye]

I've been going to Las Vegas since the 80's, sometimes several times a year. Vegas was better in every way then. It is the one thing I can absolutely count on, things have deteriorated every single trip. It's a god damn shame.

[@briankelly9347]

@@dannydaw59 lies

[@RocketHarry865]

guess its better off going to some over city for a vaction.

[@kaypee4704]

Thanks for sharing. Great, happy memories. Those were the days.

[@jonnydanger7181]

1988 was one of my first trips to Vegas,, I think I just saw myself heading in for nite !! 🤠

[@rickkinney2544]

Wow. It's like taking a trip back in time. The Strip sure has changed in 30 years. Great archive. Thanks for posting.

[@bmar131]

Back in 1984 I had a chance to move to Vegas for work as an architect. I have been kicking myself for years for not taking that offer. Great video.

[@scarlettg8053]

Oh I love this! I was dancing at the Tropicana in Les Folies Bergere when you were filming. I so miss the good old days! And the Aladdin! Miss Miss! Thank you for sharing

[@GrowinupinSincity81]

Rest in Peace "Wet N' Wild" 23:00. What an amazing time capsule of Vegas in the '80s. Thank you dave!

[@88_TROUBLE_88]

Hell yeah - RIP respects to the old school WN'W ☠⚱⚰✝

[@vegasenvy1448]

Wow, the Monaco tower at the RIV was being built. Great video, thanks for sharing.

[@Gambleraddictz]

Vegas Envy I miss the Riv... deeply

[@katJonesAMEUSA]

I remember that. I mover there in 77 I worked at the PaddleWheel as a cocktail server back then...the paddle wheel was one of the first casinos in the clip.. nothing looks even remotly close the that now

[@sony3694]

Thank you for taking the time to film. Brings back a ton of memories!!!

[@kimjoya6268]

born and raised here. 1968 to present. thanks for the memories

[@BlueEyedSoul24]

Love this video. Feb of 2020 here as I just watched it. I'm so old I remember the low prices. In fact I was watching a rerun of the old Vegas TV show just a couple of days ago. One of the casinos had listed on one of the marquees Chicken Dinner 99¢ and Steak Dinner $1.99! It may have been at the Desert Inn where Dan Tana worked out of. Good memories with this video. Bravo!

[@helloyall4355]

I lived there from 92 to 95. Left and went back in Feb 2020. Wow! What a change in 25 years. I loved living there but was so young. When we went back I said "This aint my cup of tea anymore"

[@davidblake8642]

I adore Las Vegas and this was an outstanding piece of film. Thank you for the upload.

[@tellabgirl]

Great video thanks. I was in Jubilee 83-86 so this brought back lots of happy memories. Thanks for sharing this video!

[@TheGemini5]

Been here since 77 and couldn't remember what was there back then. Your video is fantastic. I just never realized just how barren it was from Caesars to the Hacienda!! Yhe only people that could possibly say that the strip looked like crap are the spoiled ass kids born with everything. Not realizing they are the basis for the casinos we have now..they should appreciate and respect our history a little more. But on a good note, thank you so much for this. Almost got a tear when I saw Wet n Wild!

[@bobcuster8930]

Great job! It was so easy to bump around Vegas back then!! Cruise from Downtown to the Strip in 8 minutes...

[@aprilcarter9631]

Thanks for the memories!!! I'm still hoping 🙏 that the theme Hotels make a return

[@robertoonofre6406]

Great video.... back when you went to Vegas and enjoy every minute...

[@702Wolfi]

Vegas was wonderful in the 80's. I remember when the Bananno family sent me to Vegas back in 1984 to take care of some business. I liked it so much here that decided to stay.

[@88_TROUBLE_88]

Sounds like fun

[@johnlittle8267]

so cool to see the southern end of the strip when none of it had been built yet! these old videos are always great knowing what is to come and to appreciate the history...

[@KingChris396]

Ugh what I wouldn’t do just to travel back to the 80’s/90’s. I was born and raised in vegas, but I wasn’t born until 1997 so I never got to enjoy ANY of this. Nowadays I obsess over “retro” memorabilia & merchandise just to tie me closer to the good ol days. The strip now is still super exciting and lively, but I wish we could go back to this. The simplicity, affordable prices, open space, and there weren’t people walking around doing the most like they do now.

[@brandoncazares8452]

Thanks for uploading. This video makes me wonder how Vegas looked back then and caught my attention.

[@vickiladu6755]

I watched a couple of demolitions back even before this video.....implosions! Really cool to see!

[@Steve_Hunts96]

I was born in 1996, and to see what this place looked liked in the decade I wish I was alive in, is pretty dang cool!

[@ShaneiceTurner-zv8tf]

I was born in 1993

[@PhilTravisano]

Nice job capturing all this. It's really not that long ago, but most of the Strip is so desolate! I especially enjoy seeing the future site of Bellagio which, at the time, contained the Oasis and Dunes. Just amazing how it's all changed.

[@TheJameezy]

Thank you for putting this up. I've been going to vegas every year since 2007. I always wanted to know what old vegas looked like

[@fk8118]

Thank you so much for taking us along. And, thank even more whoever furnished the minute markers to ID the properties past-present-future. Loved the "old" (like a Hitchcock film in B&W). But, "time stands still for no man." I'm going to actually watch this again because I want to pay careful attention to the minute-marker notes. Nice touch in driving both sides.

[@cindythompson5302]

Oh, David, thank you so much for posting this. I just received this recently and this was my first chance to watch it in its entirety. My husband and I went out for years and always stayed at the Riv. Sadly, the last time we went out on a regular basis was 1988. We went back in 2015 and I could not believe how much it had changed (getting ready to raze the Riv in 2016, too), how many hotels had been razed. Arco gas was 73 cents a gallon, all the headliners, how open it was then. What wonderful memories. Thank you so much for that. Those were good times.

[@M123-k4h]

I was born in 1999 and I wish I could live that time I would have liked to live in the seventies, eighties, nineties and the beginning of the millennium.

[@guitarsrcool4922]

@@M123-k4h yes you would have. Lol

[@davidgleason3379]

@@M123-k4h as a kid who was born in 66. I was privileged to grow up in that time I can tell you it was definitely a different time. My first trip to Vegas was in 1991.and it was still on edge of the older casinos with a few of new casinos it was nice to visit and enjoy the history of the sands the dunes and frontier also loved staying at the old imperial palace were still some of the famous low priced breakfasts and the late night specials. I can remember one of the best meals I had was at the sands we had gone to a show and was walking back down the strip and we were hungry noticed the sands had a late night steak and eggs I think it was $3.99 well we decided to try it out. It was in the coffee shop I ordered it I will tell youbit was the best tasting steak also had hash browns and toast talk about a meal fit for a king these were just about the end of the casinos on the strip was glad I was able to see these. I would have liked to see Vegas in the 50"s and 60"s could just imagine what fun it would have been.

[@Smiley6669]

Great vintage footage. Nice to see it on video rather then pictures and trying to figure out where things were. I've been coming here since 2011, living here 3 years now, so many changes. My brother hasn't been here in about 25 years, I told him he won't recognize it next time he comes.

[@LilMelissa]

my roomate went freakin nuts describing this video about the changes over the years, thank you!!

[@walterhaight5382]

1988 was essentially the final year for "Classic Las Vegas". In 1989 The Mirage would open as the first mega-resort and usher in modern Las Vegas. I can't say I miss it. The Strip was dirty and dingy with a lot of flea bag motels. Even with the resort fees, paid parking and $40 buffets I'll take today's Vegas any day.

[@jeffstanhope4335]

i was living there when you filmed this... thanks for the memories

[@RightAsRainBaker]

Wow! What a blast from memory lane. Living in Vegas for the last two years I rode right along side you in this video remembering the places I used to frequent MANY years ago and knowing what has risen in their place. (And also sadly remembering what used to be in the vacant or now half finished buildings.) Thank you for this trip!

[@bernardocisneros4402]

Watching this video brings back a lot of good memories. Thank you!

[@VGMurders]

My first trip to Vegas was 1990 as a 12 yr old. It’s crazy how much it’s changed. I remember staying at the Circus Circus and eating dinner at the the Frontier and watching the thunderstorms from the entrance of the Frontier that were going off in the vast NW Desert whats now the Summerlin Durango area. Also lived in Vegas for a while about 20 yrs ago. Watching this makes it seem like such a long time ago lol. Almost unrecognizable now.

[@1990758]

Same year for me, July 4th 1990. It was not even crowded.

[@hamajangz9586]

I just got back from Vegas a couple weeks ago and i miss it already. My sister and her family lives in North Las Vegas up by the Aliante it's a good 15-20 minute drive to the strip but i still love it anyway. I'm going back in late June. Can't wait!

[@irvine0]

I remember driving to Las Vegas from California the first time by myself in 1990. No hotel reservation and just got the hint of where to live by looking at the ad on the billboard in California desert. I end up checking in Aladdin hotel for $25 per night in the motel style room in the back. Lunch buffet was around $5 at the time. Steak and lobster in Stardust was 7.99. At that time I did not adventure with the local casino away from the strip. Those prices could be even more amazing.

[@paulht3251]

Yeah those where the days. The meal prices on the marquees that was a bargain then even with inflation . The Casino Hotels made there money on gambling they didn't over price you on the food and rooms. Like today

[@NorthIce22]

I get roundtrip flights and room for 150 to 200 total. Vegas is still fun and cheap. Everything evolves. One badass thing about how it is today is how you can walk everywhere, go to pool parties and see titties everywhere. I'm sure it has always been fun in vegas, and now the raiders are there! Just like al Davis always wanted, ......I'm still hearing 6 n 8 called in the craps table and I'm drunk high fiving players around me. VEGAS 4 LIFE

[@rajnirvan3336]

Wow this brings me back memories as in August 1988 as an 11 year old was the 1st time I ever went to Las Vegas. Stayed in Ballys.

[@timtwoface]

My first visit to Vegas was as a kid in the summer of '88...boy has it changed.

[@robinsss]

+timtwoface it's so differentthere must have been three blocks from the Frontier to Caesar's palaceand cheap motels on the south endthere's no such thing today

[@RustyX2010]

those were big blocks too to walk cause I remember when me and my cousins walked from casino to casino back in 1991

[@acjunior72]

Such an awesome upload. 30 years after this was shot, this is pretty much unrecognizable! Love the wide open spaces...especially southbound on the strip .Basically no clutter back then. No Treasure Is., no Mirage...I suspect that may have been in the early plans of construction, planning. I just remember that opening when I was in high school and wanted to see it..lol, Maybe those old run down motels, leveling them was for the best...that's what looks like takes up the majority of the LV Strip. Love the billboard "Siegfried and Roy at Frontier Hotel/Casino" I was there in late 96, early 97...and sure it was more built up by then. Still...so different compared to today.

[@mikaeru3540]

Thank you for posting this! Even though I moved to Vegas when I was quite young in 1989, I still remember some of these casinos. The Desert Inn had the best sunday brunches in its showroom! I saw a show at both the Dunes and inside the grand theater at the Aladdin. The Boardwalk Casino and it's hobo stew (and 1c extra dozen donuts). The Hacienda and the little, crappy arcade I spent way too much of my childhood in. And the best mexican restaurant Tres Lobos inside the Stardust, with the Frontier's a close second (I miss the tortillas they used to serve instead of chips!).

[@mmaxwell7]

Thank you so much for posting. Very cool video. Amazing how empty the strip was in 1988.

[@bknlv525]

First of all WOW! Thanks for the video. I moved to vegas in '94 and thought i had seen the changes, your vid really puts my opinion in check. I missed a lot of the transformation.

[@bigshow113]

At 8:22 you can see the cranes in the background that are building the mirage, which opened a year after this video

[@ivorwelch8446]

Great video, we visited in November 1988 and stayed in one of the small motels down near The Alladin ,

[@Locutus]

25:00 I can't believe Carl's Jr. Was in the same location back in the 80s! Great video. Thank you!

[@Siravak]

Oh my god....30 years ago....still remember that old Strip....Thnx for vid...

[@LarryKaiser-fo3zj]

Gosh I sure miss Vegas fron back then. Stayed at Westward Ho with my mom and dad. I miss Vegas and I miss them.

[@gubment0cheese]

Thank you for this memory lane video... I moved there in 1988.. Was so exciting back then.. You really got value for your money before greed, southern California and Mexico basically ruined it starting in the mid to late 90's until present... All the best hotels have been torn down.. The ranchero with the giant bowling ally upstairs... The showboat with the largest bowling ally in the world 104 lanes.. Vegas still has the Boulder hwy though with Samstown......

[@davidbustamante3816]

how did Mexico ruin it for you?

[@RustyX2010]

cause people from Southern CA and Mexico enjoy Vegas as well

[@texans221]

Anyone remember the .99 midnight steak dinner at Binions downtown? good food had to wait in line to be seated, around 1982-83 ! the good ole' days

[@johngreen3543]

I do indeed. Won a better who bet $10,000 on the Field by throwing a 9. He picked up his money and left. This would only occur at Binions and in the old days.

[@jaredclawson1813]

Steak and eggs for $1.99 at the Barbary Coast @ 3:00a.m., you betcha!

[@bernardocisneros4402]

Thank you very much for uploading and sharing this video with all of us. It made my day today by taking us down memory lane.

[@1229tmc]

Thanks for the memories.. my first trip was in 92 ... brings back some awesome memories

[@damianvan4285]

that would have been a monday. I was working at McCarran, 4pm to midnight fueling airplanes while I was a college student at UNLV. Best job I ever had, I worked monday thru thursday and had 3 day weekends. I had a blast and would often be able to pick up on women while I was working. I think I was at $14 - $15 an hour, I was the only student who owned a townhouse and didnt have to live on campus. I also remember riding my CBR1000 Hurricane up and down the strip, I was living the dream. I could write a book about my life while in college, the stories and experiences I had would make a great movie.

[@servel2]

Axl Bender I'll take the hardback for $19.99

[@superfloyd1]

Axl Bender is the clown sign CircusCircus today ?

[@KennyboyGM]

Axl Bender are you still living in Las Vegas?

[@TicklerDude]

The Sahara had steak&lobster for $7.77.

[@ladawn6426]

I was in high school at this time .... remember on the weekends the strip was PACKED cuz every body cruised up and down playing their sound systems as loud as you could and rolling your windows down and talking to ppl in the cars next you at lights 😂😂

[@Mikeesocal69]

Las Vegas looks much less dense in this video. Earliest I was there was in 1990 and is now a faded memory, I just remember seeing a brand new at the time Nissan 300ZX at the strip thinking it was futuristic. I was 14 at the time. All the prices for breakfast are affordable in this video compared to todays hyperinflation in 2024.

[@kschreihart]

Circus Circus lives on, You will be driving the Strip in 2040 and say , Circus Circus!

[@bindardundat454]

Fascinating . What sticks with me is the number of small motels that once were .

[@exfoliage]

I never got a chance to experience Las Vegas during that era. But this video is the closest thing to a time capsule. For that, I thank you !!

[@thespirituk]

Love this clip. Thanks for putting this online. I love Las Vegas but only went for the first time in 2006. Been back each year but I wish I'd gone earlier. This clip has just become my instant favourite.

[@ManiaMusicChannel]

Wow the gift shop on Sahara hasn't change and they were more motels than casinos on the strip back then, interesting

[@silentopinion]

Watching this takes me back. I miss these old hotels. The current skyline is just too depressing. But, at least I can say that I saw great change from childhood.

[@silentopinion]

At this time, I had just turned 3. And there were many places in my part of town that are shadows of their former glory. We could still get ice cream from Thrifty drug, most namely the rocky road. Lucky grocery stores were full in business, though we ended up shopping at Smith's in the 90's, and the McDonald's we went to still had it's original building, the playground, not playplace, with the cop burger (I can't remember his name), and you could climb inside him. The freezer was under the restaurant. This was before the Silver Nugget had a bowling alley. Pic n' Save was still around, and, let's not forget Pistol Pete's Pizza.

[@silentopinion]

Alpha Beta and Wonder World, hate to say it but it doesn't ring a bell, Pic n Save though, many memories. I was kinda stuck on the North Town vibe cause my mom didn't stray from the close stores. I spent many hours at the Kmart on N. Las Vegas Blvd. We had a Wimpys down the street from there. Eventually, there was a Smith's built down the road from there, now it's a Food 4 Less. No arcade games or anything. Time just passes on.

[@silentopinion]

Oh Okay. Don't be surprised if we ever crossed paths. I can tell you straight away, many places became Mexican markets. The Lucky's on Lake Mead BLVD. is an El Super. Pistol Pete's aka Peter Piper is now a Wells Fargo, cause the smaller bank moved, but there is still the indoor mall. Silver Nugget doesn't have the RV park anymore, it's the new North Las Vegas city hall. This city has seen much progress since the 90's.

[@ellisjames7192]

There was so much open space on the strip back then. The city is always changing and reinventing itself.

[@tomjones7447]

Ellis James Yeah, you didn't have the corporate fucks renting out every peice of pavement to a Starbucks or some chain restaurant like you have now. It was nice back then. You could walk around with out getting bumped into and somone wasn't running into you because they had their damn cell phone glued to their eyes. Change is inevitable but Vegas was much better back than for the customer before the corporations started buying up the strip properties. The comps, rooms and customer service were great before Wynne created the first mega resort. OK I'm done no more ranting.

[@hueso5071]

Yeah it wasn’t as developed as it is now. Las Vegas is starting to make a name for itself and is beginning to be recognized just like other cities like NY, Chicago, LA, San Francisco etc.

[@TiberiusHumperton]

As a regular to vegas (4-5 times per year for 20 years) this BLOWS my mind. I would love to have a time machine....

[@bigg218]

Thank you so much for this! It was killing me trying to remember the name of a casino I saw a few years ago. It was silver city

[@hillhurst7]

Wow! I remember going when I was a kid. Night and day difference. It's just way too over the top now.

[@OldCadillac]

I love the older Las Vegas. My first time there was in 1989, staying in the Tropicana, eating dinner in the Marina.... and at 1:44 I can see exact the same Cadillac Fleetwood like we own since the early 90s.

[@sugarandspice2136]

It's crazy to see how different Vegas is now. I was a baby/kid during this time when I lived there and remember those old hotels that they demolished. Ahhh good times 😊

[@thru_and_thru]

I think this can be said for almost everywhere these days. The soul has been stripped out of most cities and corporations and real estate developers have control. I am in my mid 30’s so I was too young to see some of these places when they were much more “real” than they are now but I’ve always been obsessed with seeing old footage whether it be in an old movie or something like this on KZbin. I wish I could transport myself back in time and walk around and experience it for myself. Without sounding too gloomy I genuinely believe the world was probably a little more interesting back in these times but you can’t chose what era you are born in I guess haha.

[@Goto10Gaming]

Fantastic video, would love to see it recreated with what is there today.

[@aob505]

I love Vegas now, been going every year since 2007. But Vegas looks like it was much more fun back then.

[@andrewbeech2199]

This is great to see for me , thanks for posting Ive been visiting for a few years now , first time in 98, interested in the history of the place , recently visited the Neon boneyard where they have restructured the La Concha reception, great to see this and where the La Concha Stood near Riviera. Well done for having the forsight to film.

[@hialeahsprings9805]

besides enjoying what the old vegas strip was like, I got a real kick looking at the 80's cars! That Town Car tho!

[@esdanitof]

A real step back in time ! In 1988 we stayed in the Tropicana. When you left the strip, there was just sand. But I loved all those historic theme casinos.

[@dleifmon]

Thanx for this super cool video. For me this reminds me of some of my first Vegas runs. 73 cents a gallon for Gas,,, what a gas, 25 cent imports at the bar all day whether you gambled or not, $2 NY steak dinner all day, free rooms almost anywhere, most of the rooms had balcony's or widows you could open, and there was nothing between the Dunes and the Hacienda, unbelievable. Las Vegas is way better now but it's a real gas to watch this film and reminisce and realize how far it's come. Heading out to Vegas Monday and very few of the hotels in this vid will be there still. Cheers!

[@repromark]

great video! thanks for uploading. The last shred of what Vegas 'used' to be!

[@malibustacy3606]

Good video Delicious Dave, I enjoyed that immensely.

[@ltwacko]

This is great! I've been going to Vegas at least twice a year since the mid 90's for business. Incredible how different it was even from your video to then. Of course now it's very dramatic. Thanks for posting!

[@crocodile1313]

Did anyone else see the gas prices at 73 cents per gallon!! Wow, wonderful video! My first trip to Vegas was in 1990 when I was 21. You could get a one-pound prime rib dinner for $1.99 (usd) and all the free booze you could handle...as long as you tipped the waitress. If you ventured off the strip food was even cheaper, better and more friendly! I played $5/hand BJ in 1991 and got a free room comp after less than one hour. I do miss those days.

[@davem9999]

Yes, I am originaly from Detroit, moved to Las Vegas in 1984.

[@onlyonenerd]

its nice to be able to see old las vegas because of all its history.

[@helloyall4355]

Now the strip is full of junkie mega resorts. Absolutely pitiful! Thanks for uploading.

[@beatler11]

Exactly how it looked when I first visited Vegas in 1987. If you look close on the El Rancho sign at 22:38 , Steak and Lobster were 4.95. It was served in a small cafe way in the back. I use to eat there every time I went to Vegas. It was great. The casinos were so much better when they were run by the mob. They knew how to treat a customer.

[@BfDelano]

The Riviera looked completely different back then.

[@Gambleraddictz]

Hermin Pete sucks.. loved that place

[@TackyFlamingo]

It looked... a bit ugly

[@freddyp319]

All the bronze booties

[@momlisa100]

I remember Vegas when it looked like this, my husband and I stayed at El Rancho.

[@cpslim3000]

So Awesome!!! Back when you could actually drive down the strip without sitting in traffic. I first drove down the strip in 92' in a 1988 convertible mustang 5.0, great memories.

[@randytolchinsky7307]

Wow I did the same thing in the same car, red with white interior and there were no traffic jams. I did get a speeding ticket in CA on my way there.

[@MarkShannonroad_videos]

Interesting to see the strip back in 1988 and comparing it to mine own video made in March of this year. So much different back in the day. I'm betting Vegas will be completely different in 20 years. Thanks for having the foresight of videotaping this!

[@vaderthekittenchannel1979]

I love the 1980’s! ❤️