See You at the Stardust - Las Vegas, 1963

[@SparkyTuttle]

This brings back memories. Behind the Stardust used to be Horseman's Park. I used to compete in the the rodeo competitions. The Aku Aku was really exotic for us. I was born here in 1955. Still here. I hate seeing the corporations ruin my city. I'm just glad I had the chance to know how it used to be. Thank you.

[@DukeTrana]

Once when I was playing blackjack at the Stardust in the mid-90s I was sitting outside of the Wayne Newton Theater. The dealer heard Wayne's show so many times he was reciting Wayne's monologs word for word before Wayne would say them on stage. It was hilarious.

[@sherrellbennett1333]

I stayed here in November, 1967, when I turned 21. First machine I put a quarter in, I got 2 quarters back and I was hooked for life.

[@1takesituation]

Sounds like a Vegas journey full of amazing stories! ❤

[@sherrellbennett1333]

@@1takesituation It truly is. Took me a long time to understand the comps and to graduate from nickels to dollars, but I got many free rooms at high end places like Venetian and Palazzo, comped some amazing meals, got comped great shows like Celine Dion and others and was treated like a queen. The respect for the player is gone now, but I have great memories. I am planning a traditional trip to Vegas in August, 2026, when my grandson turns 21. Can't wait. I'll be almost 80, but still going to Tournament of Kings at Excaliber...LOL!

[@1takesituation]

⁠​⁠@@sherrellbennett1333- Lucky Grandson! Once a Vegas queen, always a Vegas queen! 😀 I checked out Tournament of Kings recently and it was spectacular.

[@sherrellbennett1333]

@@1takesituation I was always a Vegas Queen for sure! Everybody at work knew me as the gambler. I thought my grandson would enjoy the Tournament of Kings and he said that would be fun. I know it's because he can yell and holler and eat with his hands! LOL!

[@bradlafferty6076]

No social media, no I phones, no computer or internet, just simple good people enjoying life and each other.

[@thesilentdiva]

This was so cool to see. U rarely see the insides on these videos. A gem.

[@richl9049]

Just super, love this vintage stuff!

[@jraoulmer9962]

It's so nice to see vintage Vegas in the 1960s, everyone was well dressed & happy 🙂🙂🙂🙂

[@PBRstreetgang88]

Nuclear bombs being tested 50 miles away does that.

[@knife-wieldingspidergod5059]

60 years from now when people in the future watch videos of the 2020's would they think of us as being "well dressed" and/or "happy"?

[@mreppen1]

@@PBRstreetgang88that was the 50s.

[@BrakRulesAll]

I'll never forget the moment I heard the Stardust was coming down - at a Don Rickles show in 2006 at The Stardust itself. He informed his audience that the end was coming. Wow. I really miss that joint. And RIP Don!

[@shugardad]

I was at that show! I moved to Las Vegas a few years later. Still here in 2024. Bring back old Vegas!

[@roachtoasties]

I'm booking my next vacation at the Stardust.

[@ChrisJohnson-hk6es]

Wow!!! 13 years before I was born, in Vegas of course! It's insane how big Vegas has gotten. I left in 1999. I miss the $1.99 Steak and Egg specials they had. Sadly, we will never see those days again. Seeing all that open desert when the cameras are outside is mind boggling! And seeing the golfer playing with all of those beautiful silver dollars! Can you imagine how much that bowl of silver dollars would be worth today?

[@michaeljneal]

Ah yes..there's that 'Great Again' era so many wish would come back. Love the vintage/history stuff though; it's amazing to be able to look back in time.

[@bluecanary822]

It is like having a time machine. I spent a lot of my Vegas time at the Stardust. I miss old Las Vegas very much and never visit modern Corporate Vegas. I don't like feeling like I am being taken at every turn. Thanks for this look back. It is great.

[@jamesjuke7505]

Just fantastic! Thank you so much.

[@rgg7260]

back in 1978, this was the first casino i ever went into...i was taken aback watching all those folks so focused on their slot machines...played craps with a friend showing me around...it was an Experience!!!

[@markhutchison2240]

Stayed at the Stardust in the 1990’s. Loved their huge sports book with gigantic screens (when they were expensive).

[@louistaylor2769]

Lord i remember going to the stardust Drive-In behind the stardust hotel then going to the silver slipper arcade room i miss those days.but thank you for the memories

[@hansproeschel6328]

My first visit to Vegas when I was 21 I stayed there. Being from KY. I thought the place was the most awesome place on earth.

[@ResidentGG]

Thank you! I spent three nights at Resort World, the new casino hotel that built on the same location where Stardust used to be. They also display the Stardust sign at the front door.

[@VintageLasVegas]

That is a very small replica sign created in 2020 for the lobby, just to be clear. I've had people ask me if it's the "real one."

[@jaxwest6289]

It's all gone and I'm almost gone too, but at least I lived it when it was real.

[@kennixox262]

The golf course is still in use and has a lot of trees now compared to this old film.

[@amigopokies8752]

That would of been a great time to be around. How old are you mate?

[@jmirr69]

Look at all the beautiful women, real figures, well dressed, even when they’re casual and not a tattoo in sight

[@mslasvegashilton1509]

Geeze this was three years before I was born 🤯

[@daveb2280]

"And for the gamblers who don't pay back their markers we have a special backroom where professional Italian men in suits will ensure your actions are given its full due and proper attention."

[@randytracy1742]

It’s nice to see the stardust hotel as it was in 1963! The view is beautiful and amazing! I wonder if the stardust is still standing in modern Las Vegas or not there because I haven’t seen any mention of it in other KZbin channels-anyway, it’s great? ! 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍💥🔥

[@theejayzeeable]

The Stardust was demolished in 2007. Resorts World is on that site now.

[@randytracy1742]

@@theejayzeeable thank you for the information! 👍👍👍👍

[@sunnyscott4876]

This was classic Vegas. The Stardust was so beautiful 😍. Now it's a commercial Disneyland for millennials. I miss the old classic Vegas.

[@deanayer3822]

Not one shot of the casino itself, very interesting marketing. It was definitely a more innocent time.

[@marksuddjian4570]

Those were the good ol' days when rooms came with a desk and chair, the women at the pool used bathing caps and you could smoke in your room...

[@tommyguns9008]

I was standing outside by the sportsbook entrance when I saw Tony Spilotro talking to some of his associates at the time. I didn’t recognize him as a mob figure at the time but I knew he was somebody . There was just something about him. 1982

[@pamelalewis2776]

LOOK HOW NICE & RESPECTFUL THEIR ATTIRE WAS BACK THEN!! I SOO MISS IT!!

[@bradlafferty6076]

I stayed at the Stardust in 1996 and got married at the Silver Bell Wedding Chapel. It was a nice casino that had a Rod Stewart impersonator singing in one of the rooms. I’ll never forget Tupac and Biggie Smalls were gunned down at a red light that weekend. I’m glad I wasn’t at that light.

[@mreppen1]

The good old days. No fentanyl, no meth.

[@michaelalan1270]

the most mobbed up casino in Vegas

[@handsome526]

I use love their breakfast buffet

[@falconone7230]

Funny how everything looked dark compared to now

[@corysleeger1574]

Outside of Bob Hope, I have no idea who the celebrities are. It makes me wonder who is famous today that people will have no idea who they are fifty or sixty years from now.

[@1johncabs]

Real cars. Real men wearing real suits. Real women wearing real dresses. How far the American population has fallen culturally!

[@gabrielchumelcamarena5593]

Hello Do you have any full videos of Jose Jose singing at the Dunes ? Or any promotion commercials for Jose Jose ? I believe it was around 1982

[@CoilShawn]

They made me a made man just because they like me!! And I hate to say this I almost felt like Pinocchio they were teaching me all the things I'm not supposed to do!

[@johnsimon4263]

Now almost wherever you live a casino is within an hour or 2

[@calebgomez7447]

I’m curious if there’s any footage of Esquivel playing at the stardust. He had a residency there throughout the 60’s and can be seen on the marquee in this video. Anyone here who went to one of his shows?

[@VintageLasVegas]

I've never seen any. Film of lounge performers, like what we see in this film, it's pretty rare. Aside from this film there's only one other time I've seen film of the Stardust lounge.

[@calebgomez7447]

Got it thank you. Do you have a link for that other video you mentioned?

[@jim6070]

They barely mention gambling.

[@VintageLasVegas]

The mostly followed the model set by Steve Hannagan & Associates in the late 40s, the PR giant who teamed with Union Pacific RR to promote Las Vegas. They advertised the outdoors, the illusion of glamor, and the dream -- and consciously left out what was obvious.

[@southloopsoxfan]

Does anyone know where the Stardust Golf Course was?

[@VintageLasVegas]

Yes, in Paradise Palms. It's the golf course seen in 'Casino', today's Las Vegas National. The owners of Stardust and Desert Inn were among the partners of the Paradise Palms development. The golf course was called Stardust Country Club ‘61-69, Sahara-Nevada Country Club ‘69-82, Sahara Country Club ‘82-94, Las Vegas Hilton Country Club ‘94-98, and Las Vegas National Golf Club since.

[@moviedogs]

So many white guys.

[@evillangbuildsmc2468]

Like

[@pauulmerucci9081]

Its gone

[@marktweet7395]

A B grade casino. Only sports book in town until the others figured that these make money

[@davehue9517]

Not a homeless person, prostitute or cannabis dispensary in site...my how Las Vegas has changed

[@knife-wieldingspidergod5059]

How do you know there weren't any back then? Maybe because the film maker didn't bother to film them? Maybe because this is a film about the Stardust hotel and casino and not about homelessness in Las Vegas in the 1960's?