This was about 1906, North First Street, a block off Fremont. Known as block 16, this was the only place in Vegas that gaming & 'entertainment' could be found.

About 1912, the Arizona Club was one of the more luxurious clubs. A second floor was added at some point to accomodate the 'ladies of the evening'.

The interior of the Arizona Club.

Tony Cornero's first venture in Las Vegas was The Meadows. Built as a supper club and casino, it opened in 1931.

Interior of The Meadows (I think I might have posted this one already...sorry!)

During prohibition, in 1932, The Red Windmill and Black Cat speakeasies were on the outskirts of town, and were popular with the Boulder Dam workers. They knew ahead of time when the Feds were on the way, and the booze would be gone before the Feds arrived.

Fremont Street in 1924, before it was paved and before gambling was legalized

The Wheel of Fortune, at the Apache Casino

This one is sad . It's the Riviera Casino on Monday, November 25, 1963. The day of President Kennedy's funeral. There was no entertainment on the Strip from 7 a.m. to midnight--the longest talent blackout in the history of the Strip. From the appearance of the casino, I'm assuming that the gambling was 'dark' during the same hours.