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Business Card of the Day

Desert Inn Hotel & Casino (nicknamed ("The DI")
Las Vegas Nevada (Closed)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desert_Inn (HISTORY)

Opened April 24,1950
Closed August 28, 200 (2:00 am)
Demolished Oct 23,2001

5th resort to open on Strip
1946 construction began
1948 ran out of money
1950 opened
1967 March 1- Howard Hughes bought for 13 million

hotel 300 rooms 1950 (821 at max)
272 acre property
18 hole golf course (opened 1951)

Card from Casinorama 2009

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Business Card of the Day
Picture1..recent
Picture2..1970's
Picture3..1950's
Picture4..entrance 1950's
Picture5..front 1950's
Picture6..demolition
Picture7..arial view
Picture8..casino 1950's
Great!!!
Picture9..casino 50's 60's
Nice Mark,
Re: Business Card of the Day
I was there, too
Re: I was there, too

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