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Re: Benny Binion's Old House
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I found this information about the house online:

Colorful Horseshoe Club owner Benny Binion and his family lived here from 1947 to 1989.

Originally built in 1942 by service station owner C.A. Morehouse, the home was one of the largest in Las Vegas with three bedrooms, several baths, a large basement, guest house and swimming pool.

In 1946 the home was sold and converted into a "dude ranch" where those seeking a quickie divorce could establish their six-week residency requirements. Benny Binion, a boisterous Texas gambler with a great love for quarter horses, purchased the home in 1947. He and his wife, Teddy Jane, raised their family and kept horses here, close to Binion's Horseshoe Club located on Fremont Street in downtown Las Vegas.

The house is unique in Las Vegas for its rustic "Old West" ranch style incorporating native stone and log construction and sweeping veranda.

Benny Binion died in 1989. Family members are still active in Las Vegas, but only their horses use this property.

I work about a half-mile from this house and see it nearly every day. Only about a mile away, on Bonanza closer to downtown, is what's left of the Moulin Rouge. Lots of history in this part of town.

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Why's it in such bad shape you ask?
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