A Vegas classic!
I happened across a really intriguing website the other day: a paean to vintage Las Vegas, specifically through collected postcards and matchbooks.
I clicked through on a lot of them, but what surprised me was the lack of glamour. I sort of thought there would be more glitz, frankly, but a lot of the vintage Vegas hotels look like low-slung ’50s-style hotels, the same type that you would have found throughout California and Nevada — and heck, Oregon.
Sure, they had gambling, and some neone or flashing lights, but it’s hardly the sensory overload that you expect from movies — or from the Vegas strip today.
Still, an addictive click back into the vintage world. I especially liked some of the matchbooks. You just don’t see customized matchbooks much anymore. I remember going to a cousin’s wedding as a kid, and that was one of the table favours.
You may also remember this hotel from Oceans 11.
Grant Hamilton
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