Throwback Thursday: Advertising Las Vegas

For this week's Throwback Thursday, we take a look Las Vegas advertising from the 1930s to the 1970s. Be sure to hover your mouse over the image for more details! How many do you like?

1930s

In 1931. James Cashman advertises in the Las Vegas High School's yearbook, the Boulder Echo

1930s

More local ads in the Boulder Echo, 1931

1940s

Keno Radio advertises its new home at the El Rancho Hotel

1940s

Chamber of Commerce advertising

1950s

"Where the Old West Meets the New"

1950s

Union Pacific Railroad advertises Fremont Street

1950s

The Sahara Hotel and Stan Irwin proudly present "An Evening with Ray Bolger"

1950s

The Chamber of Commerce advertises the building of their Space-Age Convention Center

1960s

Early 1960s "Mad Men" era advertising of the Strip

1960s

Early 1960s "Mad Men" era advertising of the Strip

1960s

Early "Mad Men" era advertising of Fremont Street

1962

Chamber of Commerce hawks coming modernization of Fremont Street

1960s

Ronzone's advertises that they have been providing Las Vegans for over forty years with quality clothing

1960s

Fly Bonanza Airlines to Las Vegas!

1960s

Because maps should be fun!

Late 1960s

Casino Center advertising

1968-1969

When air travel was glamorous!

1970s

"Las Vegas: Where the Sun Never Sets"
 

1970s

Chamber of Commerce advertising starring Sammy Davis, Jr.

1970s

This brochure was written in French, Spanish and German, respectively

Throwback Thursday: Fremont Street

For Throwback Thursday we thought we would complement our "Lost Vegas" spotlight on Fremont Street by continuing the Fremont Street imagery.

Check out the image gallery and share with your friends!

Feel free to share your memories of Fremont Street in our Comments section!

Fremont Street, 1906

Looking west, courtesy of As We Knew It and Classic Las Vegas
 

Fremont Street, 1914

courtesy of UNLV Special Collections

Fremont Street, 1920s

Looking west, courtesy of UNLV Special Collections

Fremont Street, late 1930s

Looking east, courtesy of As We Knew It and Classic Las Vegas

Fremont Street, 1940s

Night time on Fremont Street, courtesy of As We Knew It and Classic Las Vegas

Fremont Street, 1940s

Day time, looking east, courtesy of As We Knew It and Classic Las Vegas

The El Portal Theater

Courtesy of the Nevada State Museum, Las Vegas

Elmo Ellsworth and DeeDee Lees

Golden Nugget, early 1950s

Courtesy of As We Knew It and Classic Las Vegas

Fremont Street, 1950s

Courtesy of UNLV Special Collections

The Las Vegas Club, 1950s

Courtesy of As We Knew It and Classic Las Vegas

The City of Las Vegas

Passengers arrive at the Train Depot via The City of Las Vegas, courtesy the Nevada State Museum, Las Vegas

Fremont Street, 1959

Christmas Time, courtesy of As We Knew It and Classic Las Vegas

Helldorado, 1950s

The Sands Hotel famous Ice Float rounds the corner from Fremont Street to Main Street during Helldorado

Fremont Street, early 1960s

Courtesy of As We Knew It and Classic Las Vegas

Sears and Roebuck

Located across Fremont Street from the El Cortez, courtesy of UNLV Special Collections

Trapese artists, 1960s

Trapeze artists fly over Fremont Street as part of the annual Helldorado parade. Courtesy of As We Knew It and Classic Las Vegas

"Glitter Gulch"

The early 1960s when Fremont Street was known as "Glitter Gulch", courtesy of LostandFoundVegas.com

Fremont Street, 2008

Before Slotzilla and the Zip Line. Courtesy of Allen Sandquist

Throwback Thursday offers retro Las Vegas Motels!

For this edition of Throwback Thursday, we are concentrating on the wonderful motels that used to dot the Las Vegas landscape.

How many do you remember?

Special thanks to Allen Sandquist for the images!

Throwback Thursday

We like the idea of Throwback Thursday, so we wanted to include a slideshow of Las Vegas back in the day! (Doesn't every day feels like Throwback Thursday when exploring our site!)

Pinjuv Richfield Early Las Vegas

Tomiyasu Produce Farm

Hitching Post Wedding Chapel 1930s

Crew of the Memphis Belle

Anderson Diary 1940s

Riviera Hotel 1950s

Topping the Flamingo's Champagne Tower

Twin Lakes 1950s

The Frontier meets the Space Age

Sands Hotel owner Jake Friedman and Cyd Charisse

Hacienda 1956

Hotel Last Frontier Stagecoach

Fremont Street Christmas 1959

Moving the Little Chapel of the West

Candlelight Wedding Chapel

We hope you will share your memories of these places and what they may have meant to you!

Special thanks to Mike Pinjuv for the Pinjuv Richfield photo and Special Thanks to Joel Rosales of LostandFoundVegas,com (formerly leavingLV.net) for the Candlelight Wedding Chapel image.