El Rancho Vegas Online Exhibit

History
Read the incredible story of the El Rancho Vegas, 1941-1960.

Postcards
See the El Rancho Vegas through a series of promotional postcards.

Advertising
Genuine advertisements from local and national media.

Artifacts
Real stuff from the El Ranch Vegas--just don't call it memorabilia.

Literary
Writing about the El Rancho Vegas, from Saroyan to Best & Hillyer.

The Fire
Pictures and a description of the mysterious blaze that toppled the windmill. Arson or accident? You be the judge.

About this exhibit
How and why the El Rancho Vegas got a website.

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	Welcome to the El Rancho Vegas Online Exhibit. The El Rancho Vegas was the first casino resort built on what would become the Las Vegas Strip. It opened on April 3, 1941 and closed after a catastrophic fire on June 17, 1960.
	This online exhibit has two aspects:
	In the first , visitors can browse a website extolling the comforts and amenities of the El Rancho Vegas. If the El Rancho Vegas had survived into the Internet age, its website might have looked something like this. Casino The most historically significant four tables on the Strip, and much more. Dining Enjoy the Round-Up Room or Opera House, depending on the year. See the Strip's first buffet! Entertainment Thrill to headliners from Abbot and Costello to Zero Mostel! Accommodations Stay in the rooms where William Saroyan "slept the drunken sleep of the losing gambler." Amenities See the health club, the trellis, and the yacht.
	The second half of the exhibit contextualizes the first, and showcases many artifacts, physical, photographic, and literary, of the El Rancho Vegas. It is more like a traditional exhibition display, telling the history of the storied Strip resort: History Read the incredible story of the El Rancho Vegas, 1941-1960. Postcards See the El Rancho Vegas through a series of promotional postcards. Advertising Genuine advertisements from local and national media. Artifacts Real stuff from the El Ranch Vegas--just don't call it memorabilia. Literary Writing about the El Rancho Vegas, from Saroyan to Best & Hillyer. The Fire Pictures and a description of the mysterious blaze that toppled the windmill. Arson or accident? You be the judge. About this exhibit How and why the El Rancho Vegas got a website.

Hotel El Rancho Vegas: Casino \| Dining \| Entertainment \| Accommodations \| Amenities
El Rancho Vegas History: History \| Postcards \| Advertising \| Artifacts \| Literary \| The Fire \| About this exhibit
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