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Wilbur Clark’s Desert Inn

El Rancho Vegas

February 24, 2018February 24, 2018jhgraham Las Vegas Tags: Bugsy Siegel, Farmer Page, Guy McAfee, Las Vegas, Tutor Scherer, Wilbur Clark's Desert Inn

The Hotel El Rancho Vegas opened on April 3, 1941. It was the first resort casino-hotel on the strip.

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The Fifth Street Store Becomes Milliron’s

September 18, 2017September 18, 2017jhgraham Postwar Tags: Fifth Street Store, Las Vegas, Milliron's, Ohrbach's, Walker's, Wilbur Clark's Desert Inn 1 Comment

On May 7, 1946, owners of The Fifth Street Store department store on the southwest corner of Fifth and Broadway announced that it had a new name: Milliron’s. Continue reading →

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