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List of Las Vegas landmarks

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


Popular landmarks

This is an incomplete list of landmarks located in the Las Vegas metropolitan area.

Name Image Year Comments References
Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign
1959 The "Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign" located in the median at 5100 Las Vegas Boulevard South, is Las Vegas Strip Landmark. It was commissioned in May 1959 and erected soon after by Western Neon. The sign was designed by Betty Willis at the request of Ted Rogich, a local salesman who sold it to Clark County, Nevada. [1]
Vegas Vic
1951 Vegas Vic is the unofficial name for a neon sign resembling a cowboy that was erected on the exterior of The Pioneer Club in Las Vegas in 1951. The sign can still be found at 25 E Fremont Street at the same place since 1951 on the outside of what used to be The Pioneer Club but is currently a souvenir shop owned by Schiff Enterprises.
Hoover Dam
1935 Hoover Dam, originally known as Boulder Dam, is a dam located in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River between the border of Arizona and Nevada. It was constructed between 1931 and 1936, and was dedicated on September 30, 1935, by President Franklin Roosevelt.
Las Vegas Strip
The Las Vegas Strip is a 4.2-mile (6.8 km) stretch of Las Vegas Boulevard South in Clark County, Nevada. Many of the largest hotel, casino and resort properties in the world are located on the Las Vegas Strip. Nineteen of the world's 25 largest hotels by room count are on the Strip, with a total of over 67,000 rooms.
Downtown Las Vegas
Downtown Las Vegas is the central business district of Las Vegas, Nevada. It is where the majority of the city's high-rise buildings are located and is the center for downtown gaming.
Fremont Street Experience
1995 Fremont Street Experience (FSE) is a pedestrian mall and attraction in Downtown Las Vegas, Nevada. The FSE occupies the westernmost 5 blocks of Fremont Street, including the area known for years as "Glitter Gulch", and portions of some other adjacent streets.
Fountains of Bellagio
1998 The Bellagio Fountains hotel and casino is a vast, choreographed water feature with performances set to light and music located at the front of Bellagio Hotel and Casino.
Neon Museum
1996 The Neon Museum, also known as the Neon Boneyard or Neon Graveyard, features signs from old casinos. [2][1]
Little Church of the West
1943 The oldest building on the Las Vegas Strip, the Little Church of the West is a wedding chapel famous for celebrity weddings. [2]

Local historic landmarks

The city of Las Vegas Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) oversees preservation activities for buildings, structures, and places of historical and architectural significance.[3] The HPC review applications for the Historic Property Register, a list of locally significant historic places.[3]

Individual landmarks[4]

Landmark name Image Location Built NHRP date
Bonanza Underpass
East of 200 W Bonanza Rd 1937 January 28, 2004
Floyd Lamb Park at Tule Springs Ranch
9200 Tule Springs Rd 1964 September 23, 1981
Frank Wait House 901 E Ogden Ave 1930 N/A
Henderson House 704 S 9th St 1930 N/A
Huntridge Theater
1208 E Charleston Blvd 1944 July 22, 1993
Jay Dayton Smith House
624 S 6th St 1931 February 20, 1987
La Concha Motel Lobby
770 N Las Vegas Blvd 1961 N/A
Fifth Street School 401 S 4th St 1936 N/A
Westside School 330 W Washington Ave, Ward 5 1923 N/A
Las Vegas High School

(Las Vegas Academy)

315 S 7th St 1931 September 24, 1986
Las Vegas High School
Las Vegas Mormon Fort
500 E Washington Ave 1855 December 12, 1978
Las Vegas Springs(Big Springs)
309 S Valley View Blvd 500 AD December 14, 1978
Mesquite Club 702 E St Louis Ave 1961 N/A
Morelli House
861 S Bridger Ave 1959 June 3, 2012
Moulin Rouge Hotel and Casino

*demolished in 2010

840 W Bonanza Rd 1955 1992
U.S. Post Office and Courthouse(Mob Museum)
300 Stewart Ave 1933 February 10, 1983
Woodlawn Cemetery
1500 N Las Vegas Blvd, Ward 5 1914 November 21, 2006
El Cortez Hotel and Casino
600 Fremont Street 1941 February 22, 2013
Harrison Boarding House 1001 F Street 1942 N/A
Old Spanish Trail
8150 Tara Ave 1844 August 22, 2001
Wengert House 600 E Charleston 1938 N/A
Helen Toland Residence 1134 Comstock Dr 1947 N/A
Mesquitewood 418 W Mesquite 1955 N/A
John Mull's Meats 3730 Thom Blvd 1953 N/A
Eureka Locomotive
Address restricted 1875 January 12, 1995
Tule Springs Archaeological Site Address restricted April 20, 1979
Green Shack*demolished
2504 E. Fremont 1932 June 03, 1994

Historic districts[5]

References

  1. ^ a b Villano, Matt (2018-03-28). "15 must-see attractions on the Las Vegas Strip". CNN. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
  2. ^ a b "BEST HISTORIC LAS VEGAS LANDMARKS". Vegas.com. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
  3. ^ a b "Historic Preservation". www.lasvegasnevada.gov. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
  4. ^ Morteo, Jorge (2023-01-19). "Las Vegas Historic Sites Tour Map". ArcGIS StoryMaps. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
  5. ^ https://www.lasvegasnevada.gov/Portals/0/Historic_Preservation/Historic-Listed-Properties-Map-Jan-2023.pdf
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